Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[coasterkyle]

Its also 49 degrees outside and gusts were picking up at that time.

[Nrthwnd]

^ I was going to ask what the weather was like, there. Brrrrrrrrrrr.

[thepoint4life23]

They have a lot of track missing. The first turn is part is missing the turn below it is also gone.

[DirkFunk]

Saturday was good (you could even crank out some rides late last night even with the crowds), but today pretty much sucked. Felt like Opening Day Part Deux with the number of ride and food booth closures. The general lack of deals as advertised for "Good Buy" day also felt as if that was a disingenuous move on their part for promotion. I suppose they advertised nothing specific, and so by offering almost nothing for Sunday specific deals, they delivered. Still disappointing.

[Vonni]

I know the popular speculation right now is that Ripcord will be going to the STR location. Personally, I'd rather Ripcord be placed somewhere else and reserve the STR location for a larger addition in the future.

[sfriday1998]

I know the popular speculation right now is that Ripcord will be going to the STR location. Personally, I'd rather Ripcord be placed somewhere else and reserve the STR location for a larger addition in the future.

 

Yeah, that makes much more sense

[thrillrider]

I don't think Ripcord would fit in very well with the Frontier trail theaming.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

Neither does Skyhawk.

[RollerManic]

I don't think Ripcord would fit in very well with the Frontier trail theaming.

I don't think anyone disagrees with you, but it doesn't mean it can't happen, unfortunately.

[thepoint4life23]

So what all does it take to Shut a ride down for the year. Do they just have a key that shuts the ride down?

[Brassinthegrass]

yup, flip the switch your done. its just like a light bulb.

 

remove the trains from the track, they completely disassemble the trains and look for stress cracks and such and rebuild them, I'm sure there is a more detailed inspection of the track than the weekly usual...

[thepoint4life23]

I know they pull the trains off but more so like after the last rider is done and the move the trains if more goes into the shutting the ride down for 6 months.

[DirkFunk]

So what all does it take to Shut a ride down for the year. Do they just have a key that shuts the ride down?

 

Hit E-stop, then go below deck and hit the power switch. That's pretty much all there is to it. The trains get craned off the coaster later in the month.

[DorneyKid14]

So what all does it take to Shut a ride down for the year. Do they just have a key that shuts the ride down?

 

Hit E-stop, then go below deck and hit the power switch. That's pretty much all there is to it. The trains get craned off the coaster later in the month.

 

Most parks actually take most trains of the day or week after park close.

[bluestreak]

^ To further prove your point... The things that they set the blue streak trains on were already there yesterday.

[WOFanatic]

I don't think Ripcord would fit in very well with the Frontier trail theaming.

Giddy up for a NEW, high-flyin' adventure of a lifetime! For only a few bits, you and your pardner and crime will be climin' to the top of a canyon-sized mountain of steel overlookin' the wild, wild west. After pullin' the trigger, ya'll will be soarin' through the air like an eagle catchin' it's prey as fly over the midways of Frontier Trail. What do you say, pal? Are you ready to face your fears like an outlaw, or are ya too chicken?

 

Old-Timey on-ride photos will be located in the gift shop.

[Carousel Imagination]

Got to thinking about RMC breaking 200 ft. with The Roller Coaster Formerly Known as Mean Streak. It makes sense IMO. Here's my quick and dirty concept to see what that looks like.

Mean Streak RMC 200 ft barrier

[RollerManic]

Honestly, if they repainted it a greyish-black, it would not look too out of place. Even as it is now in its current shade of grey, they could name it after an eagle, or a 1800's flying experiment (a knock at SDC's Wildfire), and have a pretty forgivable placement.

 

Nonetheless, the location over the creek will be neat.

[sfriday1998]

For a name, I'm going to guess "Meanest Streak"

[Sarakosta]

Yeah, RipCord doesn't really fits there, but get used to it. It might use old STR themeing and it'd be placed over water.

 

Shame it wont be a bigger version of the ride as was rumored...

[Jason Maier]

As someone who's never been to Cedar Point . . . let me ask this.

 

What's the general wait time for Top Thrill Dragster? (assuming that they have 2 trains running) And what's the longest you've had to wait for it?

[coasterbill]

As someone who's never been to Cedar Point . . . let me ask this.

 

What's the general wait time for Top Thrill Dragster? (assuming that they have 2 trains running) And what's the longest you've had to wait for it?

 

If Top Thrill Dragster had 2 trains running I would expect the wait time to be about 4 hours

 

Luckily they always run 5 trains (unless they're absolutely dead and they run 4) and lines usually range from 30 to 90 minutes depending on what time of year / day of the week you're going. On super slow days the line can be shorter, during Halloweekends it can be longer. Add between 30-45 minutes to those wait times for the front row (which is where you should sit).

 

These wait times don't reflect the inevitable frequent breakdowns. Asking people about the longest line they've waited in for Dragster is pointless because that'll usually be due to the ride going down multiple times when they were in line. During Dragster's opening year, 12-14 hour waits were completely normal since people would camp out along the fence playing board games / sleeping / finding other creative ways to waste their entire day hoping that the ride would eventually open. In many cases it never did.

[Jason Maier]

As someone who's never been to Cedar Point . . . let me ask this.

 

What's the general wait time for Top Thrill Dragster? (assuming that they have 2 trains running) And what's the longest you've had to wait for it?

 

If Top Thrill Dragster had 2 trains running I would expect the wait time to be about 4 hours

 

Luckily they always run 5 trains (unless they're absolutely dead and they run 4) and lines usually range from 30 to 90 minutes depending on what time of year / day of the week you're going. On super slow days the line can be shorter, during Halloweekends it can be longer. Add between 30-45 minutes to those wait times for the front row (which is where you should sit).

 

These wait times don't reflect the inevitable frequent breakdowns. Asking people about the longest line they've waited in for Dragster is pointless because that'll usually be due to the ride going down multiple times when they were in line. During Dragster's opening year, 12-14 hour waits were completely normal since people would camp out along the fence playing board games / sleeping / finding other creative ways to waste their entire day hoping that the ride would eventually open. In many cases it never did.

 

Thank you for pointing out about 5 trains . . . . I know TTD's cousin Kinga Ka can run 3 trains at once (assuming both loading platforms are used).

 

And yeah, given the unique nature of Dragster, I'd figure breakdowns would be common. And how frequently do rollbacks occur? And I'm pretty sure that TTD can't be launched in wet/cold/windy weather?

[coasterbill]

Thank you for pointing out about 5 trains . . . . I know TTD's cousin Kinga Ka can run 3 trains at once (assuming both loading platforms are used).

 

Kingda Ka can actually run 4 trains at once, they just choose to run a maximum of 3 because they're Six Flags and have only used 1 of the 4 available loading stations for years now. Now that Zumanjaro is attached to the ride, it's lowered capacity even further but they were only running 2-3 trains for years leading up to Zumanjaro. Dragster blows Kingda Ka away in that department.

 

Rollbacks aren't overly common with people on the train. They generally happen first thing in the morning or right after a lengthy breakdown. Dragster can absolutely launch in cold weather (they probably don't run it below 40 degrees but that's rare at Cedar Point during their operating season) but it won't run in rain or high winds. It does have a higher wind threshold than something like Sky Ride or Windseeker though so it's very rare for Dragster to be down for an entire day due to wind. It's absolutely possible but not a major concern most of the time.

[bluestreak]

So now that it's the off season, what glorious things will this thread bring us?