Cedar Point Announces New Water Ride for 2010 Season

Call me crazy, but I'd suggest a water ride that doesn't get you wet is a failure. Sort of like a thrill ride that isn't thrilling. Or an out-and-back airtime coaster with no airtime. I mean, why bother building one at all?

There are over 60 rides in the park that don't get you wet, and only 3 that do. I think it's pretty insane to have 1/3 of your water rides not do what water rides, by their very nature, are supposed to do.

Being family friendly and getting soaked are not mutually exclusive. Do kids not like water or something? That would surprise me, given the demographic makeup of most water parks I've visited. Hell, I'd bet the majority of people complaining about getting wet on a water ride are not kids, but rather adults who are still sore over the loss of WWL. It's gone. Get over it.

And what points would you have me address, specifically? I don't know what sort of argument needs to be made beyond: it's a damn water ride!

djDaemon said:
Call me crazy, but I'd suggest a water ride that doesn't get you wet is a failure. Sort of like a thrill ride that isn't thrilling. Or an out-and-back airtime coaster with no airtime. I mean, why bother building one at all?

Your not getting it.

You can get wet without getting soaked.

So in your opinion, log flumes are all failures?

No, I get it. People are expecting to ride a water ride and not get wet.

The distinction between "wet" and "soaked" is irrelevant. If I'm going to get wet at all, I might as well be soaked, so far as my wallet, clothes, phone, etc. are concerned. It's not like I'd board ANY water ride expecting the above items to not be completely wet.

Again, if you don't want to get wet, go ride one of the 60+ rides that will not get you wet, soaked, drenched or whatever description you want to use.

Dj, you're not reading the statement correctly and implying that I'm saying it shouldn't get you wet at all. Please take the time to read what is being said.

Oh, yeah. It's not that I disagree with you.

I just don't read good!

So was WWL a failure? Is Splash Mountain a failure? Logjammer? Sir Rub-a-dub-tub? How about Pirates of the Caribbean?

Seriously, that's a stupid criterion.

Oh, so now I read crazy's post ahead of mine. Whoops.

I agree with DJ, if you take away the whole wet factor, water rides are the most boring thing out there. If you want a relaxing ride with great views, ride the train, sky ride, or giant wheel.

If the park only has 3 water rides, I better get wet on all of them.

Hence, the greatness about STR. Soaked in the front, splashed in the back. It's a bright cheery sunny happy world for everyone.

By the way, STR had over an hour wait yesterday. It appears to be catching on.

Was the downtime bad? Or did it run pretty smooth all day?

But you can't pick your seats. Kind of defeats the whole argument about seating position.

djDaemon said:
No, I get it. People are expecting to ride a water ride and not get wet.

The distinction between "wet" and "soaked" is irrelevant. If I'm going to get wet at all, I might as well be soaked, so far as my wallet, clothes, phone, etc. are concerned. It's not like I'd board ANY water ride expecting the above items to not be completely wet.

No you don't get it....

You can ride a water ride and not have to get soaked(I know that is hard for you to understand). The differance IS relevant. There is a big diferance between a splash of water, and ringing out your clothes.

So what your saying is that when you ride a flume ride like whitewater landing or pirates of the carribean, you expect to get soaked? Do you honestly think the people waiting in line for a log flume don't know the differance between getting soaked, and a splash of water?

Dude, your not making any sense.

I don't get the point your trying to make about all the other rides in the park that don't get you wet. We are talking about the water rides.

Pirates of the carribean is not the same. I have been on Splash Mountain and Rip saw falls. I have been soaked on both. If I didn't want to get wet I would ride Pirates but the ride is not as fun as Rip saw or Splash mountain.

I probably shouldn't have included PotC, since it's more dark ride than water ride. But if I were going to keep arguing for it, I would suggest that its ridership suggests it's not a failure.

That is true. From my experience you dont get wet on Jurassic park a much as some of the other rides. I understand both side of the argument but like I said earlier my wife hates getting wet (High Maintenance!!) so she will either wear a ponch or just wont ride. Me personally when I go on a water ride I plan on getting soaked.

You get soaked on it. Good its a water ride. If you don't want to get soaked don't go on it. I go to water parks to get wet. I got to Cedarpoint to ride to coasters and if its hot then the water rides to get soaked and cool off!!! Seems like most of you complaining don't like water rides anyways.

I for one would rather get soaked on a hot day and stay cool for a while then just get a splash of water get hott again in a few minutes!

I agree. I dont want to sound like a jerk on here or get in a big argument but if you do not like getting wet dont go on water rides!!

When I ride Myron or Judy, I don't expect to be covered in soot by the time I reach the other depot.

Capt Spaulding said:
Pirates of the carribean is not the same. I have been on Splash Mountain and Rip saw falls. I have been soaked on both. If I didn't want to get wet I would ride Pirates but the ride is not as fun as Rip saw or Splash mountain.

It's a water ride. So acording to Dj, you should expect to get soaked. Potc has 2 drops, a lift hill, and you float on the water in boats.....so yea, it's a water ride and a dark ride.Look for yourself here....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyy6lvI2IWA&feature=related

The norway ride at epcot is a wter ride as well. You don't get soaked on that eather.

Gosh....to think that all those people over the years have been fooled into believing that you don't get soaked on a log ride.

You get a little wet on splash mountain, but not soaked.Not to the extent of having to ring your clothes out.You get a little wetter on some log rides, than you do on others. But still not as wet as you do on shoot the rapids, snake river, or thunder canyon.

There is a huge difference between getting wet and getting soaked.

Lets put it this way... when I was visiting Cedar Point with my sister and grandparents over a decade ago my grandparents would not let us ride Snake River Falls or Thunder Canyon because we'd get soaked. They let us ride White Water Landing because we'd only get splashed and were able to dry off in about 20 minutes, as opposed to 2 hours.

On a hot day I love the full on soaking rides, but on a chillier/breezy day I'd much rather get splashed than soaked. Think of it this way... it's the difference between running under a sprinkler once to get drizzled with water or standing in front of a hose at full blast for a couple minutes.

PotC is a darkride that uses water rather than a track as its method of conveyance. It is not a flume ride.