Lighthouse point entrance?
Not sure if this was asked, but will there be a 5th entrance into the park for guests staying at Lighthouse Point? It would seem to me that it would be a good idea if they added one around the Mean Streak area, for Lighthouse, Camper Village and Sandcastle guests. Plus it would increase traffic out to the Breakwater.
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Neil
Pittsburgh, PA
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Neil
Pittsburgh, PA
I always thought that a 5th entrance would be a good idea. And now that Lighthouse point is there, it is even better. How about an entrance right through Mean Streaks structure. It could have either a tunnel under the road like at the Magnum entrance, or a crossing guard like at the Marina entrance; than run it through the little area with the trees inside of MS's structure by the que line. And than have come out in the area next to MS's entrance.
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Monster Ride Host for 2 Years
3 Years Total @ CP
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Monster Ride Host for 2 Years
3 Years Total @ CP
...and it just so happens that there is already a park gate there...big double-gate in the fence right next to the rest room building. Note that an entrance there would serve not only Lighthouse Point, but also Sandcastle Suites and Camper Village, both of which are now a very long walk from the Magnum entrance due to the expansion of Soak City a few years ago.
Another spot, though, is on around the corner, between the Frontiertown railroad station and White Water Landing. There's a truck gate there right now, and it is right across from the old boneyard gate. Since that's where Lighthouse Point is going, it would be an obvious place for a fifth gate, but there are a couple of logistical problems. One is that there is a railroad crossing there, and it is so close to the station that neither a stile nor an underpass is really practical. The other is that on the outside of the fence, there is no pedestrian access at that point, although that could be solved without too much trouble, because it's a blind curve in the Perimeter Road.
My guess is that if a fifth gate were to appear, it would be between Gemini and Mean Streak, on the Gemini side of the railroad track. It would be really convenient for anybody parked in the back parking lots, moreso than the extant Soak City gate. But my prediction is that there will be no fifth gate. :(
--Dave Althoff, Jr. *** This post was edited by RideMan on 1/19/2001. ***
Another spot, though, is on around the corner, between the Frontiertown railroad station and White Water Landing. There's a truck gate there right now, and it is right across from the old boneyard gate. Since that's where Lighthouse Point is going, it would be an obvious place for a fifth gate, but there are a couple of logistical problems. One is that there is a railroad crossing there, and it is so close to the station that neither a stile nor an underpass is really practical. The other is that on the outside of the fence, there is no pedestrian access at that point, although that could be solved without too much trouble, because it's a blind curve in the Perimeter Road.
My guess is that if a fifth gate were to appear, it would be between Gemini and Mean Streak, on the Gemini side of the railroad track. It would be really convenient for anybody parked in the back parking lots, moreso than the extant Soak City gate. But my prediction is that there will be no fifth gate. :(
--Dave Althoff, Jr. *** This post was edited by RideMan on 1/19/2001. ***
If no fifth gate, how about bringing back the trams and run them from LP, SC, CV to Ripcord.
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Scott W. Short
scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
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Scott W. Short
scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
http://www.midwestcoastercentral.com
Closed topic.