Closing the MF queue

Do you think that they will close MF's queue before the park closes so that everybody won't just jump in with 15 minutes before closing? If there is a 5-6 hour wait, and the park closes at midnight, that'd mean that MF would be running till 5-6 o'clock in the morning then start running again at 9:30. This wouldn't be good for the coaster, let alone the staffing problems that they'd face. Does anybody know what they did with corkscrew's 6 hour waits if that is true?

I would guess that they will run it like all of the other rides in the park. If you are within the main ride queue by the time the park closes, you will get to ride, but if you aren't within that area, it will be cut off. I would guess that the main area would only hold about 2 hours worth of people so that the ride would stop running by 2:00 AM.

Do you mean that seriously? Last year I was there on one occasion till 11. I managed a ride on the Raptor an hour before closing, but they cut the line off by the time I got off... There was a surprisingly long line for that late, though.

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As far as I know, they will keep the line open til close. and then they will make a determination on how many more trains they will send. 6 hour wait on Corkscrew? when?

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There will never, ever be a five hour wait for MF. No one is dumb enough to actually stand in a line for that long.

Cedar Point is famous for their policy of keeping the queue open until closing time, and I don't see that changing.

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Jeff
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1st off I can't imagine waiting for 6hrs on corksrew..thats insane!! CP's policy is to keep all lines open til close and 9 agree with Jeff that there will be IMHO no line 5-6 hrs long for MF..that line for one would interfere with the general crowd because no queing line will hold for that long and plus who would wait that long for any ride!!

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Jeffrey Spartan

If the line gets to be 5 hour wait...there are some dumb people in front of you...

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Well don't forget then when Volcano:The Blast Coaster opened the line was close to four hours and PKD (Paramounts Kings Dominion, VA) was forced to close the ride early. I don't see this being a problem at CP but if the line gets that long I would not be surprised if Cp is forced to do the same.

What CP usually does is wait until the normal closing time for the rides and then closes the queue entrance. As everyone moves through the ride-ops determine how long it will take to get everyone on in a given amount of time, and if that time exceeds the amount before park closing time they will say "We are running x more trains until the ride will be closed". And seeing as how the queue for MF holds about 3,200(estimated) people, then I would assume they will close the line that much sooner in order to disappoint as few people as possible. *** This post was edited by Evan on 1/3/00. ***

What? Never happens. If you're in line at closing time, you ride, period.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point

Never say never, it does happen. It has happened while I have been there on two separate occasions, both on magnum. Actually I'm surprised You don't remember it yourself, it was on meeting day. The ride-op came on the intercom 2 or 3 times and said "we will be running 3 more trains...we will be running 2 more trains"...etc. I believe the main reason they do this is to keep everyone from going for the back or front seat, seeing as how those are the more commonly sought after seats on any given ride.(Except for Mean Streak, of course:))


*** This post was edited by Evan on 1/3/00. ***

Yes, but the queue closed at 10 (or whatever closing time was that night), therefore they didn't close the queue early. They made the announcement to fill 3 trains with 108 people and not more trains because people want a certain seat.

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Jeff
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Evan, you're missing the point. CP closes the line at closing time. The guests in the line can ride. When there are only a limited number of guests left on the loading platform, they want every seat on the train filled. They are not going to run 5 trains with the only people on the train riding in the front and back seats. THEY DO NOT CLOSE THE LINE EARLY THOUGH. CP never has and I doubt they every will. You will be able to get in line for MF one minute before closing and still ride.

All in line before or at queue time closing will still ride..its policy...

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Jeffrey Spartan

I see what you're saying, but I never said they close the queue early currently or have in the past. I understand completely what you are saying, partly because I'm saying THE SAME THING. I think you are trying to point out the fact that I said CP will close the MF queue early to keep from disappointing people, which I very well may be wrong about. It was only a simple guess of what MAY occur.
Sorry about the confusion.

Follow up to questions:

Corkscrew had a 3 hour wait on opening weekend 1976. The Q they had built only took a hour long wait. Today it only takes a 45 minute wait.

Mean Streak's three hour waiting area fits perfectly into Millennium Forces Body Q area (where you go back and forth). This does not count the long walkways.

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Do you know if CP plans any "shade" provision for this queue? With few trees left in what appears to be the queue, I can imagine the scorching one might get in the middle of the day.

You would think they would have learned after the whole Mean Streak thing. They did open Power Tower with the screen canopies.

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Jeff
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...And Mantis:TCFKAB. What I have noticed is that the main queues for Mean Streak, Magnum XL-200, Mantis, Raptor, Corkscrew, Blue Streak...Just about everything except Disaster Transport...are constructed to hold about 70 minutes worth of people when the ride is operating at full capacity. This means that the Mantis queue can now hold about a 3-hour wait, and Corkscrew is limited to about 40 minutes...... 8-)

Of course, Magnum has that extra queue behind the restrooms that adds another 20 minutes or so...but it seems that the basic rule of thumb is that the permanent queue structure is about 60-75 minutes.

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LOL.. 6 hour wait for CorkScrew? Give me a freaking break. I would rather wait that long to ride the swan boats.. That ride wouldn't have been worth it during the time it was built.