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Cedar Point unveils new roller coaster for 2013...

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Aug 13, 2012 3:48 PM
http://youtu.be/cJqhApNBjes

Looks pretty awesome
Aug 13, 2012 3:48pm
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Aug 13, 2012 3:50 PM
Looks aiight. Probably wouldn't top Millenium Force for me but would ride.
Aug 13, 2012 3:50pm
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Aug 13, 2012 3:51 PM
gorocks99;1246011 wrote:Looks aiight. Probably wouldn't top Millenium Force for me but would ride.

Agreed millennium force is the greatest
Aug 13, 2012 3:51pm
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Aug 13, 2012 4:21 PM
GateKeeper

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/08/cedar_point_announces.html

At first I was really disappointed. Only 164 ft drop? 67 mph? http://www.cedarpoint.com/gatekeeper Seemed kinda short and not-so-fast. But then, when you stop and put it into perspective, the Magnum XL 200 (since when did it become 200? I thought it was always 2000?) 195 ft and 72 mph... Raptor 119 ft and 57 mph... and the Maverick 00 ft and 70 mph... GateKeeper doesn't sound too bad afterall.

It will replace the Needle and Disaster Transport (nowhere to hide now on overly-hot days).
Aug 13, 2012 4:21pm
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Aug 13, 2012 4:21 PM
Crimson streak;1246012 wrote:Agreed millennium force is the greatest
Maverick blows TMF away!!!
Aug 13, 2012 4:21pm
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Aug 13, 2012 4:28 PM
Enforcer;1246021 wrote:Maverick blows TMF away!!!

Agreed. But both are great
Aug 13, 2012 4:28pm
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Aug 13, 2012 4:39 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1246020 wrote:GateKeeper

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2012/08/cedar_point_announces.html

At first I was really disappointed. Only 164 ft drop? 67 mph? http://www.cedarpoint.com/gatekeeper Seemed kinda short and not-so-fast. But then, when you stop and put it into perspective, the Magnum XL 200 (since when did it become 200? I thought it was always 2000?) 195 ft and 72 mph... Raptor 119 ft and 57 mph... and the Maverick 00 ft and 70 mph... GateKeeper doesn't sound too bad afterall.

It will replace the Needle and Disaster Transport (nowhere to hide now on overly-hot days).
I believe it was always Magnum XL-200? The 200 represents the fact that it was the first coaster to break the 200 feet mark. Unless they added that on it's anniversary?
Aug 13, 2012 4:39pm
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Aug 13, 2012 5:10 PM
Midstate01;1246023 wrote:Agreed. But both are great
Agreed, Cant wait for the Halloweekends to start!!!!
Aug 13, 2012 5:10pm
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Aug 13, 2012 5:27 PM
Scarlet_Buckeye;1246020 wrote:...and Disaster Transport (nowhere to hide now on overly-hot days).
I thought that they were move Disaster Transport to another part of the park to try to keep the most coaster record intack. I actually enjoy the ride still, decent coaster for ages 6-12 and elders.
Aug 13, 2012 5:27pm
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Aug 13, 2012 5:34 PM
Agreed with everyone agreeing.
Aug 13, 2012 5:34pm
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Aug 13, 2012 5:39 PM
Can't wait for this!
Aug 13, 2012 5:39pm
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Aug 13, 2012 6:44 PM
I like the design of it. It has the hanging experience as the raptor, but it's not inverted; pretty cool.
Aug 13, 2012 6:44pm
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Aug 13, 2012 6:56 PM
They should move Disaster Transport to Six Flags Saudi Arabia and rename it 9/11.
Aug 13, 2012 6:56pm
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Aug 13, 2012 7:37 PM
I rode Maverick the first season it was there and said to myself "It doesn't look that great" and then it turned out to be awesome.

Millenium Force is definitely better, though.
Aug 13, 2012 7:37pm
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Aug 13, 2012 8:45 PM
I was happy with the Blue Streak :D
Aug 13, 2012 8:45pm
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Aug 13, 2012 8:49 PM
Cher;1246105 wrote:I rode Maverick the first season it was there and said to myself "It doesn't look that great" and then it turned out to be awesome.

Millenium Force is definitely better, though.
My top 3 are

Maverick
Mill. Force
Raptor
Aug 13, 2012 8:49pm
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Aug 14, 2012 10:03 AM
Cher;1246105 wrote:I rode Maverick the first season it was there and said to myself "It doesn't look that great" and then it turned out to be awesome.

Millenium Force is definitely better, though.
This.
Aug 14, 2012 10:03am
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Aug 14, 2012 10:17 AM
Which one is maverick?
Aug 14, 2012 10:17am
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Aug 14, 2012 10:24 AM
For me it's close but I'll take the Maverick over MF. This ride looks pretty sweet though. I love it when CP gets new coasters can't wait to ride this next year.
Aug 14, 2012 10:24am
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Aug 14, 2012 11:09 AM
Have yet to ride the Maverick. MF, Dragster then Raptor are tops for me.
Can not ride Mantis, Corkscrew, Mean Streak, XL200 anymore.
Aug 14, 2012 11:09am
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Aug 14, 2012 3:01 PM
Sonofanump;1246462 wrote:Have yet to ride the Maverick. MF, Dragster then Raptor are tops for me.
Can not ride Mantis, Corkscrew, Mean Streak, XL200 anymore.
Mark Me down as one who hates to ride Mantis or as I call it the Man Killer
Aug 14, 2012 3:01pm
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Aug 14, 2012 4:42 PM
I also hate riding mantis and magnum. I don't thinking I've rode them the last 2 years I've gone.
Aug 14, 2012 4:42pm
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Aug 14, 2012 4:50 PM
The part where this one goes through those two cement blocks looks pretty awesome to me.
Aug 14, 2012 4:50pm
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Aug 14, 2012 6:34 PM
Maverick used to have an inversion called a "heartline roll." However, CP removed the inversion due to large number of complaints for head injuries. I believe a video of the inversion is on youtube, I wish I had ridden Maverick when it had the heartline roll. It looked sweet!

Aug 14, 2012 6:34pm