Lines: D.J's VS. Fun Tv

They did the same thing for the evening Frozen fireworks thing at DHS this summer as well. People were really plugged into it.

Jeff,

Are you saying Cedar Point has more people now than in 2000 but they are getting the people though the lines faster? I have heard of long waits. I get to hear the complaints. I think the interactive line entertainment would be an excellent idea for customers. And being local we do not even go if the lines are long. We do the morning run and evening fun.

More rides = more overall capacity through the park = more rides that the average person can experience in a day.

As I was waiting in line recently this past weekend for Maverick im starting to not enjoy the Fun TV. I feel like its a big distraction which I guess that's the purpose of them but I think in a bad way. I seen a bunch of people just starring at the TVs instead of socializing with their friends and family. Kinda like the cell phone thing when people are on break at work.

Maybe that's how some people choose to spend their time. Maybe watching a screen with friends is something enjoyable for them.

Technology isn't the big, evil thing that everyone tries to make it out to be.

If you've been in line with your friends and family at the park all day at some point the conversation is going to slow down anyways. The people staring at the screen in one line may have been talking non stop in the line for the last ride they were on.

Honestly, the deserted Raptor DJ booth gives me the creeps.

I wish there was a little more variety in the music selection. I remember last year they were playing limp bizkit, and metallica. I haven't heard anything like that this year.

^^ I was thinking that same thing about the MF DJ booth. I wonder how long they will keep them around if their never gonna use them....?

I think the DJs were fun when they came in on the evening rides, I always remember at some point a beach ball was being tossed about like in a stadium. It seems the majority here like the FunTV better, I think they need to focus on the fun factor in their choices.

Honestly, I don't see anybody getting "pumped" for the evening rides anymore like back in the day when it was like a party, a lot of whooping and such mostly the guys, but everyone was excited.

I think I mentioned this before, some of you said it was because everyone is in their phone.

^ Thank you.

I always remember seeing the beach balls getting taken away by park employees back then. I never did understand why it's not like anyone was getting hurt by them.

It was for liability reasons. People will sue over anything if they think they can make a little money. I can just see someone getting hit by one of the balls and suing the park because it gave them a headache and ruined the rest of their day. When the real reason for their headache was thinking--something they seldom did. Either thinking or too much beer.

Yeah, I remember a full queue on Magnum on many nights and the beach balls would come out. Great fun and it made the time go by quick. Part of the fun was seeing how long the ball could be kept away from the ride op or cop that wanted to take it away.

However much I may miss the beach balls and party atmosphere I sure don't miss waiting three hours to ride Magnum.

Oh, my, I don't think we ever went on a day that constituted a three hour wait. We always went on a weekday in June, so I would suppose that means they had a DJ every evening back then.

edit: We could have gone a few years in late July, too, when a cousin came up from Florida but always on a weekday.

After prom on a Saturday 1989 was somewhere around a 3 hour wait. The entire line full and spilling out into the midway...First time, I wanted to ride it bad. My date was scared of pretty much anything so my friend and I ditched our "men" and rode it ourselves while they wandered the park and showed their manliness by winning us stuffed animals LOL

I'm hoping to see some new Fun TV games that aren't picking the correct ball under a cup.

I think they should add more interactivity to Fun TV. Like for the trivia questions and games, you should be able to text your answer to a number, and if you are the first to answer correctly, it could send you a coupon for something like a drink. Or they could make it so that you can earn points that you could cash in toward various prizes.

Paisley, thanks for sharing. Those are the memories that stick with us, bring a chuckle or even a teardrop or two. It even starts us thinking about the fun times we've had at the park.

By the way, I hope you still have the stuffed animal.