GateKeeper Media Day

OnPointTony said:

P.S. GateKeeper is TOTES amazing when it runs. And I'm already giving myself -20 points for using "totes."

MINUS 40 points for giving yourself points. PLUS 40 points for coming back to work at the MOST AMAZING place on earth!

Frito Joe said:
Am I the only one not receiving a success message (per Tonys post) after filling out the form for media day on the CP website?

Does this mean if I RSVP It won't go through and I'll have to do it again?

I just activated my CoasterBuzz membership but now it just says page is unavailable when I try to submit my RSVP on the first to fly page.

Signed up for the event, and signed up for a GOCC membership last night. Can't wait!

I'm having the same issue trying to get the RSVP page to accept me. lol

Media Day is tempting. I'm usually still going strong through the night anyway, so getting there at 4AM would be a breeze.

How crowded could it really be at 4AM on a Thursday? Most don't even know about the event, aren't in a coaster club, have to work or go to school, and simply are not going to go to CP in the middle of the night.

Could media and hardcore fans really generate long lines that early? I wish I had friends crazy enough to do this, and I'd be there for sure.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if 800 or 1000 people showed up. I plan on being there at 3:45 just for punctuality. Of course, that means getting up earlier to get ready. I can see the majority of people getting there later if there's no "need" to be there at 4.

4 AM is just way too crazy early for me. My son and I plan on getting there around 8.

I suspect if you show up first thing in the morning, there's going to be a lot of waiting. There's umpteen amount of tv stations going to do live on-ride remotes for their morning news casts.

Hmmmm.....3 1/2 hour drive for media day or just save the drive for "anybody who buys an OSU day ticket can attend" day?!?! Decisions, decisions!

Live onride? Would be a bad way to find out your anchor doesn't stomach coasters well.

Does the page refresh once you entered the info without the fields to put information in when you did it right?

I'm not getting anything at all at Cedarpoint.com when I try to register -- it just throws me out and says "unable to connect to server" -- ah well, will try later....

Yes, same problem I am having

All of you who are complaining that you can't register, go back to the 1st page of this thread, second post from the bottom.

Site is broken and people have been notified.

Believe I got signed up, got the message saying Thanks for Registering (this was a day ago). Hopefully it sticks.

Can't wait for the 9th! Thought about OSU day, but seems like it's going to be oversold. This at least has a longer timeframe and a better shot at good seats (since its more random than everyone line up for front).

Just worked for me. Pretty sure the problem is solved.

This will be my first time attending a Media Day event at any amusement park. Can anyone fill me in on how this works?

Dave wrote a great description of how these events work and what to expect. I'll quote it here.

RideMan said:
For those of you who have not been to a media event, please be aware of what you're getting into. The media preview can be a lot of fun, but going to one is really something to be undertaken by the most hardcore fan. Why? Because you'll have to get there at an unreasonably early hour of the day, there will be only one ride available, and your riding opportunities on that one ride may be frustratingly limited, possibly by breakdowns, but definitely by the production requirements of the news outlets. Yes, they will hold trains so that they can accommodate satellite windows and live holes in news programming. Yes, they will grab a correspondent and put her on the train *ahead of you* so that they can meet a deadline. Yes, there will be delays as equipment gets shifted around on the ride and on the platform to accommodate the media. And yes, you will be able to get some rides (potentially lots of rides), and you will be expected to enjoy it. 8-)

That said, it's also an opportunity not only to be one of the very first "real people" to ride the new coaster, but also to very possibly have your reaction preserved for posterity and broadcast to some random television market somewhere in the country. You get a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the opening and marketing of a new ride. And you get to walk the midway and ride the new coaster a few days early. You may even have to pretend that there is a yellow line to stand behind.

My advice? If you are able to make a casual visit to Cedar Point, it's a heck of an opportunity and you should certainly take advantage of it. But if going to Cedar Point is one of those rare opportunities for you and you're coming halfway across the country, bringing your coaster-loving friend who just wants to ride his brains out, wait until CoasterMania when the whole park will be open, and you can enjoy actual ERT on Gatekeeper.

Basically, if you are the sort of person who could justify attending the off-season tour yesterday and who could have a great time kicking around the park even though the place was closed, then you're a perfect candidate for media day. if you can't imagine why anyone would want to go up there and wander around in the wind and blowing sand to see a park that isn't even open, you might want to wait until after opening day.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Does anybody know if they are going to start giving rides on Gatekeeper right at 4 am on the media day? This is going to be my first media day event as well.