This is the first impression of Cedar Fair's flagship park, Ouimet's not going to let anything go sub par.

Terp, while I agree most would be huffing, puffing and snickering. I am still not the a fan of parking lot coasters, i.e. Intimidator at Carowinds (I do like Dominator at KD), I feel that Gatekeeper will give a better experience than the typical parking lot coaster. Gatekeeper, will make riders feel like they're going somewhere, passing the beach, passing over the main entrance, close to Blue Streak, etc. where as the typical parking lot coaster wraps just around the parking lot and the returning track passes by the same track the riders were just on. I know that Gatekeeper will do a little bit of both, but feel I think it'll be a much different experience having the fly-throughs and inversions.

Might I also add that they are actually putting GRASS under the ride.

But then again, those were just renderings...

From what I was told when I did a construction tour , there will be grass in the areas that were not in the parking lot portion (over by the old premium parking area).

I don't like the monolith, hopefully it will look better in real life. Also, that new plaza will be quite toasty in the summer.

Reminds me a bit like 2001: A Space Odyssey

But it's really not hokey at all - it's very elegant!

From what I was told when I did a construction tour , there will be grass in the areas that were not in the parking lot portion (over by the old premium parking area).

Also known as Spiral lot and Employee parking before last season.

Gatekeeper is a parking lot coaster!!! Kingda Ka has grass under it, and a phenomenal parking lot view on the way down.......See also Steel Force and Afterburn.

--Beatle, avoiding any discussion of Indiana Beach.

Gatekeeper is a parking lot coaster!!! Kingda Ka has grass under it, and a phenomenal parking lot view on the way down.......See also Steel Force and Afterburn.

--Beatle, avoiding any discussion of Indiana Beach.

No.

This is a parking lot coaster.

Gatekeeper is not even comparable to bland, un-original coasters, like this.

If CP does it the right way, GK will not be a parking lot coaster as accurately defined in the pic above.

But we really will not know until June. New landscape projects similar to what is needed for GK are almost certain to die if done prior to Memorial Day on the southern shores of Lake Erie.

The track is now through the keyholes. My favorite part of X-Flight (or Wild Eagle) was the keyhole moment, so this should be twice as fun as X-Flight.

http://www.cedarpoint.com/online-fun/webcams

I don't think Wild Eagle has a keyhole element. At least I don't remember it.

I don't think it did it mostly went through inversions

Wild Eagle has zero elements like that. (I mentioned it because it is also a winged coaster.)

Official main entrance plaza renderings. A little more detailed than the last.

http://pointbuzz.com/c/Gatekeeper0208.aspx

Gatekeeper may fall into the category of a "Parking Lot Coaster" but it's the most absolutely stunning Parking Lot Coaster I've ever seen. After seeing some of the most recent pictures showing the completed Key Hole Loop I'm certain that choosing this specific coaster and incorporating it into the front gate of the park will prove to be one of the best decisions made by the park in years. With the lift on the beach, the flyover through the keyhole doubling as the entrance to the park, and the grassy tree lined turn around, it's really not much more a Parking Lot Coaster than say Magnum or Gemini.

looks great so far to me.

IMG_1221 by KIC-Original, on Flickr

I like, in this picture, how the closest spike of WT fits into that huge corkscrew-type element and how that mirrors the other spike and the Giant Wheel. It's a cool symmetry.

Anyone else notice the water tower in the renderings besides me? Or am I going crazy?

Everything looks a little squished together but I think it's about right... Should probably be a bit more to the right, I just looked at the TTD webcam.

That water tower is one of the older structures on the peninsula, but it does appear a bit taller in the renderings.

It looks pretty realistically sized if you look at the webcam.

Good call, after further review I stand corrected.

While I am not a fan of the wing coasters this ride looks pretty cool.

I really like the color choice, it goes good against the shore.

Track to be completed next week!

https://twitter.com/CPGMJohn/status/304686942434508800

The placement and color choice of the ride just rocks. Even if it's not the best ride ever, it's a great addition to Cedar Point.

yea the ride does look awesome against the skyline.

I made my own version of gate keeper on rct3. let me know what you guys think. (I realize the coaster is fast)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA2ykqhLg0g&feature=youtu.be

Looks pretty good! I would just say that for the top of the lift hill, the track rolls the other way. It should go to the right and not the left

Trains are ready to be shipped and delivered!

http://www.cedarpoint.com/Gatekeeper/news/Gatekeeper-blog/blog-article/First-Look-at-New-Gatekeeper-Trains

Lights look awesome.