coasterbill Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 It’s nice to see that they finally bumped Gatekeeper. That made no sense anyway. Still, regular Fastlane is dumb and I don’t get why anyone would buy it ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prozach626 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I guess it's good to see MF bumped back to FL+. It got backed up a few times when I was there. I suppose it goes to show you how popular it is with guests. After all of these years it's still an icon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Agreed. Really says something when a 20-year-old ride gets more guests than a 4-year-old ride does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'm not surprised Millennium Force was added to FastLane Plus or that Gatekeeper was removed from FastLane Plus. I am surprised Valravn went down to regular FastLane since that has had the longest line on my past few visits outside of Steel Vengeance and Maverick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrinho Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 ^ Yeah, but you need something to sell the normal Fast Lane. The previous years, Millennium Force filled this spot. Now they changed it to Valravn. When the decision ist between these two, I can fully understand it. But at the end, I'm with coasterbill: I don't see any circumstances where I would buy the normal one. Plus or nothing. Okay, Plus, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ytterbiumanalyst Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I'm not sure they actually want to sell the normal Fast Lane. I've always thought of it as a decoy product. Anyone who's willing to pay (making up numbers here) $80 for normal Fast Lane is also going to pay $100 for Fast Lane Plus. The normal one exists primarily to be a comparison point for Plus, so that people are weighing the $20 price difference rather than the $100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepoint4life23 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Some people might see it as if i save $50 bucks and ride everything with out waiting much, then it gives me time to wait for 2 or 3 other rides and still not feel rushed. But moving MF really makes + the only one to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Not sure why they bothered to remove the flat rides from their Fast Lane. IIRC they all had their own dedicated entrances so I'm not sure what purpose this serves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Yeah, that didn't make any sense to me either. It doesn't require any additional staffing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfBobs Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 I am a little surprised that this years addition, while not a coaster didn't end up on Fastlane+ as a just because. I figured any new addition that is an adult/family attraction would make it on purely from a marketing stand point, if only for it's debut season in the case of Snake River Expedition. Personally, I would like to see regular Fastlane still offer the same rides that Fastlane+ offers but be a single use option. Whereas Fastlane+ would be unlimited rides. Then there may be value in both levels but also limit the amount of people in the fastlane lines as well. Kind of how Busch has Quick Queue and QQ Unlimited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 As a family of 4 I find FL & FL+ to be way too expensive, especially since I only paid $75ea for 2 days admission, unless I'm misunderstanding the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfBobs Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 ^Sadly, you're not the targeted demographic for FL+. The demographic is just people who see value and are willing to drop $600 on it on a July Saturday (family of 4). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 As a family of 4 I find FL & FL+ to be way too expensive, especially since I only paid $75ea for 2 days admission, unless I'm misunderstanding the price. It has to be that expensive. Should be more expensive some days in my opinion. Otherwise everyone would have it and it wouldn't do any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 As a family of 4 I find FL & FL+ to be way too expensive, especially since I only paid $75ea for 2 days admission, unless I'm misunderstanding the price. It has to be that expensive. Should be more expensive some days in my opinion. Otherwise everyone would have it and it wouldn't do any good. True. I guess im just spoiled by free fast passes (WDW) or going on light crowd days (USIOA, BGW) and not even needing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Confucius Say: Not All Theme Park Tickets/Passes Are Created 'Equal'. Bad silly comment, I know. Bad bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILinator Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 As a family of 4 I find FL & FL+ to be way too expensive, especially since I only paid $75ea for 2 days admission, unless I'm misunderstanding the price. I got your back man! When I go with my 3 kids, there's no way I'm dropping a small fortune on getting FL or FL+ either! So it's prudent planning, knowing the best days to go for lower crowds, or GTFO for us! Of course, we got the free FL+ with our Passes at CW last year, and I can definitely see the allure, if you can afford it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) As a family of 4 I find FL & FL+ to be way too expensive, especially since I only paid $75ea for 2 days admission, unless I'm misunderstanding the price. It has to be that expensive. Should be more expensive some days in my opinion. Otherwise everyone would have it and it wouldn't do any good. True. I guess im just spoiled by free fast passes (WDW) or going on light crowd days (USIOA, BGW) and not even needing it. So you're paying $37.50 a day to go to Cedar Point and even on the busiest day with no discounts or a Platinum Pass it's $150 for Fastlane which is $187 total. A one day Disney World parkhopper is about $195. The comeback will be "Well it's also Disney and it's worth more" which is true, but it's still totally built into the price. Also, the Cedar Point Fastlane is unlimited rides on whatever you want all day. Even the best MDX wizard on earth with a lucky rabbit's foot up their ass couldn't just churn out unlimited Flight of Passage Fastpasses all day but you could absolutely spend the entire day fastpassing Steel Vengeance if you wanted with the Fastlane wristband. I feel like the value / price point for those things is at least comparable but Disney is better at packaging it. Edited February 14, 2020 by coasterbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haymaker Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 ^ True. And not many people are only doing one day at WDW, so the value goes up the longer you stay obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasternut Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Today Cedar Point changed the position of both of their webcams. I wonder what that's all about??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrinho Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 ^ These are two positions I saw very often in the last four offseasons. In the offseason 2016/17 the cam was solely poited on Magnum for a lot of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) Probably so you can't see the major demolition work. ... or because they move the webcams all the time, a little less often now but often multiple times a day when the park is open. Edited February 19, 2020 by coasterbill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterbill Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 It seems like the big news out of Winter Chill Out is changes to Early Entry, not all of which are finalized but it does seem like Steel Vengeance will only be available for Early Entry on Saturday and Sunday. This was the unofficial / official policy for a good chunk of last year anyway but I’m still a little surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted February 28, 2020 Share Posted February 28, 2020 Daily FL prices now on their website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKI Jizzman Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 All of the Cedar Point fans second guessing the meaning of park anniversaries when they see Luna Park celebrating the 10th anny by adding a flume, water ride, coaster, and more.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tndank Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Cedar Point will be opening for free on May 2 and 3. Ride wristbands will be $20.20. Must RSVP beforehand. No tickets or wristbands for purchase at the park. Ride schedule is currently Blue Streak, Gatekeeper, Maxair, Raptor, Valravn, WT, WS, and kid rides. Passholder preview nights 4-8pm on May 6, 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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