Graphed Cost of Admission Since 1970

I was bored today. These 4 day weekends are brutal ;) Anyway I made this graph of the cost of admission since 1970. Why 1970? Because that's when the "All Day Ride Ticket" started. There are years where I don't have any info, and there are years where I only have partial info. If anyone can fill in the blanks, let me know and I can update my graph. Please site your source if you have one.

http://rollercoasterfreak.com/Cedar_Point/costs.bmp

Wow. I have a bunch of things for you to work on if you're that bored! :)

I'd be curious to see how that matched up with inflation.

If you really want to get crazy, do some "layover" graphs and chart the costs of other entertainment in the same time period such as sports events, Broadway shows, movies, video games, etc. Then we would have something to talk about.

Or even better, do a breakdown of cost/hour.

So, you pay 25-30 bucks for a seat at a ball game, but that's only 2.5-3 hours (usually) of time.

For only 15-20 bucks more (not even double) you get about 5 times the entertainment "time".

And that doesn't even include the cost of entertainment enhancing refreshment that goes with the ball game.

I was at a Florida Panthers hockey game a couple of weeks ago and I believe they were charging $7.00 for a beer. At the movie theatre this weekend there was a vending machine selling bottled water for $3.75.

But yes, John alludes to the point I was getting at. Yes, costs of amusemtn park admission of gone up significantly in the past 30+ years but so too has the cost for just about any entertainment option. I think I spent $35 bucks for my kid to see The Wiggles (a 2 hour concert) in seats that weren't all that great. That makes Cedar Point admission seem like an incredible bargain.

Now, I would agree that a lot of the in-park costs are outrageous but again, when compared to other entertainment venues like stadiums, arenas, etc...or heck, even compared to a turnpike rest stop, the costs are regrettably in line.

Interesting chart. I wish your season pass info went back a little further. There was a year in the early '80s where the price of a season pass dropped dramatically to about 2.5 regular admissions. I remember the cost of a season pass around 1982 being over $100 dollars.

I have many brochures from that era and have not seen any info on season passes.

For most of the years, htey do not show the junior or senior season passes.

That's why that's not there. 

I think the recent trend (’06-’07) in the Junior/Senior pricing is indicative of Cedar Point's lack of a family-friendly experience. Compare the 1987 and 2007 Junior/Senior prices. What’s up with that? Maybe nothing. But compare that to Busch Garden Europe’s junior ticket at $49.95. Shouldn’t the "Best Amusement Park In The World" be able to charge more than $12.95?

CP has limited appeal.

Many people under 3, and seniors have few reasons to go to CP. Lack of things to do, and waiting for your grand children ride a coaster for an hour and a half cannot be fun.

For $12.95 my dad won't even go. Just nothing there to see for him....

Chief Wahoo said:
I was at a Florida Panthers hockey game a couple of weeks ago and I believe they were charging $7.00 for a beer. At the movie theatre this weekend there was a vending machine selling bottled water for $3.75.

But yes, John alludes to the point I was getting at. Yes, costs of amusemtn park admission of gone up significantly in the past 30+ years but so too has the cost for just about any entertainment option. I think I spent $35 bucks for my kid to see The Wiggles (a 2 hour concert) in seats that weren't all that great. That makes Cedar Point admission seem like an incredible bargain.

Now, I would agree that a lot of the in-park costs are outrageous but again, when compared to other entertainment venues like stadiums, arenas, etc...or heck, even compared to a turnpike rest stop, the costs are regrettably in line.

You hit the nail on the head! CP is an awesome value IMO. I'd spend much more outside the park to see as much and do as much as I do there each season.

Curiousity, anyone know when they started the Military Discount?

I know it's been for several years at least. 

But, I havn't seen any mention of it. The brochures don't

show a full break down of all the discounts and such.

Haha. Tweenie admission?

By the way, that's pretty cool. Especially that spectacular price drop in 2005. :)

When they had Tweeny, Funday was 54" and up, Tweeny was 48" to 54" and Junior was Under 48".

You'll notice they started it the year Mantis opened. Raptor also opened 2 years prior. As of 1996 Mantis and Raptor were the only 2 rides that had a 54" height requirement. So I believe they created the Tweeny out of fairness to the between 48" and 54" croud. Why should they have to pay more for new rides they can't even go on.