Mystery Construction

Thanks^

That is certainly good to hear coming from Dick. :)

Tilt-a-Whirl said:
Im not sure that any of you have listened to the interview posted on the Cedar Fair site. Dick Kinzel revealed during the interview that a new ride was planned for 2009 at Cedar Point, and because of the staggering attendance in the first part of 2008 they persuaded the manufacturer to post-pone the ride until 2010. you can check it out at cedarfair.com

I have to find the post where I said it was supposed to be built in 2009 but was postponed to 2010. So many people were so quick to rip it apart.

^^^ Thanks for the link air_time_bob ... I have to agree with Corkscrew that it is good to hear that coming from Dick :)

Now who could that "ride purveyor" be? Looking at the size of that cleared area on the island in the photos I'd put 2 guesses out there -- One starts with an "I" the other starts with a "B". My gut says it's probably the "I", although deep down I hope it's "B".

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Oh, c'mon. What could Volvo possibly be building for CP? ;)

Something that runs reliably and is actually open on opening day?

haha maybe its something fast and that wouldnt get stuck at the top 3 times :P

Well some healthy speculating is fun...I usually think of it this way: CP prides itself on having a healthy collection of variety...from a stand-up to a suspended to a classic woodie to an Intamin giga, they have huge variety of coasters (the flats are coming along now as well).

So ask yourself...what is CP missing?

1. a "new" breed of wooden coaster (i.e., Thunderhead, Prowler, Terminator, El Toro)

2. A log flume

3. A "dark ride"

Really is there anything else that CP is truly missing?

Decent food price to quality ratio and a customer service experience that's second to none.

When we get those, then we can worry about rides.

I agree with you there....but I doubt what's going on the island is a decently priced, well stocked food stand...so...

^But oddly enough that is okay with me!

Kevinj said:
Really is there anything else that CP is truly missing?

Flyer, Euro Fighter, Spinning Coaster, 4D/ZacSpin, Dive Machine....

1. a "new" breed of wooden coaster YES PLEASE!

2. A log flume SNAKE RIVER FALLS

3. A "dark ride" aka the Disaster Transport of the future...I'll pass

Anyone seen the area recently? Anything going on?

I think it would be nice to see a Dive Machine that has more inversions than just two Immelmann's. I'd like to see the dive train go though a corbra roll. ;)

I have faith that CP could maintain a dark ride if they wanted to. I went to KI this past weekend and their Scooby Doo ride to my knowledge (ie I did not see a broken down effect) had every effect working.

^The Cript wasn't as lucky from what I hear..

^ It is The Crypt, and you are correct, it has not been lucky at all :( It has become the DT or Mean Streak of Kings Island.

Ryan

^Mainly because the thing is garbage and breaks down all the time, I expect it to be gone next year.