thepoint4life23 7 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I went yesterday also, It was overall a great day. Anyone thinking about going should go in the next few days. The park is doing a great job with everything. Almost felt like having a face pass without spending the money. I am interested in seeing what the park does with the last two months of the season. Link to post Share on other sites
prozach626 71 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Almost felt like having a face pass without spending the money. Is a face pass where you pay extra not to wear a mask? I thought that was called a Karen pass. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike240SX 66 Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 I would easily spend several hundred dollars for such a "face pass." Link to post Share on other sites
thepoint4life23 7 Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Yep! Link to post Share on other sites
hey...hey 0 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I was at CP the past 2 days and besides the access passes, everything was running smoothly. There are some shops and eateries closed, but they have brought in various employees from other parks to fill the gaps in ride operations. All in all a good 2 days. And I as well, was able to snag SV, MF and Maverick passes, along with a ride on Rougarou, within an hour inside the park. Got 3 rides on SV on Wednesday. BTW, a transplanted Carowinds supervisor informed me Carowinds will stay closed this year Link to post Share on other sites
Rollercoaster Rider 0 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just curious to anyone going, Do you have to wear a mask on the coasters? Link to post Share on other sites
VF15 1 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 ^ Yes, face coverings are required on all rides. Link to post Share on other sites
Rollercoaster Rider 0 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 One more question, how does the souvenir drink bottle work? Link to post Share on other sites
tndank 16 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Front row for a TTD rollback today. Never thought I'd get one. What a day. Had a blast. FL+ makes everything a walk on. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike240SX 66 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Congrats! Don't rub you FL-ness in the face of those of us who have to do without LOL. Edit: Next post is 1,000! Better make it a good one... Link to post Share on other sites
tanthonyam 1 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Does anyone know who the author of that new book CP 150 years is? Looks nice. Link to post Share on other sites
Pedrinho 4 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 One more question, how does the souvenir drink bottle work? Buy a bottle. Refill it on the same day for free or on future dates for 1 $ in every CF park. Refillable every 15 minutes. In 2017, we sometimes weren't charged on future days. I don't know why. Link to post Share on other sites
bert425 66 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 Does anyone know who the author of that new book CP 150 years is? Looks nice. not sure but heres the link to it, so you can ask them: https://cedarpointonlineshop.com/collections/150th-anniversary/products/150th-anniversary-book I know some folks here have bought it, so hopefully some of them can answer since they have received it. Link to post Share on other sites
boldikus 95 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 It's actually more of a photo book, the majority of text inside is factoids about the park. No one is listed as an author though: Super nice, albeit rather pricey, coffee table coaster porn. Link to post Share on other sites
PeoplemoverMatt 1 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Front row for a TTD rollback today. Never thought I'd get one. What a day. Had a blast. FL+ makes everything a walk on. It sure helps that FL sales are currently suspended... Link to post Share on other sites
tndank 16 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 There are other ways of getting FL. (eBay, etc) Just saying. Link to post Share on other sites
PeoplemoverMatt 1 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 There are other ways of getting FL. (eBay, etc) Just saying. I would never trust buying FL from anyone other than the park itself (or other authorized seller like a hotel or travel agency). There are waaaaaaaay too many scammers on places like Ebay, assuming it's even legit to sell FL on Ebay or anywhere else which I highly doubt. I'm sure FL+ is a great perk for those who managed to buy it before the pandemic and shutdowns. The less people who have it, the more value it has. Link to post Share on other sites
prozach626 71 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I've been thinking the same thing. Can you verify it's valid? If not, I'd be too skeptical to buy. Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 4 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 I wasn't going to post about it, for a couple of reasons, but since the discussion is taking place... I went to the park Friday 7/31. I took the chance and bought fastlane + entry tickets for me and a friend from ebay. I chose a seller with very good ratings and that had a couple reviews at least saying that the tickets worked. We both have platinum passes anyway, so if it didnt work, we were just out the money, but we were doing basically a 1 day from St. Louis and wanted it to be as "worth the trip" as possible. The tickets worked flawlessly and we were actually riding rides from about 1 to 7 and in that time we got on: Steel Vengeance x4 Maverick x3 TTD x2 Valravn x2 Gatekeeper x1 Millennium Force x1 Gemini x1 Magnum x1 Raptor x1 Blue Streak x1 I was happy with that "production" over the course of 6 hours. Happy enough that I want to do it again and didn't post anything because I didn't want people buying up the rest of the tickets "my guy" has available. Link to post Share on other sites
tndank 16 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Same here. And I also hit up some reddit and Facebook people that were unhappy CP wouldn't refund their tickets. I was happy to help them out. And after using them for a weekend, I planned another trip 2 weeks later. I'm 8 hrs away. Link to post Share on other sites
FeelTheFORCE 2 Posted August 10, 2020 Share Posted August 10, 2020 Just to echo what's already been said, I also had FL+ while at the park yesterday, and it's definitely worth it for anyone that can snag a legit pass. Everything is walk-on with it. Surprisingly, I also didn't see a single breakdown all day yesterday either. As far as I know, TTD, SV, MF, Maverick, etc., all ran consistently all day long. By far the best day I've had at the park in years, pandemic or not. Link to post Share on other sites
Mike240SX 66 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) With my 1000th post, I do declare that my initial assessment of Steel Vengeance from a month ago was faulty. I think I got stapled on my back-row ride then, because on this trip I've gotten two back-row rides with some space between me and the lap bar and holy shit, this thing is awesome! Felt like I was out of my seat for half the ride. That said, and after some not-3-years-ago rides on the rest, my new CP existant-ride rankings are as follows (all changes noted in bold): 1. Maverick (back) 2. Steel Vengeance (back) 3. Millennium Force (front) 4. Raptor (back) 5. Top Thrill Dragster (front) 6. Gatekeeper (back) 7. Iron Dragon (back) {substantial drop) 8. Rougarou (back) 9. Magnum XL-200 (front or any non-wheel seat) 10. Gemini (any non-wheel seat) 11. Valravn (front) 12. Cedar Creek Mine Ride (any non-wheel seat) 13. Wicked Twister (back) {substantial drop} 14. Corkscrew (die in a fire) 15. Blue Streak (di in a fire) Not ranked: Kiddie Coasters since they're kiddie coasters and Pipe Scream because its not a coaster, and defunct coasters. My complete report from this trip is forthcoming. Edited August 11, 2020 by Mike240SX Link to post Share on other sites
Nrthwnd 53 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 ^ Noted. And looking forward to what ya got, to TR on. Link to post Share on other sites
PeoplemoverMatt 1 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I wasn't going to post about it, for a couple of reasons, but since the discussion is taking place... I went to the park Friday 7/31. I took the chance and bought fastlane + entry tickets for me and a friend from ebay. I chose a seller with very good ratings and that had a couple reviews at least saying that the tickets worked. We both have platinum passes anyway, so if it didnt work, we were just out the money, but we were doing basically a 1 day from St. Louis and wanted it to be as "worth the trip" as possible. The tickets worked flawlessly and we were actually riding rides from about 1 to 7 and in that time we got on: I was happy with that "production" over the course of 6 hours. Happy enough that I want to do it again and didn't post anything because I didn't want people buying up the rest of the tickets "my guy" has available. Let me see if I understand this correctly. Not only did you buy FL from an unauthorized reseller, you were so proud of your success that you didn't want to draw attention to it for fear that others might grab them all before you could get more? Wow … that's some pretty flexible ethics there. Just for the record, the park itself does NOT condone selling of tickets or FastLane on the internet. See below: Link to post Share on other sites
DavidB 4 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 You understand correctly. Flexible ethics lol. I have no clue how many combo tickets this guy bought for the specific purpose of reselling but yeah, I thought I would like to take friends back for the experience. And if the park was selling fast lanes for 150 I'd be more than happy to pay them for it. Link to post Share on other sites
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