AZ Kinda Guy Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 What an absolute clusterf*ck these rides have been. I'll be surprised if they last more than five years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrypt Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I wouldn't. Why waste all the money they laid down for several parks in the chain just to rip them out? They tried and tried and tried with our Giant Top Spin, Giant Frisbee, and other attractions. It has to be a huge failure for it to leave the park after a few years (a la The Bat). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Cedar Point's didn't open to the public at all today (OSU Day). Here's to hoping it's open tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Someone (Screamscape?) claimed that Knott's didn't reopen theirs yet because they were focused on the construction of their new rides, maybe CP was in the same boat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Cedar Point's eventually did open for opening day. However, it was faced with numerous closures due to......wait for it........wind. There were a few times it wouldn't come to it's homing spot. It often rose a few feet before getting back to its homing spot. Very interesting. One note about the evacuation vehicle, it is located behind the former Oceana stadium (where All-Wheels Extreme is now located). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTD-120-420 Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Opening Day was rough for a lot of the rides. Dragster ran for proably twenty minutes totall all day. Maverick didn't open untill around noon. Rough day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted May 12, 2013 Share Posted May 12, 2013 Years ago, parks had dry run days and opening days went far more smoothly. Nowadays, not so much. Hard to argue with today's way, when the public comes out for nearly all opening days in droves. I can only imagine what KI's 2014 opening day will be like... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Opening Day was rough for a lot of the rides. Dragster ran for proably twenty minutes totall all day. Maverick didn't open untill around noon. Rough day. To echo this, Opening Day was a nightmare on rides being open. I don't know how many times I saw WindSeeker with people on it one cycle, then several empty. By the time I left 7:30-8 ish, everything was shut down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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