Cedar Point (CP) Discussion Thread

[coasterbillI wish they would make Street Fighter Donkey.]

I love that they're adding some color to the waterpark. It looks great!

The new slide looks like a lot of fun too.

[Intimidator305Challenge me at Donkey Kong...I dare ya!]

Atleast Dragster H20 has a cool logo...

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

A sneak peak at Luminosity has surfaced on Youtube. Looks like they are currently in their tech rehearsals, so the performance a bit rough.... but that stage lighting is awesome. Turned out MUCH better than I anticipated. The poster commented that the show lasted well past 40 minutes, but his battery died.

Youtube Video

[coasterdude2011Donkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

That stage is lighting in insane!

Luminosity > Wildcat

[KDCOASTERFANI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

I have seen that video and to me it's pretty impressive. I agree that a 4D could be cool if it was smooth and flowing. I'm looking forward to riding Wild Eagle in July and don't hate the WR's I just want Cedar Point to build a woodie on the beach. The current Wingriders are pretty boring looking to me. Wild Eagle looks like a better ride than the others but mostly because of location. I think without building a working and enjoyable 4D, these are pretty limited. Would a hyper be cool...probably but I don't know if the trains could take it.

Cedar Point is a very fine park but not having a great wooden coaster experience is a huge hole. It seemed like now was the time to take care of that glaring weakness in their line up. The woodies are here to stay for certain.

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With the renewed developments for the CGA woodie taking shape & Quimmett's drive for family rides I truely wonder if a new woodie for CP is around the corner in the coming years?If designed well a good woodie will certainly draw both families & thrillseekers alike for years to come & would be worth the investment at less than the cost of a gimmicky ride like a wingrider.

[99erHoly crap you have a HUGE donkey!]

Looks like they are currently in their tech rehearsals, so the performance a bit rough....

How could you tell by that God awful video? The only thing it is good for is watching the lighting, with the video muted.

[coasterfreak101Gimme Some Candy!]

With the renewed developments for the CGA woodie taking shape & Quimmett's drive for family rides I truely wonder if a new woodie for CP is around the corner in the coming years?If designed well a good woodie will certainly draw both families & thrillseekers alike for years to come & would be worth the investment at less than the cost of a gimmicky ride like a wingrider.

Wingriders are no more gimmicky than, let's say, inverts, but nobody's complaining about those (and you're dying for one at KD, as we all know). Hanging riders off the sides is no worse than hanging them underneath the track, but inverts boomed and nobody calls that a gimmick - wingriders could end up just the same.

Also, it's Ouimet.

[KDCOASTERFANI prefer to mate with donkeys over humans!]

^ The latter..Cedar Fair has a capital expenditure fund every year and the projects/rides are doled out to whatever parks in the chain come out of that fund.

Isn't that pretty much the same way six flags does it? would explain why the same parks tend to get rides more frequently than others in the SF chain.

[DarienLakerCan you see the donkey in my toast?]

With the renewed developments for the CGA woodie taking shape & Quimmett's drive for family rides I truely wonder if a new woodie for CP is around the corner in the coming years?If designed well a good woodie will certainly draw both families & thrillseekers alike for years to come & would be worth the investment at less than the cost of a gimmicky ride like a wingrider.

Wingriders are no more gimmicky than, let's say, inverts, but nobody's complaining about those (and you're dying for one at KD, as we all know). Hanging riders off the sides is no worse than hanging them underneath the track, but inverts boomed and nobody calls that a gimmick - wingriders could end up just the same.

Also, it's Ouimet.

Well looks like Cedar Point's new coaster (if there's going to be one in 2013?) would be a lame family coaster like a spinning coaster, or a wild mouse coaster!

[Tomes1225Donkeys give me orgiastic scream!]

I was in the park when they were doing the test run for Luminosity. It looked cool from what I watched, but it was really hard to hear the performers. The lights were awesome though.