What should Geauga Lake build in the future?

They just need to by new land and renovate

Buy new land? That park owns more land than any other Cedar Fair park. I say all parking should be on the WWK side and any land needed for future (like 10 years from now) be done in the current parking lot.

MJF said:
English,
Let me let you in on something.....Premier Parks(with GS as the CEO) BOUGHT Six Flags. They then changed the name from Premier Parks to Six Flags. They then renamed Geauga Lake Six Flags Ohio. So, the same regime was there all along.

F,

Let me let you in on something. Geauga Lake wasn't always owned by Premier. GL was purchased by FunTime in 1969. FunTime sold to Premier in 1996, then the whole Premier/Six Flags deal went down a few years later and the park was branded at SFO in 2000.

edited for clarification

*** Edited 10/4/2006 4:11:45 PM UTC by e x i t english***

Um, Geauga Lake was there a long time before FunTime existed.

Yeah, Yeah, Yeah... I edited my post for clarification purposes. :)

English,

I'm aware of the ownership history. The point I was trying to make was that the CEO of Premier and eventually Six Flags was the same guy.

And that guy was the one who told me about the focus groups and research that was supposedly done.

The park I worked at was in the family and was asphalt as well. So I asked GS why it was like that. And what I wrote previously was his answer.
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"I think the former regime concentrated so hard on the HUGE details that they forgot about the small ones(picnics, theming, park services). This of course was always their MO."

From what i saw at the time i would go further and say that they intentionally left that model of picnic groups and affordability. They wanted to play on the same level as a CP and missed by a bunch.

But then again the small details are closely managed by the in-park management. SFI ran it like this, "we give you a budget and you operate within that budget while turning a profit". Short and simple. The department directors had, i think, a bit of latitude to focus that budget how they wanted, even if they didn't decide betweem concrete and asphalt. But this goes back to my point all along that it really didn't matter what was going on in Ok City or Dallas, this park was lost on the midways of Aurora, because these little things add up to much more than asphalt v. concrete. (with one big exception)

Regardless of poor business practices in the home office, properly operated park services and food service friendliness are the sole responsibility of the management in the field regardless of corporate actions. And that regime was a vastly different mix of people from SFO to SFWOA.

I wrote this post in another topic but it fits better here:

-convert the old waterpark/turtle beach to a new boardwalk themed area. Bring over the flats from the south side, add a mad mouse coaster, add more midway games and some water trikes and pedalboats. Also maybe add upcharge attractions like a batting cage, VR machines, and maybe even some side show circus freak type attractions to really go along w/ the theme.

-add another drop ride in the place of Mr Hydes. doesnt matter what kind

-Thunderhawk has an identity crisis. The name is supposed to be some kind of airplane. The theming is old west. The colors look like it should be called "Citrus Grove Massacre". Though this coaster is horridly rough, kids like it. Just give it some kind of identity.

-The waterpark has the beginnings to be a great waterpark. Definately needs atleast one more new tech waterslide such as a masterblaster. Another set of speed slides wouldnt hurt (like the old Stingray Slides). Also add a curvy raft slide complex. Why dont they move over all the old slides? So what if they are old people will slide them, the more the better. For the love of god that wave pool is probably the weakest wave pool in existance. I make bigger waves in the water when I fart.

-Consider trashing the log ride. It is an eyesore. Construct a new log ride over on the south side where the flats are- one that utilizes the lake in some way. Also move Shipwreck Falls over to this area also to transition from water park to ride park.

-It has been mentioned before, and I know Cedar Fair doesnt do animals, but some kind of aquarium would be a great idea IMO.

-Transportation is obviously a huge question mark. I know I will miss the monorail, it would be nice to somehow fix and expand it.

-Add more picnic pavillions on the south side. Let peeps bring in picnics. Add another restaurant or maybe in indoor foodcourt w/ different varieties inside? Offer more values, more coupons, and more combo meals or family meal deals.

-Whoever said tearing down the Big Dipper is a huge idiot. That is probably the best ride in the park, not mention the best woody in Ohio. It is also one of the most popular because all of the kiddies we are trying to lure into the park ride it. If GLP does anything else to this ride, I will firebomb the whole park

-When GLP regains its former glory 5 years or so down the line, it is finally time to add that hyper we have been waiting ten years for- the one that goes into the lake and is the longest/fastest coaster in the world. (not to be taken completely serious)

ps BRING BACK THE TROUT POND WOOOO!
and, if not, allow guests to rent out fishing poles for an hour or so to fish for those monster carp in a designated area. I know this probably wouldnt work because PETA would show up w/ red paint but it would be pretty sweet.

Well I think they need more coasters and better thrill rides! Well the x-Flight being moved isn't going to help much but hey it may turn out to be good. Well there coasters are good but every ones road them already they need new ones. The thrill rides are not really good except the texas twister and the time warp. Thats why there losing money, a water isn't going to do much and the waterpark is really only good on real hot days. What about when sept. comes around nones using it so that was a waist of money they could of put a lot more rides and coasters over there. They should really bulid a coaster none has seen before.

They aren't taking them out to put something better/new in.

BLITZKREIGPOP444 said:
Well from closing the x-flight and monorail it dosen't look good for GL but hay they maybe took them out for a reason so taking them out better help the park or I will bomb every cedar fair owned park in the US.

Quoted for Patriot act purposes.

Seriously, that was the most totally out of line and uncalled for post I've ever seen. I hope your IP gets traced and you get banned from ever entering a Cedar Fair park ever again. Asshole.

I'm assuming that Walt will ban him from this forum as soon as he reads that post.

You guys need to calm down! He was just joking!

Given our current state of affairs, that's hardly something to joke about.

lol wow, you kids need to lighten up.

Suggestion. If you're only joking about committing a terrorist act, at least attach an emoticon.

Proper grammar and punctuation is optional.

Hey Ensign - TTD4life just called us "kids".

And as for lightening up, I'm about as lighthearted as it gets - just look at most of the things I say, but joking or not, if it sounds like a threat, I won't see it as a joke. I'm not going to take my chances, especially when it comes to something so f'ing stupid as the removal of a roller coaster. It's kind of disturbing if you take this hobby that seriously.

When someone calls in a "bomb" at a local school so the kids can have a day off, that's a joke, too. Maybe we should let the FBI know that.

-Josh

Sure are acting like kids, thats for sure. So what, some guy on a FORUM, an ONLINE FORUM says some dumb nooblet stuff about bombing CF, most likely as a joke, and you go all homeland security on him. Wow, who really cares. THOSE are the comment you ignore and don't even include in the conversation.

And, incase you forgot.. sometimes, people say meanlingless dumb comments for no reason. Judging by that post, that is probebly some idiot preteen kid not wanting his park to go into obscurity.

But, kids, go ahead and "OMG CALL THE FBI" away. I'll just be sitting back and laughing in your overly PC face.

Thank you and goodnight.

Overly PC? HA. You obviously don't read my posts, do you?

If there's anyone acting like a child on here, it's you. I'm done dealing with you and I'm standing my ground. It's even worse if he is some preteen kid - either way he's taking the amusement park game a little too seriously, joking or not.

Political Correctness is far from my vocabulary, but thanks for trying anyway.

We take posts like that seriously. If "some guy" or an "idiot preteen kid" calls into a school and says something about bombing it, the police will arrest him. It doesn't matter if it's an online forum.