PHOTO TR: Cedarpoint opening day 2011

[OISU8PI teach at the school of donkey!]

^ Probably has to do with a combination of the weather and staffing. The weather has been cool and wet, thus not many people would ride it this early in the season. They most likely have also not received the bulk of their staff from colleges yet. Being seasonal, they rely heavy on that crowd for full operations.

I believe finals at most colleges are this week or next. After that it should be full staff and operations, where the rides are able to operate. Who knows what is going on with Huss on MaxAir and Mondial on Windseeker though.

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

Could be...

I remember that it was open last year on opening day. I believe that thunder canyon opens up this upcoming holiday weekend.

If windseeker ends up opening this weekend, I plan on swinging by the park.

[coaster mindyCan I park my donkey here?]

We are going this weekend, kind of worried about the weather.

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

Look's like highs in the low 80's. A very small chance of rain.

Perfect weather for going to a park.

[Philrad71Don't put that donkey on the floor!]

They have a decent collection, but the problem is the height requirements.
You would have to take out these rides from your list to fall into the "family" category.
Mine ride(listed twice)
cedar downs
witches wheel
wave swinger

All of these rides require the rider to be 48" or taller to ride.

I classify a family ride as something mom,dad, and jr can ride together. Usually they have low height requirement like somewhere in the 42" range or lower.

A perfect example would be a dark ride.

Speaking of dark ride, I forgot about Disaster Transport. There was a mother and her two small daughters that couldn't have been more than six or seven and one of the little girls told Mom: "That was kinda scary, Mom..I don't think I'll ride that again till I'm 16!"

Priceless some of the things the young one's say!

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

My daughter is now just tall enough to ride disaster transport, and she loves it. Needless to so, I have now ridden disaster transport more this year than I ever have before.