Cedar Point announces Top Thrill 2 roller coaster

They at least moved it a bit, to show the infield and tower painting.

I don't think they will go hard on the spike until weekdays are closed, as ID is staying open.

I think they already did.

I'm bummed. I thought Cedar Point would remove the ride and reimagine an entirely new experience for that area of the park. A new roller coaster, maybe a collection of world class flat rides. Who knows.

Assuming this was planned prior to the accident...it just feels lazy and uninspired. It's the first time I've felt that CP fell on it's face. I expected so much better. Yes, the name is lacking.

MotorCityCoasterFan:

It's the first time I've felt that CP fell on it's face.

Disaster Transport has entered the chat.

As has Intamin's version of Shoot The Rapids

There is no way this was planned before the accident.

Considering there are 3 strata coasters, ripping out one, and just throwing $18 million away of track and structure would have cost a fortune.

This is very on par for CP and CF, I mean just look at Orion.

What does Orion have to do with “on par for CF”?

I’m personally happy with what Top Thrill 2 is shaping up to be. Could we have gotten more? Yes, but I think it’s shaping up to be something bigger (and more planned out) coming down the pipeline. The only way this was planned before the accident is if they were seriously very unhappy with the reliability or working with Intamin for new parts

What does Orion have to do with “on par for CF”?

A coaster that was pre-hyped by the marketing dept for ages, then the enthusiast crowd went further as if it was the 2nd coming...

And now Diamondback and Mystic Timbers are objectively way better than it, Diamondback being 14 years older, and Timbers being half the cost.

I wish I could roll my eyes harder, but it’s physically impossible.

If eyes needed to roll that far, they would already be equipped to do so

Not that I’ve ridden Orion, but I’ve heard enough unremarkable reviews to find the comment above an appropriate reference to over-hyping something.

I don’t know that I’d put TT2 in the same category, though, as it’s more or less what a lot of people figured it would be, whereas I think there was hope that Orion would be more than it ended up being.

As far as its comparisons to Diamondback and Mystic Timbers, well, if the underwhelming former is better, that makes me even less excited for Orion, but if Mystic Timbers is better, that wouldn’t surprise me if only because Mystic Timbers is spectacularly awesome.

How dare the marketing department do its job.

I know, right? Was Cedar Point supposed to say “hey, we built an okay ride!” to market Wild Mouse?

Orion was one of if not the biggest investments in Kings Island’s history. I can’t believe that people are upset because they went all out trying to advertise it.

It’s all show business, and what’s a park supposed to do? Not “hype” a new attraction because jaded enthusiasts might be underwhelmed? Should they just jump directly to the apologies at the beginning because there’s sure to be disappointment?
No, they want people to be excited about an upcoming season, they want attendance to flourish, and they want another pin on the map. For that they need good news coverage and they’re going to write for it. Why should it be any different from every other thing on earth that someone, somewhere is trying to sell?
And btw, Orion is nowhere near a flop. Its distant cousin across the park is still a great ride, the woodie nearby is a fun, unique experience for the park, and Orion only adds to the mix with yet another thrilling ride to experience. I’m having a hard time finding the lie.
As for Cedar Point and TT2, it’s the finest example of lemonade from lemons that I can think of. They’ve found a solution that’s realistic economically in addition to being a notch or ten more thrilling than the previous incarnation. I’ve been in this hobby for a long time and I completely understand fervent wish lists, but I laughed out loud at a previous poster’s comment that they should have destroyed the ride for a totally new experience (like what?) along side world class flats (like what?). They must think money grows on trees, and if I had to guess I’d say that this expenditure came as a surprise and put a serious dent in whatever 5 year plan they had in mind.

Sharpel007:

And now Diamondback and Mystic Timbers are objectively way better than it, Diamondback being 14 years older, and Timbers being half the cost

I don't think you know what objectively means.

I ride all three weekly (home park) and I feel they're all very good in different ways.

sirloindude:

Not that I’ve ridden Orion, but I’ve heard enough unremarkable reviews to find the comment above an appropriate reference to over-hyping something.

When I want to know if I something is over-hyped, I always look for feedback from someone that's read a lot about disappointed people that are never happy about anything.

bigboy:

When I want to know if I something is over-hyped, I always look for feedback from someone that's read a lot about disappointed people that are never happy about anything.

A few things:

• I’ll concede that marketing is supposed to hype everything up, whether it’s actually all that exciting or not. As someone else mentioned, that’s their job. Fair enough.
• Orion could be amazing for all I know. Ditto TT2. I was just trying to say that when Sharpel007 made a comment about TT2 being “on par for CF,” I could understand why someone would make that statement. In both cases. Speaking from my perspective, neither Orion nor TT2 have done anything to move their respective parks higher up on my priority list of places to revisit, save for Orion being a B&M and me only having a handful of B&Ms left to go before I’ve hit every one in the US.
• I really wish people would stop calling people who don’t like certain things people who aren’t happy about anything. If my interpretation of your statement being a sarcastic jab is incorrect, I ask that you forgive me, but if it was meant that way, it’s a real stretch to say that people not liking the attractions we’ve been discussing don’t like anything.

I hope TT2 is exciting. I just know that what I liked most about Top Thrill Dragster is gone. Maybe this is more exciting. At the moment, though, and I’d like to think I’ve been on enough rides at this point to know what I do and don’t like, this ride isn’t screaming my name right now.