Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[Moose]

The only reason I am disappointed in a wingrider is I would have loved to see a great (Intamin or perhaps Rocky Mountain) along the beach. Nothing says classic amusement park more than a woodie along the beach. Granted Cedar Point seems like they could care less about keeping or trying to replicate anything classic.

[studiobrandon]

 

 

 

ooooooooohhhhhhhhhh

[CoasterStreak]

Cedar Point's facebook just posted this picture with this caption:

 

"Watch out for inversions and (!%!@@!#%(!@!!^ You didn't think we would give away 2013 THAT easy did you?"

Steel Force's sign. Eyes look similar to anyone? (credit to Carl Ragan from RCDB)

[SharkTums]

I will just LOVE if they call it Flight Deck!!!! Please, CP, I know you're reading this...call it Flight Deck!!!!!

[DarienLaker]

^Hmm...Juding from the eyes of what's going to be the ride's logo, here's some name suggestion that CP should consider

 

1. Ghost Flyer

2. Beach Beast

3. Wild Thing (again)

4. Son of Raptor

5. It came from Lake Eire!

6. Leviathan (again)

7. Phantom's Phlight

8. Seahawk

9. Sandusky Serpent

10. Flying Python

[phantomfan93]

Or they could bring back Banshee.

[Geauga Dog]

There is this so-called legend of the "Lake Erie Monster".

 

http://www.weirld.com/Paranormal/Nessie-Aquatic-Cryptids/South-Bay-Bessie-Lake-Erie-Monster.html

 

Considering the way CF uses colors for their coasters I would expect this one to have the same colors as Leviathan, Stinger, and Invertigo since it's the "hot" color shceme they are using now.

[alpengeist04]

I will just LOVE if they call it Flight Deck!!!! Please, CP, I know you're reading this...call it Flight Deck!!!!!

 

 

That would be beyond awesome!!!!

[Skycoastin Steve]

Really looks like the Banshee name is returning.

[SharkTums]

^Do you think they would have spilled the beans so early though?

 

Still holding out hope for Flight Deck!

[JRHcoasterki]

^

Still holding out hope for Flight Deck!

[DarienLaker]

^ Get over it folks, it's not going to be called "Flight Deck"!

 

Odds are that Cedar Point is going to call it something ending in "hawk"!

[Skycoastin Steve]

When was the last time a new coaster at CP got a generic name?

[Ben Burnett]

^ Wildcat?

[codylax141]

Back again with transformation of the characters on their Facebook post, taken from another Facebook users comment.

 

‎(!%!@@!#%(!@!!^ corresponds to the numbers below those symbols on your keyboard: 915122135912116. Invert those numbers to get 611219531221519. Each number is a letter of the alphabet 6=F 1=A 12=L 19=S 5=E 3=C 12=L 21=U 5=E 19=S. Change it and you get FALSE CLUES. Put that into the original phrase and you get: "Watch out for inversions and FALSE CLUES."

[Intaman]

I rode Disaster Transport for the last time yesterday. Though I would rather see other types of coasters replace DT, I look forward to the new coaster at CP.

[Intimidator305]

I'm glad to see Cedar Point taking advantage of this new attraction and teasing it up. I wish more parks would do this as it is exciting and also hilarious to read what the GP thinks on Facebook/Twitter!

[Intaman]

Back again with transformation of the characters on their Facebook post, taken from another Facebook users comment.

 

‎(!%!@@!#%(!@!!^ corresponds to the numbers below those symbols on your keyboard: 915122135912116. Invert those numbers to get 611219531221519. Each number is a letter of the alphabet 6=F 1=A 12=L 19=S 5=E 3=C 12=L 21=U 5=E 19=S. Change it and you get FALSE CLUES. Put that into the original phrase and you get: "Watch out for inversions and FALSE CLUES."

 

For a moment, I will pretend CP is getting something better than a BM wing-rider.

Edited July 14, 2012 by Intaman

[dragonskeep]

Woodie.

[Intaman]

Actually, I was somewhat surprised CP would get an "inverted" wing-rider. I suppose I expected something more unique or more BAM! Personally, wing-riders thrill me less than MF, TTD, or Maverick. That said, I would hope this particular wing-rider dazzles.

[Chris Benvenuto]

I'm really not going to miss Space Spiral - I haven't been on that since 2001-2002. It was one of the few rides I rode when I was deathly afraid of coasters when I was a kid. In 2002, after I rode MF - that all changed and Space Spiral went to the wayside on the list of rides that I do now as opposed to then.

 

As for Disaster Transport? I'm very 50/50 on it - It was one of the first big rides I ever had been on and also I like it to the extent of how sci-fi fans have cult classic movies they like. Well, that might not be the best word choice, but I'm really drawing up a blank for the words to use in the creative department about the ride. I will miss the ride for the air conditioning though, haha, that was the best part of the ride. Who cared about the capacity? At least you got to stand in there in the cool air for 30 minutes to an hour - on really hot Sandusky days and nights, that was a blessing.

 

Thanks for the memories, SS and DT.

[SoCalCoasters]

^I think the Cult-Classic example you used actually fits Disaster Transport quite well. I only rode the ride once, but all this discussion has brought back a little bit of what I remember from riding it. It was one of those things you rode and went: Huh, that was kinda cool. Let's go ride Maverick! Filler, but nice filler. If the ride's expiration date has arrived and the ride is no longer a valued asset (Wildcat) then let it ascend to coaster heaven.

[DarienLaker]

When was the last time a new coaster at CP got a generic name?

 

The only coaster at Cedar Point that has kind of a generic name is Corkscrew!

 

But, as for the new B&M Wing Rider coaster's name should be "Astrohawk"!

[Big-M]

^ Get over it folks, it's not going to be called "Flight Deck"!

 

Odds are that Cedar Point is going to call it something ending in "hawk"!

New for 2013: Flight Deck-hawk!

[Chris Benvenuto]

I remember one of the more random names a Cedar Point flat ride had at one point was "Dodgem 2". Yes. You read that right!