Gplez90 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Who thinks they're bluffing? What name/s will they come up with? What ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgoble3 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Links: CP's Twitter: https://twitter.com/cedarpoint/status/486935489224527872 KI's Twitter: https://twitter.com/kingsislandpr/status/486960604503371776 News article: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140709/FREE/140709803/cedar-point-to-rename-one-of-its-coasters-after-lebron-james-if-he My response: Stay away, Peasant James. jcgoble, running for the exit 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 LeBron does do a lot of good for his hometown of Akron.... If he comes back to Cleveland, expect the response to be huge huge huge! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Eww. No thanks. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP&LERR Fan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I am so sick and tired of hearing about Lebron James in Cleveland. He betrayed Cleveland because the Cavs couldn't win so he went to Miami. I don't want him back in Cleveland nor having a ride a Cedar Point Being named after a jerk like him. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gplez90 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Share Posted July 9, 2014 ^^ while im sick of hearing about it too, i wouldnt say he betrayed Cleveland. The man wanted to WIN so he did what he thought was best for him and it paid off. He got two rings and was in the finals 4 years in a row. My opinion on Cedar Points offer is that it kinda makes my skin crawl. I like LeBron, but naming a ride after him just to get him to return to a city that the ride/park is not even located in is far beyond ridiculous. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Oh come on. He did not betray anyone. He went to where he thought he would have a better chance at winning. These athletes are employees of a business. They do not owe anyone anything. They are paid to do a job. No one ever gets mad at a manager who goes to another job because they have better benefits. By winning, LeBron has made more money through endorsements that he would have never gotten here (without winning). Not to mention all of the money, time, and other intangibles he brings back to the city of Akron and the Cleveland area, its laughable that people can even attempt to paint him as a bad guy. I was upset that he left, I admit that. Not because of any other reason than that meant the Cavs were going to go back to losing. Which they did. On the ride, its a marketing move. Maybe it will be something like "LeBron's Raptor" or "The King's Mean Streak".... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Mean Streak? How....appropriate. 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovinMeSomeBanshee Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 The Choke Coaster? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 ...that was last year. The restraints have been fixed. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrick Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 If he comes back, I expect this to be a one day ride rename deal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I truly doubt that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I vote renaming First Aid with his name. It's where people with cramps go when they're down for the count, quite fitting. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ride On_17 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 No, no, and no. This better be a joke. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 It's most assuredly not. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browntggrr Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Yes, LaBackstabber betrayed Cleveland. The team DID make the NBA finals. You have to win to do that. If he lets other players know he is staying in C-Town, they sign with the Cavs. Since the other players knew he was not committed to the team, they had no reason to sign either. Jr. Gemini? Nope. Jr. Jordan is more appropriate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Please don't ruin Mean Streak for me... It and Maggie are the only major coasters at Cedar Point that aren't totally overrated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel_SoB_fan Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Please don't ruin Mean Streak for me... It and Maggie are the only major coasters at Cedar Point that aren't totally overrated. Uh oh did he just say that? 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 BS! (Blue Streak. Not overrated. At all.) and Maverick. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Absolutely, and will stand by that statement any day. I've been to 4 Cedar Fair parks, and frankly, the one in Sandusky is my least favorite. I really don't See Der Point of all the hype. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I don't think they would actually permanently (or semi-permanently) rename a coaster "King James!" But, I don't think it is a bluff likely to be called, anyway. Good publicity stunt I suppose. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 You sir forget Twister, Corkscrew, Blue Streak, Maverick, and Gemini I usually share your thoughts..but wow..that's a bit drastic my friend. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark6495 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Agreed the team (Cavs) made some great runs with LBJ. But the Big 3 came together and only mustered 2 rings. But they are two rings. If he comes back to the Cavs, some people will stay angry at what he did, but once he gets the Cavs back to the playoffs, those people will either be quieted or no one will listen to them. Winning cures all. Look at Ken Griffey Jr. Had he been on a winning team when he had the injuries, people would have been more forgiving. But because the team lost a bunch of those games those years, people say Grif was a scrub. I still get sad and embarrassed to be a Reds fan when I recall people booing Griffey when he dove for a ball in CF and damaged his shoulder. What if Gemini is renamed 23/6..... or maybe 23/32 http://factoryofsadness.co/2014/07/07/report-lebron-james-wear-32-cleveland-return/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 BS! (Blue Streak. Not overrated. At all.) and Maverick. I specified "major coaster". Considering that most of my casual coaster riding friends don't even realize that Blue Streak is there, I can't call it a major coaster, though I do love the ride. And I personally do find Maverick overrated. I'd rather be on Sky Rocket, because that means I'm at the world's finest theme park. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 I wasn't aware that coaster is in a theme park. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Blue Streak not a major coaster? What? Not many great Allen's are in as great condition as Blue Streak. Amazed with your views, normally I agree with you on all points, this however, very striking 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 You sir forget Twister, Corkscrew, Blue Streak, Maverick, and Gemini I usually share your thoughts..but wow..that's a bit drastic my friend. I will give you Gemini and Corkscrew for sure. I've never known many non-enthusiasts to care about Blue Streak. So while it is definitely underrated, I still wouldn't call it one of their major coasters. That is the same reason for the exclusion of Mine Ride. I will say that Maverick, while good, didn't wow me like everyone said it would. As for Twister, it's fun, but definitely not something I'd stand in line more than about a half hour for. And I've always kinda used the terms "amusement park" and "theme park" relatively interchangeably. I'm sure there's a difference, but at the end of the day, I have just as much fun at either, so I've never felt a need to differentiate. Also, don't get me wrong. Cedar Point is a great park with a lot of good coasters. I just don't think it's nearly AS great as everyone claims. Give me Kennywood, KI, or Carowinds any day. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 So long as they didn't rename TTD, Millennium Force, Maverick, or Magnum then I guess it's okay. Those are the only rides that matter up there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 TTD could be fitting. It does seem to quit, stop working, and cop out from time to time. However, it still thinks it's the best coaster in the park 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 I take it they're pretty sure that Lebran ain't coming back... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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