Useless Information...

Over 1,000,000 SeaGulls on the penisuala. However there's only 1 big 137 foot tall Raptor.

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Chris Knight
How many sea gulls is there at CP?

Magnum XL-200 was originally advertised as 203 feet tall?

The Gemini gave 2,439,934 rides in the 2001 season!

There are 67 soft drink machines throughout the park!

There are 41 drinking fountians in the park!

Work for Cedar Fair? Your gas is free when you fill up at Cedar Point's vehicle gas pump! (But nothing's really free, it comes out of your paycheck in the form of "Park Expenses")

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Jes
Jes's Roller Coasters DJ Jes MCS
"Thank You Jeff Putz"

Magnum is sinking!, on the original press release, it said it was going to be 201 ft...did they then advertise it as 203 ft. and officially measure it at 205 ft.?

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MF count: 23

The 201 foot claims were from the PRs, ride sign, and brochures, 203 feet was mentioned in several newscasts, and then of course came the current 205 foot advertisements.

The "Roller Coaster Data Base" claims that it was the addition of a three foot weather vane (pole) that brought the ride to it's 205 foot mark. Since the pole is three feet tall my guess is that 203 foot newscasts were a mistake, and the 205 foot advertisements are rounded figures.

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-As always these statements should be considered false until confirmed by another Guide to the Point member.

*** This post was edited by Magnum is sinking! on 3/9/2002. ***

Someone from AIM: "if u fart consistantly for 6 yrs and 9 months u will have enough energy to create an atomic bomb"

Sorry, the topic is usless information, so this qualifies, right? ;)

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Jes
Jes's Roller Coasters DJ Jes MCS
"Thank You Jeff Putz"

Either a pint, or gallon of ice cream has more potential energy than a stick of dynamite.

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MF count: 23

In the summer of 2000 the aracde "Stadium Games" made a total profit of $60 for the year.

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Danny J
Magnum Count: 2166
www.spiritofthepoint.com

The lights on the MF will dim a little bit each day over the course of the season.

Zero-G, where is this gas pump you know about???? :)

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Annie

CP & LE RR Crew '01
ATL Swings and Swans '02
"We have no food..we have no money..OUR PETS HEADS ARE FALLING OFF!!!"

I don't think the lights on MF will dim any more, or at least they shouldn't. The first year, the people who made the rubber seals in the lighting instruments didn't allow them to cure properly. They slowly vaporized, and that stuff began to coat the optics, blocking much of the light (making it appear dim). Once cleaned up and fitted with new seals, all was well.

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

Anniebelle, Gas pump is right by Maintenance and is watched closely and maintained by maintenance. You can see the pumps from the Breakers lobby. Basically you have to have a good reason to use it, basically having permission to be at the pump to fill up a vehicle permissable to be filled up at the pump. I know what you're thinking, and I don't think that will work.... :) Seasonals can use the pump only if they are putting gas into company vehicles. I hated filling company vehicles becasue the pumps are really old.

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- Chris -
Computer Science - Ashland University
Witches' Wheel/Monster - 2002
3rd Shift Trash Removal - 2001

Not Only With The addition of Wicked Twister will Cedar Point not only have 3 coasters over 200 feet tall but 5 rides total over 200 feet tall.

"Take Me To Wendy's."

And what five would that be?

1.MF

2.Magnum

3.Wicked Twister

4.Space Spiral

5.Vertigo?

Are you talking about Vertigo, or am really missing something here?

You're missing that other S&S ride.

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Jeff
Webmaster/GTTP, Sillynonsense.com
"As far as I can tell it doesn't matter who you are. If you can believe, there's something worth fighting for..." - Garbage, "Parade"

Whoops! My bad. I can't beleive that I did not think of that.

Tim, who hopes to work at Cedar Point one day and understand half of this site.

*** This post was edited by MFRULES on 3/12/2002. ***

Thanks Jeff.

"Trumpy!"

Is Ripcord's tower 200ft. I think that you go up 180ft, but I may be wrong.

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A lap bar is all you need!
My really bad website ~ www.expage.com/coasterpoint

Useless info: The original location for Ricpcord was the beach near the hotel breakers. Part of the ride was going to be on the island of the lazy river in Soak City. There are some park maps out there from '96 that show Ripcord on the beach.

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Danny J
Magnum Count: 2166
www.spiritofthepoint.com

The Mine Ride's boarded up entrance one was a real entrance. It got banged up a little in that tornado in 78. Atleast thats what I heard.

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Tim, who hopes to work at Cedar Point one day and understand half of this site.