Two subtle changes noted...

Cedar Point is still tweaking, and this time they did two good things.

#1: On Cedar Creek Mine Ride, it seems they have replaced the bench cushions on some seats...at least in the back seat of Train #4. The new cushions are just as thick as the old ones, but the foam is softer, meaning it compresses a little when you sit down. Train #2 was unchanged.

#2: New seat belt buckles for Woodstock Express! They're still side-squeeze, but the pieces are molded a little differently so they don't pinch anymore!

You know you go to CP too often when you notice this kind of thing... :)

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Dave you were riding Woodstock Express? ;). Heck, I do too! :) 4 rides this year on WE.

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2003 Stats: Top Thrill Dragster: 11
Magnum XL-200: 52
32 trips to the Point

Regarding #2...

I wonder if the change came about because the tabs on the seatbelts seem to break off on occasion. I remember changing quite a few of them this summer (and Camp Snoopy is an area I didn't even spend much time in).

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James Draeger
*** This post was edited by Draegs 9/10/2003 7:26:53 PM ***

I don't know, but the new buckles are a huge improvement. The plastic is thicker, and all of the edges are rounded. I noticed it at the end of the ride, when I managed not to pinch my thumb web. :)

I just hope I'm not dreaming about the new Mine Ride seats. I've only been complaining about that one since opening day...!

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

fat chris said:
Dave you were riding Woodstock Express? ;). Heck, I do too! :) 4 rides this year on WE.

Please explain how all you folks get on this ride. I don't have any kids, never have any with me and am never allowed to ride on it. What is the secret?

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cyberdman

Guests must be 36" tall to ride Woodstock Express. Guests between 36" tall and 48" tall must be accompanied by a responsible person.

As opposed to Jr. Gemini, where riders must be less than 54" or accompanied by a rider less than 54".

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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway
*** This post was edited by Gemini 9/11/2003 8:42:33 AM ***

I noticed padded seat cushions are on the CP&LE now. I don't seem to remember seeing those earlier in the season.

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Blue people fly sideways when it rains....

From what I remember, one set of train cars have wooden seats and one set have metal seats with padding. It's been that way for years.

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I'd rather be in my boat with a drink on the rocks,
than in the drink with a boat on the rocks.

It always seems that I get the wooden seats too!! :(

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2003 Stats: Top Thrill Dragster: 11
Magnum XL-200: 52
32 trips to the Point

The train with the padded seats on CP&LE are so much more comfortable. I usually end up getting the wooden seats, and they are extremely uncomfortable.

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Chris, everything I say is a lie. Except that. And that. And that and that and that and that and that. And that.

I have never ridden in the one with padding. As many times as I have ridden that I cannot believe I never noticed.

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Blue people fly sideways when it rains....

Another subtle change I noticed this season: New fence around the last stretch of the cue of Wicked Twister. The fence is almost identitcal, but has definately been replaced since last season. Anyone know why?

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I fool so feelish...

Hey Rideman, what's up with Disaster Transport? I remember reading a few weeks ago where you said the lift was quiet. Today was my first ride on DT in a few months and the "clack clack clack" was still going on.

There was some new music on the lift, though.

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- John
I Snap Flyers

I noticed the DT lift music today, it was pretty nice. Another small thing I noticed today was that WT's sign was set to 15 minute wait, when it previously could only go down to 30 minutes.

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CP 2K3: 18
"No for real, the poopsmith is a good guy. He's just got a crappy job..." -homestar runner

I don't know what is up with Disaster Transport. A few weeks ago I rode it and the lift was nearly silent, making me wonder whether they had changed something deliberately, or if the safety dog had failed on my sled.

Last weekend, the lift was back to its old self again. Go figure. Maybe it had been a mechanical failure. Or maybe it had just been an experiment.

This week's subtle change is not so subtle. I rode White Water Landing for the first time in weeks (crappy weather this summer, remember?) and it has a recorded spiel for us to hate now. Worst of all, it's done by a female voice which sounds like a Northcoaster trying to imitate someone from Kentucky. Why does a Western ride have a Southern accent? At least the script leaves out that ridiculous bit about keeping back and shoulders against the seat back........

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Has anybody else noticed besides me that it sounds like Myron H. a train on the CP & LE Railroad got a new whistle...cause it sounds really high pitched now...I was just wondering if anyone else has ever noticed the change. Do they ever use George R. anymore? I havn't seen it all year either.

George has been on the tracks a few time this year. They don't use him often because he is just too big. I heard that he can cause damage to the track because of how much he weighs...not sure how true that is though.

The other trains have gotten a couple different whistles this year, I believe. Back in Stockade we could always tell the difference because the trains come within 30 feet of it. At one point they had these whistles that were simply deafening. Thankfully they replaced them rather quickly.

Word on the midway is that Thunder Canyon may be getting an autospiel as well...just something else for the guests to tune out. That's not something we want guests to do, especially on TC.

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...and the most anticipated event of summer 2003 is...

The Matrix: Reloaded!

Which train got the whistle off of...er...the locomotive parked at Cedar Junction? I noticed it doesn't have one...

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

It sounds like Myron keeps on getting a new whistle every few years cause I remember in 2001 it sounded like they changed it..while Judy K. sounds like its been the same for all the years I have heard it.

James K. I noticed the same thing it was because the old fence was very flimsy (sp?) and most of it was bent because of people leaning and getting pushed into them so they put new thicker ones in.