Cedar Point(Re Cedar Point)
Kamilah Neighbors
guesses on what its next addition will be? I think it desperately needs
the scariest longest etc standing roller coaster yet. If it had that it
would rule, indefinately.
CEDAR POINT IS ALL THAT
Bill Buckley
>In a previous article, knei...@cc.swarthmore.edu (Kamilah Neighbors) writes...
>I meant Cedar Point is the best Amusement Park in the country.
...and many polls agree with you. Myself? I donno, I just can't seem to get
overly jazzed over CP. It's big alright, and has a few good coasters (Blue
Streak being my favorite!), but a park is not made by it's coasters alone imho.
The consessions are pretty decent at CP, but the overal ride package is just
to 'watered down' for my tastes (this is not really Dave Althoff flame bait, I
swear!!). Their rides like the Troika, Witches Wheel (Enterprise), Monster,
etc. are run at family speeds and not thrill speeds.
Personally, I get more excited over going to parks like Lakeside in Denver or
the Coney Island boardwalk, where all the rides are run at absolute maximum
speed (and for a very l o n g time). I'll confess to being a spin-n-barfoholic.
I need a good selection of intense spinners to make me happy, as well as that
nostalgic park atmosphere. Although, I'm not blind to see that many of my
all-time favorite parks (Whalom, Williams Grove, Coney Island) are considered
"dumps" by most people. To each his own...
>Any guesses on what its next addition will be?
As previously noted, $17M in hotel improvements and additions to Soak City,
including a new family water ride.
>I think it desperately needs the scariest longest etc standing roller coaster
>yet. If it had that it would rule, indefinately.
Don't hold your breath on the standing coaster. They had actually considered
a stand-up coaster at one point, but CP's maintenance dept. firmly put their
foot down that they did _not_ want to have to deal with the maintenance on one
of those things.
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Thomas Connell
: Don't hold your breath on the standing coaster. They had actually considered
: a stand-up coaster at one point, but CP's maintenance dept. firmly put their
: foot down that they did _not_ want to have to deal with the maintenance on one
: of those things.
hmmm....No stand-up...but the best inverted on the earth...Plus, w/ 11
coasters, they got enough to worry about. Also I and manu people think
most of the stand-up around (SF, Para.) are VERY small and have really
long lines for a short ride.
Jason R. Heminger
: guesses on what its next addition will be? I think it desperately needs
: the scariest longest etc standing roller coaster yet. If it had that it
I definitely agree with you on this issue. I have been saying this to my
friends and family for years, but apparently, the powers that be have NO
plans in the forseeable future for a standup coaster.
I myself have never ridden in a standup and can't imagine what it could
possibly feel like. I guess I can dream, can't I?
: CEDAR POINT IS ALL THAT
You the man. Cedar Point is AWESOME!!
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John Downing
>From: ch...@wpi.edu (Jason R. Heminger)
>Subject: Re: Cedar Point(Re Cedar Point)
>Date: 9 Dec 1994 14:26:45 GMT
>On 6 Dec 1994 04:34:25 GMT, Kamilah Neighbors wrote:
>: guesses on what its next addition will be? I think it desperately needs
>: the scariest longest etc standing roller coaster yet. If it had that it
>I definitely agree with you on this issue. I have been saying this to my
>friends and family for years, but apparently, the powers that be have NO
>plans in the forseeable future for a standup coaster.
>I myself have never ridden in a standup and can't imagine what it could
>possibly feel like. I guess I can dream, can't I?
It sort of feels like horsecollars around your entire body. So if you like
horsecollars, you'll love it.
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Kamilah Neighbors
Heminger) wrote:
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I think the sensation on stand up roller coasters is and could be the
scariest yet-when you fall you fall with your whole body stretched out and
there is no oppurtunity to lean back and straighten out like you can in
regular roller coasters-it scares me big time.
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> : CEDAR POINT IS ALL THAT
>
> You the man. Cedar Point is AWESOME!!
>
You mean I'm the WOMAN-thanks
sh...@emuvax.emich.edu
Personally, I feel that Cedar Point needs a backwards coaster. Ideally, I think
a Vekoma Boomerang would fit perfectly in the space left when Jungle Larry's
folds. That's a lot of space to let go to waste.
Also, I know this will never happen, but switch Disaster Transport back to
Avalanche Run. That ride was much better when you could see what was happening
around you.
Just thinkin' about summer,
Scott W. Short
sh...@emuvax.emich.edu
EdwardS137
sh...@emuvax.emich.edu writes:
Switch back to Avalnche Run! Cut me a break. I rode it the year before it
closed and I colud walk the track faster than it ran. At least the theming
is good (not outstanding, but good), on Disaster Transport.
Dave Althoff
: In article <1994Dec11....@emuvax.emich.edu>,
: sh...@emuvax.emich.edu writes:
Agreed. Furthermore, the Po!nt is not known for outstanding weather. It
often rains up there, and in the rain, Avalanche Run would fill up with
standing water, making it impossible to run. Not good for passenger
throughput...
--Dave Althoff, Jr. (if this works, with new .sig, incorporating Buck's
suggestion...)
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