Beast1979

Flight of Fear, Revenge of the Mummy, Big Dipper (GL), Kentucky Rumbler, Wilcat (CP), just to name a few.

Oooo.....B&M Hyper I would assume. Can't wait for a press release, and more of that beautiful concept artwork.

That's not necissarely (sp?) true. Six Flags Great America a few years back planned to remove Whizzer, one of the last of it's kind for a B&M flyer. After an overwhelming response from guests, they removed Shockwave instead. The B&M flyer is now known as Superman: Ultimate Flight. I know, it's a different company, different situation, blah blah blah, all I'm saying is anythig can happen.

Screamscape Report on things:

Cedar Point is hardly out of room! People like to think that each coaster needs their own plot of land plus some. Look at Indiana Beach. Who would have thought that they could squeeze 6 coasters onto that spit of Boardwalk, and make them good rides at the same time! There is always up, around, and over my friends.

Sorry Sean. Nice pic of us!

Think about it. At this time in 2002 supports were going up for TTD. Do you think it would be even earlier for a 500'?

No....The lady was intoxicated while riding, and slipped out of the restraints while riding. Let me get this straight.... You want to....Keep this money pit open a few more years, then tear it down, then REBUILD it with steel (More expensive) and wood? Umm....what?!?!?!?! 1. Well, if the park were to put up a sign that basically says "This ride could really hurt you", that would expose that the park knew about said problem, yet they chose not to fix it. Imagine what a lawyer would do with that situation. And, would that get you out of liability to put up a sign about a problem, instead of fixing it? 2. They did not clear the ride to open. If they cleared the ride to open, they would have said "The ride is operating correctly and is clear to reopen". They said that they found "No irregularities". That does not mean it can open. Sigh. paperg, The Son of Beast lovers have been lighter on the "Leave Son of Beast alone" comments. They have realized that people in this thread lately are NOT bashing Son of Beast. You, however, do not seem to get it. We are NOT bashing Son of Beast. We are having a reasonable and polite discussion about the maintenance, design and status of the ride. However bleak it may be for the said ride, we are not bashing it. We are not bashing it. You seem to think that whenever someone does not say something positive about the ride, they are bashing it and it gives you the right to tell them in essence to shut up. We have a right to voice our opinion anyway. I do agree some take it to far, but this thread is not all trashing sob. Others have realized that, and some have even joined in the discussion. You don't seem to get that yet. Jackson, trying to sound as polite as he can, for he does not wish to throw stones, rather, to inform of their actions in hopes that they will improve....

I am anxious to see what Cedar Point adds. I really hope it's a roller coaster, a replacement for Snake River Falls (One of the rumors going around) would be extremely disappointing, especially for Cedar Point.

What do you mean? I thought the entire point of Racer anymore was to give you a fantastic view of the area! It's certainly not because it's fast and full of airtime....

Man, that will boost attendance a good 3 or 4 guests......

I have noticed this too, and also find it much more functional and easier to use. I hope this is a step towards a website re-design. I look at Cedar Point's amazing website, not only much more user friendly but also much better looking, then I look at the Paramount Park websites, which look like they used a premade template and used their own colors, and I think "Can't you just sit down one day and actually go through the trouble of redesining it?" It must not be that hard.

Aren't seat belts usually put in for insurance companies? I don't think it's always manufacturers recomendation, for example Flight Deck has seat belts and Iron Dragon doesn't....

It's incredibly safe. The odds of it failing are less then a billion in one.

Uhm....ok..... While I would normally agree, the question is which one do you like the best, not which ones do you like and dislike. I do agree, we should like them all. I wholeheartedly agree. Diamondback just outdoes Millennium Force in almost every aspect. But, I still love Millennium.

Thank you. Yes, Trooper Mom is my mom. If I saw you there I sure didn't recognize you. Thanks. Yes, they're treasures to behold, as long as your not in pain afterwords! Well it was nice to almost photograph you then. Whoops, I'll fix that. Thanks! Usually the earrings don't bother her on rides. This was a surprise I guess. Well then, see you there! I thought they were muffle heads....ohh well. So Cedar Point was a classic watering place before an amusement park......weird.

From the front entrance gate to the Eiffel Tower....the front entrance gate isn't 200 feet high, is it? Or am I missing something here....

I believe it was origionally to be called "Thunder Road".

As long as we're still making jokes about Son of Beast.....

As long as we're talking about KI's website, on the Son of Beast page the POV is no longer there, and there is a picture replacing it. Also, there is no SoB POV on the videos page.

I find it hilarious that on Little Bill's Giggle Coaster, the cameras for the on ride photo are almost as big as the ride itself.

Please people let's try to keep it mature. The exact same thing is happening here that's happening in the last 26 threads, 11 polls, and 5 "Where'd my thread go?" threads. Ryan has been nice enough to even let us talk about it in the first place, let's try to maintain a certain level of civility here? That means no more grabbing for attention with false claims about the ride, no more back and forth yelling at each other because one person said burn it (I'm neutral here. SoB Lovers: They have a right to voice their opinion. SoB Haters: Tone it down a bit, you don't need to say it every 10 minutes) and please no more of this "waiting for this thread to close" posts, in doing that you're in essence helping towards it's demise. I would love to see some actual discussion about the ride and it's future, more facts and less yelling and outlandish claims here.

Not to mention that the mere thought of the grand ole' Terpy being a moderator just blows my mind away, there are reasons that he is what he is!

I got a txt from Zach saying Top Thrill Dragster was a station wait. So I sprinted. From Cadillac Cars. To Top Thrill Dragster. At night. With my sweater on. And you know what? It was worth it. A station wait for Top Thrill Dragster at night? YESSS!!!!! I was gonna get my first ride in the front row on it, but there were so few people they were dividing up people throughout the train. If it weren't for that I would have gotten a front seat rollback because there were so few people. I almost rolled back on my second TTD ride. After 2 TTD rides we (I grouped up with Jesse Shawn and Zach) rode maXair once, then Blue Streak once, then Raptor once. After that, we were pooped. We went back to our room and got in bed by 12:30. We slept in late, and needed every second of it. CoasterMania was an amazing event. Take 15 of your friends + Cedar Point + ERT and you have a recipe for the best two days ever. EVER. It was so fun a day doesn't go by wishing I wasn't still there. I can't wait for CoasterMania 2010. See you all there! That's all! Thanks for reading!

Below Iron Dragon is a very mild ride. The top speed is slower then you go on a secondary street, and the layout is rather uninteresting. Trooper Mom even rode it, it was so tame! Mantis over Iron Dragon. Two bad rides. You know us coaster enthusiasts, we just keep on going. We headed right on over to Wildcat next Cool shot of the transfer track This is 4 layers of track staked on top of each other. This is not a figure 8, or a double 8, it's a triple 8! Here's a shot of our group in line. Wildcat was my 46th coaster and my first Shwarzkopf (sp?) how was it? Fantastic. Lots of fun turns and airtime and all that great stuff in such a small footprint. This is the only negative part. The ride op actually screams "Hold on!" because it hits the brakes hard! Rides shot More rides Mantis' huge loop We were headed through Frontier Trail but we were stopped by this train Aunt Amy and I took a ride on Millennium Force while I was there It was awesome as always Our group split up so it was just me, Trooper Mom, and Aunt Amy. We window shopped in Frontier Town We also fed the geese. Look at that guy eat! Now this is a through the trees shot! I like this shot. It is very symbolic of how Ohio is for Coasters. I love looking at this overbank. After a while we re-entered Frontier Town. More Millennium Force awesomeness I had planned to get Aunt Amy on Maverick, but it was closed (Intamin shock!) We rode Gemini then. After riding it I developed a sore area on my neck, and whenever it got jostled around it hurt. Cedar Point is so big that some rides don't even have established names or themes or anything. Like this ride. It doesn't even have a sign or anything. It's just there. This is where I heard something I'll never forget. In this particular part of the park, Magnum XL-200, Top Thrill Dragster, Gemini, Millennium Force, and Mean Streak are all visible. A mom with a kid was walking by and the mom, sounding extremely surprised, pointed and said, "Look, a roller coaster!" Snoopy really needs to whip out the bug spray cause he's got mufflehead mania. After a ride on Magnum it was time to take Aunt Amy on a ride she'd never been on before. Top Thrill Dragster Obviously I enjoyed it. Aunt Amy was glad she got it over with. After finally meeting up with my old group (Adam, Kat, Angie) we rode Iron Dragon and Wildcat together. Then Kat and Adam had to go for some reason. Angie and I rode Millennium Force and Power Tower. Angie went to go with Kat for some reason, so Aunt Amy, Trooper Mom and I were on our own again. What is up with this add btw? Ride the big Green Monster. Please. We went back to our room to eat dinner Re-entering the park we had no idea what we wanted to do. So, we wondered Ha ha! I finally got a Mantis and 2 Iron Dragon trains in one shot! Before long Nightfall struck So the 3 of us headed to Starlight Experience. At first I thought "Oooo wow. New for 2009: Some lights" But after going in it my opinion changed. The place is very pretty and very well done. There were multiple sections for each holiday For example, here's Snoopy and Christmas Even the tunnel was decorated Before leaving Trooper Mom finally got what she always wanted. Salt water Taffy from Cedar Point. Isn't Lake Erie freshwater? Then we watched Hot Summer Lights. Normally the midway is pitch black like this But every now and again a burst of fire comes along and makes the midway look like daytime (sorry for the finger in the shot) Overall I liked Hot Summer Lights. It's more of a show then just fireworks or anything, but it's very well done. Another reason to love Cedar Point. Aunt Amy sat this one out because she rode it earlier. Trooper Mom and I rode Cedar Downs. I love this ride. It's extremely fun to race, even if you have no control over it, and I love the feel of it. It's so much more then a normal carousel. As the night got deeper we rode Cadillac Cars. For the sake of humor they let me drive. As it turns out, I'm a pretty darn good driver when I'm not being distracted by a B&M Invert cobra roll!