Cedar Point removing Frontier Fling?

Saw this on twitter earlier, looks like they're removing the frontier fling, especially since Cedar Point removed it from the website.

https://x.com/hawkvandelay/...4556531895

With that a SRF going seems like we know where Project 2026 is going.

What ever they put there I hope its not another High-Thrill coaster. Maybe a Vekoma family launch or family Gravity Group, but I really think another modern family coaster would help out a lot

I would prefer a log flume or even a dark ride (although that’s unlikely with the water and train going through that area.)

Coming in 2026 - The Revenge of Challenge Park

Frontier Fling? Sounds like a western US based Tinder.

They need a log flume. They've removed all of them except for the rapids. When they took out WWL, they promised a replacement, and that ended up being a huge failure. I don't know how marketable a water ride will be without a gimmick though. Turntable? Dark ride portion? Water coaster? I'd prefer a classic log flume over any of that, honestly.

If not a log flume, maybe something that isn't going to rip your face off. Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood is fantastic. Maybe something like that?

Or a wood coaster? The only wood coaster the park has is Blue Streak. Wood coasters fit the frontier theme nicely.

I'd love to see a few bridges, linking Snake River Falls area with the Camp Snoopy area. They already have walkways in place. I think we're going to see a bigger addition than just one ride.

GCI wood + Vekoma Family+ Western Dark Ride and keep the Playground, and all interact with the train, and river, and Millennium, and extend Boneville theme to the whole Paddewheel circle and use for Halloween as well. If really feeling it a steak house on the island, ala Knotts.

That would really catch up with Dollywood.

Catching up with a park they really don't compete with?

For real. I'm struggling to even find a connection other than the obvious fact that they're both amusement parks.

I mean, if the Pittsburgh Penguins added a new coach, a quarterback, some wide receivers, a strong defense, and some cheerleaders, they'd really catch up with the San Francisco 49ers.

If the Penguins needed a quarterback, they’d already have one. (For once, actually true.)

Sharpel007:

That would really catch up with Dollywood.

If only that mattered.

Well, there was that slight concern dating back to the season Dollywood snagged the Best Park award after hosting the award event itself. Maybe that’s it.

Every time that Cedar Point takes something out or plants some survey markers, people start making wishlists and we again go through the process of explaining to people what competition really is and what actually matters to consumers.

What does matter to consumers, aren’t we consumers?

Yes. A small niche of the consumer base.

Based on the eons-old dead thread that was resurrected today, I looked up the rumored last days of Kingda Ka (something I have yet to see confirmed) and the butthurt over the park not announcing it so the public can take last rides on it is predictably ridiculous. One comment said it felt "backstabby"...as if there's some nefarious, deliberate decision making by park execs explicitly to piss off enthusiasts.

That's not the consumer base parks cater to.

ApolloAndy:

If the Penguins needed a quarterback, they’d already have one. (For once, actually true.)

The Penguins should swing by Knoebels since they're in the area. (For once, kinda true?)

Vater:

the butthurt over the park not announcing it so the public can take last rides

You mean, the butthurt over not being able to drive 75 miles to the middle of New Jersey and pay $60 to find out it’s not running.

Vater:

as if there's some nefarious, deliberate decision making by park execs explicitly to piss off enthusiasts.