Memorial Day Weekend?

Is CP really crowded Memorial Day Weekend? Is itlike one of the top weekends of the year.

Just checking

Last year I went on the Sunday of Memorial Day Weekend and it was fairly crowded, but good weather had a lot to do with it. In fact, because crowd levels are so dependent on weather, it's very hard to predict them. Although the park does say that actual holidays like Memorial Day are less crowded than some may think. I'm sure there were more people there on Sunday last year than the actual Memorial Day.

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Thanks for the quick reply!

We'll probably try Sat or Sun of the weekend......

Anyone else!

Mike

Cat got your tounge loriu?? Just messin.-hehe

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Man I love that expression. . .but what strange breed of cat used to exist that actually tore out human tongues? I don't think someone just started saying "Cat got your tongue?" for no reason. . .I feel so bad for whoever that is based on. . .poor tongueless soul. It's something to think about. ;)

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I was wondering about this weekend also. My family is going for a 3 day mini-vacation. I can't wait. I haven't been to the Point in about 3 years. Way too long to wait and get my fix.

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Does anyone know if the Tuesday after Memorial Day is crowded? I can get to the park that day but no sooner. :(

Hopefully they will have 5 car trains running on TTD instead of the 4 they have now.

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Photonix said:
Hopefully they will have 5 car trains running on TTD instead of the 4 they have now.

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Seriously, why does it matter all that much?

I don't mean to be a jerk, but all this harping about the '4 car problem' is already tiresome. There are a lot of worse problems that could happen -- sensor or hydraulic malfunctions -- problems that could totally shut down the entire ride.

So four seats are gone. It's not the end of the world. And if it is, then the apocalypse is seems pretty nice to me.

What the most crowded day of the year?

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Memorial Day weekend, through my experience, is a nuthouse. Maybe, I just got lucky.

What people are worried about, with the "4 cars" issue, is ride capacity. How much longer are we gonna have to wait in line because of it? But, yes, it could be alot worse.

"Cat got your tongue?" Don't let your cat get in the same room, alone, with your infant children. Especially, while the child is sleeping. The "horrible creature" you inquire about is called the common house cat. Especially, males. They are very territorial when a "new creature" threatens their rank as the attention getter in the home. Have you ever moved the funiture around, and the cat got mad? I know, from personnal experience, this is not a myth. Luckily, all my children are alive, and we are catless!

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Gee, my son is still alive too, even after living with a cat who growled and hissed at him from the moment he was brought into the house as a newborn. My cat hated him from day one until she passed on when my son was 13 (the cat was 20 years old by then).

Why people actually believe that myth is beyond me.
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IT IS NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO "PREDICT CROWD LEVELS"...Please let's refrain from a whole bunch of "What will the crowd be like on fill in the blank date"

First regarding this specific question...Memorial Day Weekend is "busy" compared to the rest of MAY but is only a small portion of the overall attendance. The SUNDAY (5/25) of the holiday weekend will be the busiest of the three days, followed by Saturday and then Monday. THIS IS ALL RELIENT ON DRY WEATHER ALL THREE DAYS.

Now for my annual crowd level rant (someday I'll save this from the previous year or have Jeff put it in the Feature Section of the site)

Anyhow,

NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE CROWD BE ON A SPECIFIC DAY, HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES WHICH CAN BE USED TO "PICK" THE BEST DAY FOR YOUR VISIT.

1. Start by checking the Cedar Point operating schedule. If the park closes at 8:00p.m. it isn't because the midway is jammed with people. Lower hours of operation meaans LOWER CROWD LEVELS.

2. Busiest time of the year is from July 4- Mid- August. Notice the longer hours of opertion during this time.

3. Basically, all things being equal (ie DRY WEATHER) here is a breakdown of the Busiest days in order...Saturday, Wednesday/Monday/Friday/Thursday/Tuesday/Sunday. There are exception to this "rule" if it RAINS...if it rains on one day, the NEXT DRY day will see a bump in attendance.

4. This is a "tip" for people who plan a day trip and are trying to find a goodtime to go. WATCH THE WEATHER FORECAST IN THE MORNING FOR DETROIT AND CLEVELAND, if it is RAINING and looks like it won't be an ALL DAY rain...GO to the PARK...Don't waste time get there...CP will be"empty" that day. The two key markets for CP, Detroit and Cleveland, both being just a few hours or less away, are directly effected by the early morning weather in each city. I am sure there is more than one person on this board who heard Mom or Dad say at nighttime, "If it's nice in the morning we are going to CP", if it was raining the next morning, the family would wait until the next day to then go to CP, hence the "bump" in attendance on the first dry day after rain.

Hopefully you can make sense of this infomation and make and educated guess on the crowd level. Even if you go to CP during a "Busy Time" CP is staffed to handle the crowd levels throughout that period. There have been a few blips to this "system" over the past few years, Closing Day in 2001(?) comes to mind...it was an incredibly nice day in October and EVRYONE seemed to have the same idea of one last coaster ride. But for the most part this will help you.

Don't fall prey to "other websites" which claim the have "crowd predictors" or other fancy gizmos.

Most of all remeber ANY DAY AT CP IS BETTER THAN BEING AT WORK.

OTT

Who is waiting to hear a "first hand report" for a RIDER of TTD!!! (and I don't mean FRED;))