Big Dipper

^^I respectfully disagree. Big Dipper has that great, curving lead-in to the first drop. It also features better air-time and great head-choppers under the bents with each bunny hill coming back. It also had those two nice pass-unders with the monorail. Not to mention that BD is much more historically significant than BS.

Don't get me wrong. I love Blue Streak. I love all classic woodies, and BS is a nice one. But it wouldn't make my top ten list of classic woodies.

Big Dipper would actually fit very nicely on the Frontier Trail, just next to Millennium Force's bunny hill, first drop, and first overbank. They probably wouldn't even need to modify or remove the pet farm.

Just throwing that out there :).

I draw the line there. CP should definitely not get Dipper unless it gets a huge overhaul.

They already have Blue Streak, anyways.

Big Dipper I think is much better than Blue Streak.

Why don't they give Blue Streak to Lake Compounce In New England? They don't have that many coasters and it would fit it great there.

A) Blue Streak is the oldest existing coaster at the point.

B) Cedar Fair is not in the business of giving away things.

I'm sorry I didn't mean Blue Streak. I meant Big Dipper. Sorry JuggaLotus.

Ok. At that point, A is moot and B still stands.

Although I could see them letting it go for not much.

I do that Blue Streak for Big Dipper slip all the time.

Guess that won't be happening as much.

Who would go through the trouble of relocating a wooden coaster (with a wood structure). The only way I see Big Dipper surving is if Auruoa or Bainbridge steped in and ask if they could some how keep it and make it a little attraction, using a ticket system.

If the Geauga Lake property turns into retail instead of residential, the Big Dipper would make a very nice centerpiece to a retail development.

If the ride can be saved, that is really what I'd like to see happen. Sell individual ride tickets and allow the ride to run through the retail development as unique attraction. I would like to see the stations redone however, they look much too shed like now. The should be rebuilt to a more decorative, classic architecture.

I think saving the Dipper and charging a fee to ride it would be a great idea. Also maybe keeping a few rides between the coaster and the lake. Also keep the rides on the that are on the waterpark side already. You will still have plenty of room on the park side to use for other things. Think would be about the only way I would ever visit here and certainly would not want to come to the waterpark and seeing a boarded up decaying park just across the lake.

Pete said:
If the Geauga Lake property turns into retail instead of residential, the Big Dipper would make a very nice centerpiece to a retail development.

If the ride can be saved, that is really what I'd like to see happen. Sell individual ride tickets and allow the ride to run through the retail development as unique attraction. I would like to see the stations redone however, they look much too shed like now. The should be rebuilt to a more decorative, classic architecture.

Awesome idea Pete! :)
For those of you who don't think that can be done have never been to Coney Island in Brooklyn and seen Cyclone. Cyclone sits on it's own street and is surrounded by a fence. They sell individual tickets to ride it. They have razzed Coney Island and will be building around it.
Cyclone is safe due to being protected as a landmark, why can't they do the same for Big Dipper?

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Don't put all your emotional eggs in one basket (the future of the Big Dipper).

Just as long as I shall NEVER see the dipper become what the one at chippewa lake has become.........

http://www.savethedipper.com/

In my opinion if they save the Big Dipper, it would be relocated. The only way I can see them relocating the Big Dipper is if they completely rebuild it somewhere else with new wood. Maybe Kennywood could buy it off Cedar Fair considering most of their wooden coasters are old and historic.

Are wooden coasters ever even reloacted?

Yes, happens more than you think.

2 this year alone.

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