New for 2015

MagnumForce14 said:
^Any minute now…:-)

Sorry to disappoint you, but I had to work 4-10 tonight. Just so you know, I doubt Cedar Point would turn Shoot the Rapids into an Aqua Trax coaster. ;)

So I ran into Rob Decker at the park today (he walked out of an employee gateway next to Slingshot), he asked me what does CP need...I don't remember exactly every word, but it went something like this (and yeah, this is my opinion):

Me: CP needs a good woodie. (Decker nods)

Me: An indoor coaster...

Rob: With lots of theming?

Me: yeah! CP needs a lot more theming in their rides.

*Rob goes on to say that he needs to go to Hershey Park & check out Laff Trakk.

Me: one more good family ride.

Rob: a water one or not a water one?

Me: both.

*Rob goes on to tell that STR wasn't much of a success as they planned and I said they should get an Aquatrax then asked if they were to take STR out, how long would it be...he said he doesn't know. Rob said coasters take a couple years, flat & flume rides take about a year.

Me: Oh! & CP needs a really good thrill ride.

Rob: Have you ridden Sling Shot yet?

*BLAH. He goes on to say that in the next five years, CP will be changing it up.

I agree with your ideas. I just wish I knew what was going on in the next 5 years, Tony tweeted earlier this year that the next 5 years really have him excited.

I'm totally lost. I just cannot seem to find any clues that point to Mean Streak getting a RMC remodel this off-season! Now some of you are making it part of your predictions?

Someone please show me some clues that validate this!

I don't think there are any "clues" that validate that, or anything else. There is a lot of wishful enthusiast thinking...

You must have missed the numerous times the webcam was focused on it this season. It wasn't pointed that way because it is a cool looking ride, it's because they are going to change it. *End Sarcasm*

There wasn't any clue that I remember about MS. The most we had on it was a tweet from Tony with a POV of it saying we might want to check it out.

I hope the ice show continues next year. The show is great, and overheard some people this year saying the show alone was worth the price of admission. For 2015, expect the unexpected.

CPboy77 said:
Let's remember that DK did say Windseeker was going to target thrill seekers. I would't really consider that much of a thrill. So we will see how "thrilling" the new ride is.

Clearly, you miss the main thrill of Windseeker, which is "Is this thing going to break and leave me dangling 280 feet up in the air?" ;)

What if the are making the announcement on a day they are closed so they can get a crane in there and have a wrecking ball go through Mean Streak's track and tell us all they are making it the Iron Streakie!

I don't know who mentioned this, but I was reading on facebook last night that Mantis was going to be dismantled after this season and sent to Canada's Wonderland to replace their old Stand up. This was posted by some fan so I'm going to take that with a grain of salt.

My official predictions:

1- Blue Streak Midway revamp

2- new flat ride on BSM

3- Mean Streak becoming King James

4- possible new paint scheme for Mantis

I just don't see Mean Streak becoming King James. I also don't see King James becoming a permanent name. I think they'll announce the ride that will be King James on Tuesday and use it until the end of this season.

It's a big if, but if Mantis (or any other ride actually) was ever taken out of CP, I live 10 mins from MI Adventure, so although I don't even particularly like the ride, I would love for it to come here. It would be like having a bit of CP in my backyard :) I know, just wishful thinking.

Doesn't everyone wish they had a bit of Cedar Point in their backyard

^^SkyRider would come to MiA before Mantis. Depending on how much the cost actually would be at least. SkyRider matches the parks capacity to an extent.

SkyRider is for sale. Wonder if they'll pull a Demon Drop and just decide to move it to another park in the chain if no one buys. Scrapping it can get some money too though and it does have a problem upkeep cost.

Also, according to what Tony tweeted in response to someone, we'll get an update on Monday regarding the announcement. No streaming, just a press release: https://twitter.com/TonyClarkCP/status/505700607387508736

Shawn Meyer said:
I don't know who mentioned this, but I was reading on facebook last night that Mantis was going to be dismantled after this season and sent to Canada's Wonderland to replace their old Stand up. This was posted by some fan so I'm going to take that with a grain of salt.

I'd take it with a grain if salt too. They're going to use that land to expand the water park most likely.

Pete said:
I hope the ice show continues next year. The show is great, and overheard some people this year saying the show alone was worth the price of admission. For 2015, expect the unexpected.

The success of Cirque Imagine at Kings Island, along with Skeleton Crew at Cedar Point, makes me wonder if the ice show will be replaced by a cirque-style production in the near future.

Jordan_Vanichek said:
I just don't see Mean Streak becoming King James. I also don't see King James becoming a permanent name. I think they'll announce the ride that will be King James on Tuesday and use it until the end of this season.

I Agree with this, It would constitute as a "Major Announcement" in Ohio.

It also works with the timing of the announcement, capitalize on a slow news day after a holiday weekend and use it to hype Halloweekends.

So even though I've been told it cannot be done. What are the chances anyway that Mantis becomes renamed/converted this year? In other words, I'm asking the probability of it happening?

I think that dead horse has been beaten enough. Mantis will look great with new colors.