geauga lake

ryan costa · Post by **ryan costa** » Sat Jun 21, 2008 11:00 pm

the news mentioned attendance at Cedar Point is way down.

In the future people are going to need smaller regional amusement parks like Geauga Lake used to be. There was even more shade trees there, cuz it was hella old.

I went to Cedar Point once. all i did was spend about 7 hours standing in lines and walking to new lines. With a good breeze I can pretty much coast on my bicycle. This is more enjoyable than spending 40 dollars to stand in lines all day.

Phil Florian · Post by **Phil Florian** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:18 am

Did Cedar Point buy Geauga Lake? Just wondering. I believe you can take an RTA bus out to Geauga Lake, actually. I think.

ryan costa · Post by **ryan costa** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:20 am

cedar point purchased Geauga Lake, then closed it down. The rides have been auctioned off.

Maybe it can be turned into a resort spa or commune.

Brian Pedaci · Post by **Brian Pedaci** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 11:07 am

They're still operating the water park, but sadly they did indeed close off the amusement park.

Ryan Salo · Post by **Ryan Salo** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:08 am

My kids and I have been going to the waterpark there every week. It is still a great amount of fun.

Unfortunately I dont think it will last long unless the crowds increase...

Brad Hutchison · Post by **Brad Hutchison** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:16 am

I thought it was interesting that Cedar Point didn't keep the Big Dipper and move it to CP, instead of selling it for peanuts. For the few dollars they got, it seems like that might have attracted a few nostalgists.

Brian Pedaci · Post by **Brian Pedaci** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:23 am

Ryan Salo wrote:My kids and I have been going to the waterpark there every week. It is still a great amount of fun.

Unfortunately I dont think it will last long unless the crowds increase...

Did you get the season passes? The daily admission seems a little steep to me for a one-time trip, but if you're planning on going multiple times, the season pass price seemed really reasonable.

Oh, and Brad -- with the lack of buildable space at CP and the classic wooden coaster already represented by the Blue Streak, I don't know where they could have set the Big Dipper up that wouldn't have meant removing more modern attractions. Coaster enthusiasts would indeed be thrilled to know that the Dipper lived on, but I'm not sure there'd be enough ROI to justify it.

Brad Hutchison · Post by **Brad Hutchison** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 12:42 pm

Brian Pedaci wrote:Oh, and Brad -- with the lack of buildable space at CP and the classic wooden coaster already represented by the Blue Streak, I don't know where they could have set the Big Dipper up that wouldn't have meant removing more modern attractions. Coaster enthusiasts would indeed be thrilled to know that the Dipper lived on, but I'm not sure there'd be enough ROI to justify it.

I know, I just thought since they hardly got anything for it ($5,000), not much ROI would be needed to justify it, and it's a classic. There has to be some piece of junk they can lose... is Disaster Transport still there? Only a slight improvement on Avalanche Run, and only because it was air conditioned.

Ryan Salo · Post by **Ryan Salo** » Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:06 pm

We got the season passes. We go once or twice during the week, it is well worth it.