Issue 10: Look who's 45

45th anniversary
last year Blue Streak turned 45, but guess who is turning 45.

Cedar Point's Shoot the Rapids Water Ride Begins to Take Shape

SANDUSKY, Ohio, – Midway through the winter on Lake Erie, construction crews on Shoot the Rapids, the new water ride at Cedar Point amusement park/resort in Sandusky, Ohio, are taking the park’s new river-ride adventure to a higher level.

Throughout the fall, crews cleared the 2.5-acre site and completed a majority of the groundwork -- mostly below the surface. Trenches were dug, footers for support columns were poured and waterlines for the ride’s landing areas and special effects such as geysers and water sprays were installed.

Now the crews’ focus is higher -- about 8.5 stories above the ground.

Earlier this week, crews began erecting portions of the ride’s steel track. Although Shoot the Rapids will be the park’s third water ride, it will still use steel tracks and two lift chains to carry the boats to the top of two hills, one of several exciting features of the ride. The $10.5 million project will be the most expensive water ride ever built at Cedar Point.

“Planning and timing are crucial to any major construction project on Lake Erie in the winter,” said Ed Dangler, Cedar Point’s Director of Maintenance and New Construction. “All the underground work has to be completed before the ground freezes. Working on frozen ground takes a lot more time which adds to the cost of the project. Plus, after the ride is built, there has to be time for testing and training before the ride can open.”

The ride’s first hill, its largest, will be 85 feet tall. It will be three feet taller than the park’s Snake River Falls that opened in Frontiertown in 1993. It will also be one of the tallest water ride hills in the world. After plunging down the first hill, riders will travel through a rustic setting with wooded areas and canyon walls that spray guests with water. The second hill will carry riders up nearly five stories before sending them to the ride’s grand finale -- a splash landing through churning rapids and spraying water from all directions.

Before the track can be erected, several steel support columns, some as tall as 80 feet, must be lifted into position and bolted onto the concrete footers. Overall, 18 steel columns will be required to complete the project. Under normal weather conditions, Dangler expects the lift hills to be completed toward the end of the month.

At the same time the lift hills are being assembled, crews on the ground are framing and pouring the ride’s concrete trough. When completed the trough will be nearly 1,500 feet long and will require more than 5,800 cubic yards of concrete. The slope of the trough and the ride’s pumping system, consisting of 12 pumps, will move the boats along the 2,100-foot-long course.

In March after the ride’s structure has been completed, the electrical and water-pumping system will be installed and the ride’s loading station will be built.

After that, it’s weeks of inspections, testing and training so that Shoot the Rapids will be ready to provide a brand new and exciting ride experience for park guests on Saturday, May 15 when Cedar Point opens for its 141st season.

For additional information about Cedar Point and the new Shoot the Rapids water ride, please visit cedarpoint.com or call the park’s general information line at 419.627.2350.



Enjoy the rest of your weekend

Issue 8

Shoot The Rapids Update (again)
here are new photos of the construction of shoot the rapids

shoot the rapids will be entirly completed soon

Cedar Fair Will not sell out

Issue8

Shoot The Rapids update
The hills have been stated/completed

Issue 7

We are getting a new look soon so you might stat seeing new features
added:
accurate times and dates
Blue Streak pix on top ( will change every month)

Issue 6

Kings Island new gets Planet Snoopy
Here is its location

Here is it's location. As far as I know,It is not new it just is replacing the former areas that were there.
Cedar Video


This video is cool it shows cedar point's 2008 additions
I have n0t herd it but it looks really cool
Congratulations Mr. Mason on becoming our number 1 guest

Issue 6

Kings Island gets Planet Snoopy
Here is its location

Issue 5

Question 1
In the mid-late 1950's cedar point almost closed. Who bought the park and saved it from closing? They originally planned on Turing cedar point into housing development

A George Roose and Emilee Legross
B George Arthur Beckling
C Cedar Fair
D Cedar Point Property Acquisition
E Applo goblal management

Answer will be reveled soon!

Issue 4

Top Secret
big top secret blog will be released soon!
I wrote it 2 weeks ago

Issue 3

Shoot The Rapids Update
Here us the current shoot the rapids web image

So far the station has been stated, conctate has been pored, and steel has arrived

Cedar Movie


here is a video of the Raptor video


Spill Your guts!
any news or ?'s post them here!

Issue 2

Happy Birthday Jake
Yes today is my birthday

Bumper Boats on Pointbuzz

Today, These bumper boats can be found near the Gemini. They were moved there for the 1998 season.
http://www.pointbuzz.com/Photos/Photo.aspx?id=7429

Jake to close website
Yes I have decided to close my website because I don't like the way the features are. I am planning on opening a new site soon, but for now The latest cedar point news will be found here. My old site is set to close on April 26, 2010 ( one of my good friends birthday)

Spill Your Guts
Do you got any ?'s ask them down here and I will answer them

Issue 1

Issue 1

Cedar Fair Deal not to pass cedar fair has agreed to merge with another company. In order for it to go through 3/4 of cedar fair holders have to agree to it. Most people I have herd form said they are against the deal

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Great new video posted on you-tube
the above link shows a great history of cedar point

Spill Your Guts

this is the area for your ?'s If you have any ?'s about cedar point or cedar Fair email me at hamonsj@yahoo.com and I will answer your ?