Cedar Point announces Shoot The Rapids for 2010
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[Ed. note: The following is an unedited press release. -J]
Grab your paddles and climb aboard the newest river-ride adventure this side of the Appalachians! Shoot the Rapids, an all-new family water ride, will rise above Cedar Point’s rustic Frontier Trail when it makes a splash on Opening Day 2010.
During the 2,100-foot-long journey, adventurers will travel through a wooded area and around an illegal still used for brewing sweet-tasting elixir, all while encountering surprise water elements and special effects. Guests will navigate the waters aboard a 10-passenger boat. Riders will be seated in five rows of two and will be secured by individual over-the-head lap bars.
The excitement builds when the boats ascend one of two lift hills. The first and largest hill will be 85 feet tall and will drop riders down onto Millennium Island at a 45-degree angle. The second hill will be 49 feet tall and will end with a dramatic “shoot” through water rapids and rockwork.
Guests on the Frontier Trail can keep their feet planted on dry land and watch as riders complete their wet and wild trek down the final drop.
“Shoot the Rapids will instantly become a family favorite,” said John Hildebrandt, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point. “Our guests wanted another option to cool off on warm summer days. We listened, and Shoot the Rapids will deliver the perfect combination of refreshment, thrills and new memories at Cedar Point.”
Shoot the Rapids will cost more than $10.5 million to build and will be the most expensive water ride ever built at Cedar Point. It will have a capacity of approximately 1,200 riders per hour. The ride will last three minutes. A rider height requirement has not yet been determined and will be released at a later date. The ride was designed and manufactured by IntaRide LLC of Glen Burnie, Md., the same company that built the Maverick, Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force roller coasters and the Thunder Canyon river-rafting ride.
Visit the official Cedar Point site.
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BDesvignes said:
It was CP's marketing that made people expect more.
I love how you keep denying any responsibility of your own, and worse, lump everyone else in there with you. What I hear you saying is, "I have no free will, and neither does anyone else. I've been had!"
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
Read that post on page 9 it describes how they marketed it pretty well. I based my expectations on what they said. They didn't even have a water ride on their poll.
Da Bears
What should I have based my expectations on then? I followed what they posted in an effort to figure out what it would be and their clues led in a completely different direction.
Da Bears
I just wonder if this ride was installed at any park other than CP, would this have generated this much action and debate already?
And you were engaged and hanging on every word the whole time. Mission accomplished.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
Yes I was engaged the whole time, but they should have led people toward what the new ride would be instead of leading people away from a water ride. That's my only point. They led people away from what the ride would be and built expections high for a different type of ride. I'm not one of those people that wants a new coaster every year though, and I think the new ride looks good.
Da Bears
You keep referring to "people," and you really mean yourself.
It's priceless when people at CP make fun of people on CB.
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
You are in the minority, though, and you're not representing your opinion as such.
Brandon | Facebook
If you're going to say I'm in the minority you need to back that up with facts. No one here has stats or facts so everything everyone is saying is just an opinion.
Da Bears
I guess I'm not really understanding the significance of being misled in the first place... especially from folks who keep indicating they have no problem with the ride that was announced. If you were fooled in a playful way and ended up getting a ride you are ok with, then what's the problem?
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin
Jeff said:
And you were engaged and hanging on every word the whole time. Mission accomplished.
If their mission was to over hype an average attraction then yeah, they did a fine job in my opinion.
BDesvignes said:
If you're going to say I'm in the minority you need to back that up with facts. No one here has stats or facts so everything everyone is saying is just an opinion.
The survey that CP did carries no weight?
Yeah, that makes sense. After all, why would CP base a $10 million investment on a survey, when they could base it on the invaluable feedback the get from Facebook.
Brandon | Facebook
What does over hyping entail? How would you know it when you saw it?
"If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins." --- Benjamin Franklin
djDaemon said:
BDesvignes said:
If you're going to say I'm in the minority you need to back that up with facts. No one here has stats or facts so everything everyone is saying is just an opinion.The survey that CP did carries no weight?
Yeah, that makes sense. After all, why would CP base a $10 million investment on a survey, when they could base it on the invaluable feedback the get from Facebook.
I never said the ride was bad. My only complain is the way they marketed it. That's what i've been talking about.
Da Bears
Ah, my mistake. :)
Still, though, you're the only one responsible for being misled. Its not like they put out a press release stating they were going to build a coaster. You simply wanted that really really really bad.
Brandon | Facebook
Closed topic.
