Its Over...

I got my 400th time on the MF from 2001 - yesturday. If I did ride 2 more Roller Coaster this year; which would of been 132 Coasters. I would of had a Breaking Redord from Last yr 2007.When does the CEDAR POINT Open in 2009? I've heard May 16th, if it does there is 194 more days I'll be back in.

I heard from a twister ride op that Disaster transport will be getting a new roof that does not leak! Maybe when it rains you can ride it finally. But I can see it now, the rain is coming down, and all the other rides are closed, and half the park races over to DT to cram inside the building to catch a ride.....

I'll believe it when I see it.

According to todays blog May 16th is Opening Day. A bit late, no?

So sad its over. Good times this year, ranging from my first rollback on opening day to causing a child to pee themselves in Terror Island. Thanx for all the good times. Now starts the sinking in of slight depression till coaster season starts again.

^ lol you caused a kid to pee themselves? Wait a go! :)

See now while I just posted above how facility updates and additional theming can make the world of a difference. I DO NOT MEAN revamping your worst ride in the entire park followed by money dumped on the second worst ride in the park - Mean Streak.

You ever walk around the water parks at any Cedar Fair park and catch a whiff of....fecal matter? Yes I have, and if I might add it was at Michigans Adventure in the Funnel of Fear line. This was a pungent odor that everone in the line noticed. I would rather that issue be addressed than Disaster Transport or Mean Streak hands down.

What is Cedar Point waiting for? I know I could live with a summer of the park being under construction between the aquatic stadium and disaster transport if they were to demolish and start new there. These items along with Demon Drop have been on the auction block for years and they need to be done away with.

I would take updated Breakers hotel room bathrooms before I would take Mean Streak / Disaster Transport improvements.

It is just mind boggling to see Cedar Point waste money on these rides. Leave the rides as is even and just go straight towards themeing the park more and facility updates / hotel renovations.

The economy is in a crunch but thats no reason to make your raman noodle coaster try and be a Del Monico Rib Eye steak. It isn't going to happen. It's still going to be a cup of crappy noodles.

Vince982 said:
According to todays blog May 16th is Opening Day. A bit late, no?

No. It's about the same number of operating days.

Vince982 said:
I got two rides on Skyscraper, hoped for 3 but 2 will have to do.

Nah nah nah nah nah.. I got 3 :-D

They were running it INSANELY well this weekend, too.

My Saturday ride was insane. Probably the best one I've ever had. Sunday's was fun too but not like Saturday.

so does that mean we should play revelie when the park opens at the beginning of the season and taps at the end? i think that would be cool

We should probably save those rather sacred songs for the events in which they are intended.

i was in the military. i know how very sacred they are. it was a joke.

May 16th does seem later than usual for 2009 opening day. I always remembered opening weekend the second weekend of May. If the opererating schedule is about the same, are they extending it through November again?

^With Halloween being a Saturday next year, Im sure closing day will be the 1st. Halloweekends is a license to print money for the park, of course they are going to milk it. Ill take that last weekend of Halloweekends over another week in May any day.

Do you think Cedar Point will stay open for a weekend in November next year too?

Cedar Point Opening Day:

2005: May 7th
2006: May 10th
2007: May 12th
2008: May 10th
2009: May 16th

There is a small trend towards opening later in May, but not significant. I would suspect that revenue/attendance is low opening any earlier plus the weather is always a gamble. The weather the last 2 years in September and October have been great overall. I would only assume that closing day will be Sunday, November 1.

^Not really, look at the calendar again. Every year since 2006 they have had three weekends in May that they are open. Looks like they are being consistent to me.

Its just how you want to look at the numbers. Im sure the math people out there will analyze the opening and operating days every which way. If you look at it by opening on calendar days, then they are opening a bit later next year. If you want to look at it by weekends in May, your half right. Cedar Point was open 4 Saturdays and 3 Sundays in May of 2008.

^Really half weekends, fine, they've been open for two weekends before memorial day weekend.