Cedar Point gets a Wing Rider

I guess we will just have to wait and see until they announce it. I would assume the announcement will be in mid to late August

I believe the layout shows a zero g then an oversize cork. Regardless, I recall someone saying it's a mockup of their take on a potential layout in NoLimits (on another forum, TPR maybe). When we see something from Cedar Fair it will be Keith McVeen's polished work.

Not too much news, but Cedar Point has said that they will reveal the 2013 plans on August 13th at 3:30pm (EST).

https://www.facebook.com/cedarpoint?sk= ... 1783617057

It's official: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9fLbdwq8_k

EDIT: Promotional video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJqhApNBjes
Off-ride vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBAjdP_fA0Q

I saw this announcement link on Amusement Today.

http://www.myfoxdetroit.com/story/19261 ... ller-coast

Originally posted by dmillz

In order for a wing rider to work I really think they need to have multiple of those near miss/keyhole elements that we saw on X-Flight, Swarm, and Raptor and not so much of on Eagle.

Looks like this will be happening with the entrance pillars:

And on the roll behind the pillars there will be near misses with the pillars. So I say well done.

TThis actually looks like it will be a very thrilling ride. Awesome!

[coolbeans326]

Looks most impressive. Glad to see that they are not half-assing this one. Bravo

This is just a real beauty! One small thing that I have to say about the ride, though, is that the end seems anticlimactic, but hopefully that's just me. This thing still looks awesome though.

Yea the MCBR is kinda close to the end but it's pretty much for blocking purposes the get three trains going otherwise there would probably be something else there.

They took out Space Spiral today in a very explosive conclusion for the ride.

^ wow, can't believe they used explosives to get rid of it. Sort of a scary chill went up my spine watching that thing fall over.

Would suck ass if it landed on Wicked Twister lol.

[mkingy]

theme park ride dominoes...

holy crap! I've never really seen them do anything like that! Pretty neat none the less.
^^Lol. It did kinda look like that at first!
EDIT: If you look at the second view, right before it hits the ground the car shoots to the top!

[gouldy]

Looks pretty!



http://www.themeparkoverload.net/2012/1 ... tside.html

There hasn't been an update in a while on here...

Track work should be finished this week. And they released pics of a train today!





http://www.cedarpoint.com/blog-article/ ... per-Trains

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The lights on the trains look amazing!!

I like how the train lights up like that. Should be a pretty awesome sight at nighttime.

Gatekeeper started testing on Thursday!! I can't wait to start running this beast!!!

It looks really cool and that color scheme is good for the park, but I just gotta say those keyholes are huge. They are much bigger than I was expecting and much less frightening than they could be.

I was thinking the same thing... But with heads and feet in the picture it may be closer than we think. I've seen it in person just in a distance. A few friends that are there now say that it's closer than it looks... But we'll find out in May!

I suppose that's true. It's also a difference when you're going speedily through them on a Wing Coaster train.

I planning go to CP this summer.


Lyle

So I'm hoping I'll get to test ride during training week cause I know we'll be constantly cycling. I'll let you know, but this will be the only wing coaster I've ever been on so I can't compare