New for 2015

A coaster is certainly not out of the realm of possibility. In 2012 Disaster Transport gave its last ride at the end of July, demolition through August with construction/footers for Gatekeeper beginning in September.

But they announced the closing of DT July 13th.

I think the park has done a great job with Luminosity the show has gotten better each year. This year's update is really great. If the park is committed to continuing with Luminosity and wants to stage other events on that stage the whole area really needs to be rethought.

Celebration Plaza gets way too crowded and foot traffic through there is really a mess even with the numerous ride ops serving as traffic control.

I'd like to see Cedar Point tear out the Good Time theater completely and open up that whole area a lot more. Good Time Theater is far too large for the ice show and the celebration plaza is far too small for Luminosity show and any other evens the park wishes to hold there.

I'd hate to see the ice show go, but it's just not smart use of the space. They could probably find another place to build another smaller theater for an ice show.

^^And what does that have to do with anything? Maybe something won't have to be removed for Project 2015.

CoasterKid20 -- they often remove things to make room for new things.

Removed DT, SS to make room for GK.

Removed several things on Gemini Midway for addition of Pipe Scream and Flying Eagles

Frontier Lift was removed for Iron Dragon.

White Water Landing Removed for Maverick

Based on all the clues and teasers we've had, here's my best bet on what will happen next year. I feel more confident about the first have of my speculation but I feel like the 2nd could still be a possibility.

The first part would be a Mantis overhaul. New green paint and a name change to Rougarou. Its location fits the whole swamp theme. Who knows what the overhaul would entail but I expect something to happen to this coaster.

The 2nd part would be the start of a several year Blue Streak midway expansion/renovation. For 2015, the immediate area near BS would be improved. Then a new ride ( coaster, dark ride, or flat, I'm not sure) would be in the old Pirate Ride area and if it's a coaster then maybe going up and around parts of Raptor and Blue Streak and going near where the Point Pavilion is. Or maybe instead of a new ride, maybe we will get a new pavilion to replace the Point Pavilion like what CGA is getting.

There are just so many possibilities and we still don't have any concrete evidence.

bgiese, I know that things can be removed or moved to build new attractions, but that doesn't mean it will always be the case. Maybe nothing will need to be removed for this year. If it is a thrill ride or a more compact coaster, maybe things won't have to be removed. Either way, the announcement of DT's closure was about 15 days away from the closure. This means, if something major were to be removed, it is not out of the realm of possibility that we wouldn't know about it yet.

GateKeepers construction timeline was interesting and proves that a coaster could be built. DT came down in August, Space Spiral in the fall. It is possible. Not saying 2015 will be a coaster, just saying that it is "not out of the realm of possibility".

If they are not taking out any operating rides, they would not necessarily need to announce closings early on. Point Pavilion, the old Pirate Ride building, and a couple odds and ends could be demolished without special announcement. The former could even come down during the season, adding to the mystery.

Y'all flipping out over 2015 and details..calm down and relax with a Snickers...You turn into crazed enthusiasts when you're hungry :D

All good... I just ate lunch.

CoasterKid20 said:
GateKeepers construction timeline was interesting and proves that a coaster could be built. DT came down in August, Space Spiral in the fall. It is possible. Not saying 2015 will be a coaster, just saying that it is "not out of the realm of possibility".

GK was also built in an area where construction could take place while the park was operating. The same wouldn't be true of a coaster going up where the markings have been seen.

They might be able to start some work during the late season with carefully placed construction walls. It's a tight area where those markings are, though. Lots of rides nearby and all. Gatekeeper's site definitely did allow for more work to occur during the season.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the whole starting construction mid season a relatively new concept. If memory serves correctly, Gemini, Magnum, Raptor, Mantis were all started in the fall, with relatively no warning in the summer months before. Can someone speak into this matter. When did Mill Race close before Raptor construction started?

Those were all built before HW was a thing, meaning the off season was much longer.

If were talking about the blue streak midway reno, don't you think cedar point should repaint the raptor? Personally I think the scheme makes the ride look a lot older than it really is. I think the ride should be similar to banshee. Maybe a purple? I think that fits A LOT more than turquoise and green. If they're repainting mantis green, they should repaint raptor a different color while they're at it since that's green too.

I think were forgetting about the major hints for the unused pavilion type thing inside the gatekeeper walls. Tony hinted at that last week. I feel like there could be some tower like free fall drop or the flat ride that we all think is coming. As for the pavilion markings on the other side, I have not seen them. But maybe they're just replacing the pavilion? After all is pretty old and unsightly.

I think mantis will be renamed and rethemed into Rougarou. But am I the only person that likes both the color scheme and the stand up style? It's unique.

Lastly, for the PR building, I think that will just be used for a Halloweekends attraction.

It's always possible that Raptor would be repainted if there is a new ride going in on the Blue Streak midway. Kings Island repainted both Delirium and the newly renamed The Bat for Banshee's debut. Monster was repainted and received LED's for the Gemini midway renovations. However, I don't really expect Raptor to get a new paint scheme unless they

It would be nice to see that pavilion go and replaced with a good new attraction. Since Demon Drop left, that little pathway back there is truly redundant IMO.

When was Demon Drop over by Point Pavilion? It's final location in the park was on the opposite side of the main midway.

Demon Drop had but one location in the park. A ride and a picnic facility on opposite sides of the Main Midway near the gate seem to be "over by" each other to me.

Actually thinking about it, mantis isn't all that swampy. If we're talking werewolves and swamp, I think more along the lines of mine ride, iron dragon, or meanstreak since it's on the lake. Although we know by now cedar point isn't that great at theming so maybe location doesn't matter for them. They'd rather spend the money on implementing record breaking assets. If mantis was themed with 4D aspects (Audio, mist, fire, etc) like on X2 that would definitely bring a lot of attention to it since 4D seems to be all the rage. Cedar point needs to spend more money on theming their rollercoasters because every single one of them is just pretty, colorful steel. I love cedar point but they really need to stop worrying about record breaking aspects and more on the ride experience itself.

Also someone mentioned putting a coaster on the dinosaur island. I think that would be a great idea. If they keep the dinosaurs there and just add track that would be themed already. Maybe it's just me, but paying $5 to look at some robotic dinos never enticed me so putting a legit coaster there instead would be a much better idea.

In the next few years I think we'll see Mean streak and corkscrew taken out. Corkscrew looks pretty over the midway, but it honestly the most boring ride ever. The loop is so small and hurts my head because it's so tight.

My bet still stands though. Mantis = Rougarou, just hope they do more theming to it and just repaint it and give it a new name.