MF will breathe new life into CP&LE...
While looking at the park map, I noticed the CP&LE railroad goes right along the edge of MF first half. Imagine riding the train, and as you go buy, you see these massive supports for the lift and second hill. Plus people can see the drop and the overbanked turn. This will make or break people's decision to ride MF without actually standing in line
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Brian Z.
Hometown parks: Kennywood, Cedar Point!
31 days until The Force
Gemini is the coaster with the most riders per year, but the CP&LE is the ride with the most riders per year, and probably per hour. Remember that the Gemini, at high capacity, can officially push about 3000 an hour (that's before seatbelts). The train can take about 360 people per ride (assuming 6 coaches per train* 15 benches per coach * 4 people per bench) X about 20 rides per hour (assuming both trains are making the half circuit once every six minutes. Therefore, you get about 7200 per hour, or about a 2:1 ridership ratio when compared to Gemini. NOTE: These numbers are only my best guess on CP&LE capacity and not fact. Oh Dave. You've probably got all this documented, right?? :)
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Scott W. Short
sshort@mediaone.net
http://welcome.to/midwestcoastercentral
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Scott W. Short
sshort@mediaone.net
http://welcome.to/midwestcoastercentral
Scott, one question:
How many times have you actually seen the CP&LE Railroad filled to capacity?
I agree with your reasoning that it probably has one of the highest capacities in the park, but from what I've seen it's very rare for the train to be completely full even once in a day, unless CP is extremely crowded. I'm not disputing your claim about its ridership, because even half full (which is a more common scenario) it can likely hold more people than any rollercoaster or flat ride (of course not counting the other transportation ride, the Sky Ride) per hour.
In any case, the addition of Millennium Force will definitely make the ride on the train more exciting, at least for the first part, and maybe that's what the original poster meant by his statement, and that the two rides will support each other, sort of.
Not that MF will need any other support, hehe.
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Natalie
Doesn't really know what she's saying, but looks good saying it.
ATL Zone 3 Sweeps 2000
How many times have you actually seen the CP&LE Railroad filled to capacity?
I agree with your reasoning that it probably has one of the highest capacities in the park, but from what I've seen it's very rare for the train to be completely full even once in a day, unless CP is extremely crowded. I'm not disputing your claim about its ridership, because even half full (which is a more common scenario) it can likely hold more people than any rollercoaster or flat ride (of course not counting the other transportation ride, the Sky Ride) per hour.
In any case, the addition of Millennium Force will definitely make the ride on the train more exciting, at least for the first part, and maybe that's what the original poster meant by his statement, and that the two rides will support each other, sort of.
Not that MF will need any other support, hehe.
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Natalie
Doesn't really know what she's saying, but looks good saying it.
ATL Zone 3 Sweeps 2000
And who doesn't love passing the skelton guy humping the fence in Boneville? (Read carefully)
Anyway, I don't remember the numbers, but I do remember one of the PR people telling me it was either the train or Skyride.
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
"And he says 'I'm goin' crazy up there at the lake...'"
Anyway, I don't remember the numbers, but I do remember one of the PR people telling me it was either the train or Skyride.
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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
"And he says 'I'm goin' crazy up there at the lake...'"
Hmmmmm...I always thought Gemini was #1, followed closely by the CP & LE. Incidentally, after doing some detective work last season, I am pretty sure that the "Population" posted on the Main Midway train station is the CP & LE ridership for the previous year, and the "Elevation" is the length of the track. I could be wrong about that...
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Straight from the FAQ on the Cedar Point website:
"Cedar Point delivered nearly 41 million rides in 1999. The 10 most popular rides during the 1999 season were as follows:
1.) Gemini -- 2,705,855 rides
2.) Raptor -- 2,134,528 rides
3.) Magnum XL-200 -- 2,105,442 rides
4.) C.P. & L.E. Railroad -- 2,086,079 rides
5.) Sky Ride -- 1,723,309 rides
6.) Iron Dragon -- 1,649,435 rides
7.) Corkscrew -- 1,487,893 rides
8.) Mantis -- 1,431,616 rides
9.) Mine Ride -- 1,156,634 rides
10.) Mean Streak -- 1,150,784 rides "
Here's the URL for that:
http://www.cedarpoint.com/faq/faqC.cfm
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Natalie
ATL Zone 3 Sweeps 2000
"Cedar Point delivered nearly 41 million rides in 1999. The 10 most popular rides during the 1999 season were as follows:
1.) Gemini -- 2,705,855 rides
2.) Raptor -- 2,134,528 rides
3.) Magnum XL-200 -- 2,105,442 rides
4.) C.P. & L.E. Railroad -- 2,086,079 rides
5.) Sky Ride -- 1,723,309 rides
6.) Iron Dragon -- 1,649,435 rides
7.) Corkscrew -- 1,487,893 rides
8.) Mantis -- 1,431,616 rides
9.) Mine Ride -- 1,156,634 rides
10.) Mean Streak -- 1,150,784 rides "
Here's the URL for that:
http://www.cedarpoint.com/faq/faqC.cfm
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Natalie
ATL Zone 3 Sweeps 2000
CP&LE railroad could still be higher because they only count riders when people get on. Those who stay on the ride don't get counted again.
One of my favorite parts of the railroad was the wooded area they had to take out for the MF. But hey, the trade off is worth a giga-coaster.
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"the Force of the new Millennium will be felt by those who choose to seek it."
One of my favorite parts of the railroad was the wooded area they had to take out for the MF. But hey, the trade off is worth a giga-coaster.
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"the Force of the new Millennium will be felt by those who choose to seek it."
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