AZ Kinda Guy Posted May 10, 2013 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
TheCrypt Posted May 10, 2013 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
Creed Bratton Posted May 11, 2013 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
CedarPointer Posted May 11, 2013 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
Creed Bratton Posted May 12, 2013 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
TTD-120-420 Posted May 12, 2013 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
The Interpreter Posted May 12, 2013 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
Creed Bratton Posted May 13, 2013 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
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