News: CBS picks Cedar Point for latest in "Assignment" series

I took my Dad there a month ago and it was his first time there too and he also hates coasters but had a great time. I'm just saying that the CBS Evening News did a bad job of showcasing CP. I understand that that's not what they were trying to do but I just expected more I guess. Just dissapointed that they didn't show and say why CP is so GREAT. TTD- MF- Mag- Wt. At least they made the news but it would've been great to see the first drop on MF....

I watched it with my wife and kids, all of which love CP. My three year old son said it best when he asked, right after the story was over -- "Daddy when are they going to talk about Cedar Point?"

SFSKnights said:

If anything it hurt CP. They said everything was too wild and too fast and all. That might make the GP not too "get up and at 'em."

That's exactly what I thought. Horrible job by CBS.

MrScott said:
Don't expect much from CBS. They suck.

MrScott

Amazing Race is the best reality show on TV right now, but other than that, I'll agree with you.

Survivor and CSI saved that station.

There is no "best" reality show on TV. And CBS still sucks.

MrScott

^In my opinion it is the best.

Here's a link to the video for those who missed it:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/07/28/eveningnews/main1846864.shtml

Wha.....

That was just bad.

That article is absolutely pathetic. If they don't like coasters, then don't send them there if that's all they could possibly do to the best of their abilities! Okay, so these old geezers don't like coasters. That's not all CP has to offer. Besides, if you aren't willing to do anything, don't go! It's that simple.

Pathetic. Attrocious. What other abysmal words could be used to sum this up? Cuz I know there are many, many, many out there.

I was stunded to see the story. I even recorded it on my DVR so I could watch it... Man, what a waste of Hard Drive space... *** Edited 7/29/2006 3:06:07 AM UTC by gotigers1***

That was just pointless. Utterly pointless. A waste of everyone's time, money and resources. Now why were we expecting great from CBS's news crew again?

I missed it and apparently from your posts, I didn't miss much lol. They should've sent me with them. I'd give em sumthin to talka bout for a good hour lol

I was upset that I missed it but after reading that article I'm kind of glad I did.

If you have Real Player you can watch it. Just don't have any sharp objects near you.

I was not happy with this either. Almost seemed like a deliberate slam with the dislike of coasters comments. Why did they even bother? Maybe I'm reading between the lines too much? OK CP won, so now let's give them what they really deserve... and minutes before was a huge story about the "faithful" at a ball diamond!!! What could be more faithful than shooting to the heavens on TTD! :) Hey, enjoy!

I can't get the video to work (I assume its real player) but it sounds like some of you were expecting a show such as the travel channel. It was a small news story. And Walt is right, I'm sure a lot of peoples memories of the park with their parents/kids has nothing to do with riding roller coasters.

As far as showcasing CP goes, it was pretty awful. But it was a news feature about the reporter and his father, not an advertisement for the park, and from that aspect I think it was alright. Of course CBS News isn't going to put some 80 year old guy who is afraid of coasters on Millennium Force, and you're crazy if you think they should have. In that reguard, Iron Dragon was the perfect ride to get the job done. The story did what it was intended to do, which is show the father-son having "quality time" together, not talk about how CP has the best, fastest, tallest, etc.

I didn't think it was that bad. Cheezy and somewhat inaccurate - perhaps. If anything, it shows us a different perspective of how some people view Amusement Parks. My favorite part is the reaction of the ride ops when dad hits his head.

I bet the rideop never thought he'd get on TV working on a ride like Iron Dragon.

Yeah it really didn't do much for the park,but that wasn't what the segment intended to do.Just a little word of advise though,if any of you get a chance to go back to the park with your dad,you better jump at the chance,memories will last forever.