Cedar Point Announces New Water Ride for 2010 Season

Crazy - well, for a 6 year old, 46 inches is the 50th percentile, for a 7 year old it is the 25th. So most 6 and 7 year olds will be able to ride StR.

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It's not like the height limit eliminates everyone under the age of 12.

And I don't disagree that the issues have been a disappointment. One of the requirements was for 10 passenger boats, and Intamin screwed that up pretty big. But it is an easily fixed issue by putting in new boats that can accomodate 10 passengers.

While it may not be an epic fail overall (yet), I would imagine we can agree it has definitely not lived up to expectations in its first year.

IMO, they shouldn't be having such major issues with the ride... it's a stinkin flume/boat ride. You expect new coasters to have down time in the first year, especially coasters with new technology... but there really isn't anything remarkably new in this ride.

Who knows, maybe it'll be amazing next year when the trees grow in and the boats aren't such an issue.

Deeg - no disagreement there. There is definitely disappointment in that Intamin can't even seem to build a flume ride properly and has once again over engineered their way into problems.

Clearly. But there's a giant chasm of difference between being able to recognize those problems and deeming the ride a complete failure.

I have to agree too. If anything the ride is a fail from an Intamin standpoint. Boats not fitting, boats sinking, water not pumping out of boats, banging on the lift hills, blocking is messed up, unbalanced boats...

I really think this may have been the last straw with Kinzel, he seemed quite upset with IntaRide.

I am not pinning most of the blame on cedar point, I am pointing at intamin.

The only thing I blame cedar point for, is going with intamin , and building something so differant than a log flume.

The rest of the blame goes to intamin. There is no excuse to have this many issues with the lift and boats. It's been done since the 60's as seen here...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_of_the_Caribbean

So nothing about it is new technolagy.

If I were intamin, I would be worried about ever selling another water ride. Who would want to put up with all of the problems?

I have a bunch of white water landing pictures. I am scanning them now, it's just taking forever to do. They will be posted real soon.

DA20Pilot said:
But when I first saw WWL the next spring, my reservations instantly went out the window. It was beautiful. It was nearly a mile long. It had the elevated track section with the gorgeous view of the lake, and the original theming that collapsed in later years.

Well, I hate to break this to you, but White Water Landing was 2370' long, no where near a mile. Shoot The Rapids compares favorably at 2100' long. While I liked WWL, I think STR is a much better ride. Better themeing, a much better tunnel, better and taller drops and nicer water effects.

I don't understand why some people are negative toward STR. Maintenance issues aside, I think it turned out great.

^I agree.

The only other problem with people is they don't like the wetness factor.

Which, as has been said probably 5,374 times now, is adjustable.

You know, that has been said a lot, but it doesn't make you get any less wet now, during the summer when people may want to ride a relaxing ride without getting soaked.

You may/may not get soaked on Shoot the Rapids. Its inconsistent and can depend upon where you're forced to sit. White Water Landing was consistent in that you didn't get soaked. So you could ride it all day, sit where you want, at any time of the season without worry.

This "Its adjustable" thing doesn't solve the problem of the people who don't want to get soaked now. Not everyone comes back for a visit in the fall to ride it without getting soaked.

Dude, who rides a water ride in the summer expecting NOT to get wet?!?

I would bet that the complainers (about the wetness factor) on this site comprise 90+% of that population.

Personally, I wish they'd make Power Tower shorter. I mean, I don't always want to go very high in the air when I ride a drop tower ride.

+1 for dj

Ah, but dj, you still have Froghopper.

No way. Frog Hopper is, like, waaaay too... froggy for my tastes. I mean, sometimes, you just want to Toad Hop, or maybe even Tadpole Hop. With the Frog Hopper, it's all frog, all the time.

As I understand, the frogginess is adjustable.

Kite Eating Tree? :)

djDaemon said:
Dude, who rides a water ride in the summer expecting NOT to get wet?!?

I would bet that the complainers (about the wetness factor) on this site comprise 90+% of that population.

Personally, I wish they'd make Power Tower shorter. I mean, I don't always want to go very high in the air when I ride a drop tower ride.

I agree with you 100%. You could not have said it better. I love Rip Saw Falls, Splash Mountain and JP the ride. My wife hates getting wet but I make her go on anyway and she wears a poncho. Of course it might not be comfortable walking around drenched but that is the point of a water ride.... To get wet!!!!!

I wouldn't say it's the point of a flume ride. I think there is clearly a split line of people on here who like log flumes you get soaked on and ones you do not. And there's nothing wrong with that. Personally, I probably wont ride Shoot the Rapids, because I don't want to be soaked...that's why I never ride Snake River Falls anymore. It looks fun...just not for me, and several other people.

djDaemon said:
Dude, who rides a water ride in the summer expecting NOT to get wet?!?

I would bet that the complainers (about the wetness factor) on this site comprise 90+% of that population.

Personally, I wish they'd make Power Tower shorter. I mean, I don't always want to go very high in the air when I ride a drop tower ride.

I didn't say wet. I said soaked. Theres a difference between a few piddly splashes of water and getting water poured on you and a wave that fills the front foot wells up to your knees.

Unlike you, I've ridden Shoot the Rapids. If you sit in the front two rows, you're soaked and looking at least 1-2 hours drying time. All White Water Landing gave you was wet feet. Even when they had the cave and you got hit with the falling water. I expected to ride it without getting soaked and considering they already have two rides that do that and this was supposed to be family friendly, I'd say adjustable features mean nothing at this point and it isn't a valid response to the question of those who don't want to get drenched.

You're not even addressing any points in your post, just making rhetoric. Why even bother responding?