"Where everyone loves to mimic the elves?"

Okay, so I was riding Magnum last week and as we returned to the station the guy doing the speil (I believe his name was Mark) said "... and enjoy the rest of your day at Cedar Point, where everyone loves to mimic the elves."

Of course I had no clue what the heck he was talking about. Has anyone else heard anyone on any ride say this? Better yet, does anyone have any insight on what this might mean?

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- The Darling one
The closest I'll ever get to riding a B&M Flyer is looking down while on Raptor... :(

But what to elves have to do with Elvis?

I'm guessing it was maybe a joke between the operators.

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-Eric
www.PointHype.com

No, not anything to do with Elvis since it was early last week.

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- The Darling one
The closest I'll ever get to riding a B&M Flyer is looking down while on Raptor... :(

Or maybe what you heard was elves, and what was said was Elvis. Either way, what does it matter?

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BTS Cedar Point
http://www.btscedarpoint.tk

It matters because all I asked was a polite, simple question. My friend heard the same thing.

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- The Darling one
The closest I'll ever get to riding a B&M Flyer is looking down while on Raptor... :(

Elves could be just a short way of saying "Elvis." It is a well known fact that everyone loves to mimic Elvis

"You ain't nothin' but a houndog, cryin' all the time..."

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Andrew L. of Waterville, OH
So what's better; skydiving or riding in Raptor's front seat?

Uh Huh! Hes all shooked up! (After that spiel at least!!!)
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~~~Evolution is a Lie~~~

It either happened to have something to do with Elvis or he was just being goofy (A lot of us Ride Ops love to be goofy like that it keeps us entertained)

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Pugsly,The Coaster Jester Of Cedar Point.

Could it possibly be the 25th anniversary of Elvis's death? :)

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Andrew L. of Waterville, OH
So what's better; skydiving or riding in Raptor's front seat?

What I want to know is how you guys figure elves (think Keebler) has anything to do with Elvis (think gyrating hips). I want whatever you guys are on! :)

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- The Darling one
The closest I'll ever get to riding a B&M Flyer is looking down while on Raptor... :(

Say elves and elvis quickly to yourself, if you are not paying attention they sound pretty darn similiar.
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Welcome back Magnum riders how was your ride?

Aside from the fact that elves has one syllable and Elvis has two.

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- The Darling one
The closest I'll ever get to riding a B&M Flyer is looking down while on Raptor... :(

I said say it fast

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Welcome back Magnum riders how was your ride?

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Michael Darling said:
...Elvis (think gyrating hips)

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When I think of gyrating hips, the last thing I think of is Elvis ;) [one word: Shakira]

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Tommy Penner - Variable X
Cedar Point FanBoy since 2001.
Licenced Michigan Driver since Today! :)

ah yes i heard that this thread was out there. i love to no that peeps were listening to me when i spiled. well elves is a story amoung the ride ops on magnum. i was the head elf and everyone like to mimic me so i decided to be cute and put it in my spiel. thank you for listening to what i had to say in a spiel, most peeps are just like ya whatever. unfortunatly my time at cp is over and done w/ for this season but i will be back next year, hopefully again at magnum.

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Mark Magnum Crew 2k2

Thank you Mark; both for giving us an answer that wasn't "Elvis" and for keeping speiling interesting.

You know, I was comtemplating begging somebody on the Magnum crew to let me write a speil for them and beg them to read it, just for the halibut... but I never got around to it.

By the way, I think I heard only one person say the real drop length of 194' 8" this year. That makes two people ever. Any idea who it was?
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- The Darling one
The closest I'll ever get to riding a B&M Flyer is looking down while on Raptor... :(