Gatekeeper Test runs

Just let them continue to keep looking for it.

Gatekeeper2013 said:
Everyone keeps saying "if it valleys". I don't see a problem with this. Honestly, I would pay extra to have it valley. It would be like wicked twister.

Anyways, although you and even me wouldn't see a problem if Gatekeeper valleyed because we know as enthusiast that these things sometimes happen. Now the general public who as quoted before thinks Magnum is sinking into Lake Erie might see this and think something went horribly wrong and Gatekeeper isn't safe, etc.

^^I was hoping one of those was going to be a corny, photoshopped green train sticking out of the water. :(

It would appear that GateKeeper had its first successful flight this afternoon.

If you don't mind me asking. How can you be sure?

He's Walt.....that's all you need to know to be sure. :)

Because he knows people.

Makes sense.

He's kind of a big deal.

People know him.

He's got many leatherbound books... yadda.. yadda.. yadda..

~Rob

When will we have a video of the test runs!? I can't take it anymore!!!

Sometime between now, and soon.

"Everything that happens now, is happening now..."

"...when will then be now?"

"Soon!"

;)

Space Balls for the win!!!

^^Great Spaceballs quote Tony. Terrific movie. Mel Brooks rocks!

But, I wish we could fast-forward past what is happening now and into what is happening soon. Man, these Instant Casettes suck....and they're kind of outdated.

Looking forward to more updates.

Picklesthedrummer said:
That was most likely because the general public didn't find it a big deal since non-enthusiast didn't feel like the ride was broken, which in a way it was. However if there was a shot of Gatekeeper valleying the public could think the new coaster is broken and just appears to have more wrong with it than Maverick did. Even though Maverick's situation was much more severe than if Gatekeeper were to valley.

As much as they think that Dragster is dangerous because you can find a video of it on Youtube with a train stuck at the top?

NOBODY talks about that incident. Or when Raptor valleyed a few years ago and I think there is the same logic at work here. 90% of the population won't even know the name of this ride when they show up to the park. A lot of people don't know that Cedar Point even built a ride this year. So no, I'm not worried that they'll worry about that one afternoon before the season when a train was sitting on the track.

Valleying was just an example. At this point I don't even think its necessary to explain it again but bottom line is Cedar Point did that for a reason

Why isn't the park releasing pictures or videos or atleast announcing that it tested? I know nothing went wrong but it just seems a little odd.

I'm going to be optimistic and assume that Cedar Point will show us videos tomorrow especially since tomorrow is FRIDAY! ;)

They are likely editing the video to be released. Like Tony said, we will have a video soon :) or at least I assume it is a video.

Well.. they have managed to spark several pages of discussion on at least one enthusiast website simply by taking the cams down. Maybe that's why?

It's a nice intermediate step between the testing and being able to put out a produced media. It gets people talking and excited about it (and what better time to get people excited than in the last 30 days or so before it opens?).

Tony definitely get's post of the month. I know it's only the 5th. But, I just don't see anyone topping that. :-)