Fence along Beach by Wicked Twister?

I was curious to know why they have a fence over on the beach by wicked twister? I wanted to walk along it on the beach but there was a fence? Does anyone know what that's for?

the borders of Breakers?

No it's the fence that goes towards Disaster Transport.

Sorry, my bad, wrong fence.

It's called a park boundary... so people can't get in without paying... like a fence around your yard so no one can get in... sort of like walls on a house, just not as thick and tall.

I always thought it was for the safty of the people to not walk to close to DT and WT. The park boundry is further down from that. Anybody have a picture of this fence?

I believe he is talking about the little chainlink fence that runs pependicular to the shoreline, boardwalk, and Wicked Twister's track. I believe the fence is there now to keep people away from Wicked Twister and Disaster Transport, like Gomez said. Before Wicked Twister's construction, I believe the fence was a boundary for an employee beach. I'm not sure if that is entirely true though.

I'm going to have to go and agree with Gomez, safety sounds like the best reason.

no fooling you the 500 ft coaster can't have any peace with you around. JUST KIDDING. It's to keep people out like any other fence.

Junior's totally right.

Yeah, that makes the most sense. It's not like it's to stop intruders, it's most likely a safety thing. It's not like its physically meant to stop people, it's just a visual barrier like a stop sign.

-S. Eagle

Gomez is right. The fence is to keep people away from the ride. I don't think CP wants people getting in the way of WT and getting hurt or laying down and watch the train go over them at 72 mph.

Well they should move that fence in a little. That way you can still just walk along the beach a little more and see wicked twister as well. That's my suggestion.

^What does 50 more feet of the beach really matter? And does CP use that space for the para-sailing and jet skies too?
*** Edited 1/3/2005 12:48:45 PM UTC by Gomez***

The fence was originally put there as a barrier for the now long gone, employee beach. Home to movies on the beach and other employee related events. It was there LONG before WT was there or even planned.

As for DT, there has been a fence there to stop you from entering the storage areas since the ride was put up (read Avalanche Run) to provide a park border.

If it was there to stop people from getting closer to WT and DT, why do each of the rides have their own barriers around them?

I was there as a public seperation from the beach and that's it..

If the fence no longer has a purpose, I do think they should take it down. It'd be cool to be on the beach, lying down by WT.

-S. Eagle
*** Edited 1/4/2005 12:32:49 AM UTC by sean_s_eagle***

Apparently Cedar Point isn't too concerned about it.

Froshy said:
It's called a park boundary... so people can't get in without paying... like a fence around your yard so no one can get in... sort of like walls on a house, just not as thick and tall.

No. It's where the jetskis and stuff are when that is operateing durring the season.

Before the employee beach, that section of beach was the public beach. There was a bathhouse where Wicked Twister is now, and guests who went to CP for only the day used that bathhouse and beach if they wanted to go swimming.

The beach at Hotel Breakers was a private beach for hotel guests only. There was a time in the 60's when you actually had to sign a register with your name and room number as you entered the Breakers beach.

The fence back then was already there, the purpose being to keep the general public out of the private hotel beach.

You know it's the offseason when you're discussing the history of a fence. :)