Photo TR - Cedar Point 2011 - Worst. Opening Day. Ever.

[Cavs Fan“Fear can make a donkey attack a lion”]

I wouldn't say it was that bad. I had the most fun I've had in awhile. When there are poor operations, you have to make the most of it. I just rode Magnum a bunch of times. Also. although the new Ocean Motion sign looks bad to some of you, the new Ocean Motion area is probably countless times better than the old one.

[ginzoWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I like these fogged-in photos. It might be fun to ride a lot of this stuff in the fog. I've been to Cedar Point when several of the major rides were down at the same time. It's not fun when they're posting a 2-hour wait for Blue Streak.

[aimsterthe ghost seems to think there is a "Donkey Fairy"]

Ok those fog shots are pretty nifty. I really miss Cedar Point. Haven't been there since 1990.

[Millenniumfan94Does Jeff Johnson count this donkey as a credit?]

Have they finished painting Millennium Force? That would be a shame if they haven't...

[asimowalkIndiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Donkey.]

^ In a recent Point Cast video, they said it will take more than one off-season to complete the painting of Millennium Force.

This reminds me of how KI's Facebook fan page was littered with negative reviews after their opening day. The northern parks keep complaining about weather and rain delaying everything, but CW's opening day was almost perfect if it wasn't for Windseeker. Maybe it's just bad luck.

Or maybe it's the thundercloud looming over Mr. Kinzel's head.

[Chris Benvenuto2012+Mayan=BS!]

I hope the park will be at full strength for tomorrow, I'm heading down to the Point for the day on Monday. This is sad, how a park that boasts of being the elite and brass of the theme park world. Can't even have a decent opening day to kick off the season, but alas, it's the first day and this crap happens. But, I still think alot of this should've been foreseen weeks before and not allowed to happen on Saturday.

I'm placing my luck on a prayer, and hoping the park's all up and running tomorrow. Thanks for the report, Real.

[Skycoastin SteveFive babies drowned in a fire]

Sorry to hear the day was bad for you, but I have read a lot of reports on here about all kinds of different parks all sucking on opening day. Note to self...don't go to theme parks on opening day - especially when you have a really crappy winter and it rains every effing day in the spring!!!!

Bingo. Kings Dominion sucked equally as bad on opening day last year because practically the entire offseason was spent digging out of snow and building 305. I would be willing to bet by next weekend, most of these problems will be worked out. I know on opening day 2008, they were still getting final state inspections on a lot of rides the last hour or so before the park opened, so it happens. I'm not sure I've ever encountered a truly "successful" opening day at ANY park.

[RealUber Designer]

But the odd thing is, I have been to almost all Opening Days at CP for the last 12-15 years minus a few here or there.

They have never, ever been this bad. You get the occasional hiccup, ride ops not quite gelling with each other and those little things. Im completely ok with that. Yesterday was none of that.

And John Peck - when I left @ 9, there were rides that had come up but gone down. I was being fair to say that all the other rides but Maxair and Windseeker eventually opened, yet, several of them went right back down. Dragster being one of them.


Today was a shocker...it was less than a drizzle, like, that "spitting" rain that is very sporatic and the only rides they will run in the rain are:

Mean Streak
Blue Streak
Disaster Transport (but that was testing till almost noon...? Why?)
Wicked Twister
Corkscrew
Iron Dragon
Maverick


However, I got there at 11 this time and it took till sometime around 1 it seemed before Maverick, Corkscrew and Transport started working regularly. I have a feeling after that Magnum incident with the rain that they treat the rain like the plague, even a very light drizzle. Everything shuts down. Even Raptor. Raptor and Magnum never had their trains removed from the brake runs.

Seemed a lot like they gave up this weekend. But I still think it looked like a lack of effort to make the park "fully operational" for opening day. And I exclude Windseeker in that because new stuff is always hit or miss.


Oh well. Ill give it a few weeks before I go back.

[CPmaverickI don't know the difference between waist and waste.]

^All of the coasters closed today were due to the 25+ mph winds, not the drizzle. Big coasters + high winds = valley.

Also Mantis was open.

[RealUber Designer]

Ah yes, I forgot about Mantis but I typically avoid it because 1 train operation and terrible trains dont gel with me. Ive given that ride numerous chances to redeem itself, Im always disappointed. Though it was running trims off and the first half is good. Second half is a punching bag.

And I wasnt aware there was a specific wind speed, especially since Mean Streak and Mantis are both much larger than Raptor and both ran. Yes, I know Raptor does valley easier but your "big coasters" is flawed with your own admission that Mantis ran. It also has to do with wind direction and today it was out of the worst possible direction - northeast. Meaning Magnum would run into the wind, so would Mf's overbank and second hill, so would most of Raptor first half...I know it was a combined effort of wind and drizzle.

Its no secret though that Cedar Point doesnt like to run in the rain. I have far too many hours in that park during every weather condition possible (Still waiting on the elusive water spout to complete the collection) to have seen this first hand. Id ridden MF in sideways downpour but the wind direction was in the correct direction and we were ok. It kept running even beyond our train when it started. The most painful ride Ive ever ridden.


What was really agitating was weather reports this morning called for 15mph winds. Not 30-40mph. And Maxair again, literally deserted. A crappy opening weekend for sure. I feel bad for people who dont have season passes.