2003 Operating Hours

No midnight closings (except for July 4) in 2003! Anyone disappointed?

Wow, I think that is awesome news. I don't want to sound whiny, but I always thought that midnight was just a tad bit too late for the park to close, from an employee perspective anyway. I mean yeah, the more hours the better, but since a good deal of closing employees don't get out until at least an hour after the park closes, it was kind of rough not getting home until 1:30 a.m on a Saturday night and then having to open the next morning.

I don't know if CP shortened the July/August Saturday closings with the employees in mind or not, but I know I'll definetly appreciate it this year :)

Notice that the park closes at midnight on Saturdays during Halloweekends, too.

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~Lee~

Group Sales ATL '01
Group Sales TL '02
'03 -- TBA
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"The greatest leaders don't take credit for their actions; they don't have to."

The difference is an hour on about 5 or 6 saturday weekends. Nothing major, they might of had a few more people late on sundays, or have another reason for it. I can't say I'm complaining about it though. :)

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Cat- Boy do I hear you there. And sometimes, I was even lucky enough (and I'm not the only one I'm sure) to work O-C on a Saturday and that extra hour (even if it is only an our 5 or 6 days out of the season) really does kill you...especially like you said; when you have to be up to open the next day.

Lee- You're right about Halloweekends, but I think most of us would agree that being opened until midnight when the park opens later in the afternoon the next day is much easier than it is mid-season. Also, after having the better part of the week off (for those of us who happen to have that luxury) it's a nice switch to actually be working...no matter what the hours are.

Yes the midnite hours were a real pain for everyone especially the ride ops. In foods they close as the park closes. The poor ride ops have to wait till the "park patrons" get through riding. Ok i will call them animals!

Actually Ron, the Foods employees can get out pretty late too, depending on where they work. My roommate this summer worked at a stand in the very front of the park, and the stand didn't close until an hour after the park did, and then there was clean-up work to be done...egads :)

I worked in Frontier Land so it was a little more humane. I remember turning down only one request for work. To work at the Rec Center after a n 18 hour shift. In retrospect it may have been fun work and drinking! I usually asked for as much work as I could get. That usually engenders you to your superiors and thus enables you to get away with alot of nonsense as I did.!

I personally like the elimination of midnight closings during the summer, that extra hour of sleep would of been nice to have on Saturday nights. Those midnight closings seemed to screw up my sleep schedule. :)

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2001 - Admissions Host/Resort Gate
2002 - Admissions Host/ATL Resort Gate
2003 - ????

Yeah Area41, there's nothing quite like a Saturday O-C in July to make you fall in love with Cedar Point all over again ;-) There was one in particular this summer where I got switched to the front of the park for the day (like you did Ron I work back in Frontiertown, which rocks). So I was in the very front working in an unfamilliar area for 161/2 fun-filled hours. Actually, the day didn't go that bad at all...I can always manage to have fun every day doing my job, the only problem is not getting the chance to get enough sleep before you start all over again :o)

I was usually drunk the next morning however after one of those rotten shifts. I remember my supervisor passed out on the grass in the old commons and i had to kick him to wake him up and give him a ride to work. Both of us washed up in the sink at the Inn. And yes the taste of vomit was very present that day, puking your guts out at the smell of that rotten pizza and food did not make for a nice day. Both of us left early to drink and get over the hangover.

Now I have an endless supply of lortabs that kill hangovers and valium that is really nice!

Ron, that is kind of funny about having to wake your supervisor up on the grass and give him a ride to work. If I was a sup, I'd be embarrassed to death if one of my employees found me like that!! To be honest, I cannot see how so many employees can get wasted every night and still manage to show up to work the next day. Last year was the first time I ever really drank at CP, and when I had to open the next day...boy, that was really dumb, I slept right through my alarm and came in over an hour late - and that was the day I was supposed to be in charge! Now, I won't go to Louie's unless I'm off the next day or else am scheduled to come in late.

If people are able to get drunk every night and still make it to work on time the next day, more power to them, but I know I'm not able to pull it off!