Rollercoaster Rider Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 ...And how do we arrive at that $15-$20-$25 million price tag. Just based off of what Thunderhawk cost ($10 million). So people saying it "needs" (does a park really ever "need" anything, or do people just "wish" it has something) a bigger coaster, it would probably be more than $12 million, with $15 million being a good median number. ... I doubt relocating a coaster from Geauga Lake to Michigan's Adventure cost 10m. Firehawk from Geauga Lake to Kings Island was reported at $750,000 and that's only about 100 miles closer than Michigan's Adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatabeast Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I live halfway between Cedar Point and Michigan's Adventure, and most people I know love both of them... but for different reasons. People go down to Cedar Point for the roller coasters, people go to Michigan's adventure for the water park and its proximity to Lake Michigan. As halloween is a pretty big deal in Michigan, if Cedar Point and Michigan's Adventure both had halloween events... well, most of the people I know would probably try to go to both. Michigan does Halloween well. And the park is next to corn fields, it would be SO EASY to turn grand rapids into CornStalkers. And given the fairly local nature of the visitors to the park, well... we're all used to Michigan Octobers, aren't we? Friendly reminder that Kings Island is even closer to Cedar Point and has its own hugely popular halloween event. Not that I think it will happen. I just like the idea of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I think they're in line for a small flat ride and some infrastructure improvements for 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCF Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I think they're in line for a small flat ride and some infrastructure improvements for 2015 Good thing it won't be a Super Loop... Actually MA could benefit from one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchitchat Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Mondial does do have a used roll over for sale. That'd be a good option for MiA. Link: http://mondialrides.com/used/all/roll-over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 A lot of Cedar Fair parks have been getting dick-o's. I would be okay with that. Have you ever ridden a super loop? ^ There fun Didn't Mondial make the windseekers? Which have had nothing but issues. I don not see Cedar fair buying anything from them for a while! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless92 Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 I went to MA a couple of weeks ago. Had never been there or ridden any of the coasters. Nice little park but it's not amazing park by any means. They have some really interesting rides there too. Shivering Timbers - It's pretty good. I will say that it is damn rough. You can see that they put work into it but it needs more. The end is terrible, it needs retracked bad. It is a fun coaster though, some good air time. Wolverine Wildcat - The biggest single surprise I had ever ridden. This thing kicks ass! Just needs another train. They were only running 1 when I was there. Thunderhawk - First Vekoma invert for me. Like the B&M's better but it does have some very interesting elements to it. Wild Mouse - That ride is awesome! It's a fun little ride that gives some good airtime at the end. I like it, I will now search out Wild Mouse's to ride. I liked MA but like others have said, seems like the water park is the draw, having coasters is just a bonus. I went as i'm a platinum passholder and I figured why not, it's free, lol. Glad that I did but I won't go back. Not unless they get something that is absolutely crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI Kidd Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 ^The mice at MiA, VF, and CGA are all Arrow Mad Mouse coaster which I have found to be far superior to other manufacturer's models. Glad you had a good time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 I went to MA on Sunday. Never going again on Labor day weekend. I live in W Michigan and have gone to MA at least once a year for the last 20 years. I have never seen it so busy in my life. They replaced the Dog House with a pretzel place. That sucked haha. Like usual the park was clean. Everything had a 30 minute plus wait. Even smalls like the scrambler and tilt a whirl were long waits. Thunderhawk and thunderbolt kept breaking down. I like the new funtv's in the lines. I was glad to see them so busy. Just dont ever wanna go back when they are that busy haha. I waited in line for Thunderhawk about 2 hours. First part of the day they were only running one train. Timbers got some fresh wood this off season and rode nice. Water park was a clusterfuck of people. Every slide was a 30 min plus wait. All in all very fun. Just to busy for our little park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarheel1231 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 ^^^If you're waiting for something crazy, you may want ti head back in 2016. According to Screamscape, we may be seeing a Chance Hyper GTX at Michigan's Adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 ^^^If you're waiting for something crazy, you may want ti head back in 2016. According to Screamscape, we may be seeing a Chance Hyper GTX at Michigan's Adventure. If that's true, then good for Michigan's Adventure, because Cedar Fair neglects the crap out of this park. A Hyper-GTX would be perfect for MA, considering all I've heard about Lightning Run. Plus, it doesn't look like it would be out of the parks budget. Hopefully this ends up happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hopefully taller then LR, MIA lacks any height Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Hopefully taller then LR, MIA lacks any height Height doesn't always make something a better ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 If this does end up happening I hope it's more of a twister layout like Lightning Run and less of an out and back layout like their older hypers which are really dull rides. That being said I'll believe it when I see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamondbacker27 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I agree, I'll believe it when I see it. Has Cedar Fair bought anything from chance in the last 10 years? They seem to be sticking to B&M, but again this is a smaller market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I would prefer a twister style because it would fit better being we already have a true out and back in ST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCjunkie Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 If this does end up happening I hope it's more of a twister layout like Lightning Run and less of an out and back layout like their older hypers which are really dull rides. That being said I'll believe it when I see it. If it does happen I will be visiting for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adavis Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 ^^^If you're waiting for something crazy, you may want ti head back in 2016. According to Screamscape, we may be seeing a Chance Hyper GTX at Michigan's Adventure. Dang. That would be so freaking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnumFreak25 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It would be awesome if one was built here (or at CP). They would be amazing fits at both parks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchitchat Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 What kind of flat ride do you think MiA will get for 2015? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarienLaker Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 What kind of flat ride do you think MiA will get for 2015? A Zamperla Disk-O/Skater coaster (if that counts?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I would be more then happy with a discko. Hopefully the old falling star location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterchitchat Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It's actually rumored to be next to Lakeside Gliders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It's actually rumored to be next to Lakeside Gliders. I just dont see where next to lakeside gliders..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 It's actually rumored to be next to Lakeside Gliders. I just dont see where next to lakeside gliders..... So are there legitimate rumors of a Disk'O at MiA for next year? If so, I think that would also be a good addition to the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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