2018 CP ride & attraction anniversary dates...

Well, its that slow time of year again! Here's some upcoming anniversaries coming to the park this year for your amusement and/or pondering pleasure. Enjoy!

5th anniversary: Gatekeeper

10: Planet Snoopy

15: Top Thrill Dragster (wow, was that FAST!) See what I did there?

20: Power Tower

25th anniversary: Snake River Falls (yes it's THAT old)

30: the waterpark formerly known as Soak City begins!

(wild walleye, perch plunge & crosscurrent started it all!)

40th: Gemini rollercoaster ( I remember those opening year lines!)

50th: Kiddy Kingdom Carousel, Golden Palace Theater in FT

60: Cadillac Cars

I believe this is also the 55th anniversary of CP&LE Railroad. I also thought I'd add the anniversaries of former attractions:

• 35th: Demon Drop
• 50th: Frontier Lift, Sky Slide
• 55th: Mill Race

One day I need to go to Dorney for a spin on my beloved Demon Drop.

This makes me feel old. I'm only 30, but I feel old hearing that Dragster is 15 years old. I signed the 25th anniversary banner for Gemini... can't believe its 40!

I secretly hope they bring Demon Drop back. Still can't wrap my head around it. I heard Judy K. told Dickey to move it because it was too noisy.

Dvo said:

One day I need to go to Dorney for a spin on my beloved Demon Drop.

Be warned it has gotten very rough since it was at CP, I don't think the move treated it well.

Oof. Well that's not what I like to hear. Although it was never really a "smooth" ride. Lots of banging & slamming. Just so we're clear, I'm not trying to make innuendo. I thought that was half the fun of that ride; that is, how mechanically silly it was/is.

I was at Dorney for two half days last August, looking forward to Demon Drop, unfortunately it was down both days.

Didn’t Notice any difference when we rode Demon Drop last September. Such a Rube-Goldberg design, gotta love it.

I am hoping to get out there this year to ride it as well. I figure it won't be around forever.

As for roughness, I grew up riding Mr. Hyde at Geauga Lake. Can't be worse than that.

So, this is a very long shot... but what are the chances of the park putting the theming back on the Dragster trains for its anniversary. Maybe even for the 20th?

Extremely unlikely.

Purely from a safety standpoint, the extra elements on the train had already demonstrated that it could come off during a ride. There is no way the park is going to take that risk again.

Unless they made it from something other than authentic, million pound, actual tires.
But I still vote no. Remember, each train gained a seat when that nonsense went away.

Well that’s what I was thinking. If they make it out of a lighter material they can still add it and keep the extra seats.