Cedar Fair CEO Matt Ouimet has announced plans earlier this year for their chain of parks to get a dark ride in the near future. As we told you back in April, Ouimet says that we should eventually see dark rides in all Cedar Fair parks. While this is no new category of entertainment for…
Stretch your arms & crack your knuckles. It’s time to loosen up and be ready for the party that is visiting Cedar Point!! America’s Roller Coast is about to unveil a revamped coaster, a revamped hotel, and some other new updates to the park when they open for Coaster Season this Saturday, May 9th. We’re…
Cedar Point has announced a new event in the park on May 22-24 and May 29-31, 2015. The event, titled Brew and BBQ, will feature over 100 craft micro and specialty beers, including a new signature ROUGABREW! Cedar Point and The Brew Kettle in Strongsville OH have teamed up to bring craft beer fans a…
First it was Leviathan at Canada’s Wonderland, (people can say that now), then Rougarou at Cedar Point, (people can kind of say that now), and now “Valravn“? Cedar Fair, specifically “Cedar Point Park LLC”, has filed the trademark for “Valravn” for a multitude of uses, including an amusement park ride name and merchandise. What is…
Rougarou is starting to wake-up and show us some of what he’s made of!! Cedar Point Director of Communications, Tony Clark, posted a PointCast Minute video on YouTube today of the revamped coaster that’ll make it’s debut this season on May 9th. With only 17 days remaining until Opening Day, we’ve seen pictures, renderings, and commentary…
The long wait is getting shorter as we’re finally just 21 days away from Cedar Point’s Opening Day! Three. More. Weeks. We’ve seen the finishing touches put on Rougarou and have heard from GM Jason on how exciting Rougarou will be once it opens on that faithful May 9th date. Some of the movements…
Cedar Fair plans to debut a new dark ride concept throughout all of it’s parks including Cedar Point. The company owns and operates eleven amusement parks, three outdoor water parks, one indoor water park, and five hotels across the United States. Cedar Fair also manages Gilroy Gardens under contract with the city of Gilroy, California. Cedar…
Cedar Point; The Roller Coaster Capital of the World is working on adding free in park WiFi for their guests! Jason McClure, Cedar Point GM, spoke with a reporter and said: “the challenge is providing a strong signal throughout the 365-acre park. We already offer free WiFi for guests at our hotels, so now it is just a…
It’s Finally Spring 2015!!! [No matter what the weather says]. The BEAST, known as Rougarou, will be unleashed at Cedar Point in just 5 weeks!! The transformation of the Mantis roller coaster into the swamp werewolf that will be a floorless ride will be met with a highly anticipated debut to his new fans. Behind the scenes, Cedar…
So, what was Cedar Point doing this week as they are just 8 weeks away from Opening Day? Or should I say what are they Rougarou-ing! The Point always stays busy with the usual repainting, refurbishing and replacing of different elements of rides and attractions like any good amusement park does. But they are in essence giving us…
A new coaster experience isn’t the only thing Cedar Point has planned for 2015. The park is also completely refurbishing Hotel Breakers from the ground up. Located along the mile-long Cedar Point Beach, Hotel Breakers is getting closer to completing its two-year transformation into the ultimate resort destination. For 2015 the hotel will feature new rooms, new decor, a…
Cedar Fair, the parent company of Cedar Point, Kings Island, Carowinds, and Knott’s Berry Farm, had increases in 2014. The publicly traded company, with the trading stock symbol “FUN” (how cool is that?), held a conference call last week in which Cedar Fair President and CEO Matt Ouimet provided a report for performances for their…