Cedar Fair says patent dispute won't halt development of new rides

http://pointbuzz.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=1576

What I doin't get, is how is this any of cedarpoint's problem.

You would think that this would be between the ride companies.

I know that's what I was thinking it really makes no sense, but then again I am no lawyer.

The funny thing about this patent dispute is that Funtime is doing to others exactly what it is accusing Mondial of doing to it. I was looking at the Funtime website and saw a couple of rides that are total ripoffs of other products. Look at Funtime's Vomatron, a total ripoff of Skyscrapper. The text even says "Vomatron can be described as a giant propeller with seats on each end". The Sky Diver also seems to be extremely close to a Sky Coaster, especially the harness that contains the rider.

This entire patent dispute just seems like Funtime eating a bunch of sour grapes.

Yeah, I wouldn't think this is Cedar Fair's fault, but if there is a patent problem maybe Mondial is the one to blame. Patent or not, you see similarities come about regardless these days.