Cedar Point Review | A Comprehensive Overview & Guide to America's Roller Coast
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- Опубликовано: 23 июн 2024
- Cedar Point has been thrilling guests since 1870 along the banks of Lake Erie in Sandusky, Ohio.The massive amusement park is home to 17 roller coasters and array of family attractions, with plenty to do for everyone! Let's walk through the different areas of the park, see what works, what doesn't, and how you can make the most out of your visit.
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So lucky that this is my home park
yea u are, i’m in so cal so im pretty lucky too but i feel bad for any enthusiasts in like washington or smt
@@CorkscrewCoaster my mom used to live in Washington so she never got the chance to experience many roller coasters and such
@@CorkscrewCoasterI live in Wisconsin, I got sfgam nearby snd cedar point is a 8 hr drive from my town. Wisconsin is just a bunch of smaller parks imo.
My home park is silver dollar city
im jealous
So glad to see someone mention getting to a park without owning a car 🙌
Fr it's destroying my plans to go like how am I supposed to get back from the park with an Uber do they just let them come around back to pick me up?
I feel so fortunate I live an hour away. I've already gone 8 times this year and will never get tired. The city of Sandusky is very underrated. It's very gorgeous with lots of buildings from the 1800s.
I'm an hour a way too!
Same
And the city looks like it’s from the 1800s at least 1950s 😊😮
I KNOW this sounds weird, but the fact that Magnum is so forgotten breaks my heart. It was THE freaking coaster my first time there as a kid. Blew my mind. First 200' coaster ever made. Now it's "boring" to my kids because every other coaster is faster, taller, or has inversions etc. I'd love CP to revamp it somehow. Maybe add a tilt?? IDK. I just hate that it's so underappreciated these days.
Lol I remember BEFORE magnum when Gemini was "the ride" lol. Magnum is still an all-time classic though, one of the best ever.
It's not forgotten I don't know where you got that logic from
Both Gemini and Magnum are very fun
Magnum was just too rough for me enjoy. It was hard to enjoy the airtime when you’re being tossed around so much. I can see why it’s so beloved though.
@@xmanzy7293 I have never even thought about how rough a ride was, including Meanstreak which apparently was one of the roughest ever. I never knew of this at the time, but since then have seen people say how it was brutally rough, to the point that they had to redesign the ride, and I just don't have any memory of that at all. I may sound old here but I think it may be generational. There was a time when pretty much every coaster was rough and the designers didn't even think about how smooth the ride would be, so when every one is like that, you either accepted it as part of the deal, or you didn't ride.
I love, love, LOVE the Magnum! I'm from Cleveland. I remember the year it opened (I was 8) & stood in line for 3 hours! I still love this ride along with my kids! ❤
My 1st trip was June 28, 2017. I had been wanting to go since the early 2000's. We stayed at a hotel near CLE Airport and caught an Uber from there to the park 1st thing the next morning. Got there when gates opened and stayed til near closing. HAD A BLAST! We requested an Uber back, but didn't know at the time that it was still NEW to the Sandusky area, so it was possible we weren't gonna get a ride back. Luckily we did after a 20min wait. Turns out, the driver said he was only the 2ND driver who signed up at the time, so were lucky to get him. Definitely a memorable trip. ❤
Dang I hope more people take advantage of Uber in that area especially in the summer. It'd be a gold mine for them
I live basically right in the middle of cedar point and kings island and I felt the same way when I was younger, that cedar point was this perfect park and I do think it is amazing, but over time kings island has slowing become the best park in Ohio. The atmosphere there is just unmatched.
I Love Cedar Point! I remember going there for a Field trip and with family and friends!! Cedar Point is the Best ❤❤❤❤
I’m so happy that this park is only 50 minutes away. I always forget that this is a bucket list destination for coaster enthusiasts all over the world every time I visit. Hope everyone who visits CP for the first time enjoys it as much as I do.
Thank you for this updated review. It was long overdue. I have been planning quite a big trip to Carowinds, Hersheypark, and Cedar Point in just 1 trip.
Skip Carowinds and go to kings island
Yep. Carowinds is on track to be great in 10 years as the combined Six Flags / Cedar Fair will be HQ'd in Charlotte. But it's going to need a lot of work to continue undoing Paramount's damage. Kings Island is great now.
I agree that King's Island is the better park (it's easily one of the best in the nation), but if you do go to Carowinds I recommend staying in the onsite cabins. I've stayed the past two times I've gone and the bang for your buck is fantastic.
Wild Mouse has some station music too, and I love how calm and classic it sounds
Ive gone to this park every single year since 2005. I can tell you this is by far the most comprehensive video. Well done.
My personal favorite thing to see is the ride graveyard that has tombstones of when rides of past were opened and when they closed down. Its a cool way to pay respects to old memories!
By far my favorite theme park ever! Absolutely worth it! Definetly need to visit at least once in your life! Must spend 3 days there because there's so much to do there!
My family of 6 did a Lighthouse Point cabin once, and it was a fantastic experience. The best advice I received, which I followed, was to leave the park at dinnertime for a couple of hours, and use the grill to make dinner. Not only was that cheaper than dinner in the park but it allowed us to relax a couple of hours and recharge to then return to the park until close.
Also a great time for some night rides! Steel Vengeance has always had fast ops and after dark, you have the run of the park for a couple hours.
@@VolguusZildrohar Our first night there concluded with rides on Millenium and Top Thrill Dragster just before close.
I love Cedar Point. Absolutely one of the best parks I’ve been to. It’s incredible. Can’t wait to go back soon.
I love how you guys finally made a new cedar point review. It was pretty overdue 😂
looooong overdue! Glad we could finally get around to making this video. Now we just gotta update some others that are somehow still up there! Looking at you Kings Island...
@@CoasterStudios ki is my home park so that would be much appreciated
I grew up living 2 hours from Cedar Point and my parents would pull me and my siblings out of school on a random weekday in May to go to Cedar Point every year until we graduated high school. Growing up in the 90s and getting to ride stuff like Raptor, Mantis, Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster on their opening years when they were brand new was truly magical.
I'm in my 30s now and have only recently started visiting other regional parks throughout the US and it's made me appreciate the variety of coaster types that Cedar Point has. The only park I've been to that has the variety they do is Six Flags Magic Mountain.
I just love your channel! Best coaster and theme park related channel on RUclips. Don’t ever quit! 🙏
Coaster Studios, thanks so much for helping me go from a budding enthusiast to a big one. I have watched yalls videos for almost 1 year and a half now. I recently went on my first trip to cedar point and I had the funnest time!!!! IT had been a dream of mine for a very long time. You all have helped me so much and have inspired me so much! Thanks you!!!
Magnum is #3 in the park it’s amazing I don’t care what anyone says it’s just awesome. Also if you don’t like a rough ride and still want good airtime like row 3 I recommend rows 16 or 17 they are awesome
Cedar point was my first park and now I’ve gone to countless other because of it and you’re channel. Thank for you opening my eyes to the world of roller coaster
Grew up in southeast Michigan and this was "our" park. It was still an almost 2 hour drive so I only got to go maybe a dozen times (as we now live on the west coast) but it still holds a special place in my heat and is for sure the reason I'm a coaster lover now.
Maverick and Raptor are my favorite rides there. So glad I got to have many rides Disaster Transport before it closed. I really loved that ride.
My family and I was just there last Wednesday. It turned out to be a very hot day and great day after the fact. However, the first half of the day was plagued with coaster/ride closures, scheduled, YES SCHEDULED, openings of roller coasters and lack of staff kept too many food options closed (I'm looking at you ice cream shops that don't open until 4pm on a 90 degree day). I LOVE Cedar Point, but for the first time ever, I felt just disappointed in what the park had become. Lucky for my family, the day was spent making memories regardless of the heat and lines were OUTSTANDING (no Fast lane purchased). Longest we waited for a coaster was one hour (Millie and Stevie). Awesome video!
Got a subscribe from me. This is my home park and your review of this property is spot on. I've been going to this park every year for 50 years and have worked at the park as an in-direct employee for many years. Great job with thoughts and suggestions on this park. Prepare for hot, wet, cold, windy, dry weather, Cedar Point has it's own climate system, and spend two days are keys to a perfect vacation. Love the TT2 jab, it's true, but no one wants to say it.
My wife and I are currently at Cedar Point for the first time. We've been here 2 days and have one more day here, then 2 days at Kings Island for our first trip there. We're from Central VA, so BGW and KD are our home parks. CP is definitely a better coaster park than both BGW and KD, but my wife and I both agreed that we like BGW as a whole more than CP
YES! I love this park!!! Thank you so much for this review!
I just got back from my first ever trip to Cedar Point (I live on the West Coast) a few days ago and loved every second of of it!
So much has changed since last time I was there, thanks for all the tips for my next visit!
Great video man! I remember watching your old review of the park and it built anticipation! My first visit was in 2018 and I usually go every year (except 2020, 2021, & 2022) and often a few times per year! Canada's Wonderland is my home park but I go here so much that I consider it to be my 2nd home park! Awesome review!
Ever since I started watching your videos, I’ve wanted so badly to come to Cedar Point. I really hope I can come next year and experience A Place Like No Other!
I have to say, as a kid my home park was kings island and it got me into coasters super heavy. When I would do research on different parks every youtuber mentioned CP. It was always a dream of mine to get here one day. Luckily I now make at least two trips up there every year and man does this park never get old. This place will make any enthusiast feel like a kid again.
Thanks for the review, I just reminded why I go back year after year!
so glad to be there as a passholder for my home park. can't get enough of it
I cried watching this 🥲I need to experience this park so bad. Before the video even started, I was telling myself, this is my dream park lol and then your intro started "Cedar Point is every coaster enthusiast's dream"
Take me with you!
Truly love when you guys re-review parks! I really hope you do it with your Europe trip!
Great overview. Living in Michigan, I tend to take Cedar Point for granted. Your video made me smile and realize that CP really is special.
Great timing for this video im going in a couple weeks
Ahhhhh!! MY FAVORITE CHANEL AND MY HOME PARK COMBINED THIS IS SOOO GOOD!!!
i live about an hour out of cedar point, so i go often lol. my favorite thing to do is get on rougarou when its walk-on because its just a solid ride, workers will let you just ride it over and over again lol.
Can confirm the Rougarou crew are cool
I agree 100% with everything in the video. Well done Tay Bizzle! I thoroughly enjoy this review.
I recently moved to Ohio for college, I went to cedar point for the first time last week and I LOVED it
Cedar Point is the only reason why I love Ohio.
same here. Cedar point is the best theme park I've ever visited
I will be visiting there in one month! Last time I was there was in 2008 and I'm super excited to get on everything they've added since then. Driving up from Cincinnati early in the morning, then meeting my college buddies to get to the park at opening then when we're done staying at a hotel near by then getting up early to drive back to Cincy to start a half day of work at 2pm. I'm sure I'm going to be EXHUASTED, but I can't freaking wait!!!! 🙂
Literally was at cedar point 3 of the last 4 days. It’s my favorite place ever but there are complaints to be had for sure. Great video!
Im literally going tomorrow and im so excited
Excellent recap. I love this park, but as we get older, we can see through everything for what it is at the end of the day - a business.
Cedar Point will forever be The GOAT
So true.
I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, and CP was always a must go to at least once a season. The last time I went was the year Millennium Force opened, and I got to ride it three times. I want to go back, but I know that being from California it will require some planning. The one thing I will definitely do is stay on property AND pay for the Fast Lane / Food packages. Seeing that it's been 25 years since I was there, that this would be a special visit. And maybe Magnum will be up and running. (The last three times I went, all after it opened, the coaster was down.)
Thank you for your channel. Helped us plan several recent family vacations over the last few years to parks we would have never known about. Best wishes in all your travels this summer. Cedar Point was not originally my home park, Geauga Lake was (sad what happened there.)
A couple things...
1. Those two kids areas in the front of the park were always there, they are dated, but I'm not sure all those kids rides over by Windseeker came from Geauga Lake.
2. The other kids area was originally on Gemini midway, then Camp Snoopy opened up.
3. I think Mine Ride could be the next one out, so they can tie into that area you mentioned where nothing has worked, I think it would be a family style coaster
4. Mantis was rough and uncomfortable. You did not miss anything there.
5. When Magnum opened in 1989, it was a 3 hour wait, the queue lines wrapped behind the restrooms and almost down by Corkscrew
6. Anyone coming for the first time should really plan for two days, at least, in order to get the full experience
7. Do you think some of their "arrogance" has to do with the fact that they only have about 5 months to make their revenue for the year, I kind of think that is a part of it, they get May through hopefully October.
8. Restrooms need upgraded.
Thanks for the channel, again, best wishes on your summer travels. Keep up the great work!
Finally ive been waiting for this for years 😭😭
Cedar Point started my love of coasters. My mom took me on Cedar Creek Mine Ride with my cousin. Then my cousin and I rode Magnum after that. This was back when Magnum was new 🤪 Going back with my young kids has been fun. My 9 year is now a thoosie too! My 5 year old is so eager for the big coasters, just a few more inches to the 48 mark. My fam loves Magnum! It is one of the best night rides at CP!
Riding the ferry to Cedar Point from Sandusky is one of my best memories.
This video made me so happy and so sad at the same time :/ I visited for my first ever trip this time last week for 3 days. I had the best time and this is my new favourite park and my top 4 coasters are at cedar point! I wish I were still there and I’m sad as I’m not sure when I will get to return! I waited some 30 years to visit and I must return as soon as I can! I live in the uk so it’s expensive to get to. I’m currently in Missouri and visiting worlds of fun on Wednesday and silver dollar city on Thursday. Thank you so much for this great video and reminder of my great trip!
Great video! Just wanted to note that the giant Steel Vengeance model that used to be in Town Hall Museum at CP is now in the Amusement Preservation Society, a private collection that is looking to create a permanent museum in the area. I was fortunate to see it at their open house this year!
I live in Virginia, and everyone in Virginia, even at Busch Gardens, wears Cedar Point shirts.
I’ve spotted CP shirts at King’s Dominion too lol hi fellow Virginian!
@@Artbyhurricanyounot Seen a couple there too, steel vengeance shirt on twisted timbers
My pilgrimage to cedar point is happening this week and I can’t explain how excited I am. It’s a shame that top thrill 2 will be closed but still exciting.
YES I WAS WAITING FOR THIS
I feel completely lucky that this was my home park growing up and I still consider it the best amusement park in the world! I was only 3 hours from it and I remember going every year since the late 80s and the fact that were part of the coaster wars for many years was a very exciting time for me. I credit this park for making me an enthusiast the way I am today and I'm gonna mention Magnum as the reason for it! Magnum is still in my top 10 favorite coasters, and it still beats MForce for me any day! I do miss CP Operations before the 2010s when Ops were flawless and quick and barely any upcharges for most things. If I could take this park and move it down to FL where I currently live, I would NEVER leave!
Went here for the first time a couple years ago (Alexandria VA native, so my home parks were always Kings Dominion & BGW growing up and have mostly been to other east coast parks). Definitely felt like a milestone just driving up to the peninsula and seeing the coaster skyline.
I have been to Cedar Point twice and I would definitely recommend staying at the cheaper hotel cedar point shores. It’s average hotel but it does still help you out when you are booking your vacation including the early access. I have ate at the restaurant Melt a couple times and it’s a good place to sit down and rest and staff was very helpful especially since someone had Dramamine which worked for me. I would also recommend getting a locker at the front entrance to the park so you are not bouncing from locker to locker location. Only draw back is it’s a long walk back to the front. Bring your walking shoes.
I'm on team Pro Magnum. Yes it can be painful at times, but it has a great view and some genuinely unreal ejector airtime. I ride it multiple times every trip. Definitely one of the top 5 in the park.
I agree about the superiority complex, and I love that you showed Silver Dollar City when saying that other parks don't have that arrogance. SDC & Dollywood are my 2 favorite parks. One more downside to Cedar Point is the ride breakdowns. It's the worst park at keeping their rides up & running in my experience, and nowhere else comes close(Not in reference to TT2 at all, but just in general). Also, fast lane often doesn't help much or at all. I've waited 75 minutes in a fast lane when the regular line was 45 minutes.
Anyone on a budget looking for a hotel, Rodeway Inn North is my top and really only recommendation. 4 stays there, and the rooms have been very clean and comfortable, very short drive to the park, low prices, friendly staff, and you only need a hotel for sleeping. No free breakfast there.
For Magnum, I have a very controversial opinion: I don't think it's that great nor bad. People either think it's one of the best coasters in the world or they hate it. I think it's mid.
If you don't mind me asking, do you remember what ride was it that you waited in FLP for 75min with the regular on 45min? That seems extremely strange and completely defeats the purpose of FLP in that case lol
@@lavawalker306 It was on Top Thrill Dragster, in July 2021. I didn't realize it was like that until it made no sense to switch lines. It was insane. Valravn was bad too, as my friends without fast lane got on it 2 trains sooner. Steel Vengeance took an hour, while the regular line was 70 minutes. Maverick's fast lane line went very far down the midway. When the park is slammed, half the guests buy fast lane, which makes it pointless to get. It becomes just an alternate line that's about the same length or longer. I've gotten more rides done on my non-fast-lane days there. Especially if you see that fast lane is sold out, you know that half the guests have it.
We were there all week! We had so much fun.
I got to visit Cedar Point as part of my graduation trip! Don’t know when I’ll be able to go back (Texan here), but I had a blast! TT2 may not have been open, but with so many awesome rides in one park it’s hard to walk out dissatisfied.
the loose animal bit made me laugh haha
I love Magnum. I rode it the year it opened and it was the first roller coaster I ever rode. It blows my mind to go there now see how short the wait it is for it. It’s steel one of my favorite roller coasters there.
I visited in July ‘22, but due to some time restrictions, bad weather and traffic I only ended up having about 5 hours to spend my day there. I did get a fast pass, so that helped, but in the end I only had the chance to ride Gatekeeper, Raptor, Valravn, Millennium Force, Rougarou, Maverick and Steel Vengeance. The only coaster I really missed out on is Magnum. I mean, I would have loved to experience Blue Streak or Gemini, but I came for the big ones and those I did. Dragster was obviously SBNO at that time, so I knew beforehand that I wouldn’t get to do it.
Anyway, it’s an incredible park and I’ve only been able to see half of it! Doesn’t really matter though, because I kinda came for SteVe and to this day it’s still my #1, so it was worth it.
I’d love to come back one day and do the rides I missed, but that’ll set me back about €6000 soooo probably not. Once in a lifetime park for me, I think. Never say never. All in all I’ve made some memories for life there.
I go to Cedar Point since 2017! I live about 5 1/2 hours away! Love the park, my wife introduced me to the park after we got married!
As someone from Toledo who hasn’t been since 2017, I truly cannot wait to go again. Hoping to make a trip to see mah for halloweekends 🤞
My one trip to Cedar Point was in 2016. I bet my mother that if I beat her SAT scores, she'd take me for a two-day trip. We left Massachusetts on a Thursday night, stayed in a hotel near the MA/NY border, drove to the park all day Friday, and stayed in a nearby hotel for the next couple nights. After two full days at the park, we drove all the way back in a single marathon day. Haven't been back since, and after my eye surgery in 2019, I can't ride roller coasters anymore without risking re-detaching my retina, so glad I got my Cedar Point trip before that happened
Mantis was so good in the back row that I'd argue that its first drop was the precursor to B&M hypers. Skyhawk and a B&M as a 1-2 punch would dominate at other parks. Stacked ride lineup for sure
7:37 I'd like to see a new observation tower built in Frontier Town called the "Grand Canopy".
You now persuaded me to go back here new week!
We got to go to Cedar Point last year and stayed on site at light house point however we camped in a trailer. The spots were very nice. Additionally the comience of having your own trailer very close to the Magnum gate was great.
Personally I loved Steel Vengeance and Millenium Force. Probably would’ve like Maverick more if I didn’t wait 3.5 hours having two breakdowns and somebody puking when we got up to the ride. But yeah wish I could be back and I know I will in the future!
amazing review!! i love cedar point so much! also i would like to say that i am a magnum fan and sorry sarah
Maybe it's inevitable, since Cedar Point is the 2nd oldest park and has the 2nd most coasters in the US. But it blows my mind that this park still has FIVE coasters which opened before 1980 (Blue Streak, CCMR, Corkscrew, Gemini, & Wilderness Run)! Magic Mountain, Kings Island, Hersheypark, Over Texas, and Over Georgia each have 3. And the only other park that comes close is Canada's Wonderland, with its 5 coasters from opening day in 1981 still operating. Cedar Point really treats its lineup more like a museum than any other park, with its median coaster by age (Rougarou/Mantis) ringing in its 29th season this year. And while we love to hate on CCMR and Corkscrew, it's still important to get a ride in while they're still around.
My youth group is heading there so I’m pretty stoked
This video was really well done! Thank you for your hard work! I would like to see a Magic Mountain video with this comprehensive treatment.
Magic Mountain is definitely due up for a new review. The last time I did one for it I believe was in 2016. That was pre Wonder Woman and West Coast Racers. Since they are getting a new coaster next year I will probably wait till that one opens for doing a video on it.
@@CoasterStudios Also, the solar panel project should be complete by then. That'll definitely change the arrival experience.
Went for the first time during coaster mania weekend I agree with all your points. I already want to go back even more than a trip to Disney.
What a great video, thank you. I also hyped up CP for a looong time. I remeber seeing the Raptor on board video way back no long after it opened and I dreamed of having the chance one day. So a few years ago I thought let’s do this. Got everything booked, flights from the UK, hotel in Sandusky, bought a season pass, everything. Was set to be there for at least 3 days but had some flexibility to do more.
That was 2020…. So yeah, everything went bye bye. It was insanely demoralising and I’ve never managed to get everything sorted to re-plan a trip. Maybe one day.
That's rough. I tried making plans that year - for the big CP anniversary, but all of that was shifted to 2021, which was fine because I had 4 other guests to take that year.
I’m lucky enough to have been born in Ohio, gotta love CP!
We live in a bordering state and LOVE Cedar Point!
A great lineup with King’s Island only 3 hours away. And they say Ohio doesn’t have anything interesting
Great live stream last night guys !
Me and my family stayed at the Breakers back in 2021. That hotel has that classic "Overlook" feel, white walls, red carpet, big statues in the lobby. If you stay in Sandusky, I wholly recommend the hotel for the premium experience and the beach behind it. But if it's out of your price range, Sandusky Hotel is cheaper, has great rooms, and is very much themed to enthusiasts with cool pictures of the rides in the rooms and on the elevator. I'll have to try a cabin my next trip just for something new.
So happy I live only a few hours away in Columbus. I've been multiple times, so I don't need to take on every coaster one time.
Spectacular video on the BEST park.... Cedar Point deserves the cockiness. It is simply the best park, but again great. Great video on cedar point, except for the last couple of minutes
Fantastic. Thanks.
My parents took my sister and I there for the first time in the late 60s. The Wax Museum (Phyllis Diller anyone?), The Log Ride, the Pirate Ride, Earthquake, antique cars, race horse merry-go-round, I-max theater, etc. What great memories there and at Geauga Lake/Sea World.
I live in Australia and I’ve been twice and my major tip is, if you are flying across the world for this - spend the extra and stay at breakers. It’s worth it when you are already spending so much time and money to get there.
a good point!
I was born in Ohio, so I was lucky to have such parks as Kings Island, Geauga Lake, Idora Park, not to mention the neighboring state of PA and its great parks....but the mecca even as a child was Cedar Point. I have such great memories of my huge family of 10 staying at The Breakers and hanging out on the shore making sand castles. As a kid, The Blue Streak terrified me and was THE biggest coaster at the time. The Earthquake dark ride was another favorite. Little by little, the park transformed, adding more and more coasters. When Corkscrew debuted, we lost our minds! Now, it's obviously world class with their newer coasters putting the old ones to shame. My last visit, I didn't even bother with Corkscrew, knowing how janky and uncomfortable it felt. I'm lucky to have the parks nearby that I do now in my home in Los Angeles, but nothing brings me more joy than how Cedar Point feels.
I’ve been going to Cedar Point since I was a kid. I live about one hour away and have been there countless times because I have been there so many times I feel that throwing criticism their way is an important part of the growing process for any business especially one that caters to, the guest experience. I would definitely agree that Cedar Point has a superiority complex and I haven’t been incredibly fond of Tony Clark. As I have gotten an order and have a family of my own, it makes me realize what I think Cedar Point has been missing for many years. My opinion, kids under the age of 10 have a lot of small kid rides, but I do wish there was more family style roller coasters. And while Cedar Point does have a nice top five coaster collection. There are many rides specifically roller coasters that probably need removed revamped or something like that. I really wish they would do more in the frontier land area and millennium Island and I am assuming there are future projects that will utilize that space. All in all Cedar point is a phenomenal park one of the best I’ve been to, but they still feel like they’re lacking in areas and maybe part of that is because of how big the park and maybe the other part is thinking that they’re better than everyone else. Love the content you guys put out would love to meet you guys at a park sometime maybe next year at Cedar point!
Magnum’s so weird. I will either get an awful ride where my thighs hurt the rest of the day and not in a fun way, and then my next visit I’ll have the single greatest ride experience I’ve had on a roller coaster. Such a wildcard
As for the "cursed" area, it didn't start with Shoot the Rapids. Frontier Lift used to be a second Sky Ride that went from where Iron Dragon is now, over the island, and continued to what are now the bathrooms at the exit of Mine Ride by Sky Hawk in Frontier Town. It essentially closed because with nothing on the island it was too risky. In the event of an e-stop riders would be stranded for a very long time with no good way to get them down. Additionally the most recent boat ride was a bit of a throwback to 2 former boat rides, Western Cruise and Paddlewheel Excursion. Both were similar with the boat operator micd up telling punny jokes as you passed by animatronic show scenes. I really think it was brought back for the 150th anniversary and with that focus on the past now being less relevant, so went the ride. Hopefully, with whatever the future holds, there will be some kind of a cut through from Camp Snoopy to Frontier trail. Otherwise, it will continue to be a dead end and whatever is there is sure to fail.
Park critically needs a higher capacity attraction. I think Gemini is next on the chopping block and I’m concerned they’ll replace it with something stupid like the world’s tallest boomerang
Although not my favorite park anymore, it is a great place to go. Only 2 and half hour drive from home. Lots of coasters that I absolutely love, and it's made a lot of improvements over the last 10 years or so. Still has some issues, but still a very good park. As for TT2 I was fortunate enough to ride it twice on opening weekend. Many prototypes have issues their opening year, so this isn't uncommon. Zamperla has never dealt with an attraction as big or as fast before, so it was bound to have some hiccups. Hopefully they can get the issues ironed out and have themselves a long lasting, reliable ride when done.
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Cedar Point is my favorite amusement park. I haven't been there in a few years. My wife and I have been going to other amusement parks around the US.
It's an absolute dream of mine to visit Cedar Point. I'm just really terrified of the idea of driving in the USA (I'm in the UK so used to manual cars rather than automatic!). It's definitely a bucket list park for me and I'm determined to do it one day!
Interesting point you made about Cedar Point throwing Zamperla under the bus for TT2. I've seen a lot of online rhetoric saying CF made a mistake in using Zamperla and it sucks to think that Cedar Fair themselves added fuel to this fire.