NEW:Cedarpoint winter pictures and windseeker construction

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

A few more pictures comming soon.

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

Found a few more.

I would love to hear all feedback.

[1pizza14Don't let this donkey melt you with its laser eyes!]

Very cool pictures! It's so cool to see how a park prepares for a new season. Do they keep the trains outside in the winter? I would think it would get some damage.

[Reality15Spinach plus Tuna makes the taste of the paste!]

Great pictures, Dave! Sad I couldn't be there to see everything for myself, but seeing your pictures is just as good.

Hope to see you around the parks this summer.

-Jon

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

Very cool pictures! It's so cool to see how a park prepares for a new season. Do they keep the trains outside in the winter? I would think it would get some damage.

For the most part....yes.
they sit outside untill they get there winter rehab, then they go back on the tracks.

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

Great photos! Thanks for sharing!

I was surprised to see a Coca-Cola bin, the one under Magnum's station... Isn't Cedar Point still with Pepsi? And did they give a reason for cutting down all those trees?

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

In that first batch of photos there are some brown metal rails you said you didn't know what they were for. I'm pretty certain they are from Gemini's transfer system. They run from the beginning of the brake run to the transfer track and a cable runs inside it. It's used by maintenance to winch the trains backwards off the transfer and into the station every morning before the ride opens. It's kind of a quirky and interesting process. Why they would be removed and laying out in the parking lot is beyond me. Maybe they came up with a new way to do it or maybe they just needed replaced.

Great photos! Thanks for sharing!

I was surprised to see a Coca-Cola bin, the one under Magnum's station... Isn't Cedar Point still with Pepsi? And did they give a reason for cutting down all those trees?

Considering it's under Magnum's station, only employees see it, so it doesn't matter. CP doesn't care much about product placement unless the guests can see it. Hidden things don't matter. Cedar Point is still Pepsi.

In that first batch of photos there are some brown metal rails you said you didn't know what they were for. I'm pretty certain they are from Gemini's transfer system. They run from the beginning of the brake run to the transfer track and a cable runs inside it. It's used by maintenance to winch the trains backwards off the transfer and into the station every morning before the ride opens. It's kind of a quirky and interesting process. Why they would be removed and laying out in the parking lot is beyond me. Maybe they came up with a new way to do it or maybe they just needed replaced.

I would not be surprised if they just took them off to clean them or just to check for hairline cracks. Basically, if anything can be taken apart, it gets taken apart (depending on how often certain things need to be maintained. There was one point where CP took a section off of WT's tower because it needed to be fixed up.)

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

^ Yeah, I know it doesn't really matter being in a backstage area, I'm just curious as to how it ended up in the park in the first place if they're not a supplier for them.

[thrillriderAm I allowed to eat donkey during lent?]

Great photos! Thanks for sharing!

I was surprised to see a Coca-Cola bin, the one under Magnum's station... Isn't Cedar Point still with Pepsi? And did they give a reason for cutting down all those trees?

Considering it's under Magnum's station, only employees see it, so it doesn't matter. CP doesn't care much about product placement unless the guests can see it. Hidden things don't matter. Cedar Point is still Pepsi.

In that first batch of photos there are some brown metal rails you said you didn't know what they were for. I'm pretty certain they are from Gemini's transfer system. They run from the beginning of the brake run to the transfer track and a cable runs inside it. It's used by maintenance to winch the trains backwards off the transfer and into the station every morning before the ride opens. It's kind of a quirky and interesting process. Why they would be removed and laying out in the parking lot is beyond me. Maybe they came up with a new way to do it or maybe they just needed replaced.

I would not be surprised if they just took them off to clean them or just to check for hairline cracks. Basically, if anything can be taken apart, it gets taken apart (depending on how often certain things need to be maintained. There was one point where CP took a section off of WT's tower because it needed to be fixed up.)

I think they are getting sand blasted and repainted. They were sitting right next to the sand blaster.