Bye Bye Dodgem I

The storage warehouse housed the go-karts for a couple of years now. The Morgan cars were behind the main office.

I suspect we may see the Thunderbolt go, w/ bumper cars replacing. It's a bigger site with more wiggle room and no water ride right next door. Also, there was a 'new install next year' sign next to it, on a 10' x 60' area, which is dinky.

The question in my mind is will they continue to call the ride Dodgem II?

That is a very good question.  My answer: maybe!  I attend Eastern Michigan University.  This campus a few years back had two dining commons.  People could tell the difference between the two since one was called Dining Commons 1 and Dining Commons 2.  Well, as times change, university rennovations are bound to happen.  Dining Commons 2 was gutted to form a conference hall with an A&W on the side and a convenience store.

"What's your point," you ask.  That happened about five years ago, and we still call the remaining cafeteria Dining Commons 1.  For shortening purposes, we call it DC1, (or Sleazy 1 of we're tired of the slop they serve).

Attaching a number to signify that a similarity is there and leaving it once one of them is gone seems a bit odd, but it can help induce a bit of historic trivia and add to some urban legends.  Cedar Point can always use that as an excuse to spout out random inside jokes during their shows which only the die-hard fans of CP will understand.

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Laugh ye not too hard at my piddly stats.
MF: 3
Magnum: 5
Raptor: 2
I'm working on it, Jeeze!!

Ah, memories of the EMU DC.  I think I'm still tasting the spatzels and potstickers :)
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Scott W. Short, Rail Junkie
mailto:scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
http://www.midwestcoastercentral.com

Still call it Dodgem II? Why not; it's always been Dodgem II, even though it is older than Dodgem I!

(Which ought to be called "Dodgem III" in the style of the Mine Ride train numbering scheme...remember CCMR has Trains #2, 3, 4, and 5 on the track.)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Wow, excellent thinking Bill. I noticed that sign by Thunderbolt as well, and it makes perfect sense. Seeing as how it was only operating like every other 30 mins at the end of the season, and only in the forward motion, it very well could be leaving. The Dodgem I's are the various automobile company logo ones right? That will be pretty funny in Michigan, I bet the Fords will be the most popular to ride in;).

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~Kara
Ok, so I have 403 laps on ST, but I would give it all to have CP as my home park.

You've made me curious...what "number" was assigned the Dodg'ems at the front of the park (across from the Sky Ride station)? and the Trabant of which you speak...was it from CP???

The reason that the T-Bolt only runs forward is because of Cedar Fair. It ran just fine, forwards and backwards, at the beginning of the season.

And for what it's worth, the Dodg'em, when moved to MIA, may become Dodg'em II as well. The Zoomer bathrooms are where the original MIA Dodg'ems were.

*** This post was edited by Bill on 10/28/2001. ***