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Cedar Point’s 2011 Attraction will ‘bring back memories’

Doug — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 18:37:11 +0000

An update from Cedar Point published by the Sandusky Register has given another clue, along with an approximate announcement date, to Cedar Point’s new 2011 attraction. The new ride for 2011 will be announced in Mid-August. ”It’s going to bring back a lot of memories for people that follow Cedar Point,” said Dick Kinzel, Cedar Fair’s Chairman & CEO.

A look down the first drop of Cyclone, which was removed in 1951

That quote, and atop the rumors that Cedar Fair will be building more Great Coasters International rides, could mean the first wooden roller coaster at Cedar Point since Mean Streak was added 1991. The theme of the new ride could hark back to the day’s of one of Cedar Point’s first coasters, Cyclone, which was added in 1929 (it was removed in 1951).

Prowler at Worlds of Fun was built by Great Coasters International for the 2009 Season. It is ranked #8 in the world.

Is it long overdue for Cedar Point to receive a Great Coasters International woodie? Will they try to build the best wooden coaster on the planet? Leave your thoughts below.

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Shoot the Rapids in video

Ethan — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:45:55 +0000

Cedar Point’s next generation Intamin Log Flume, Shoot the Rapids, finally opened to the public last weekend and the park already has several videos up to show off their new ride:

The first shows what some park guests thought of ...

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Amazing Shot of Cedar Point

Justice — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:34:04 +0000

Cedar Point has set up several Web Cams over the year and one of them looms high above the rest of the park. When the fog rolled in one morning, it set ...

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Shoot the Rapids goes vertical

Ethan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:43:01 +0000

After months of pretty much nothing interesting happening with Cedar Point’s 2010 addition, Shoot the Rapids, the crews finally started putting steel into place for the two hills. Despite no real news until now, the ride has made significant progress, a ...

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Poll Results: Will the Cedar Fair buyout help the company?

Doug — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:17:49 +0000

It seems that most people think the possible Cedar Fair buyout will help the company. However, more think that it won’t help the company that much. When the news came out about Apollo Management offering to buy the company, it seemed like ...

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Demon Drop at Dorney Park?

Ethan — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:25:40 +0000

Well this is a turn of events, it looks like Demon Drop, Cedar Point’s 1st-generation Freefall ride, that many of us believed would be heading to Knott’s Berry Farm for 2010, has now mysteriously arrived in Dorney Park’s parking lot.

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California’s Great America planning new attraction!

Jeremie — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 16:00:46 +0000

With Demon Drop moving to Knott’s Berry Farm, there wasn’t much room to place it. What have they come up with?

To remove the Screamin’ Swing. Now there are bigger version of this ride at Valleyfair, Cedar Point and Liseberg, but ...

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