Wait Time with Maverick in 2007?

I wouldn't call differences of a 150,000 troublingly significant. That's less than 1,000 person difference per operating day.

And I think Jeff pointed out in the webcast, CP has been making up more and more with Halloweekends. It might even be to the point that there is a significant drop in late August because people are waiting until October to take that one last trip.

I think that wait times may be down next year since so many of the season pass holders that have the parking pass on there pass won't be coming to the park as much. I know that I won't be able to make it as often. I usually rent a car to go down to the point since my main vehical gets horrible gas mileage.

^^ 1,000 less PER day is SIGNIFICANTLY HUGE!

and I was making the point of 150k less with a rainy WEEK. There can be a big difference between seasons from a stellar summer to a cold and rainy one. That takes the cake as to attendance numbers.

I went to Cedar Point in 2002 when the Wicked Twister was new and the line was 45 minutes plus. I went to Cedar Point this year and the ride wait was only at a max 5 minutes long. I think this might possibly happen with Maverick. The lines might be like 1 hour or possibly but very unlikely two hours next year. Then as the years move along it will get a lot less ridership.

I'd hardly classify Maverick in the same category as WT. LOTS of parks in the US have a coaster similar to WT. None have one as unique as Maverick. People will continue to ride it for years I'm sure.

I think majority of people just pass Wicked Twister because they think "Thats all it does". They just figure well I'll just go ride Top Thrill Dragster. I love Wicked Twister, and I wish more people would ride it because it truly is a great coaster. Wicked Twister was down again this year for a close to that two week mark and nobody really paid attention. Someone told me that they we're adding more supports to it again. Who knows! Maverick though I can see as being a fan favorite for years just because it has all those unique elements that you can find in the faq page on Cedar Point's webpage. The Ground hugging turns, the hills, the new horseshoe element, and the heartline roll. Along with the two launches, this coaster is going to rock.

Does anyone think that Cedar Point will be more crowded in 2007? Has a new roller coaster caused a jump in attendence the past years?
*** Edited 10/29/2006 2:02:53 AM UTC by MaverickMatt***

I don't think annual attendance figures that fluctuate a few percentage points either way make much of a practical difference in daily crowds and wait times. Busy days will always be busy. If you go on a Halloweekend Saturday with good weather or in July or August, the lines will suck even if attendance is down 5% that year. Vice versa, if you go on a weekday in May or during bad weather you'll get short lines even if annual attendance is up. An additional 150,000 people sounds like a lot, until you divide it by the number of open days and then spread that number across the park. Practically, it's immaterial. By the same token, you probably won't notice any decrease in MF's line.

Maverick's line will be relatively long just because it's new. I wouldn't worry about the annual attendance, I would just try to go on a less-busy day. Waiting 1/2-1 hour is better than 2+.

*** Edited 10/29/2006 2:59:23 AM UTC by Jeremy Sell***