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They are NOT currently doing any upgrades to Kellogg Avenue. The earth that is being moved is in fact on Coney property. Now, Anderson Township has mentioned some sort of improvements to Kellogg Avenue, especially to try and alleviate flooding when the Ohio rises, but as of right now, no plans have been publicly discussed about what improvements may happen.

There are also things other than just a new entrance building coming to Cedar Point... Buildings can be expensive, and general site improvements are not cheap. So the true cost of investment at Cedar Point doesn`t include just the physical hardware from B&M. There also is the demolition costs associated with Disaster Transport and Space Needle. Wooden coasters can be quite expensive in their own right, depending on how much other infrastructure is required. As far as the two coasters at Mt. Olympus, keep in mind that with two train operation, you need to have a storage track for one of the trains. If there is no storage track, then the ride needs to be modified to provide this. When both Raven and Legend opened at Holiday World, they only had one train. With modifications, a storage area was added and two train operation began. Hopefully, as others have stated, this means good things for Voyage running Timberliners in 2013 at Holiday World.

It will be interesting to see what exactly happens with this in the next few years. Could hotels be on the way to other parks that currently do not offer any form of on site accomodations? What about campgrounds? Matt Ouimet certainly seems like he knows what he is doing. Its going to be a fun ride the next several years.

http://www.cedarfair.com/ir/press_releases/index.cfm?current_root=15&mode=story&story_id=363

I agree. Those Dyson hand dryers are terrible. On closing day his year, one of the men's restrooms that had those had a trash bag over it because it was broken. Yet just seem a lot less efficient than the excel hand dryers that places like Coney Island and Cedar Point.

Well, I do know that ther was an extensive amount of new wood on the Blue Racer on the turn out of the station. It looked like they had almost completely rebuilt the turn. All the wood was not yet painted. Hopefully they will do that over the off season. I`m sure there will be some minor improvements and changes at the park for next season, even if no new rides are coming.

It is more than just nothing. They aren't just going to be moving dirt around because they are bored. They are doing something. Just don't get your hopes up for anything exciting...

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Now if only Kings Island can get a flying scooter ride back! I really miss the Flying Eagles ride that flew the coop and went down to Carowinds.

And don`t come on here saying you just heard a rumor like that. You must at least site where you heard the rumor. Failing to do so, is exactly how rumors start. Ever heard of the game telephone?

I miss the days when it opened early to mid-April. I remember being at the park on April 9th before. Then again, I remember one opening day when the park closed at 12pm, only two hours after opening because it was cold and drizzly.

I can confirm that there was a small bobcat and a dump truck by Lake Como today. It was between Como and Kellogg Avenue. All I can say, is don`t get your hopes up. You will be surely disapointed if you are expecting anything much.

And don`t forget that Michigan`s Adventure, Interpreter!

And don`t forget that I blieve Coke is also the official soft drink of Six Flags parks.

And back in the day, there used to be a season pass holder entrance over by the building that is now ticketing and season passes. That entrance is seldom used anymore, but I have used it a couple of times for special events.

Well, there are still quite a few days left in October. Patience is a virtue.

I don`t think another stage is a possibility. There is already a large concerte venue and a small concert venue at Riverbend. There isn`t really a need for another venue.

Rumor has it that Brenda Walker isn`t actually the owner of Coney anymore. I can`t confirm this, but I did hear rumblings that Ron Walker Jr, her son, had taken ownership of the park from her. Also, Coney serves a purpose besides just the pool and amusement rides. It is the parking and food concessionaire for Riverbend Music Center. That is a very lucrative business for Coney that few realize it has.

Well, usually when the economy is down is THE time to make a big investment. That would give people a reason to visit the park, who otherwise think they do not need to visit the park. It is all about creating percieved value. If people think that a new attraction adds value to a day at Coney, they may be more willing to splurge and make a trek out to the park. Had they not added anything new, they wouldn`t necessarily have the desire to visit.

Who is to say it would be a B&M if they got a steel coaster? There are lots of other steel coaster manufacturers out there.

Have you even ridden Woodstock Express at Cedar Point? It is a completely different layout than wha tht Python is. The Python certain packs quite a punch for a coaster its size. And I think your numbers are a little off. You are just speculating and do not know anything about the park`s finances or attendance projections. Heck, I work sesonally at the park in the rides department, and don`t even know if attendance was up or down this year, let alone compared to what they were projecting.

And technically the ride won`t even be completely dimolished when the last of the wood is hauled away. There are scores and scores of footings that will need to be removed too.

How long before we see a similar announcement for the soft drink provider?

I think it was back in 2010. And the price he suggested they sell at was $11.50 or $12 I believe. A far cry from the price that it is currently at.