Does Geauga Lake even have any type of capital planned for 07'?

FLYING SCOOTER:
wow. good find on that one. I remember visiting in 2000 and yes it was crazy, but that's just absurd :-O.

Things really have changed.

I was there on that day.

The place was nuts. The lines were HUGE.

Trash was everywhere, the cans overflowed, ride opts were rude, customer service was rude, food workers were rude, multi-train operation was few. It was a sea of people... very angry, annoyed and bitter people.

It was that day when things got bad for that park.

I'll bet you that not 3/4 of the people there that day came back again.

^ BTW, I got there early enough to avoid the traffic, but "Arrow Guy's" girlfriend was to meet us there, we waited 2 hours for her.

It was ridiculous

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Arthur Bahl said:

Regarding all of that waterpark emphasis, what is going to happen when more local waterparks are built and the market is saturated.

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I'm not sure we have to worry about that. The local waterparks around here have all closed. Wildwood and Dover Lake Park were two excellent waterparks, and they are now gone. The only one left is Pioneer and I've heard some not so flattering things about it. Geauga Lake has cornered that market.

I haven't been to GL since 2002 and nothing has happened there to make me want to come back. In that span of time I have been to Kennywood once, last year, and hope to get back again next year. I go to Waldameer AT LEAST once a year, usually more. Once my daughter cracks 46", which will be next year, I will finally get back to CLP. I currently have no interest in going to GL, and I could add 3 more coasters to my track record if I did, I just am not in any hurry to do it until it's worth my time and money to bring my 3 and 6 year old kids. That being said, I will be at CP with them next month, PLENTY for us all to do there.

Tom

I'm sure the park will add something. I think the real suprise will be what the operating calendar will look like...

^^That's true about the other local waterparks. I know several people that went to Pioneer this summer and they were not impressed at all.

Wildwood's been closed for at least 8 yrs, but I considered it the best of the bunch back-when.

According to what I read last spring, Glassman closed Dover Lake due to dropping attendance because of GL's expansions.

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One of the ways to control vandalism is to have darkride cars with appropriate restraints.

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Or pressure-sensitive intrusion mats, like the Disney Mansions.

The problem with restraints on dark rides is what will happen in a fire or power outage?

*raises hand*

*gets called on*

Umm... they become one with the attraction?

The technology is there to create the dark rides that's safe, entertaining, and cost efficient. There are sprinkler systems required by law in ANY large building you go into. They will take on any kind of fire short of a nuclear explosion, if placed properly (Meaning if there's attic space there should be a few up there as a local business around here learned that hard lesson).

I never understood the reasoning behind people who got out of the Pirate Ride and fart around. I know my older brother did that with his friends, but I just don't get it.

As for GL and capital improvements, I've heard nothing and know nothing.

~Rob Willi

Last time we had a dark ride here in NEOhio look what happened ;).

I was at the park this year and once last year as well. I really enjoyed both days I was there.

I think some very simple improvements for 2007 would make the most sense. Clean up the old waterpark area, and move the slides over to the waterpark side.

While you're at it, move some of the flats from the waterpark side over to the rides side. There's a scrambler, a swing ride, a swinging ship. They're half decent rides that are always dead over there. They could fill in holes around the ride side, with little cost involved.

Just my two cents.

Funny thing is that we have yet to hear of any 2007 cap ex plans for the recently aqquired paramount parks either....so far all we've heard about is the CP & VF announcements. *** Edited 9/26/2006 5:36:41 PM UTC by BATWING FAN SFA***