Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[UrbanLegend]

The only one I can stand to ride...

 

[Fooz]

I love mantis' second half, its so wacky with a lot of changes in direction. Much more interesting than most looping B&M endings, I think. (So sick of interlocking corkscrews)

[DougMJr]

My last trip to CP I rode Mantis around 8PM, and really really enjoyed it. My legs were sore from walking all day and the G force pulling the blood to my legs really helped afterwards. From what I could tell the trim was off and we barely slowed down at the MCBR. Maybe I just had a good run, but I found it enjoyable.

[coasterjohnh]

Space spiral is gone

[Tbcoasterfan]

^ Ah you beat me to it!

 

Space Spiral came down this morning. This picture was sent to me (Sorry for the poor quality, it was taken with a cell phone camera).

[Geauga Dog]

^Wow, that just looks... unreal. They weren't kidding when they said they would just rip the tower down.

[DarienLaker]

^^One word for Space Spiral, TIMBER!

[UrbanLegend]

Did they really just make it fall like that?? I... guess they knew what they were doing.

[pyrocoasterkid]

Here is the official video of Space Spiral's demolition from Cedar Point!

 

 

Minus the failure of the camera rotation... here is a video just posted on YouTube. BOOM annnnd it's gone!

 

Edited September 16, 2012 by robbalvey

[A.J.]

Hey, look! It's Dollywood's Timber Tower!

[ernierocker]

That's a pretty cool video besides the major fail on the orientation! Hopefully, some more close-up videos pop up here in the next couple of days.

[nagro5]

Okay, that was cool.

[oriolat]

Hey, look! It's Dollywood's Timber Tower!

 

And it's running with less downtime! Ha!

[dragonskeep]

As a Sandusky native that tower is truly iconic to me. I feel bad watching it fall like that. I am glad to see Cedar Point had enough sense to drop it like that on the 12th and not the 11th.

Edited September 12, 2012 by dragonskeep

[Mrlittle]

Boom goes the Dynamite!!!

[xmichellex]

Awesome!

[CoasterStreak]

The official video shows a much better view of the tower landing. Awesome to see the cabin land perfectly in its little hole.

[SoCalCoasters]

Wow. At least it went out with a bang.

[SLUSHIE]

I love the way the cabin actually moves upwards as it fell.

[chadster]

Quick, easy, painlessly put out if it's misery.

[Hilltopper39]

So......we can assume that they are still re-locating it to Michigan's Adventure then?

[DougMJr]

Awesome video! It would have been awesome if they somehow managed to put a GoPro in the cabin and managed to get a POV of sorts. RIP Space Spiral.

[harper83087]

Cool vids!! I can't help but picture a very cartoony explaination for the explosives though. I just see a team of execs sitting around a table stumped and completely exhausted while trying to find the cheapest way possible.

 

Big boss man - "Alright, we need to figure out the cheapest possible solution here. Any ideas?"

Exec #1 - "A crew with a crane and cutters?"

Big boss man - "No, DT took too long to tear down. I want this quick and painless."

Exec #2 - "...what about dynamite?"

Big boss man - "My God!!! You are a genius!!!"

 

Alright enough clowning...BRING ON THE GATEKEEPER!!!!

[CorkscrewFoley]

I'm sad to see Space Spiral go, just as much as Disaster Transport, but that tower was in fact iconic...oh well, bring in the Gatekeeper...

[UrbanLegend]

The demolition needed more explosions. Someone should have called Michael Bay.