Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[drummermattk]

The Theater is almost completely gone! Saw on an instagram post that the sides are the only thing left standing. (Note: picture was takin and uploaded on January 30th. Theres nothing new that i've seen)

[chargersmichael]

I'm making a trip to Cedar Point this summer. We are planning on staying at the Hotel Breakers. How many days do you recommend? What should my plan be? Any other tips?

[SbSteveZ]

How is park traffic around the 4th of July? I'm thinking about heading up there for the fireworks, but with it being on a Saturday I'm a little worried about how busy it may be...

[Password121]

How is park traffic around the 4th of July? I'm thinking about heading up there for the fireworks, but with it being on a Saturday I'm a little worried about how busy it may be...

Saturday, July 4th. If the weather is at least somewhat manageable I'd assume the park will be absolutely packed. If you're not worried about getting in a bunch of rides, going for the fireworks/shows might not be a bad idea.

[JRice92]

^^^ If you've never been before I'd say 2 full days. And I'd recommend fast lane both days.

 

^^The park will be jam packed on the 4th of July. But we know Cedar Point can handle the big crowds & their fireworks show is excellent! It's worth a trip if you're ready for the big crowds.

[Password121]

For the trip planning question, hold off on Fast Lane until you get to the park. Two days or more is best, but you might not need a Fast Lane if you go for more than a day. Utilizing Early entry and night rides, you can easily knock out all the major coasters in a day. I managed to ride all the coasters I cared to (MF, Maverick, Dragster, Raptor, Gatekeeper, Magnum, Wicked Twister) multiple times each in two days with no Fast Lane. Just some careful planning and efficient time usage, and you'll have no problem.

 

Oh, and get a night ride on Millennium Force. Get in line at closing at wait it out. Best coaster experience of my life.

[DBru]

Simple restraints with no seat belts + all loose articles must ride in the train = fast dispatches.

 

Plus I heard the crew and Supervisor were really amazing...

[tarheel1231]

Is it okay for CP to market Gatekeeper as the longest wing coaster in the world, even though Parrot Coaster is longer? Not many people know what Parrot Coaster is, but CP can't get in legal trouble, right?

[GCI Wooden]

^Did Cedar Point market Gemini as the tallest and fastest and longest coaster in the world, when it opened?

 

OK, Cedar Point doesn't need to falsely market Gatekeeper.

[drummermattk]

Does anyone know what all this is about? is it part of breakers expansion?

[ajfelice]

Is it okay for CP to market Gatekeeper as the longest wing coaster in the world, even though Parrot Coaster is longer? Not many people know what Parrot Coaster is, but CP can't get in legal trouble, right?

Do you think that Ocean Kingdom and Cedar Point are actually competing with each other? It's not worth the time or effort for either side to legally fight over a marketing claim that has no formal standard of measurement, especially when the parks aren't even remotely in competition with each other.

 

 

Plus I heard the crew and Supervisor were really amazing...

How dare I forget to mention the always on the ball operations on Iron Dragon.

[Password121]

Does anyone know what all this is about? is it part of breakers expansion?

Those are the new pavilions, no?

[coasterbill]

Yes, that's going to be the new Lakside Paviliion.

Here is some more information on that.

[Myself]

Here's some renderings of what the completed area will look like:

[Diamondbacker27]

[Brassinthegrass]

Honestly, the coaster renderings are terrible. How am I supposed to believe that that is what the pavilions are going to look like, the first turn on the island of millennium force is floating in the air...

[coasterbill]

From Cedar Point's Twitter... the rising floor pieces are in place.

[nicman]

^I always wondered how the mechanism work for those things.

[ioio]

^I always wondered how the mechanism work for those things.

 

Same as Scream at SFMM. Those metal plates move under/side before the train dispatches from the station.

[DJeXeL]

^Also the main cause of downtimes for the floorless coasters.

 

Here's an shot of the underside.

 

[eddie200330]

From a facebook page...................

 

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[DJeXeL]

Hmm...."Sharpie" = Sharp drop of a dive coaster.......

That was horrible I know.

[Password121]

Signing in red ink, with a sharpie. They just signed a contract.

[willthegolfer]

Hmmmmmm... Red sharpie? RMC Mean Streak confirmed.

[thrillrider]

It obviously means that a 400 foot wooden looping coaster is coming.