Will you ride Shoot the Rapids if it open back up?

FYI you can pick up "Shoot the Rapids" mugs in the gift shop for a couple bucks.

Pete...I love when you post in threads haha...Your rebuttals are very enjoyable

IIRC no one was ever ADMITTED to the hospital as a result of STR's accident

Captain Hawkeye said:
IIRC no one was ever ADMITTED to the hospital as a result of STR's accident

Only one person was but released a short time later.

And until that hospital provides a thorough report explaining why that person was released, I would suggest no one goes to that hospital. There's just no way to know that it's safe unless we know why they're releasing people.

"Anytime people end up in the ER, [it] indicates a problem of significant proportion."

Unless it indicates that there was an accident. If someone falls off a ladder and breaks a leg, their subsequent presence in an ER doesn't indicate a problem of significant proportion. Although if you subscribe to this sort of notion...

"...it was removed under the "end of ride life" / Luminosity cover - this likely contributed to its justification to be scrapped..."

...well, maybe it does.

ThePointGuru2 said:
The park owes...

Incorrect. The park owes you and SteveH nothing. If you're concerned about the safety of their attractions, don't ride their attractions. It really is that simple.

Ahh, yes... the classic "think of the children" angle. It was only a matter of time.

Lucky for everyone, most children are too small to ride Shoot the Rapids.

Whatever the case may be, would it be possible that the park could let us know via the on-point blog, twitter, facebook, Pointbuzz, etc.? The only thing we know for sure is that one part of the trough was repaired due to the accident and water is back in the front basin. What's weird is that maintenance is still working on the issue, but the boats are outside the ride? Could this mean they are studying new ways of how to fix the lift hills without the boats being on them?

Cedar Point doesn't throw up rides and start letting people on them willy nilly. Rides can't be opened to the public, or re-opened after an accident, without being inspected and approved by the state.

Further, an amusement park with a reputation for having unsafe rides is not going to be a busy park. Cedar Point has a vested interest in ensuring the safety of its riders.

If you think Cedar Point is engaged in a nefarious ploy to deceive the public about the safety of its rides, don't go to the park.

There is nothing the park can (or should) post that will appease anyone, lease of all you people who are demanding it. There's a reason ride operators will NEVER tell you when a ride will be back up, or what exactly the problem is, it's because it serves no purpose whatsoever to tell a stupid human anything, because all they will do is nod and say "huh, ok."

Like I alluded to before. People get injured, CP loses millions. Do you really think they aren't doing everything they possibly can to prevent that?

Stop overvaluing your individual importance to Cedar Point.

So make a choice. If you think you have a legitimate concern that Cedar Fair is choosing to endanger its guests, stay away. If you don't think that is so, go to the park and have fun. If you are in the park and see something that makes you think the park is choosing to endanger its guests, you in turn have the choice to risk riding or to leave.

I would say that the ride remaining closed is acknowledgement there was a problem. If, in fact, Cedar Fair was choosing to be reckless with the safety of park guests, the ride would have long since been slapped into shape and running.

Well, that made it easy to skip a bunch of insane posts and straight to Noggin's.

Insane or Inane - Either one is accurate.

Let me be the first to say - PointGuru(2) go back to where you were hiding.

It was a really nice quiet time while you were gone.

Your inane posts do not add value to this discussion or this forum.

Bub-bye.

Wow....

He came back???

Wow...

ThePointGuru2 said:
...a simple statement from the park acknowledging they had a problem and it is now rectified would go a long way towards pleasing customers (not just me).

As noggin points out, that the ride is currently closed is the acknowledgment that there is a problem. When the ride reopens, that will be acknowledgment that the problem is rectified.

Some people just don't know when to go away or shut up.

Has it occurred to either if you that they may have told us all they know?

Picture this, STR opens back up and shortly after, the same accident happens. How would the park look then, even worse than they do now if they ask me. They may think they fixed what caused the problem but they are probably just going through every other part on the ride to make sure it is in perfect condition so they don't have to repeat this scenario. Or maybe, they have some part on order that they need, and like Skyhawk, are having trouble getting the piece.

My point is, CP is just making sure nothing else can possibly break down soon on this ride so that when they do send out an report, they can be sure the same situation will not occur.

Now please Pointguru, please do us all a favor and go back to the rock you were hiding under to leave us in peace and Steve, just give it a break. The park owes you nothing unless you to think we should get those rain checks. You saw how this ended for the guru last time. Don't let it happen to you. So remember, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." (George Santayana)

My guess for what Cedar Point is doing with STR. I think they are going to let it rot and tear it down. This is just a guess, I could be completely wrong.

STR was a bit of a disappointment to the park, it only has good ridership on hot days, you get soaked on it. I understand getting wet was the intention of the ride, but this ride is practically WWL replacement.

WWL was a great ride, awesome view, great drop, very long, and you got a nice little splash. You could ride it during Halloweekends. IT WAS GREAT. (Still a little butt hurt over tarring it down =P , but Maverick is an awesome coaster)

I can see Cedar Point just letting the clock run on STR and then tossing it. Look at Son of Beast. SOB did have a much more serious accident and and problems. The company dumped money into that ride and it ended up just sitting there for 3 years.

Cedar Point already has dumped a good amount of money on the ride. Remember when they had to get new boats? Now this.

Maybe Im wrong and who knows, maybe they are just waiting for the off season to do more work on the ride, or for the spring to just reopen it, or maybe they are currently working on it all and still haven't finished like Gatekeeper2013 suggested. Anyway around it, Its not a terrible ride. Definitely not great, but if it opens for the 2014 season then I will get my one ride a year on it.

Cedar Pointer said:
Cedar Point already has dumped a good amount of money on the ride. Remember when they had to get new boats? Now this.

I may be wrong, seeing as neither the park nor Intamin has released a statement on this, but I would be very surprised if the park paid a dime for the boats to be fixed/replaced. That would have been picked up by Intamin.