Goliath513 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Maverick looks so much awesomer (is that even a word?!?) in each TR. I cannot wait for my CP trip next summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Hopefully when I go to CP on Wednesday, they will open Maverick on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Great report Justin!!! So your coaster count is like what... 23? Â Still want to make to Silerwood sometime this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemmy Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Heh, when I went a few weeks ago Cedar Point had perfect weather and perfect ride operations. Maverick broke down at night and that was really it. Â Maverick is my #1 steel, but then again I think Disaster Transport is a pretty darn fun ride as well. Â Wildcat is also underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65skylark Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 ^^ Hey! That's 123 man. Don't be taking any away. I need all I can get. Â You got my number. Just make sure and give me a ring if you do make it to Silverwood this year. The kids have been asking me when we are going back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electerik Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Well, CP did once have a reputation for getting all their rides open on time, but that was before they decided to go with four Intamin coasters in a row. (I'm just saying....) Â As for Disaster Transport...they don't run it in the rain because the building leaks--badly. Too bad they can't blame that one on Intamin, too. Â CP has its good points, of course. But it's just not my kind of park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyBo Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Great pictures Justin! Looks like you guys had a fun time and enjoyed yourselves even though it looked like a freakin hurricane storm through Ohio. Nice pictures of Maverick. I think I might be a total coaster nerd and put one of them as the background on my friends computer because he hates Cedar Point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlietheunicorn Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 great pics, but im not going up there because of line times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewlcoasterdude Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 great pics, but im not going up there because of line times. Â Â Nice reason to not go! LOL Any park with a great collection of coasters like CP will have long lines. Der! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 ^ Not all the time. You have to know when the right time to go is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 If you go on a weekday in the morning before schools in the area get out you can get on PLENTY of rides without waiting in terribly long lines. The only rides I've ever waited more than a half hour for at any given time were Millennium Force and Dragster, and from the sound of things, Maverick's line moves WAY faster than either of these coasters in their debut years. You shouldn't let that be the reason you don't see this great park! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewlcoasterdude Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Yes, that is true. There are plenty of days when you don't have to wait long for rides. If you go on a Saturday, then you will likely run into long lines. Â Who am I? "I will not go ride Maverick, because the line will be long!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 GREAT trip report Justin, I really enjoyed it. I know nothing about Waldameer, was good to see those pics. Is that spinning a coaster a Maurer? (Off to rcdb...) What's with them not running Dipper because of a broken mic?! Can't they improvise with a megaphone or something?! Â You dad and the Krispy Kreme cracked me up!!!! Â I don't know why, but I just can't get at all excited about Cedar Point. I'm big on quality over quantity for the most part, but they certainly get enough good reviews that I feel like I *should* look forward to getting there someday but... I'm very meh about it. Â Thanks for posting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeelTheFORCE Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 What's with them not running Dipper because of a broken mic?! Can't they improvise with a megaphone or something?! Â Believe it or not, that does shut down rides. I was in the TTD station, about 3 trains from riding, last year, when that happened. They lost sound and it caused about a 30 minute downtime until they got it working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 ^ Oh I know it DOES, I just think it's one of those things that really shouldn't stop operations. Though I guess in any kind of emergency situation, they need to have everything working properly and not just be shouting unintelligibly through a megaphone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigENeaT Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Some nice shots there mate, especially of that Gasser Vette. ~1956? Â Do you race your Skylark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65skylark Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 ^ That Vette was a 59 or 60 not sure which as they are identical on the outside. I race my 1965 Skylark every week. Â Not having a mic might stop opperations at a Cedar Fair park but it most certainly does NOT at most other parks. Waldameer wasn't using a mic on any of there rides and they seemed to be doing just fine. Â Lou, I felt exactly the same as you before going to Cedar Point. I was in the area, so I went. I am also a quality over quantitiy person when it comes to theme parks. However, CP does have some very high quality rides and they generally do a very good job at moving people through them. Honestly, I would say the rides ran more efficient than at any other park I have been to aside from Disney. I just have tendency to let certain things get under my skin. The Mic for one. The fact that the pretty much shut down the park if ANY rain falls which is total BS. They have no more liability than Disney and I have been on California Screamin during a major down pour. Other major park chains run many of there coasters in the rain also. Â Bottom line, I really did enjoy CP and GL and plan on going back to both parks in the future with Sandi and the kids. But, if you gave me the option of going to CP for the day with 17 coasters, or say, Dollywood for the day with 5 coasters, I'd chose Dollywood, hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carnage Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 The fact that the pretty much shut down the park if ANY rain falls which is total BS. Â Well they did just have a coaster crash due to rain a few weeks ago, so you'll have to excuse them if they're a bit anal about that right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65skylark Posted June 11, 2007 Author Share Posted June 11, 2007 ^ Disney had the exact same thing happen. They still run Screamin in the rain. And this isn't something they just started. Â Anyway, really not a big deal. Just one of those things that kind of bugs me that probably wouldn't bother many other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zozey Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 i cant wait to go... if i ever do, anyway. looks like maverick is a good ride! AAH! A GOOMBA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaptorBoyASU Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Sounds like things have changed since I worked there. Very few of the coasters went down because of rain then (and Raptor only did because of all the guest complaints from dirty water dripping from the wheel assembly during rain). Corkscrew had to shut because it would overshoot the brakes, Disaster Transport because the building leaks so badly that the trough would fill with water and cause "shuttles" to not make it through blocks, Wildcat because of the brakes, and Magnum and MF only if it was raining hard enough to cause pain to the riders. It took lightning to shut down Blue Streak, Mean Streak, Iron Dragon, Mine Ride, etc.... Â Actually, it sounds like ops have changed a lot since I worked there, which is sad, because it was the one thing they used to take great pride in. Very little downtime, and high efficiency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hercules Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Your dad is the man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrider06 Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Awesome pics, looks like you had a good time. Its cool that you can ride coasters with your father, the only thing my father likes to do are the teacups and the occasional wooden coaster. DUCKY lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefitness Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Awesome TR! Â My Dad and I are planning a Cedar Point and Geauga Lake before the summer ends. I was really excited to here the On-site Hotels guests get into the park early, but it looked like nothing was open on time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patty Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Hey man, Great TR.  I find that really funny about the wicked twister because when i went to CP about 3 years ago and it started raining, they closed it but luckily enough we had already ridden it about 2 hours before. Yeah i know what you mean about the rain, when we were there, you literally have a few minutes before you are completely soaked.  The only thing was disappointed with was missing the chance of being able to ride the TTD because they had a accident the day before we went so it was down due to maintenance. I was happy though because we got to ride MF twice plus one of the rides was at night time and thats a complete different experince    Pat (UK) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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