Midway flooding from weather

Yeah, the rain really messes with the sensors, lightning dosent help either though.

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Now tell me Cedar Point is running out of space.

Yeah, I know that the photo sensors get messed up with rain but I didn't think that the proximity sensors would get messed up with the rain.

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Chief Wahoo said:
You got to personally experience why they do not allow tents in Camper Village.

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I've always wondered about that, and it's kinda always made me mad. If that's the real reason, it's crap. I've camped in many, many bad storms. It's no more dangerous than riding out a storm in an RV. People just need to take the time to set their tents up correctly.

--James

jdoty, there is nothing "crap" about it. How is a tent going to save you in 3-4 feet of water?

I have said this before. If they thought it was safe to set up tents on that peninsula then they would allow it. Why in the world would they turn away from more revenue? People who have campers on a site aren't even allowed to put their kids in a tent next to the picnic table.

Face it, sometimes big corporations actually do worry about your well-being.

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No matter where you go, there you are.

Sorry, I came off a little strong there. I'm a big tent camper (I'm into backpacking and stuff) and it's always been a pet peeve of mine that people deem tents less safe than an RV. If it really does go under 3 or 4 feet of water than there is a bigger problem than the tent vs. RV issue. An RV would actually be worse in that situation. Tents are easy to move and dry quickly. 3 or 4 feet of water can be thousands of dollars of dammage to an RV. As long as a tent is set up correctly 70 mph winds are no issue. As long as there is a plastic ground sheet under your tent rain is no problem either.

If the weather really is the issue, I don't agree with their policy, but I understand that their intentions are good. And for the record, I have nothing against large corperations. Heck, I happily drink at Starbucks, I've had a good time at Disney World, and use Microsoft Windows (three of the prototypical "evil corperations"). I always figured it was that they feel good about charging more for the RV's (electricity, sewage, etc.). I can see how they might have had problems with more casual campers that don't put tarps under their tents or stake them out correctly though. Oh well, this isn't going to stop me from enjoying the park. And thanks for finally letting me know why they're RV only.

--James

I see your point James, but I am sure many people don't know what the correct way to set up a tent is, myself included.

Ex. On a trip to Yellowstone many years ago, we stopped somewhere in South Dakota and set up tents for the night. However, we didn't stay in the tents for long because a horrible storm set in and we decided that it would be safer to pack up our things and spend the night at a hotel. We left the tents set up, for it was very windy and raining fairy hard. A few other people left their tents set up too. The morning after we returned to our camp site to find that one of our tents was about 50 yards off from where we had set it up. There were also a few other upside down tents in the area.

Yep, that's my story. :)
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You put a tarp under your tent?!? Nice way to flood yourself, dude! That tarp prevents water from soaking into the ground.

Tarps above your tent are a whole different story.

MrScott

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"If we go any faster, she'll blow apart for sure!"

Ok, maybe I am not clearly explaining myself. Do you guys know Circle A (on the left as you are driving toward Sandcastle).

Ok, now, imagine 1-2 feet of water standing on at least half of those campsites for a couple of days. I don't care how well you pitch your tent...you're screwed. Let's just say no water gets in when the downpour hits. How are you going to get out of the tent?

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No matter where you go, there you are.

Not trying to bring a topic back from the dead, but I didn't want to create a whole new topic either. Anyway, anybody happen to know how much Rougarou was flooded in the queue yesterday? I wanted to ride it for Platinum ride night, but they canceled it due a flooded queue. Any pictures or links would work too.

I didn't see any water in the que area yesterday but the lagoon was really high. It was from a distance but the floating platform area leading to the station was raised up high, couldn't tell if perhaps that is the area that was flooded. The water level in the lagoon actually covered some of the concrete footers and was at, or very close to the box section of the track. CCMR also had water up to the track in a few spots.

This is from 2011 but still a good idea of what it probably looked like.