Michigan's Adventure Future Plans

From everything I know about Michigan's Adventure through what I have read, it sounds like the infrastructure of the park was in pretty bad shape when Cedar Fair took over. Had they slapped a big steel coaster up and the people came in droves, there would have likely been some major problems.

Cedar Fair knows that when you take over a park you can't just slap up some rides and expect good things to happen. Other companies could learn from that example.

And let's make one more thing abundantly clear...I LOVE MiA. My first visit was a month after CF purchased it and I loved it then too. In the parking lot, I thought, "Great, I'm goin' to the carnival", but it grew on me fast. If I had to choose between VF and MiA as my local park, I'd have to think long and hard--hyper, PT, Impulse and all. It was perhaps the first 'small' park I visited since Bob-lo (small being an oxymoron, as VF is physically smaller) and from there I felt encouraged to hit gems like Lake Compounce, IB and so on.

The last thing I'd want to see MiA do is lose its distinctive personality and flavor. I'm sorry, but I just don't care to see another faux 50's craporama a la CP/VF/DP and maybe WOF, at least with the Coasters burger joint. Not to say the faux 50's thing is inherently ugly--I daresay it even works at VF because the park lacked personality. But in a place that already has a history or a persona like DP it's an atrocity.

Unlike far too many corporate parks, MiA has a soul. It has the opportunity to maintain its homespun, handcrafted classic feel and IMHO should do so.

-'Playa

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

What, you mean no "Cedar Point" themed section of the park (ala Mamba plaza at WOF)? :)

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SW:):)SH
midwestinfoguide.com

I like Coasters! lol And I think it would fit in very well with Be-Bop-Blve.

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"Scream early because once you reach 420 feet, no one will hear you!"-TOP THRILL DRAGSTER

Cedar Point RCT2 recreation-http://games.coasterbuzz.com/filedetail.aspx?GameFileID=2302
*** This post was edited by coasteroid 6/3/2003 12:42:15 PM ***

Lights, the park needs lights. So they can stay open later.

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Millennium Force-52 rides
Wicked Twister-16rides
Drag Races-
MF/MS/Cad Cars Crew 2002

It's a cheesey park. Build more coasters and they will come!

CoastaPlaya said:
Of course, there was no hyper in 2002. I think most of us have figured that out. I think.
As for what I said earlier about MiA still hyper-lusting, let me put this in little tiny words again...Read and comprehend before posting. I think it explains itself quite well. Ask a friend to help you.
-CO

You are aware that the 2002 coaster was a hyper, correct? And that Cedar Fair committed to building it, correct? While whether it was included as a term of the sale contract will probably be a mystery for some time to come [the naming of Zach's Zoomer falls into this as well], it seems quite reasonable -- even likely -- that a hyper is in MIAdv's future. The question is whether that time is now.

All my point is is that the park *can* afford it. They have before in similarly scaled ventures.

Now whether that strikes you are 'corporate' or not, I really couldn't care less.

One small problem....you have no point.

They can afford it why? Cuz you and your little calculator says so?

When compared to real-life case studies of CF parks with more than twice the attendance of MiA (make that triple in good years), the same reality crops up again and again. It will wear as heavily on MiA's future expansion from then on as Mamba does WoF...and frankly , there are less expensive ways to attract more people.

I'll take the concrete and true lessons in the real world over your wishes and silly math any day.

Have fun with your head in the sand.

-CO

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

Semi off-topic here: What is the deal with Zachs's Zoomer anyways?

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"Scream early because once you reach 420 feet, no one will hear you!"-TOP THRILL DRAGSTER

Cedar Point RCT2 recreation-http://games.coasterbuzz.com/filedetail.aspx?GameFileID=2302

This is pure speculation, but I think the reason they put Mamba in at WOF was to win the trust of the GP again. When HME owned WOF/OOF they added a new attraction to both parks every year. CFLP can't do that (or won't) - thus they had to say "look at what we can do" to try and erase the public mind's eye that HME has embedded into their minds. But that's just MHO.

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SW:):)SH
midwestinfoguide.com

So...VF got the impulse for 2003, Knott's got Xcelerator for 2002, Dorney got Talon for 2001, and WoF got Mamba in 1998 and a Boomerang in 2000. I'm not counting CP considering that is the premier park and obviously we lucky ones generally get a coaster every couple years regardless.

It seems to me that Cedar Fair pretty much spreads out the funding they have. I have no doubt that WoF and MiA are next on the list for something big. But I'm still not convinced that MiA will be getting a hyper next year. It's a catch 22....don't want to put in an expensive coaster until the attendance and numbers are being met, but hard to draw the attendance when there isn't enough (except the waterpark) to keep people IN the park all day. Remember, the water park is a big draw...but so is Lake Michigan with sandy beaches only minutes away.

I'm all for a giant huss ride, or an S&S Tower. VERY doable and would add another "thrill" to a park that is still very much family oriented and depends on the tourist base (pretty much limiting their peak season to mid-June through mid to late August).

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I'd rather die living than live like I'm dead
http://www.webtechnik.com/ebony/CPLady.htm

After reading the brochure for Arrow's new suspended coaster and Virginia reel. I think MA should consider one of those coasters.

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SFMM is the mega looper coaster capital of the world while CP is the Hypergigaterra coaster capital of the world

"Build it and they will come."

But, build the infrastructuer beforehand.

MrScott

You people are forgetting that THE PARK has already made their mind up that they will build a LARGE coaster next year!!! Hyper , Looper , Or Rocket!!!
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This place would be be a nightmare for midgets.

I live 40 minutes away from MIA. You can do the whole park in about 2 hrs. It's very lame, except for ST. It's more like a fair. I go there, pay the 23.00 bucks and ride ST about 6 or 7 times and then leave. I really hope someday CF will turn it in to a nice park.

Speaking of 'infrastructuer', :P the silliest thought came to me as I strolled the path from Enterprise to SV....it felt naked and unfinished. Why? It didn't have enough concession stands or vending machines.

Guess I've been in VF country too long--where the park bristles with places to sell you stuff.

xterra: Why not slip on a swimsuit and try that really cool waterpark in the back? You know--the one with three wavepools, a nice lazy river and slides all over the place? No one's gonna laugh at you. Promise. Scout's honor. Okay, not when you're looking anyway. At them. Directly.

-'Playa

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.
*** This post was edited by CoastaPlaya 6/5/2003 7:02:29 PM ***

Too many germs in that pool! Besides, nobody wants to see my beer gut!!

Just because everybody's a** has been in the water doesn't mean you can't swim in it. Live life dangerously for once. As long as you don't try a sip or anything...

xterra said:
I live 40 minutes away from MIA. You can do the whole park in about 2 hrs. It's very lame, except for ST. It's more like a fair. I go there, pay the 23.00 bucks and ride ST about 6 or 7 times and then leave. I really hope someday CF will turn it in to a nice park.

There's nowhere to go but up.......

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SFMM is the mega looper coaster capital of the world while CP is the Hypergigaterra coaster capital of the world

coasteroid said:
Semi off-topic here: What is the deal with Zachs's Zoomer anyways?

Zach is Roger Jourden, Sr's grandson.
One of the, anyway. He was the youngest at the time.