Robbie Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 http://www.petitiononline.com/dmndrop/petition.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zburns999 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I had to sign this, although I feel that it is useless. Demon Drop is better than Power Tower in my opinion, and yes, Cedar Point would not be the same without it. Intamin 1'st generation free falls are the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoshiFan Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Signed, I have never ridden it but when I go to Cedar Point (I will get the eventually) I want to have the chance to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister II Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I LOVED Deamon Drop! But petition or not, Im beting that this wont change CP's mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo41190 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 That was my first drop ride! I rode it when i was 5 or 6, dont really know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Please sign this petition http://www.petitiononline.com/dmndrop/petition.html So many memories... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzCatter Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 We need all the 1st Gen Drops really bad, I love Wildcatter, it was insane when you get put on your back on it man! -Cal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalrusMan Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Never was on Demon Drop, but rode the Edge and loved it. Always wanted to ride another one, I know SFMM had one and so did CP. Signed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 We need all the 1st Gen Drops really bad! No we don't. They will make great scrap metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingScooter Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Demon Drop was my first, too. ^I've seen enough scrap metal to last a lifetime in the last 2 months. Here in Cleveland, they've torn down a huge steel plant that was LTV Steel and get this, they're putting in a mall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoasterFanatic Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 TAER it down! // all in the name of progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster1 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 More parts for the still operating ones at SFOG and SFOT it seems like now oh and that one at SFMM .. but we all know how good they are at keeping things "running" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I've never been on it, but I've been on Freefall @ SFMM which I thought was awesome. Signed. ---Brent 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zburns999 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I wonder if Stunt Man's Freefall at Great Adventure is next on the list. It's like an extermination of a certain kind of ride, kind of like the parachute drops I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 ^I've seen enough scrap metal to last a lifetime in the last 2 months. Here in Cleveland, they've torn down a huge steel plant that was LTV Steel and get this, they're putting in a mall. My best friend's father from grade school worked at LTV Steel for over 20 years. When it went under, he lost everything. No pension, 401K, nothing. Cleveland is really going down hill. One reason I want to move to Vermilion and not near Cleveland. Wally "Olmsted Falls Bulldogs Rule!" Weiss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigboy Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I bet Kinzel will surely change his mind when he reads that Extra Large Penis signed the petition with the comment, "I will take a chubby pickle." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dandaman Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I don't know if this is realy in the name of progress... if it's being removed for another ride, what on earth could they put into such a small footprint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonY2K Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 yeah, signed it, why not. um, there was (is?) a ride like this at SFGAm. I never went on it because I heard a rumor there was a death on the ride when two cars collided. Anyone know if this actually happened or if it was just a rumor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coasterlicious Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 yeah, signed it, why not. um, there was (is?) a ride like this at SFGAm. I never went on it because I heard a rumor there was a death on the ride when two cars collided. Anyone know if this actually happened or if it was just a rumor? Isnt half the things people say rumors ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pianojohn Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I never went on it because I heard a rumor there was a death on the ride when two cars collided. Anyone know if this actually happened or if it was just a rumor? I remember back in the 80's there was an incident at the one in Chicago where the car went up the shaft but did not move forward at the top. It then dropped straight down, injuring the 4 riders. They closed all the Intamin FreeFalls until they could figure out why it malfuctioned. I think I remember cutting out an article about it when it happened. The next time I am home in Cleveland, I will look for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 ^^The Edge at Six Flags Great America, I remember reading on the web about it, also they put anti-rollback or rolldown whatever things in the shaft. also "The Edge" the ride that had the accident is the current Mr Hyde's Nasty Fall which is also for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyBrewer Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 By BRANDI BARHITEbrandibarhite@sanduskyregister.com SANDUSKY - Cedar Point wants to drop one of its signature rides from its lineup. Park spokesman Bryan Edwards confirmed Monday the 131-foot-tall Demon Drop is for sale. "By clearing out that land, it could give us additional land for improvement projects," although nothing is in the works for that property, Edwards said. "If we can sell it, we will sell," he said. "If not, we will keep it." Edwards didn't have the asking price for the free-fall ride, but said that wouldn't be something the park would reveal anyway. The ride is being advertised throughout the amusement park industry. The Demon Drop, off the Main Midway in the front of the park, was built for $2.5 million in 1983. Since that year, it has given 16 million rides. Last year, it gave more than 600,000 rides. Although Cedar Point's newer 300-foot-tall free-fall ride, Power Tower, is comparable to the Demon Drop, Edwards said the carriage on the Demon Drop is pulled down by gravity at speeds of 55 mph. The Power Tower is propelled by compressed air -- either up or down -- at 60 mph. Last year, there were more than 2.1 million rides on the Power Tower. The Power Tower has four towers with the capacity of 12 riders on each. The Demon Drop has one tower for four riders. "It is still a good thrill ride," Edwards said. "It is the step before the Power Tower. You start on the Demon Drop and work your way up." Without the Demon Drop, Cedar Point will have 67 rides, including 16 roller coasters. Sandusky didn't have any record of recent building plans filed by Cedar Point, according to the city. Edwards said the Demon Drop will continue to operate while it is for sale. DEMON DATA Height of Tower: 131 feet from top to bottom Length of Drop: 99 feet (10 stories) Free Fall Drop: 60 feet Drop Time: 2.5 seconds Speed of Drop: 55 mph Ride Manufacturer: Intamin Company, Inc., Switzerland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllisonY2K Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 "If we can sell it, we will sell," he said. "If not, we will keep it." hey I missed that part of the article. can I un-sign the petition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtesy Flu$h Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I was the lead for a year at the one at SFOT. Yes they now have antiroll backs all the way up the lift. Blowbacks were always a problem when the wind was blowing from the SE. The tires at the top could not move the car from the lift to the free fall position so we would have to run up there push it out ourselves. I actually say 2 cars hit twice while I was there. Both times was because the motor that regulated the speed when the car was being uprighted went out so the car would come down extremely fast. E-stoping the ride wouldn't help at all either. Once the car is uprighted it moves freely most of the way to the station till it hits the tires to slow it down. Unfortunately when the motor goes out like that, they are no help and BAM. Never any serious injury thank god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaparri Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 TAER it down! // all in the name of progress. I. It's a fun ride, but it really is a maintenance nightmare. That thing gives CP a lot more trouble than a lot of people realize. Not to mention, I have faith that they'll replace it with something that won't disappoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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