Farewell, Wildcat.

Not just "ride hosts" 99er. Some of those life guards and Challenged Park people are pretty borderline too. :)

Rob,

Come on man you know me personally. I don't expect you to stand up here and defend me or anything but you know I'm not like that. I know you're happy to see WildCat gone though ;)

99er,

What's so wrong about having an attachment to your ride? Like I've said you get to know your ride like the back of your hand and you start to be able to sense when something is not quite right just by sound or sight.

Ohh I wasn't saying anything about you tcgolfer, I know you cared about the ride. I just like giving 99er a hard time.

Walt said:

Ffej said:
because Jeff pointed out the post

I don't understand what you're trying to get at. Was the original post invisible until Jeff quoted it?

http://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/ad-hominem

LOL @ those of you trying to tell the crazed Cedar Point fans to feel differently on a Cedar Point fan site. Just let the storm blow over and it will be fine. This is pretty normal fan site behavior as far the internet goes. People get over it.

Red Garter Rob said:
Not just "ride hosts" 99er. Some of those life guards and Challenged Park people are pretty borderline too. :)

That is why they are kept outside of the park.

tcgolfer said:

99er,

What's so wrong about having an attachment to your ride? Like I've said you get to know your ride like the back of your hand and you start to be able to sense when something is not quite right just by sound or sight.

I don't recall saying anything was wrong about it, did I?

I understand what you mean about being able to know when something is wrong just by hearing what your ride is doing. This summer a park I use to work at will not operate 23 of its rides that I was in charge of, some are going to sit and rust while others were sold off. One of them was a highly rated CCI coaster that is not being torn down but rather left to rot and fall apart. I love this industry probably more than anyone on this site but I am not taking the closing of all my rides personal because I know its business.

So does anyone know how much of WC they've gotten out? They're running out of time to have it ready in a week.

Judging by the DragsterCam, somewhere around 40%. They started on the west side of the ride and are sweeping from left to right (or right to left....not sure). They look to be at the half way part of the lift. I can see the ride being completely gone in another day or 2 depending on how many hours they're putting into it. They're still working on it as of right now so I'm betting the park is pushing pretty hard to have it out ASAP.

It's too bad none of these websites like Coasterbuzz, Screamscape, Theme Park Review have not posted anything as to what the midway looks like in that area since they took our fun away with the webcam. They must be trying to surprise us when we come on Opening Day.

By the way 2,500 posts...YAY!

Here you go.

Is that guy peeing on the remains of Wildcat???

How much do the track pieces and support beams weigh on Wildcat? They look super thin from that picture.

That ride looks so cheap. I feel like I could get my truck and just attach it to the back and drive home with it.

I ran into a friend at church today who's a long time employee. (security) WildCat not only had a fair bit of maintenance, but had already passed inspection! Ouimet came down personally to inspect the plaza and decided there just wasn't enough room. The ride is being ripped out in a hurry, rather than disassembled carefully, because of the time factor.

I meant that almost everything that, for me, is Cedar Point is gone. Other than a few rides, it is not the same park anymore. I have never understood why the 2nd oldest park in the USA has no regard for it's heritage other than a few photos in Frontier Town. And yes, we are down another family ride now too. There should have been a good balance of old and new. It is too late for that now anyway. But then I remember the horse-drawn stagecoach rides from the early 60s so my opinion is not demographically important anyway.

I think your opinion is important, but it's just as important to acknowledge that part of Cedar Point's heritage is to constantly evolve. Progress and development in the way of rides and attractions coming and going is part of what makes CP great in my opinion.

^ If you don't change things in the park, there wouldn't be an amusement park. While I don't agree with everything that CP is doing, you need to keep bringing new things into the park to keep attendance high. And in order to add new things with the amount of space CP has, you will have to get rid of some things in order to create space.

And, Bobby, there are actually many things I wish CP would bring back; not necessarily in terms of rides, but in atmosphere and family-focus. But guess what? Our wish is coming true. I can't wait to see Ouimet's impact in about 5 years. That's when we can really start evaluating the progress.

Bobby, maybe the reason they are the second oldest park is because they are successful in keeping the park fresh and updated. You want a thriving park with steady business, not an old ride museum that few people attend.

bobby79 said:
I meant that almost everything that, for me, is Cedar Point is gone. Other than a few rides, it is not the same park anymore.

But someone from the generation before you might have felt the same then as you do now. What if the park never evolved from what it was in the 40's to what it was in the 60's? That was a much more dramatic transformation.