2007 Live Entertainment

Granted I've only seen maybe three to four shows while waiting for Wicked Twister over the past couple of years. But, there was never many people in the stadium for the shows. Could be a bad location, lack of advertising, or just a bad show.

That's a prime area for redevelopment though. They've been slowly updating the area for many years now, so that's a good sign I think. Could be exciting!

The area around Peanuts Playground, Macaroni's, Ocean Motion, and the Aquatic Stadium is all really shabby looking. It looks just like the opposite side of the Coliseum Arcade did before maXair/Wicked Twister.

I wouldn't necessarily say shabby Craig, but by no means is it spectacular. I mean there isn't anything there that makes it nice. I do like walking down that corridor towards Ocean Motion because it's shady and relaxing. I think a good idea would be to scrap the dive stadium, possibly relocate Ocean Motion (keep it in that area though), maybe even rework the beach entrance, and give Peanuts Playground a revamping. Throwing in a new moderate thrill ride for 2008or9 would be nice as well.

Yuck......country music:(

I have really enjoyed the shows in the red garter the last few years, now they are going to spoil them with country music.

If they want to do country music, they should stick it in the back of the park in the palace theater where it would fit in better.

As for the diving show.

I thought the show was just o-k. It seemed like the same old show every year, and just was not that funny. I miss the dolphins. I am curius as to what will happen to the stadium now that there is no show.

No Dive Show?

Perhaps with Frontier Town's recent rennovation, we are going to see the former Oceana midway the next area to see some TLC?

That area just hasn't been the same since the dolphins left. The former Bearinstein Bear Country has been looking quite drab for the past few seasons as well.

Maybe it's just the nerdy music major in me, but I wish they'd bring back the old time tradition of having a "Cedar Point" concert band. The ballroom would be a great place to have concerts, and there's all kinds of outdoor venues. You can't tell me that it wouldn't be a crowd pleasing idea.

I'd play in it. :)

Oddly enough, I just read one of Dave's trip reports from 2004, where he mentions that "Oceana and the Peanuts Playground are not long for this world. I'll bet a clever engineer could fit a pretty good wood coaster into that space."

Coaster? Probably not.
Something new? Maybe.

I have not seen the diving show in 30 years. They should just let it go.

MrScott

Probably because it has only been there for 10 years. At least it involves water.

There is deffinately no dive show this year, and what they're planning on doing with the stadium is a mystery to me. However I will say that Live E does have a decent size warehouse in the stadium basement and that would be a shame to let go. But progress happens and I'm not one to change it only one to wonder the best way to overcome the challange. And back off the country music, I'm sure they know what they are doing, and I highly doubt that you'll find any Chris Ledoux, Hank Williams, or Johnny Cash in the show, Most likely the more rock inspired tunes from recent catalouges.

Basement?

That's interesting. I would think the water level would be a bit too high for a basement to be below ground level there seeing as that it's a peninsula.

As long as they don't do that crappy country version of Lips of an Angel, I'll give the show a chance. If they start doing that, however, that is when I walk out. I actually wouldn't mind some Johnny Cash in the show, as he's the only country artist that I like.

I'm assuming the basement is under the "rock" building attached to the stadium by the exit ramp. I can't imagine they'd let storage keep them from getting rid of a venue about 10 years past it's glory days.

Well, for now that is the case. Live E has no other storage facilities, and there is a lot of gear both for regular season and Halloweekends. As for the dryness question, the basement is above the water table.

And I agree with Corey, if Live E is using country, itll be good country.

As for the other shows in the park, Centennial should be a good show as well. *** Edited 4/5/2007 10:18:27 PM UTC by del212s***

PREMiERdrum said:
...I can't imagine they'd let storage keep them from getting rid of a venue about 10 years past it's glory days.

**Check out that old building between Raptor and Blue Streak.