Cedar Point Announces New Water Ride for 2010 Season

Wow that was quick. Thanks Tony.

I was actually wondering about the source of the water, Tony. As in, by truck? And how many trucks does it take to haul 700,000 gallons? (Answer: a damn lot!)

I looked up some info, and it looks like it would take almost 90, 18 wheeler tanker truck loads to carry that much water.

I wonder if they're actually going to do that, or just pump from the lake.

We're pumping in from city water, not lake water. Remember, the water in this ride is purified and chlorinated, similar to Snake River Falls.

I was going to hold it in until our blog entry today, but it looks like we'll be filling the island reservoir first (as early as this weekend), and then the land reservoir early next week.

They cannot be filled at the same time, kind of like when you flush the toilet while someone's in the shower (in an older home). God I hate that!

Awesome. Thanks!

OnPointTony said:
They cannot be filled at the same time, kind of like when you flush the toilet while someone's in the shower (in an older home). God I hate that!

Except that when you guys turn on your pumps and everyone in Sandusky's shower turns off.

^Haha, that's great. :)

So when can we expect full testing to begin? The last week of April? Oh, and how is the ride photo building going? I can't seem to find it on the webcam. ;)

Is it safe to assume (anyone who knows a little about the subject) that since they are filling the pools they have the majority of the plumbing and electrical done for the various water effects through the rides. It would be a little hard to work under water.

I ask because hopefully with the pools filled they will be able to run things like the "water fall", and effects after the last drop, right away in the testing.

JuggaLotus ... I have been around for some, but not on here. I just started posting recently, but have been a fan of the site for a few years. I was having a brain fart ... I knew they have to test the sensors, operation booth controls, lift chains, motors, etc ... but for some reason I wasn't thinking!

The picture from today's update where they are planting trees must be fake. ;)

I'm not trying to be a huge STR sappy here, but that rock work looks awesome! Much better than I anticipated.

You can also see in the pictures the clearance that was discussed earlier concerning the boats being able to fit under the second drop upon leaving the station.

Man am I pumped!

Thanks for the update Tony, the rock work shown on the blog looks really good. I am sorry to slightly get off topic, but when will we be able to see some pics of the paint job on MaxAir?

It's looking AWESOME! I can't wait to ride!

How long do you guys think STR average line time will be? If it's about 90 out I expect an hour or two, but on normal days maybe a half hour to an hour??

Thank you for the update Tony. Everything looks like it's coming into play nicely. It was cool seeing Iron Dragon on pallets as the first thing you see. It is so cool that testing isn't too far away.

Nice update. The season is so close I can taste it. I can also taste some future I-305.;)

Is that a new theme building shown in picture 6 of yesterdays update looking towards snake river falls?.... "Snake River Paper"

I wish the construction update would include how the pump/filtration buildings are coming along (outside themeing and inside) Can't wait for them to start filling. I wonder how fast (and smooth for that matter) the boats will travel through the flume. I am not aware of any forced water jets that would help speed the boat up at a certain point ... right? So the boats are probably just constantly going down, correct? I guess they may not even know how fast the boats will travel until they test though.

jo linn said:
Is that a new theme building shown in picture 6 of yesterdays update looking towards snake river falls?.... "Snake River Paper"

Nope, it's not new. I believe that building houses/hides SRF's pumps & what-not.

Get To The Point said:
I wonder how fast (and smooth for that matter) the boats will travel through the flume. I am not aware of any forced water jets that would help speed the boat up at a certain point ... right? So the boats are probably just constantly going down, correct? I guess they may not even know how fast the boats will travel until they test though.

I think the speed of the boats is determined by the rate at which they pump the water back up to the "top" of the flume.

djDaemon said:
I think the speed of the boats is determined by the rate at which they pump the water back up to the "top" of the flume.

I could be wrong. But, I believe the water coming down the flume is mostly aesthetic. There are little pieces of metal sticking up on the drop that cause a "rapids effect." I think the flow of water through the flume is generated from water pumped in behind the bottom of the drop.

I don't consider the lift hill track as part of the flume, Jason. I only used the term "top" to make the point that the elevation of the outlet (splash pool - indeed beneath the first lift) of the pump is higher than the inlet (base of lift) Yes, I agree the water on the hills is purely aesthetic, and that the speed with which water is pumped into the splash pool from the base of each lift determines how rapidly (eh? ehhh?) the boats travel down the flume.