Nickel and Dime

You know things are changing at Cedar Point, and it's getting a little frustrating. Seems like they are nickel and diming people now.

Example, they are starting to charge $0.99 for a cup of water! Seriously, come on....water. (obviously it is in demand today)

Another example, they would not let small, I mean small, back packs on Gatekeeper anymore to put in the bins. According to the team leader those bins are for sun glasses and hats only. You must rent a locker for the small backpacks now in order to ride. I am not talking big bulky back packs, small compact ones, about the size of a purse.

These are my opinions only, observations. I am a platinum pass holder and have been for a few years now. Just seems silly to charge for water and to have the huge bins for glasses and hats only.

The drinking fountains still have plenty of free water. I've never seen them let anyone take any backpack through the GateKeeper line.

I have yet to be charged for a cup of water.

I got a cup of water yesterday at coastermania, at one of the food stands, for free.

Yeah, I don't know where you heard that water was 99 cents, that seems false to me.

I always have gotten free water. As well as never been able to take my back pack on GK. If they want my nickels and dimes, they can have them! They just fall out on Magnum any way.

Hmm...Just had a free glass of water there a few days ago -- and I have never been stopped on gatekeeper from taking on my camera bag, about the size of a small backpack....so I am not sure where this is coming from. I'm a platinum pass holder too...would love to hear more about your specific experience because it seems one-off...

Water is still free... They have to provide it upon request so if they try to charge you, they should also point you to the nearest water fountain.

I didn't get any cups of water this year, but I was never charged for water last year.

I haven't been charged for water at all this year. I have one of the refillable bottles and have had it filled a few times with only water.

I was in the park yesterday. Lots of free water, all day long, all over the park.

Water is free at any food location / first aid due to it being a safety issue. Of course it is a small dixie cup size, but it's still free across the park. Bags were never aloud in the que line of Gatekeeper. The bins at the top is for flip flops and hats...

I was surprised to see the bins were removed from Magnum. I'm pretty sure the were there earlier in the season.

Top Thrill Tom, they were there earlier in the season. As of May 27th they were gone. Well, not gone exactly, but pushed to the far end of the station with the opening facing the wall.

I agree with the overarching sentiment of this thread. Ouimet seems primarily focused on finding ways to extract more money out of guests through added "services" or "tiers" available at CP (e.g. the explosion of the "pay to move to the front of the line" options, preferred parking, etc.). I don't blame Ouimet for that; he's a businessman, and of course he's going to look for ways to boost the bottom line. That having been said, from a customer's point of view, I have developed newfound appreciation for Kinzel... ha

Oh please. Kinzel's approach was more of nickel-and-diming the park itself, which is why we had Disaster Transport being an eyesore for so long and why CP and Kinzel's Cedar Fair had the reputation for half-assed theming and simply getting rid of things that became hard to maintain or broke down.

I'd much rather pay a little extra to see the extra love given to the park than see the park cheap on the experience so I can save ten bucks.

$.99 for a glass of water? Gotta pay for the new water main somehow, and the food services, parking, and storage lockers just aren't bringing enough in to cover it and still provide the earnings the front office has to get.

Top Thrill 182- I personally think Fast Lane is one of the best things that has happened.

Cedar Point does not pay for the water main, the City of Sandusky is responsible for it. There is no proof of $.99 water cups, during Coastermania Friday the water was free as always.

Well, I was there for Coastermania and my parents and sister came up and someone charged them each $0.99 for a cup of water!! Maybe they didn't like them or something....