Is it about time for Cedar Point to get a new waterpark?

I hear alot of people complaining about Soak City is this true? I mean I hope this is'nt the case..but I think Cedar Point could really use a new water park..with a couple of Proslide attractions what do you think??

Jamal said:
I hear alot of people complaining about Soak City is this true?

Is this a statement or question?

I guess its been a few months so a topic like this is due. Soak City does just fine with attendance, Could it use some more slides, sure from an enthusiast perspective. Could it use some more paint and bushes, sure why not. Do they need an entirely new water park, no.

I heard rumors of Soak City being a dirty waterpark..that's what I heard. Idk if this is true or not. But I think they could use a new waterpark.

Soak City does indeed need new attractions. But, why would they add things to the water park if the attendence in it is good. I don't see them tearing down soak city and just plopping down a new one in the off-season.

I haven't heard any complaints. I been there a few times this year, and I've been to Wildwater Kingdom too. Both are nice parks, both are clean parks. Soak City was built in the early days of water parks and is pretty much a giant concrete area with pools and slides. Wildwater Kingdom is much newer and has more theming and character. I like both parks for different reasons.

I'd like to see Soak City make better use of some of that concrete. The area between Adventure Cove and the wave pool could use more tables. They need some seating near the slides too. One change they could make is to add the automated locker system they have at WWK. That would eliminate the sometimes long wait to rent a locker. I personally don't use the lockers there, but that would be a good improvement. The changing room building at SC might be a candidate for some updating too.

If Soak City was a standalone waterpark, it probably wouldn't be doing as good as it is. It draws alot of its crowd from Cedar Pointgoers. Ohio can have some pretty hot summer days too, and there isn't another makor waterpark anywhere close, at least not that i know of, except for Kings Island's waterpark. They could use some sprucing up and maybe another attraction, but I doubt its very high on their list of priorities

Kalahari is close and for an indoor water park, it sure is better than Soak City.

Soak City isn't terrible, but it is terribly out of date. I've been quite a few times this year and I still had a lot of fun. It just needs to be updated, or at least a fresh coat of paint until something better comes a long.

Kings Islands water park is much better from a variety/new attraction standpoint, yet Soak City still has some advantages.

They aren't going to spend a dime on Soak City beyond normal maintenance unless attendance declines. Seeing as how they have a built-in audience from the resorts, the odds are not high.

I'm not a big water park / water ride fan myself. I would just as soon see more coasters and thrill rides, but my kids might disagree with me. They seem to enjoy SC and haven't really complained any that I have heard.

Where do you all see the attendance figures for SC?

SC is a tool to get people to stay at the resorts. As long as the resorts sell well, SC doesn't require much new investment.

At least, this is allegedly what the thinking is. If so, it's rather short-sighted and not very imaginative on their part.

And being that the resorts are sitting half empty right now, I would not look for a large soak city expansion anytime soon.

I could maybe see them adding a new slide or a pro slide bowl, but not any kind of large addition.

Wasn't the resorts empty a lot of the time last year? I thought Jeff said that a few times. Using that logic maybe Soak City will get an upgrade. ;)

I'm suprised the whole "Well once they close Wildwater Kingdom" thing hasn't been brought up yet.

But anyways... Soak City is nothing special It's market is Resort guest and to some degree Platinum pass holders that come over from the park. And this is exactly what it succeeds at, it attracks guest that go to the park on Saturday and then spend a half day or so at Soak City on Sunday after they checkout.

^ I have actually said that on another topic about Soak City but their slide tower is awesome.

Wildwater kingdom, has an awsome water slide tower.

I have not been to SC in years. I will be going for the first time in a while in a couple weeks when we stay at Breakers. I think it looks like a decent water park with some good slides. We will see though.

It does looks huge.

The best part of Soak City for us is Bubbles. I love the setting.

I agree Thunder Falls is amazing. Could ride that thing all day, well I guess you pretty much have to since it's the only slide tower in Aurora :)