DEL!R!UM L!VE 24 Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Im planning on going to CGA in June, and I was just wondering if Invertigo is in operation this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 ^It was running when I was there a couple of weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfire Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 ^Yeah, we've been running with no major problems so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 I'm going to CGA in July for sure now. Not sure what day, but I wonder if I'll see any of you who work there on that day. If you see me (if you recognize me that is), don't say anything because I'll be with my dad, cousin, and uncle (maybe) so don't say anything like you know me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piers Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 ^How peculiar....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolliger&Mabillard Posted May 7, 2009 Share Posted May 7, 2009 Vortex is a piece. There I said it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Well, it looks like CGA's 'Game-O-Rama' arcade is being converted to a sports bar. Seems a bit random to me but I guess it will work. I guess it can't be any more random than the 'Thrill Seekers' store selling name brand merchandise you'd buy at the mall. Â Pics and info... http://cfpl3.cagreatamerica.com/public/fun/blog/index.cfm?entry=b3042f6c-4f2e-42b0-8588-0c601ed0804d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGA_88 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I think it's a great idea. I always felt like the park needed a place where parents can go if they don't like riding rides, instead of them always sitting on benches all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I like the addition. Much better than a bunch of games that I never play. I still need to head out to the park! I can't believe I haven't gone yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGA_88 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Tomorrow is the Joyfest, which Switchfoot headlines. And if the lines are anything like they were when I went to the park last year on the concert day, there will even be lines to play the games. The entire overflow for Vortex was full. Flight Deck's line went to the bumper cars. Every ride in the park had a line. It was ridiculous, but great for the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 CGA had lines like that last year? Last time I saw long lines for Flight Deck was back when the ride first opened...stretched all the way to the carousel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 CGA had lines like that last year? Last time I saw long lines for Flight Deck was back when the ride first opened...stretched all the way to the carousel. Â Yeah, usually the lines are short, but I do remember last year someone saying that lines on Spring Celebration were HUGE! I remember just a few years ago on weekends, the lines used to be somewhat sizeable. Now, there aren't many lines at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGA_88 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 The Saturdays I have been to the park so far this year have been pretty busy. Sundays, like most parks, are dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunfire Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 ^Yeah, tomorrow's Spring Celebration should bring A LOT of guests into the park. Unless you are going for the concert, try to avoid the park. Most popular rides will probably use all their overflow switchbacks (last year Invertigo's was nearly full). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 ^Yeah, tomorrow's Spring Celebration should bring A LOT of guests into the park. Unless you are going for the concert, try to avoid the park. Most popular rides will probably use all their overflow switchbacks (last year Invertigo's was nearly full). Â I think I might be going even though I know it'll be crowded. Since I go there so much I really don't mind crowds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGA29 Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 So I went today and it was crowded, but not really on the midways. A lot of people in the lines. I'll write a short report: Â My friend and I got there around 11:30 and we processed our Gold Passes. The line for the season passes was not long at all. Then we saw that Vortex's line was completely full so we skipped it and went to Invertigo (Demon's line was VERY long). Even though the line was a little long, the crew was cycling trains really quickly and it only took like 20 minutes. Good job Invertigo crew! Â Then we rode Drop Tower with only a 5-10 min wait. Even though most of the coaster lines were over 30+ min, Drop Tower's line never seems to get long. Grizzly's line was all the way out to the entrance so we skipped that too. Survivor only took about 20 minutes and we got good seats. Â We rode Spongebob's Boatmobiles and ate at the Nicktoon's Cafe. Next up was Endeavor, which never has a line, but we had to wait a ride cycle. Delirium was down so we kept going. We stood in line for Firefall for like 20 minutes (they were SLOW) and then one ride cycle, it flipped like 6 or 7 times (which is way more than it's supposed to) and it got stuck at the top. So we hit up the Orbit instead, which surprisingly had a semi-long line. Â Then Firefall opened back up and we walked right on, but the fire effects weren't working. Still a great ride! We kept going around the park to Flight Deck, which had a surprisingly short line because it apparently had just broken down. But we got in line and it started up right then. A quick ride in the 2nd row and by the time we got off, the line had doubled at least! Â Next was Rue le Dodge which was alright. Then we decided to brave out the line for Vortex which was still huge. After 45 minutes and many switchbacks we rode. The reason for such a long line was that they were only running 1 train....I'm not sure why though considering today is one of the most busy days of the season, but w/e. Â Overall it was a fun few hours. Not much has really changed since last season. The new sports bar is going to be a good addition. Some new paint here and there, and the new yellow uniforms for the groundskeepers looks good. Other than that, it was great seeing the park busy and doing well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreditCrazy Posted May 10, 2009 Share Posted May 10, 2009 I like the idea of a Sports Bar, because I wouldn't think a park would build a Sports Bar and then get torn down, but of course I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGA_88 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I don't know it this was ever posted, but looks like the coaster was pretty much approved. Â scw.tearn.com/2009/04/great-americas-111-foot-roller-coaster.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoasterfreak91 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Thanks for bringing that up. So this project FINALLY has the go-ahead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Peck Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm glad this ride was approved.. Poor Cedar Fair were so annoyed not being able to get it up and running for this year. Â Looking forward to seeing markings soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticky Nicky Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Well, just because it got approved does not mean it will get built now. Cedar Fair still has this park on the chopping block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollercoasterfreak91 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Yeah...not gonna lie, it's really not the greatest park. SFDK is much better. I've never seen CP or KI, but I don't think CGA live's up to the standards of those parks. CGA has Top Gun (Flight Deck? Please....) That's about it. They foolishly dumped Stealth, and their latest coaster addition was 2003, Psycho Mouse. Wild Mouse? Really? lol, I just don't see much of a future for this park, especially if SFDK adds another big coaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packfanlv Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 ^CGA can not and will not compete with SFDK. SFDK clearly has better rides and on top of that adds all of the shows. With that said, I still think there is room for both parks in the market. Obviously in order for CGA to survive it will need new rides and like someone said before, with the park on the chopping block, who knows if Cedar Fair will spend the money for that. (They aren't in the best financial position.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost007jas Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I lived in Northern California till I was about twelve years old, and despite it being only twenty minutes from my house, I only went to the park twice. Marine World (as it was then) was well over an hour, yet I went there easily ten times (I wasn't as into coasters then as I was now, so that was a lot). Â Point being: Marine World is a much better park on nearly every level, and it has much better "word of mouth". Â People still talked about Great America as "the gang park" when I lived there, and I'm not sure if that has changed or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreditCrazy Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 While SFDK is definately the better park (IMO), I actually think CGA is nicer, prettier, cleaner, and more family friendly. I can't imagine it ever being a "gang park" but the first time I went to the park was last year, so it very well could have changed. Â I'm so confused about this new coaster. I couldn't even get excited while reading that article, because I have no idea if it's even true/being built or not. I think the plans for this new woodie started in Fall of 2007? Plans still on in 2008, but no footers or construction seen by the Sky Tower (or Star Tower or whatever). Then noise questions...and eventually, coaster fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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