Coasters up for lease
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No, not roller coasters .... Coasters. As in Coasters Midway Grill.
A few weeks ago I saw the "For Lease" sign in front of the fast food place, but never gave it much thought. In yesterday's Sandusky Register, however, is word that Cedar Point has put the eatery up for lease. The building could become home to a seasonal or year-round national chain.
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
A few weeks ago I saw the "For Lease" sign in front of the fast food place, but never gave it much thought. In yesterday's Sandusky Register, however, is word that Cedar Point has put the eatery up for lease. The building could become home to a seasonal or year-round national chain.
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
As in, the one in the park, on the Midway? Interesting. I know a lot of other major parks do stuff like that, what with Pizza Hut and I've seen KFC too.
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No, I'm pretty sure he means the one on the main land. Generally people don't drive past the one in the park unless they work there. ;)
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 50
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Millennium Force laps: 50
Yes, the one on the corner of 5th St. and the Causeway. It's been at least a few months since I've driven past the other one :)
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
Is the "standalone" Coasters not successful, or does Cedar Point just not want to run a restaraunt outside the park. I really like Coasters as it is (it's a good place to eat when staying at Breakers Express, if nothing else), and wouldn't want to see it go.
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--Greg
http://www.pobox.com/~gregleg/
MF count: 27
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--Greg
http://www.pobox.com/~gregleg/
MF count: 27
It always looked like a half hearted attempt at a restuarant to me. Maybe if it looked like the Coasters in the park it would have gotten more business.
I think Joe may be partially correct, especially with the menu. It seems they could have done so much more with it. The menu wasn't unique. I always felt they should have at least some park food (i.e. cheese-on-a-stick!!).
I think a lot can be said, though, about the location. It may be OK from May to October, but that area is dead during the winter. The McDonalds across the street is only open to something like 6pm or 7pm during the winter - and only because the McD's corporation says they have to stay open that late. Other than a little bit of a lunch crowd, there just isn't much business during the off-season. They probably just weren't making enough money being open for 6 months. Just a guess.
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
I think a lot can be said, though, about the location. It may be OK from May to October, but that area is dead during the winter. The McDonalds across the street is only open to something like 6pm or 7pm during the winter - and only because the McD's corporation says they have to stay open that late. Other than a little bit of a lunch crowd, there just isn't much business during the off-season. They probably just weren't making enough money being open for 6 months. Just a guess.
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Cedar Point Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
They have somewhat of a story on it at SanduskyRegister.com. (I'm guessing, since I saw the story in the paper)
Several problems...
That place opened as a really nice Hardees, then Hardees, through no fault of Cedar Point, went down the donniker, taking that location along with it. Cedar Point was smart enough to see that coming, so they cancelled the franchise (or at least didn't renew it) and created Coasters. Coasters was pretty good, and CHEAP compared to food in the park, and the highlight item was the fries. Odd thing, though...you could get chili cheese fries there, but they weren't on the menu...and they were the only thing they sold that required the cheese sauce. Just the kind of oddball food things that Cedar Point is notorious for (ever notice that *every* menu item in the Silver Dollar Cafe is served with fries? I wonder if they've ever connected that to sluggish sales of other side order items...).
Anyway, then Coasters was joined by TCBY in such a way that to look at the place, you'd never know that there was anything available in there other than TCBY. Yet another nail in Coasters coffin. Now for the final death blow: Coasters did not serve breakfast, so it was not a good place to stop on your way to the Po!nt in the morning (in fact, the place wasn't even open...). Then at the end of the day, you're leaving the park, heading down the Causeway, looking for a bite to eat, and guess what? Coasters is closed. Two areas which could be potential gold mines for that restaurant during the park season, and they blew it off.
I generally got good food and poor to mediocre service whenever I ate there, pretty much on-par for out-of-park Cedar Point food service. But I can't say I'm sorry to see it closed since it was never open most times that I drove by.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
That place opened as a really nice Hardees, then Hardees, through no fault of Cedar Point, went down the donniker, taking that location along with it. Cedar Point was smart enough to see that coming, so they cancelled the franchise (or at least didn't renew it) and created Coasters. Coasters was pretty good, and CHEAP compared to food in the park, and the highlight item was the fries. Odd thing, though...you could get chili cheese fries there, but they weren't on the menu...and they were the only thing they sold that required the cheese sauce. Just the kind of oddball food things that Cedar Point is notorious for (ever notice that *every* menu item in the Silver Dollar Cafe is served with fries? I wonder if they've ever connected that to sluggish sales of other side order items...).
Anyway, then Coasters was joined by TCBY in such a way that to look at the place, you'd never know that there was anything available in there other than TCBY. Yet another nail in Coasters coffin. Now for the final death blow: Coasters did not serve breakfast, so it was not a good place to stop on your way to the Po!nt in the morning (in fact, the place wasn't even open...). Then at the end of the day, you're leaving the park, heading down the Causeway, looking for a bite to eat, and guess what? Coasters is closed. Two areas which could be potential gold mines for that restaurant during the park season, and they blew it off.
I generally got good food and poor to mediocre service whenever I ate there, pretty much on-par for out-of-park Cedar Point food service. But I can't say I'm sorry to see it closed since it was never open most times that I drove by.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Okay, I deserve a big DUH on that one... *Grin*
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A little off subject, but oh well, we have to live with this stuff...I have a question though...Is Cedar Point ever "open" during the off season? I mean, I'd enjoy driving up there on a nice day during the winter to just walk around the midways. I wouldn't care if the rides were running or not. It would make for some good photo opportunities as well.
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Cedar Point '00
Force: 5
Raptor: 8
Magnum: 1
Lifetime Coaster Count: 35
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Cedar Point '00
Force: 5
Raptor: 8
Magnum: 1
Lifetime Coaster Count: 35
The park is not open to the general public during the off season. You must have an invite to enter the park in the off season.
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Brandon Sorc
Millennium Force count:67
www.spiritofthepoint.com
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Brandon Sorc
Millennium Force count:67
www.spiritofthepoint.com
hehe, walking around the midways in 10 inches of fresh snow at cedar point would be way interesting,although id not want to drive over there from Indiana during a 10 inch snow :)
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did I use spellcheck,lol?
icq#14421339
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did I use spellcheck,lol?
icq#14421339
I say CP should have a GTTP day when all the members can have a winter tour of the park. We are the most devoted fans and I think that would be a great tribute to all of us CP nuts.
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Trim brakes-a necessity???
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Trim brakes-a necessity???
I think burger king should lease that old building.....think of the business it would generate....if they are open till 4am like the one here in Huntington, WV they would get a lot of money from people coming home from the bars hehe
McDonald's is right across from it hehe, that would be interesting. Sandusky has a Burger King that's open WICKED late during the summer. For some reason I was thinking like 24/7.
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Natalie
CP Ride Operations '99-'00
*** This post was edited by Backstreet Girl on 12/9/2000. ***
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Natalie
CP Ride Operations '99-'00
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