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This morning's print edition of the Sandusky Register contains an exhaustive list of 2001 improvements.
Accommodations
- Lighthouse Point
- Landscaping at Breakers Express
- PEANTUS-themed rooms in Hotel Breakers
- New lobby at Radisson Harbour Inn
- Repaint employee dormitories
Entertainment
- "Michael Jordan to the Max" IMAX film
- "Heat of the Beat" steel drum band near Raptor Plaza
Food
- Johnny Rockets restaurant
- Sweet potato fries with hot caramel sauce
- Continental breakfast at Breakers Express
- New dining concept in Dominics restaurant
- Hotel Breakers' coffee shop to offer pizza, fun foods and breakfast buffet
- New hamburger stand on Midway
- New menu items at Midway Market
- Replace wallpaper, window treatments and carpeting in Breakwater Cafe
- Paint interior and exterior of The Boathouse restaurant
- New uniforms at Bay Harbor Inn
- Installation of non-slip floors and high output lighting in various locations
- New freezers, tile floors, ice bins, etc.
- General annual repairs and upkeep
Games
- Two Cedar Point roller coaster simulators in main arcade
- Three new water games
Maintenance
- Painting of Raptor (same color)
- Replacement of concrete and asphalt throughout park
- Partial retracking and bolt tightening of Blue Streak and Mean Streak
- Replacement of Gemini beams and catwalks
- General annual maintenance to rides and buildings, including new motors and gearboxes for rides and new roofs on buildings to new awnings and lift chains
Merchandise
- New modern store called "Lotsapalooza" (items from skateboards and fuzzy purses to telephones and funky souvenirs)
Park Operations
- Redesign of Season Pass Center at main gate
- New computer system for season passes
- Redesign of main gate area with addition of flags at entrance and a grassy area
- Wireless microphones for ride operations
- General repairs and upkeep
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Virtual Midway
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Accommodations
- Lighthouse Point
- Landscaping at Breakers Express
- PEANTUS-themed rooms in Hotel Breakers
- New lobby at Radisson Harbour Inn
- Repaint employee dormitories
Entertainment
- "Michael Jordan to the Max" IMAX film
- "Heat of the Beat" steel drum band near Raptor Plaza
Food
- Johnny Rockets restaurant
- Sweet potato fries with hot caramel sauce
- Continental breakfast at Breakers Express
- New dining concept in Dominics restaurant
- Hotel Breakers' coffee shop to offer pizza, fun foods and breakfast buffet
- New hamburger stand on Midway
- New menu items at Midway Market
- Replace wallpaper, window treatments and carpeting in Breakwater Cafe
- Paint interior and exterior of The Boathouse restaurant
- New uniforms at Bay Harbor Inn
- Installation of non-slip floors and high output lighting in various locations
- New freezers, tile floors, ice bins, etc.
- General annual repairs and upkeep
Games
- Two Cedar Point roller coaster simulators in main arcade
- Three new water games
Maintenance
- Painting of Raptor (same color)
- Replacement of concrete and asphalt throughout park
- Partial retracking and bolt tightening of Blue Streak and Mean Streak
- Replacement of Gemini beams and catwalks
- General annual maintenance to rides and buildings, including new motors and gearboxes for rides and new roofs on buildings to new awnings and lift chains
Merchandise
- New modern store called "Lotsapalooza" (items from skateboards and fuzzy purses to telephones and funky souvenirs)
Park Operations
- Redesign of Season Pass Center at main gate
- New computer system for season passes
- Redesign of main gate area with addition of flags at entrance and a grassy area
- Wireless microphones for ride operations
- General repairs and upkeep
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Virtual Midway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
Thanks, Gemini! I really appreciate the info since I won't be able to make it to the park this year. When you see it, I'd love if you could tell me where some of these are! (The new burger stand, Merch store, etc...) Thanks!
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
Wow! I didn't know Cedar Point did all that during the off-season. Thanks for the info though!
I'll be first in line for them roller coaster simulators when it rains.;)
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~Eric L.~
www.theamazementpark.com
I'll be first in line for them roller coaster simulators when it rains.;)
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~Eric L.~
www.theamazementpark.com
Wireless Microphones, WOW! Gotta love the point, their ride ops are the best!
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Adventuredome Ride Op 2000 - present
Future CP Ride op?
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Adventuredome Ride Op 2000 - present
Future CP Ride op?
Some of the rides already have had wireless for awhile -- Disaster has used them for a long time, at least. But that fits with the spacey themeing of the ride, to be sure. It will really help out the ops to have them on all the coasters/rides!
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
Add to the list:
New lap bars for Blue Streak
New axles for Magnum XL-200
(New air compressor for Magnum XL-200? :) )
New station railings/kid-crushers for Iron Dragon
Stairway railing upgrades for Gemini
New grease for Mean Streak :)
New lighting effects for Disaster Transport
Depending on how you count them, there are now either five flags or seven flags flying over the Cedar Point main gate. :)
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
New lap bars for Blue Streak
New axles for Magnum XL-200
(New air compressor for Magnum XL-200? :) )
New station railings/kid-crushers for Iron Dragon
Stairway railing upgrades for Gemini
New grease for Mean Streak :)
New lighting effects for Disaster Transport
Depending on how you count them, there are now either five flags or seven flags flying over the Cedar Point main gate. :)
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
We didn't make it through the entire park yesterday. Did anyone notice a new hamburger stand or the Lotsapalooza gift shop?
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VirtualMidway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
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VirtualMidway
http://www.virtualmidway.com
Also to be added to that list:
Millennium Force had two major changes made to it as far as I could tell. The first of which was the addition of a row of proximity switches just after the last permanent brake and before the turn into the waiting block. They are located about a foot above the track on the right side. The other change was to replace the side bars on each seat. Rather than being painted a primer gray, as they were last year, they are now left exposed and have a shiny, metallic look to them. I like the new look much better.
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James Draeger
'01 CP Trips: 1
'01 Parks visited: 2
Millennium Force had two major changes made to it as far as I could tell. The first of which was the addition of a row of proximity switches just after the last permanent brake and before the turn into the waiting block. They are located about a foot above the track on the right side. The other change was to replace the side bars on each seat. Rather than being painted a primer gray, as they were last year, they are now left exposed and have a shiny, metallic look to them. I like the new look much better.
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James Draeger
'01 CP Trips: 1
'01 Parks visited: 2
Are you kidding? New lights in DT! Maybe we can avoid the space pirates now. But seriously, what are these lights and where are they on the ride?
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"Space Pirates? And a trip to Alaska??? Put together in one ride?????? Genious I tell you, pure GENIOUS!"
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"Space Pirates? And a trip to Alaska??? Put together in one ride?????? Genious I tell you, pure GENIOUS!"
On Disaster Transport: They've added a strobe light to one tunnel, and a red gumball machine to the center of the satellite thingy in the room with the egg strobes.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Yeah,Dave! That new air-compressor on Magnum added a nice touch! :)
-jerry-
BTW- I DIDN'T DO IT!!!
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jerry@magnummania.com
-jerry-
BTW- I DIDN'T DO IT!!!
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http://www.magnummania.com
jerry@magnummania.com
Yeah, right, Jerry...
Sure. Riiiiiiiiiiight. Jerry is as pure as the driven snow. And if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. :)
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Sure. Riiiiiiiiiiight. Jerry is as pure as the driven snow. And if you believe that I have a bridge to sell you. :)
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Might the "gumball machine" supposed to be a robot? I know the one on the load platform always looked like some odd variation of a jukebox to me.
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
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PO!NT OF VIEW - A Different Look at Roller Coasters
http://www.crosswinds.net/~justmayntz/thrills/
In this case, the "gumball machine" isn't visible; it's hidden away inside the satellite/robot thingy in the middle of the helix. But you can see the light coming out of the slot in the middle of the prop.
I should back up a bit.
"Gumball machine" in this case refers to one of those rotating-lens lights like you used to see on the tops of police cars.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Who used to use glossaries on r.r-c but hasn't done that in years.
I should back up a bit.
"Gumball machine" in this case refers to one of those rotating-lens lights like you used to see on the tops of police cars.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Who used to use glossaries on r.r-c but hasn't done that in years.
Did anyone else see the REAL Gumball Machine in the doorway of the Snoopy Boutique right on the main midway? I never thought I'd live to see the day Cedar Point would sell bubblegum at the park.
Ohh come on Tim.. they need to provide the gum for decorating the back wall of the pop machines in Raptor.... :)
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MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - Double digits already.. and that's only the second day. :)
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MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - Double digits already.. and that's only the second day. :)
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