Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[backrow]

You can see some pics of the park tearing down the front entry gates here

 

Here's a bunch of pics of the construction: http://www.wkyc.com/news/photo-gallery.aspx?storyid=266309

[Wes]

Question about Gatekeeper: From the animation video on their website, it appears that Gatekeeper is a shuttle coaster. Any views?

 

Really?

[simaticable]

Question about Gatekeeper: From the animation video on their website, it appears that Gatekeeper is a shuttle coaster. Any views?

GP alert!

 

Kidding, but seriously, it's not a shuttle. Explain how the ride would be able to go back through the entire layout without extreme forces and multiple launches.

[TheStig]

Question about Gatekeeper: From the animation video on their website, it appears that Gatekeeper is a shuttle coaster. Any views?

 

Really?

 

Did you even watch the video, Wes? God you're so dumb...

 

http://youtu.be/cJqhApNBjes?t=1m23s

[coasterkyle]

Question about Gatekeeper: From the animation video on their website, it appears that Gatekeeper is a shuttle coaster. Any views?

 

Really?

 

Did you even watch the video, Wes? God you're so dumb...

 

http://youtu.be/cJqhApNBjes?t=1m23s

I'm sure he meant, "really did he just ask that?"

[TheStig]

Question about Gatekeeper: From the animation video on their website, it appears that Gatekeeper is a shuttle coaster. Any views?

 

Really?

 

Did you even watch the video, Wes? God you're so dumb...

 

http://youtu.be/cJqhApNBjes?t=1m23s

I'm sure he meant, "really did he just ask that?"

 

Really?

[Wes]

Question about Gatekeeper: From the animation video on their website, it appears that Gatekeeper is a shuttle coaster. Any views?

 

Really?

 

Did you even watch the video, Wes? God you're so dumb...

 

http://youtu.be/cJqhApNBjes?t=1m23s

I'm sure he meant, "really did he just ask that?"

 

Really?

 

REALLY?

[robbalvey]

Oh, thank goodness...new page...let's not have that happen again! lol

[Tmcdllr]

Oh, thank goodness...new page...let's not have that happen again! lol

 

 

[theonetheonlyJT]

It's going to hit the bolts!

[JonnyRCT3]

That was quick....

[thepoint4life23]

They have been working fast on the lift today.

[TPDave]

Wow! It always amazes me how quickly progress can be made on builds like this.

 

I guess it's just a big Lego really!

[Fooz]

Are the footers past the beach (in the lot and entrance) poured?

[JonnyRCT3]

Are the footers past the beach (in the lot and entrance) poured?

Footers have been poured in the lot, and I assume around the entrance as-well. Usually, vertical construction speeds up (as of now) once all the footings and ground work is complete/near complete.

[zachclarke2]

They just posted another picture of the lift hill to their Facebook. Picture is below.

 

GateKeeper construction photos! The cure for a case of the Mondays.

 

 

 

 

And also some amazing comments from the GP!

 

Wtf is that... how tall is it

Lolol Mondayz

Go baby go, build baby build!!!

It's in the sand.

ughhhh.,.... i wished we were getting a coaster. we need one BAD!!

Whats the point of making a new roller coaster when the park is closing soon due to the season?Soo Haley your going to have to wait,till spring

And you go higher, and higher and higher......then ya fall smack back to earth cause the ride isn't even close to being done yet! LOL

X clone

Wtf is that black thing in the background?><

Not really a cure for anything if you cant afford for a pass in order to even ride it!

[mark549]

Wow! It always amazes me how quickly progress can be made on builds like this.

 

I guess it's just a big Lego really!

 

 

It would be interesting to know how much time (and money) is spent to prepare for the construction versus installation. How much does track manufacture cost versus putting it in place? How long does it take for the engineers to design the ride and for the factory to make the track?

 

As for a big Lego, what if Legoland is making a coaster (out of Lego?).

 

I love the facebook comments about the new ride. It has me wondering how someone can be smart enough to use a computer and then post those things.

 

A small technical question about the lift hill: I don't understand why they didn't add the railings for the lift stairs while the piece was on the ground. Would the railings be in the way of assembly? Surely adding the railing when it's 50 meters in the air will be more complicated.

Edited November 26, 2012 by mark549

[Werner]

I guess it's just a big Lego really!

 

Lego? I'm thinking more an Swiss-Ikea product...

[JRHcoasterki]

GateKeeper looks extremely attractive this morning.

[JonnyRCT3]

It looked the same yesterday.

Hopefully, more specs will be given out on the ride. That immelmann could very well be the largest of its kind.

[coasterkyle]

Here a nice little time laps video made by the park, of yesterdays lift instillation.

[jray21]

Glad it's finally in the building phase. Can't wait to see how it will look!

[Voxelmatic]

That immelmann could very well be the largest of its kind.

It's going to be the tallest inversion in the world.

[coasterkyle]

That's the first inversion ( Wing over Drop) he's talking about the the second one(immelmann). Which should be the tallest one in the world, I cant think of any large ones out there; besides the one on the Superman floorless in Spain.

[chickenbowl]

^Griffon's Immelmann could come close.