Is there any love left for Disaster Transport?

I wonder how they plan on dismantling. I think it would be neat for them to strip away the building first only for us to see Avalanche Run outdoors one final time. But most likely I think we will just see a razing of the building and ride at the same time with heavy machinery and all the metal scrapped.

I agree it would be neat to see Avalanche Run without the building. But since they aren't moving the ride I doubt they will go out of their way to tear down the building and not damage the ride. Most likely it will all come down at once. I hope I'm wrong tho :)

For some reason, I'm getting more sad about this topic. I'm going to miss that ride.

You got 3 more days to ride!

I can't make it, unfortunately :'(

I was there yesterday and noticed a banner with a timeline of AR/DT by the ride's sign. Unfortunately I wasn't able to look at it due to the long line for DT and totally forgot to look after my ride. Does anyone have any pictures of it? I will not be going back before they start taking it down. Or if someone goes before Sunday, could possibly take a picture and share it?!

Glad I could ride it as AR and DT. Was not able to make Coastermania for a final goodbye......

RockStar21, http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii572/CPpixx/100_1554.jpg

Credit to CPfan1976

I made an emergency visit to Cedar Point yesterday (I wasn't planning to go until September this year, sadly I do not get to visit with the frequency I did in years past) to say goodbye to Disaster Transport. I tried pointing out to my new husband where some of the props were, such as the satellite. It could be made out in the dim room but was unlit as was everything else. Lots of people were milling around taking photos of the building and queue. My last ride, at the end of the day, felt special and sad. Before walking away I kissed my hand and then pressed it to the "warehouse" and said, out loud, "Goodbye, Disaster Transport."

No doubt this sounds ridiculous to most. But in its opening year, I waited 90 minutes to ride DT with my younger brother and to me it was worth it. I was afraid of roller coasters back then and riding even the two that I had managed to get myself on (Mine Ride and Iron Dragon) was a big deal to me. Riding something where I couldn't see the track in advance and feel sure it would be "OK" was a step of significant bravery for me. It was the first time I rode a brand new coaster (I didn't know at the time it was really just Avalanche Run) and could share in the excitement of something like that.

And it was a bonding experience with my brother. The night before our first ride, we had been out on the beach with our parents and we stood there looking at Disaster Transport and wondering what it would be like. That is one of my more vivid childhood memories of Cedar Point. When I texted my brother to tell him DT would be razed, he texted back, "I'll never forget standing on the beach at night looking at Disaster Transport." So he remembers the same moment.

It was quirky, it was unique, and it was a reminder of 1980s Cedar Point, which for me is the near-mythical CP of my childhood. I'll remember it fondly for the rest of my life. And that is my long answer to the question posed in the title of this thread. There is love left for Disaster Transport, if only mine.

What a nice post, Carousel Rabbit. <3

When I was there a few days ago, I actually went on the beach to take some pictures of DT from behind. Not sure if their from the perspective you originally remember, but I'm sure one of them's at least somewhat close. :p

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m112/Titandwedebil/Cedar%20Point/P7220079.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m112/Titandwedebil/Cedar%20Point/P7220090.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m112/Titandwedebil/Cedar%20Point/P7220091.jpg

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m112/Titandwedebil/Cedar%20Point/P7220092.jpg

Thanks for sharing those, Titandwedebil! I really appreciate it! I didn't go out on the beach yesterday but I did get a nice look down at DT from the Space Spiral that reminded me of that night with my family.

That was my first (and presumably last) trip on the Space Spiral, by the way. I made myself ride it since I thought I'd regret never having ridden it once it was removed. I'm really afraid of heights! People can't understand this because I am a roller coaster enthusiast now (my childhood self would never have believed I would one day be so fearless about roller coasters), but for some reason I'm OK with heights on roller coasters but being up in a tall building, observation tower, or Ferris wheel really panics me. But I gritted my teeth, went on, and... I can't say I was entirely comfortable but it was not as bad as I feared. I'm glad I can say I rode it, since it has always been one of the icons of Cedar Point to me.

(Sorry for getting a little off topic there.)

Thos back pics were AWESOME thanks! I really hope that the trees are not cut down for the new ride. I always loved that little mini forest right in the sand there. I will miss the way the ride used to be but hopefully this is a lessoned learned by the new management how not to neglect the park.

DISpatch mASTER TRANSPORT will be missed, only indoor air conditioned que in CP,

The Jumbo Jet sat on the rides footprint before, so the next ride on the site has something to live up to...a good themed family coaster might be good.

Aaronosmer said:
RockStar21, http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/ii572/CPpixx/100_1554.jpg

Credit to CPfan1976

Thank you! I wish I could make out what each year says though. I'm sure there will be another picture sooner or later that is closer so people can read it. Thanks again for posting the link.

Is the 29th the final day for Space Spiral as well?

Carousel Rabbit said:
I made an emergency visit to Cedar Point yesterday (I wasn't planning to go until September this year, sadly I do not get to visit with the frequency I did in years past) to say goodbye to Disaster Transport. I tried pointing out to my new husband where some of the props were, such as the satellite. It could be made out in the dim room but was unlit as was everything else. Lots of people were milling around taking photos of the building and queue. My last ride, at the end of the day, felt special and sad. Before walking away I kissed my hand and then pressed it to the "warehouse" and said, out loud, "Goodbye, Disaster Transport."

No doubt this sounds ridiculous to most. But in its opening year, I waited 90 minutes to ride DT with my younger brother and to me it was worth it. I was afraid of roller coasters back then and riding even the two that I had managed to get myself on (Mine Ride and Iron Dragon) was a big deal to me. Riding something where I couldn't see the track in advance and feel sure it would be "OK" was a step of significant bravery for me. It was the first time I rode a brand new coaster (I didn't know at the time it was really just Avalanche Run) and could share in the excitement of something like that.

And it was a bonding experience with my brother. The night before our first ride, we had been out on the beach with our parents and we stood there looking at Disaster Transport and wondering what it would be like. That is one of my more vivid childhood memories of Cedar Point. When I texted my brother to tell him DT would be razed, he texted back, "I'll never forget standing on the beach at night looking at Disaster Transport." So he remembers the same moment.

It was quirky, it was unique, and it was a reminder of 1980s Cedar Point, which for me is the near-mythical CP of my childhood. I'll remember it fondly for the rest of my life. And that is my long answer to the question posed in the title of this thread. There is love left for Disaster Transport, if only mine.

I love to read posts like this.

Rotunda_Chillin, no closing date has been officially announced for Space Spiral, but it is expected to be around Labor Day. I won't be back to the park before then (sadly) so I needed to get my ride in during this visit.

50 years from now, people will be riding Magnum and someone will ask, "What did they build the year after this amazing coaster debuted?" And someone else will answer, "Something that blocked the beach view that they took out like 20 years later."

I can't say that I'm going to miss Disaster Transport, because like I someone else said, it should have been pitched over a decade ago. I remember back in the early 2000s when the boards first opened when we would talk about the status of DT on any certain day. Did they have all the lights off? Did you see the animatronics working? A lot of us go excited when Cedar Point seemed to put some work into revamping it, but it was cheap. Management let an okay ride get worse as time progressed. Even the AC wasn't as cool as it used to have been.

I think we tend to look at DT with rose colored glasses. I rode DT its first year when I was about 5. We were all blown away by the themeing and then the ride itself felt thrilling. The very next year, things deteriorated. I remember being content with just hearing the, "I'm losing control. We're going to crash!" at the end. But even that stopped after a while. The experience was gone and all that was left was an okay ride.

Today, you can do DT's niche so much better without it looking like a monster covering the beach. Mean Streak, you're next.

Came across this and thought I'd share...DT isn't the only 'ride' leaving.

http://creeva.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/disaster-transport-hSkE.jpg