Record-breaking Siren’s Curse tilt coaster to lure Cedar Point thrill seekers in 2025

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I went out last night around 7 to check out the lighting, and there was a power outage at the park around 8. All rides went down, even the train. I left about 9:30 and never got to see the lights. I'll try again tonight.

Kevinj:

A fun thing happened today; riders were "stuck" for approximately 10 minutes in the tilted position before being tilted back and the ride re-started.

They were literally facing their fear.

I tell you what, are all Vekoma coasters this smooth these days? Put in more if so!

Maybe if boomerangs and SLCs were that smooth they wouldn’t be the laughing stock of amusement rides

That may have been true even within the last ten years, but looking at the industry perception and trends these days, I think Vekoma may be the ones doing the laughing.

Taking a quick look at the rides they have constructed for Disney, calling them a laughing stock in the amusement industry seems a bit...laughable. And that list for some reason stops at 2021 and does not include Guardians.

If anything it's a bit bizarre that they are just now coming to the Point with something "big".

I personally always enjoyed Woodstock Express when my kids lived in the Snoopyverse. Solid little family coaster.

Agreed they make some of the best attractions out there these days. Definitely a huge difference from the boomerang and SLC days.

I meant the boomerangs not the company.

If just looking at the coasters Vekoma built for Disney, I would say that Vekoma started their turn around in the mid 2000s. While better than the SLCs, Rock 'n Roller Coaster (1999) is still a little bit on the rougher side, and has some less than ideal transitions. Expedition Everest (2006) is definitely starting to feel a good bit smoother than the older Vekoma coasters. Cosmic Rewind is the best medium intensity coaster I have ever been on, and easily lands in my top 10. (My last trip to Disney was before Tron opened.) I would say its been 15-20 years since they built the sub-optimal rides.

I'm not aware of any new SLC's being built in a long time. The modern Vekomas are top notch.

I like Expedition Everest.

Lagoon, Disney style!

agreed, Vekoma has completely turned it around. Their "newer" coasters are tremendously well-designed, very smooth, but also with great intense design features.

Cosmic Rewind and Tron are fantastic (as is Expedition Everest). Their rides in Europe look amazing.

I suspect we will start seeing lots more of their product in the US (assuming their price points are competitive -- they used to be).

Little late to the report but Tuesday evening while waiting in station we heard a very loud noise and the entire lift shook. The crew seemed concerned and were looking out up at the lift hill. It was down about 20 mins while the vakoma guy and cp maintenance went down by the chain lift to check it out. Not sure the cause my guess is the gears came to a quick stop. It sounded pretty bad. But they got it up again.

We finally got our first lap on Siren's Curse tonight, and it was worth the wait. Checked into our hotel around 4:00 and took our time getting to the park (we'll be here all week). I can't remember the last time we strolled into the park around 5ish.

The queue itself is interesting, at least. The strange soundtrack and sound effects do a nice job of setting the mood. There are little touches of theming everywhere; even the speakers in the queue are painted to look rusted.

Boarding was completely non-"IROC"-like, if you know what I mean. You sat down, strapped in, and you're off. I suppose I don't want to give too much away to anyone who hasn't ridden yet, but the onboard audio is really well done, and completely ties into what it physically happening on the ride.

And of course, the fog. Hats off to the fog.

It was a quick 3-hour trip to the park tonight (and it was only about a 35-minute wait); looking forward to riding this at night with all the lights and effects in full display, but first impressions were fantastic. The reports of it being completely smooth and re-rideable are perfectly on-point.

^Me as well Kevinj, first ride on it for us yesterday. We did Gold Pass 10:00 entry and decided to brave the line. It was only 45 minutes at that time. The sound effects at the top of the lift-hill in anticipation of the tilt really contribute to the experience. The quick dip through the tunnel is nice. All-in-all, very "Maverick-ish", which is good.