Mean Streak Thought

People are intitled to their opinions, but honestly I consider Mean Streak an ok ride, and it is a must ride at night any time I hit the Point.

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Summer 03-CP, HP, Canobie, SFNE, SFWOA, and SFGAm.

Mean Streak is deffiantly a whole different ride without the trims. I got the chance to get a ride like this last year and it was just so much better. The only reason I had got this chance was because they were adding a train and the last few trains to run were empty and lighter so the trims were set according to those giving my train one of the best runs i've ever had on it. It actually seemed smoother at a faster speed
*** This post was edited by Beast_rocks 5/6/2003 10:24:06 PM ***

Mean Streak is not the worst coaster I have ridden, but only Psyclone is worse. My thought on MS is that they should take it down and give half the wood to GCI and the other half to GG and see who comes up with the best ride.:)

Frank-who did ride it when it first opened and it was a fantastic ride.

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coasterphil said:

I didn't know wanting a ride that was either fun and rough or slow and smooth was being spoiled. Enthusiasts aren't the only people who don't like Mean Streak. The general public doesn't appear to like it much either.

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Sounds more like you don't like it. If parkgoers don't like it, they won't ride it. But it looks like they do.

Some of you need to enjoy what you have. Boo hoo at a trim brake all you want, this ride is decent enough in the daytime and great nighttime.

I rode it a few years ago with the trim on hard and thought it was a lot of fun. I didn't find it rougher than any other woodie I have been on. In fact, I think Ga. Cyclone is way rougher than MS. Don't like it? Don't ride it. Pretty simple solution to roughness. Just stop complaining about it and ride something else.

Richard, who thinks MS bashing is as trite as Six Flags bashing.

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Is that a Q-bot in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?

There is a quick fix to Mean Streak's rideability problems, but given what Cedar Point did to Mine Ride this season, it is obvious they're not interested in even considering that option.

The question is, if the train were more forgiving to the riders, could they let the thing run a little wilder, knowing that they weren't hurting people?

There is a fairly simple fix to the mistracking problems as well, but there is a lack of suitable hardware out there to implement the fix...so while the fix is simple, it isn't really do-able.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.
Who would love to design a new train for Mean Streak from the ground up, but who isn't really qualified to do so...

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They don't underestimate costs. But they know they could spend an infinite amount of money trying to please spoiled enthusiasts.

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GP, if I may.. Spoiled enthusiasts are park patrons. And if the money they bring in isn't enough to pay for the prime upkeep of a popular attraction then the parks, by logical deduction, underestimated the costs of maintenance for that ride. Wouldn't you say?

MS bashing is becoming a bit trite, I agree. But it's also understandable considering the ride has the potential to be so much more. It is an amazingly beautiful structure and a exorbitantly boring ride. :(

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Kevin Stone
NoLimits Roller Coaster Simulator

I really like Mean Streak. It is visually stunning and rarely has a long line. I certainly agree that it has lost a lot of the wild feel it had back when it first opened, but I'm glad it's at my home park instead of SOB or Psyclone(MM). Now those are two coasters I'm not sure I'd ever ride again.

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Millennium Force Laps-103
**Vertigo Launches-21**

Is Mean Streak a good coaster? Well... I remember when it used to fill that entire central switchback queue on a regular basis.

Lately, I can walk onto the steps without stopping.

Mean Streak's problem, beyond it's structural and tracking issues with that first turn, is that it spends most of its trackage as a scenic railway. Lowering darn near every hill by 50' might do it a world of good.

It would also leave you enough wood for a second coaster...

I'd love to see them demolish it and put in a decent Intamin Woodie in its place. Something with quality air-time and a really great ride, rather than necessarily being a record breaker. And it'd probably save them money in maintenance over the long haul.

Nobody goes to The Point to ride Mean Streak. Many people don't even bother with it. It's not a draw, and it is expensive to maintain, they should plan on losing it in the next couple of years and replacing it with a seriously GOOD woodie.

Rideman: what did the Point do to the Mine Ride this season?

If you think Mean Streak is rough, head on over to SFOG and take a spin on the Ga. Cyclone. It's the worst woodie I've ever ridden.

I'll take The Beast anyday. :)

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Pinball and Coasters...Any Questions?

Everyone is saying that GA Cyclone is rough and I found it to be a perfect wooden twister. It had a good roughness to it and included amazing airtime.

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All who think Mean Streak needs a match taken to it say I.

I ride Mean Streak everytime I go to CP and enjoy it. I have fun on all the coasters.

Here's what they should do to improve MS: Turn the trains backwards.

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YOUNGSTOWN 2010

If you think mean streak is a rough coaster, go and try out son of beast. I bet you will change your mind real quick.

I liked Mean Streak. In the front and in the back its a fun ride!! In fact the only woody I liked better was GhostRider at KBF... Granted my wooden coaster resume is a bit limited, but Mean Streak is definitely a fun ride. And its not a draw? Says who? I'm really looking forward to riding it again in the dark. And as for Beast and SOB, I'll keep ya posted on what I think of them when I get back from my Ohio Swing in June (SFWOA, CPx4, PKI). Lets quit bashing here shall we? I'd love to have Mean Streak and its maintenance crew in my home park (SFDL). Cuz the Predator is falling apart and they don't seem to know what to do with it.

Anybody remember the first month Mean Streak was open? It was smooth as glass. I didn't think wooden coasters could be that smooth. But that was a long time ago. Bill Cobb (rest his soul) said it best...anytime you take a wooden coaster over 100 feet, you're just asking for trouble.

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Goccvp1

0 - 120 in 4 seconds. Biggest rush of my life so far (with apologies to my wife...and a few former girlfriends).

no your not, a huge wooden coaster can be designed brilliantly and could be glass smooth.

Collosus at heide park is so smooth at 200ft.

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Colossus [1]
Nemesis: Inferno [6]

The main problem with Means Streak isn't just the roughness. I like rough coasters. As long as they are fun. This is where Mean Streak fails.

Coasterphil- Whose favorite woodies are The Beast and GA Cyclone.

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All who think Mean Streak needs a match taken to it say I.

UK NeMeSiS, Colossos at Heide is also an Intamin woodie, which utilizes a brand new technology for wood coasters, both with the train and the track. Many argue that these Intamin coasters are not 'true' woodies.

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-Vater
Have you ridden a Toboggan?

Sugart, I know that PKD doesn't have the best upkeep of woodies, and they aslo don't have the best woodies to begin with, but saying that Grizzly is a piece of junk is just worth beheading. It was rough last year, but it was still an incredible intense coaster, and much better than that sissy Lightning Racer, shich has to be the tamest and least exciting woodie I have ever been on. And just this past winter, over 1/3 of the entire track on Grizzly was replaced, and it is one of the smoothest actually intense coasters in the world. Dude, you have to ride grizzly again, because that is the best coaster in all of Virginia, and kicks the snot out of anything at Cedar Point or Hershey.

And I am awear that Mean Stread is the highest maintainence ride there, so if they couldn't maintain it, it should have never been installed in the first place. I have ridden Son of Beast, and that was definitely a big mistake to install, because the track needs to be replaced in 1/2 year, so I am not a fan of bulding woodies over 100 feet. I know I was exagerating about the money thing, so sorry.

As long as a good GG woodie was installed in its site, and not some tame GCI thing, I would be totally in favor of it being replaced. I just don't want to see a woodie, even a bad one, go if something no better will be in its place.

But for now, I stand by my sig.

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I am not going back to Cedar Point until they throw Mean Streak's brakes into lake Erie. There should be a law against killing coasters like Cedar Fair does.
*** This post was edited by nightride 5/7/2003 4:25:09 PM ***

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nightride said:
Sugart, I know that PKD doesn't have the best upkeep of woodies, and they aslo don't have the best woodies to begin with, but saying that Grizzly is a piece of junk is just worth beheading. It was rough last year, but it was still an incredible intense coaster, and much better than that sissy Lightning Racer, shich has to be the tamest and least exciting woodie I have ever been on. And just this past winter, over 1/3 of the entire track on Grizzly was replaced, and it is one of the smoothest actually intense coasters in the world. Dude, you have to ride grizzly again, because that is the best coaster in all of Virginia, and kicks the snot out of anything at Cedar Point or Hershey.

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I rode Grizzly awhile ago, and I remember I was unimpressed. It wasn't to rough, but it wasn't exciting. I was back over to Hurler right after the ride, which I think is an outstanding woodie with awesome airtime. However *my* opinion is that Hershey has a better woodie collection, and MS is better than Grizzly. But everyone has their own opinions, and I'm not saying yours is wrong.

What really matters is the GP.

I also would agree LR is sissy, the first half is great but the second half it just wanders through... however, I never bash the ride since this thing is a GP magnet, with great capacity, and isn't that horribly bad. I'd rather be riding it's neighbor, my #1 woodie (the Wildcat) which never has a pretty long line because the GP finds it to rough, but the LR always has people smiling and clapping because it is a very controlled, and comfortable ride.

When I rode MS, I found it getting a few complements afterwards. My Mom (who would be considered part of the GP) loved it and thought it was great how it weaved in and out of itself. It also had a 15 minute line while several other coasters were walk-ons there.