Aerial view of Area 51

Or being swarmed by muffleheads!!

I think I shall spend the evening going through the archives seeing what makes most sense. Or has someone already beat me at this?

Yeah, I am putting the restaurant theory to rest too because my free time this afternoon allowed me to 'reconnoiter.'

I am very much out of the official loop and my sources are admittedely worth crap, but if I take what I heard before the last two major announcements and juxtapose the information to what was actually announced, I can get a rough idea of what I THINK they might put in using what I have heard. Remember what I think is spurious at best and garbage at worst.

That said, I think it will be a coaster at this point in time, but I am not confident enough to give any specifics (other than I think it MIGHT be Intamin and it MIGHT be a glorified version of something already on the market.) Speculation is running rampant and I have no desire to add to the idiotic sensationalism. I personally doubt it will be above 400 feet tall faster than 100 mph, but I am sure Cedar Point will find a way to break an obscure record somehow, even if they start making up records like they did with Millennium Force. (And please don't criticize me for accusing the park of making up records, but I don't automatically grant something as "record breaking" just because it is the first time something has been tried. PR stunts are intended to attract crowds, and I like to think I can critically examine a ride's worth on my own level whilst sorting through the contrived pizzazz.)

I am excited to see what the announcement is going to be. My fingers are crossed...metaphorically, of course, because I am still typing somehow.
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I am still the Geminazi!

rawr!

You know, there's something to be said about a prevailing "zeitgeist" when it comes to stuff like this, as with many things in popular culture. In other words, a confluence of opinions, trends, recent events, etc., that seem to point to a particluar direction. Not something that you can readily analyze, but more easily "feel" ...

Like before MF was announced - I know clues were out there, but even aside from that it seemed there was a collective "imagining" of what was to come. If there is any validity to this admittedly airy-fairy theory, based on what I've heard and read the Magic Zeitgeist 8-Ball says:

Sit-down launched Intamin coaster, a la Xcelerator.

And there you have it. If I'm wrong, blame yourselves.

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Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.

Yeah I have to say the peeps are getting smarter with every go around Jeff!

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Who's Gonna Razz Dan til He Posts Again!

Does anyone have any good pictures of Area 51?

~*kP

Jeffrey Spartan said:
Yeah I have to say the peeps are getting smarter with every go around Jeff!

Smarter, or using bigger words? ;) :)

Personally, all I'm looking at is fact. There are 3 footers in a large space that's starting to grow grass by Magnum. That's all I know for sure. When I have any ideas though, I'll let you know.

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- The Darling one
The closest I'll ever get to riding a B&M Flyer is looking down while on Raptor... :(

I tip my hat to spewey for using the word "zeitgeist." (At the risk of copying his kudos to me in an earlier post for using "nimiety" ;-))

Much hype has surfaced because Knott's Berry Farm installed a popular launching coaster this past off-season. Many people have taken this as an indicator for bigger, better and similar things to come. A colorful pageant of ideas and suggestions have crossed my ears and eyes, only to be quashed by my logical mind. I think Spewey hit the nail on the head with the "airy-fairy" zeitgeist thing. Judging from recent installations, I also have a feeling that a lot of clues exist right under our noses. Is the Knott's installation one of them?

Before I get to that, I am going to define "zeitgeist" for the rest of the room. Simply, it is a thought, feeling or trend indicative of a period of time. (I don't have my dictionary handy, so don't assail me for slight inaccuracies.) Remember when B&M inverted machines were the rage and envy? Now, although they still might invoke rage and envy, they are being surpassed by newer, younger and fresher prototypes and ideas. Although the rides still exist and are still being built, the spirit of the mid-nineties invariably rears its head. Dangling feet are fun; however, they aren't revolutionary and the general excitement generated by these kind of rides has changed. Giga coasters and hypercoasters resurfaced when the 250 ft barrier was smashed at the turn of the century. Again, the sheer height of the machines making their debut for the new mllennium caused a euphoric rush within the enthusiast community. The coaster community is not without its trends, and Cedar Point is one of the major trendsetters. If something new on the market can be made a little higher, a little faster, a little more perfect somehow, Cedar Point rises to the occassion and delivers.

And now, without saying anything definitive and keeping my personal thoughts in mind, I am going to say that when I said it MIGHT be Intamin and it MIGHT be a glorified version of something on the market, I think I was allluding to something like that new-fangled, fancy thing at Knotts.

I can't wait to see how wrong I am. lol

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I am still the Geminazi!

rawr!
*** This post was edited by Vitaminized on Gemini 7/10/2002 12:50:39 AM ***

Does anyone else recall there being a rumor that cp signed a contract with B&M to have three coaster installed by them by a certain date?????

O christ. There was never a contract, nor will there ever be one.

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"Wheres the Callahan factory?!?!?"

Too bad IMO CP needs more B&M coasters.

"Why Are You The Geminazi?"

"Three Blocks Down And To The Left Now, Please, Stop Asking."

Does anyone else think that its possiblr that Wicked Twister wasn't the major announcement of the year? After reading all these posts I'm starting to think that there is something else coasterwise is coming.

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America's Rockin' Roller Coast

I thought Snoopy Rocks was the big announcement for the year? ;) In all honesty, yes, I think Twister was the big announcement, and I think it should have been. It's a great ride, and at $9M, I don't believe in the "throw away coaster" theory that many peeps on the Internet believe. As far as 2003, I'm sure that announce with surprise us as usual.

-Mikey

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Let your mind go...and your body will follow...

An Xcelerator-like coaster from Intamin would be the third from them.

-- Harley

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CP fan since 68.

If you look at the PT cam right now or sometime today the cleared area where the equipment used to be by ID looks to me like a total giveaway of where this new "ride" is going to be. There is absolutely nothing around that area either xcept for trees and what looks to be like more cleared area hidden behind the trees. And with the sightings of orangle stakes in that area, I think we know where this thing is going and how much area its gonna take up.

It looks like MF island is going to be the home to a majority of this new ride. This is only my thought but I am sticking to it. If anyone doesn't see the area I'm talking about, e-mail me and I will send you a pic with the area circled. XoClumsy@aol.com

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America's Rockin' Roller Coast
*** This post was edited by CP FANatic 7/11/2002 12:16:39 PM ***

An Xcelerator-like coaster from Intamin(or any -like coaster from Intamin) would be the fifth from them. And with the "older rumors" theory...I like to think about the old boardwalk project, paddlewheel excursions gives it the old look already. And more old rumors could even point to the Arrow Pipeline!
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Don't forget that Area 51, if I'm right on my guess, is only a small portion of land that the ride will go on.

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It's very hard to drink all day...
Unless you start first thing in the morning.

Yeah, not too much of the ride would, or could go there...I see a big ole side of a tower there and that's about it. :)

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June 28th: LocoBazooka Tour (Sevendust headlining)
July 11th: Korn, Puddle of Mudd, and Deadsy

throw away coaster at 9mil eh?.....

man I wish I had that cash to throw away!

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Who's Gonna Razz Dan til He Posts Again!

That's exactly my point, Mr. Spartan! I remember when Twister was announced a whole bunch of people "claimed" it was a "throw away" and only build for the coaster count. I never subscribed to that theory. So, I believe, we are both saying the same thing ;)

-Mikey

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Let your mind go...and your body will follow...