Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[coasterbill]

Hope Cedar Point will fix the issues as soon as possible....

 

Nah. They'll probably charter a maintenance party boat to Put-in-Bay where they'll all proceed to go on a week-long drinking binge and when they get back and get over their hangovers they'll start working on it.

 

Of course they'll fix it as soon as possible. They're not happy about this situation either.

[Brassinthegrass]

Uhhggg I’ll be there Tuesday and Wednesday next week for the first time in three years. Praying MF is back open!

[Nitro1118]

Can confirm it was down all day yesterday. Today, it was testing all 3 trains with dummies, however now the red train is stuck at the base of the lift hill. Looks like I'll be out of luck on this vacation of riding it

[scooterdoug]

I'll be at CP early next week. Not so thrilled to hear about MF, as it's my favorite coaster in the park (my first visit in 9 years). However, I recall my last visit there, the cable lift broke (I still remember the alarming-looking picture of the catch car crumpled up on the first drop). I was crestfallen, but it took them less than a week to fix it. It was back up and running days before I got to the park. If this was a Six Flags park, I'd resign myself to the ride not being open for my visit. But since it's Cedar Point, I'm hopeful that it'll be back in action in time for my visit. Fingers crossed!

[SLCHeadache]

Uhhggg I’ll be there Tuesday and Wednesday next week for the first time in three years. Praying MF is back open!

I'll be leaving Monday morning. The old tagline was "The future is riding on it", and I'm feeling my entire trip is riding on it now.

 

If MF looks to be down like Volcano, how feasible is adding a detour to Kings Island (which should help me get over the crushing disappointment of my first major credit spite) when you're staying at Breakers? Looked it up - 4-hour drive. Would only consider if they announce the ride to be down for an extended period of time.

Edited August 1, 2018 by SLCHeadache

[Brassinthegrass]

You cute... KI is the day before lol! Not driving from Long Island, NY to Ohio without hitting both parks!

 

DP, Kennywood, KI, CP, Waldemeer, Canada’s Wonderland, Darien Lake is the trip

[Nitro1118]

Attached is a pic as of an hour ago, with the red train stuck at the base of the lift.

[Airboss]

Tony replied to a tweet asking about the status of Milennium Force with "workin on it". Obviously this doesn't tell us much, but if it was going to be down for a while I doubt he'd reply to the tweet like that.

[coasterbill]

That's a great sign. Even if it doesn't open today, the fact that it's being entertained as a possibility probably means that it's not going to be down long-term.

[Nitro1118]

In the unload station, they hooked up a tube from the control panel to a machine below the station. They pulled a long wire like a lawn mower and now the machine is running. No idea what they are doing but they are definitely working on things. Attached is a [crappy] pic.

[blaisedinsd]

I live in San Diego and am thinking of taking my first trip to Cedar Point while I am in between jobs next week. Probably Fly Aug 8 and go as much as possible before I need to be back in SD by Saturday afternoon.

 

Very preliminary so I thought I would come here for suggestions.

 

What airport do I even fly to LOL

 

Should I just uber over to a hotel at/near the park? What to do for transportation?

 

Hotel suggestions?

 

What kind of passes should I buy?

 

I am probably going solo and really just care about riding the coasters. I have only been to So Cal theme parks before and want to expand.

 

Thanks for any input, hope I get some helpful replies

[chickenbowl]

https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog/witch-way-to-magnum

 

Cedar Point just announced the closure of their Huss* Enterprise, Witches' Wheel on Labor Day

Edited August 1, 2018 by chickenbowl

[John Peck]

^ It's a HUSS Enterprise.

 

It's had some downtime this year and I saw red markings in front of it early in the season... and I had a feeling it might not be long for this world. Add to that a long load/unload procedure and the fact that many Enterprises are disappearing. I'm really disappointed as I love that ride.

 

I hope they replace it with a Zamperla Endevour 48, though I would prefer a new Enterprise as HUSS still makes them.

[coasterbill]

^^This is a tough one and it depends on a few factors and what kind of trip you’re looking for. There are really 3 options...

 

1) If you want to go all out and splurge stay at Hotel Breakers and buy your tickets when you book the room. This is the most expensive option but you’ll be on the peninsula within walking distance to the park and you’ll have Early Entry.

 

2) Another option is the Cedar Point Express hotel. I don’t believe there’s a shuttle to the park and you can’t walk but they do give you free parking and early entry. Price this against the third option...

 

3) Stay off site with a rental car. As far as admission, there are 2 options here. Either you can pay $75 for a 2 day ticket or you can pay $220 for a Platinum Pass. This sounds like an obvious choice BUT the Platinum Pass includes parking (so right away that $75 becomes $115, offers discounts on everything you buy in the park, gets you Early Entry and gives you massive discounts on Fastlane where you get Fastlane Plus for the Fastlane price. If you want Fastlane Plus for 2 days then you just about make up the price difference on that alone AND you get Early Entry (which is amazing) AND you can use it at Knott’s Berry Farm through the end of the year and it will include parking there also as well as discounts on all in-park spending.

 

Sorry that’s a lot to think about, but it’s a tough call. You really need to price it all out.

 

PS: Fly to Cleveland. I’d probably rent a car but if you stay at Breakers you can price out Uber.

[Philrad71]

https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog/witch-way-to-magnum

 

Cedar Point just announced the closure of their Schwarzkopf Enterprise, Witchs' Wheel on Labor Day

 

Interesting news, but I don't think that I have ridden Witches Wheel since the first time that I took Michael to CP and he almost threw up after riding it. I even got off feeling a bit queasy.

 

While fun to ride as a teen, they are a lot more disorienting for the older crowd, so can't say that I'm all that sad to see it go. While it would be nice to see another decent flat, Tony does mention "future expansion" which sounds better than just replacing this ride with another similar one.

 

Maybe more family-friendly rides to go along with Monster and Lake Erie Gliders?

 

PS - Sure hope they get MF fixed soon, but unless it's the curse of the Intamin cable, I wouldn't be surprised if they have it it open within the next couple of days.

Edited August 1, 2018 by Philrad71

[Nrthwnd]

...Cedar Point just announced the closure of their Huss* Enterprise, Witches' Wheel on Labor Day

 

Ooo I know somebody who's going to be sad about that.

Hi Bert! 2017 CoasterMANIA! weekend.

[coasterbill]

There are a bunch of markings behind the ride. I remember seeing them when we visited on Memorial Day weekend. And yeah, Brit is not going to be happy when I tell her.

[Philrad71]

^^ Yeah, but I have a feeling that he might get in a couple last rides on it soon.

[CoasterAuditor]

Interesting. Perhaps it's a cool large new flat? Shame to see more enterprises going down hopefully they relocate it but I won't be getting my hopes up.

[Nrthwnd]

Here. Take ours. We need something new, anyway.

Still running great, as of today! Playland(PNE), Vancouver.

[Philrad71]

Interesting. Perhaps it's a cool large new flat? Shame to see more enterprises going down hopefully they relocate it but I won't be getting my hopes up.

 

I don't think Dorney or Michigan's Adventure have one, do they?

 

What about Valleyfair?

[coasterbill]

Dorney has one

[Mossed]

Cedar Point is the only park in the world where Millennium Force being down wouldn't put a damper on my day.

 

Can't wait to see what Cedar Point does in the next two years. It's always impressive, even in the off years.

Edited August 1, 2018 by Mossed

[boldikus]

Dorney doesn't run theirs all the way vertically though, its totally lame.

[rjr19]

I don’t know what is up with Intamin’s and lift hill problems, but it appears it is a cable lift problem with MF, and earlier this year, Darien’s Ride of Steel was down for over a week due to a lift problem at all. Probably unrelated as RoS is a chain lift, not a cable, but weird to see another long period of downtime to a large Intamin coaster due to a lift hill problem.