Cedar Point 2018 - Steel Vengeance RMC Mean Streak

[Turbo]

Thank you matthew! If anything you are saving a lot of people headache and it does help out a lot

[Mikey]

Guys,

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Nastygrams as they are called are designed to intimidate those who are less familiar with the law. They are sometimes used when there is no legitimate legal recourse available and they have to hope that the other party feels threatened enough to comply with ones demands. It's always funny how people react when they get a certified letter in the mail that has a bunch of legal words thrown in it but in reality it's not worth the paper its written on.

Sometimes these lead to what they call a Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation, or SLAP lawsuit. Judges generally frown upon corporations bullying the little guy and filing frivolous lawsuits, especially when the other party is a pauper defendant. Lawyers can be disbarred for engaging in behavior involving issues of moral turpitude. If we receive a nasty gram, we will post it to this site. If there is specific guidance given by our counsel in response to direct communication from Cedar Fair, we will advise you at that time. Until then there is not an issue.

[slosprint]

Mod fight?

[Mikey]

Admin used stick of law and justice.

It's super effective.

Update: Have restored all deleted posts.

[Paradox]

In other news here's a gif illustrating the height difference.

It's going to be a hyper RMC, prolly.

Thanks for that gif man, this is going to be fantastic! Looks like some good lats in there as well, Schilke's going full steam ahead.

How tall was the previous Mean Streak's biggest turnaround?

[Paradox]

So much for hiding it.

lol240 wrote:

How tall was the previous Mean Streak's biggest turnaround?

Previous turn was 123ft. People have done the math and have estimated that this new turn is around 160ft.

[Coasterkidmwm]

I still think the drop from that area will be some kind of weird S-turn.

Just curious. What counts as illegal pictures? Is the road that goes around public or only owned by CP(I realize that the only reason you would use that road is to be at the park or take pictures, but if its a public road they can't really do anything). IMO Cedar Point's marketing team kind of created this monster with this picture the thing. For the last few projects they have teased the projects in a way that they almost wanted people to take pictures, and holding off the announcement, when it's clearly happening( sort of like Outlaw Run and SDC) is to me kind of silly. Either way though its looking to be a neat ride so far

[hyyyper]

You can always take your boat out into the bay or take a 500mm lens and shoot from the mainland dock. There used to be a pretty decent webcam pointed at the peninsula from the mainland, but it's been online for quite some time now.

[Paradox]

Thanks to Kyle Sloane for this photoshop. The ledgers seem to indicate that the track will bank back to normal on the way down.

I think the fact that this hill is unbanked increases the likelihood that the first drop will feature some kind of inversion. Just a feeling looking at the rest of RMC's portfolio.

[Mikey]

CKidd wrote:

Just curious. What counts as illegal pictures? Is the road that goes around public or only owned by CP(I realize that the only reason you would use that road is to be at the park or take pictures, but if its a public road they can't really do anything). IMO Cedar Point's marketing team kind of created this monster with this picture the thing. For the last few projects they have teased the projects in a way that they almost wanted people to take pictures, and holding off the announcement, when it's clearly happening( sort of like Outlaw Run and SDC) is to me kind of silly. Either way though its looking to be a neat ride so far

I don't think its a marketing issue so much as an issue with people trespassing on a construction site to get pictures. You should never trespass on private property. More importantly you should never trespass on a construction site as you have not been briefed as to what hazards exist, including hazards you may not be able to see. Serious injury or death could occur.


While every parks legal department wants a legal disclaimer about park photographs, no park in the history of the world has ever sued a paying customer over photos used for non-commercial purposes. It's free publicity. Disney does from time to time prohibit people from bringing in professional grade equipment, but that's mainly because the paparazzi are mob harassing some VIP to a point it's a safety / relations issue.

You should probably ask yourself, what did somebody really do to earn a nasty gram. My bet it's something more then just pictures and this is the way it was spun to save face. Also it should be pointed out that there are still events taking place at Cedar Point and there is no indication that Cedar Point is prohibiting people from taking pictures at them.

LOL It's a freaking TOPHAT. Wat.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Mikey wrote:

Lotsa good text was here (not being snarky)

Drones have increasingly become a problem as well. There was an incident involving forest fires where a helicopter was almost taken out by a drone.

Personally I think drones on anyone's private property should be taken out swiftly for comedic effect, but that's just me. Luckily most of them are a mobile completely unsecured wifi hotspot....

[Paradox]

[slosprint]

ew looks gross from that angle RIP hype

Seriously gorgeous. That hill is ridiculously enormous. The size of the lift hill is going to give me an aneurysm. Cedar Fair is like "we're like........... in here."

[Coasterkidmwm]

tiepilot35 wrote:

Cedar Fair is like "we're like........... in here."

That's very descriptive

[Paradox]

[Coasterkidmwm]

That's going to look weird as hell when it's done.