AI Slop in New Cedar Point Merch

Some of these are rather obvious. This is just the T-shirt stuff. We need to call this out. I'm sure the rest of the Six Flags parks are doing the same thing.

I don't know if this was done with the current management, or if this is a leftover from Zimmerman.

Unofficial Rule of Ride Removals

You must announce removals in advance so people can get their last rides in, unless a major incident or malfunction prevents the ride from doing so.

This applies to roller coasters, flat rides, water rides, and so on.

Exceptions to this rule include upcharge attractions, waterpark rides, and rides that are effectively redundant within a park.

Wow, these are bad even by "no one really cares that they're accurate, they just want the generic idea of a roller coaster" standards. What the hell is going on with that Raptor train? Are the riders getting spaghettified as they go through the course?

Those shirts look horrific!

They look like knockoff merchandise, straight up.

It looks like the sort of t-shirts you see at generic souvenir shops and gas station convenience stores in places like Orlando, which are vaguely suggestive of Disney or Universal.

I'm disappointed, yet not exactly surprised, since SF under Zimmerman seemed to be willfully speedrunning the checklist of how to be a sketchy-ass corporation in this day and age. I'm hoping it's not the sort of thing where they just completely axed the in-house design department, and I'll also be curious if they continue the collaborations with Made to Thrill or if that got the axe as well.

Yeah, it all reminds me of that cheap knock off stuff you find in those generic "Disney" gifts shops along Rt. 192 in Kissimmee.

- Uncle Jay

Agreed with birdman above, I am normally dismissive of "inaccurate" complaints on merch and maps, but this is pretty bad. They have more than enough margin on this stuff to do better.

Brandon

who doesn’t love an AI T-shirt of their favorite rides. Millenniums Forced, Mackrick, and Steal Revengence. Green Hunting Bird is also fun.

First ride; Magnum 1994

I went ahead and made one for Dorney ahead of time.

After the Q&A at Winter Chill Out I was excited to get a glimpse of and potentially buy some of the new merchandise, to me its a good way to get rid of some of the off-season blues. That hope was quickly dashed when I saw what was for sale, there was really nothing that I liked in terms of the signs and clothing. I will say that the models of the TT2 and Millennium stations were really cool. My daughter wanted one of the TT2 train models but they were already out by the time we made it there. Either way, a great day at CP for a great cause.

I assume the partnership with GV Art & Design is over with if we're getting this slop instead.

It's too bad because CP's merch HAD been getting better and better for years.

-Matt

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