Cedar Point 2012 Summer Season Discussion Thread

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Discuss Cedar Point's 2012 summer season here!

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Cedar Point now has a new website re-design. I like it, VERY much!
http://www.cedarpoint.com

[galindoverhere]

A new construction update of Dinosaurs: Alive! was put up by the news, and you can check it out here

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Wow, it's really coming along nicely, thank you for the link.

[galindoverhere]

You are very welcome! Still sad to see Paddle wheel Excursions go though

[thom25]

I'm disappointed it's going too. It was always a fun ride to take when I needed a break. Shame they couldn't find a way to keep it functioning.

[galindoverhere]

A little something was posted over at Theme Park Review (scroll to the bottom) yesterday:

Cedar Point's General manager, John Hildebrandt, is now on Twitter and he will be tweeting about updates and news for the park in the upcoming season. He has two tweets so far...

"Lots of sunshine on the midway today. Removing old lights on the Giant Wheel, getting ready to ignite the night in 2012!"


"Walk the midway with the GM of the world's greatest amusement park: Cedar Point. Looking for a new home for Terror Island."


Looks like the cries for a renovated Giant Wheel have been answered and will be incorporated in their new night time show, "Luminosity!". It also appears Cedar point wants to keep Terror Island and move it else where..

I'm glad they will fix the lights on the Ferris Wheel, when I went last year it looked so.. Blegh...

[thom25]

That's GREAT news galindoverhere, thank you VERY much for the update. I'm a huge CP fan boy and greatly appreciate you sharing the info.

[HPCrazy]

Wow, thanks for the info! It'll be cool to see what they'll have in store for us in 2012. That update is very much appreciated!

[galindoverhere]

You guys are very welcome! A twitter update for Cedar Point was made by John was said yesterday as well...

Today we finalized a schedule for removing the big screen in front of CP&LE. Midway view of MF and train station will awesome. More to come.- John Hildebrandt's Twitter

Not that big of an update, but it will give a better view of the midway!

[galindoverhere]

Read this on TPR over the weekend:

*Nothing confirmed yet*, but in an off-season tour, it was announced that Millennium Force, Power Tower, and Giant Wheel will be getting lighting makeovers. Quote: "When you picture the new lights on these rides, think of Windseeker. That's what we're going for."

[BrandonStrouphauer]

That would look VERY pretty I assume, with LED's. Hersheypark added LED's on their Ferris Wheel this past year and they look AMAZING. But, only bad thing is, they couldn't get them lit towards the end of the season(end of October) I know other places had issues with LED's before too, so maybe LED's aren't ready to be used outdoors for long periods of time? Or they need to get developed better so they can be outside for long periods of time.

[thom25]

Really? Don't they make LED Christmas lights? I'm really excited to see what CP has planned.

[BrandonStrouphauer]

I tested 3 strands of LED X-Mas lights, I left them outside all year, they stopped working. But the strands that were only out for 2 months stayed lit. What I think is LED's can't be outside for long periods of time. So, obvious in an amusement park setting LED's would not suffice. Unless they make some kind of industrial LED or special for long-use outdoors.

[thom25]

They really stopped working? I guess we now have another reason to keep our eyes on Windseeker and how their LED's work throughout the year. Replacing them multiple times/year would certainly be costly.

[galindoverhere]

Spot the difference? (Hint: Something went away!)

[BrandonStrouphauer]

What is it? LOL.

[galindoverhere]

The Giant Screen in front of Millennium Force went away, showing a better, awesome-er view of the midway!!

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Oh wow, that's very cool. Thanks for sharing. Great pic.

[galindoverhere]

Cedar Point has shown the picture of their new Soak City addition for this year! They're even holding a contest to choose a name for it! Pretty cool of the to do this don't ya think?

[BrandonStrouphauer]

WOW- Very cool. Hmm.. I wonder what the name could be..

[thom25]

I agree this looks like an amazing addition and can't wait to try it. Regarding a name, it's obviously a racer - so how about "Soak Racer"

[HPCrazy]

Or "H20 Racer". lol

[galindoverhere]

The three choices are:
"Dragster H20"
"Aqua Racer"
and "Runaway Racer" with Dragster H20 winning with no sweat...

[galindoverhere]

Quick tidbit's for the park

NEW FOR 2012 - Fast Lane: Ride More Wait Less
NEW FOR SOAK CITY - Dragster H2O: Probably the worst GP name decision for a ride... ever, I'm seriously disappointed in CP for letting the General Public to pick suck a name, seriously...

[HPCrazy]

I would've like "Aqua Racer" to have won, the name sounds better for such an attraction.

[galindoverhere]

Celebration Plaza Construction!

[BrandonStrouphauer]

What exactly new are they constructing, again?

[galindoverhere]

A new show for the 2012 season called "Luminotsy!"

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Oh wow, that seems cool. What will the show feature/be about?

[galindoverhere]

Take it as Cedar Point's version of "Mad T Party" at Disney's California Adventure

[BrandonStrouphauer]

Well that will be interesting to see!

[galindoverhere]

Indeed it will!

[thom25]

When does the show start? Wonder if we can get a video when it does launch?

[galindoverhere]

For now there is no confirmed date for the launch of the show.... I hope we can get a video when it does launch!

[galindoverhere]

It looks okay... that's all I will say:

[galindoverhere]

Looks like they're testing the new lights on Giant Wheell!



BONUS! Blue Streak Paint job



and Dino's Coming Along... ugh...

[thom25]

GREAT pics. Not sure how I feel about dinos on MF Island, but it sure should make MF more interesting. Blue Streak looks GREAT too, and it's such an under rated ride.

[thom25]

This video was shot from across the bay and really shows the new lighting package of the giant wheel. Pretty amazing imho.

[HPCrazy]

Holy cow that's awesome!

[billybobjoebob]

Blue Streak looks GREAT too, and it's such an under rated ride.

You bet it is, it's my number 2 woodie!

[thom25]

What's you're number one Billybob? Mine is El Torro.

[galindoverhere]

My number one wooden coaster is El Toro as well but to stay back on topic, those new lights are absolutely BEAUTIFUL...

[thom25]

I agree Chris. CP will certainly have a new look and feel at night, and I can't wait to experience it.

[billybobjoebob]

What's you're number one Billybob? Mine is El Torro.

Thunderhead!

[galindoverhere]

Cedar Point has received 1,000,000 likes on Facebook, and when they said they would reveal a "secret thrill" I thought it would be something a bit bigger than this :

HANK YOU FANS! We did it - 1,000,000 Likes! As a thank you, we're giving all of you a secret thrill - an invitation to see Luminosity BEFORE the Grand Opening! Visit Cedar Point all day/any day June 3-7 for the price of a Starlight ticket, stay for a special preview of LUMINOSITY AND get a chance to win awesome prizes throughout the day! Stop by the Celebration Plaza when you arrive at the park on the designated days, get a Facebook Fan Sticker, and you could be randomly spotted to win a VIP experience at the Luminosity preview, ride access, Cedar Point Merchandise and more! We'll also be capturing lots of photos and videos of our fans all week - so YOU could see your photo on our fan page! This offer is only available to our Facebook Fans - Visit our website here to purchase your ticket and plan your visit! http://bit.ly/JC6Wt1 Can't wait to see you this summer! Thanks for liking us! - Cedar Point's Facebook

[galindoverhere]

MF's new lights!

[HPCrazy]

LED's I assume?

[thom25]

Thanks for the pics Chris, but I don't see any difference. Anyone have any details on the new MF lighting?

[thom25]

The amazing video below shows the new lighting package for their big wheel. Cedar Point is certainly going to be amazing at night with all the new lighting.

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