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Cedar Point unveils new roller coaster for 2013...

  • Crimson streak
    http://youtu.be/cJqhApNBjes

    Looks pretty awesome
  • gorocks99
    Looks aiight. Probably wouldn't top Millenium Force for me but would ride.
  • Crimson streak
    gorocks99;1246011 wrote:Looks aiight. Probably wouldn't top Millenium Force for me but would ride.

    Agreed millennium force is the greatest
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    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).
  • Enforcer
    Crimson streak;1246012 wrote:Agreed millennium force is the greatest
    Maverick blows TMF away!!!
  • GoChiefs
    http://www.ohiochatter.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35900
  • Midstate01
    Enforcer;1246021 wrote:Maverick blows TMF away!!!

    Agreed. But both are great
  • raiderbuck
    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?
  • Enforcer
    Midstate01;1246023 wrote:Agreed. But both are great
    Agreed, Cant wait for the Halloweekends to start!!!!
  • Sonofanump
    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.
  • said_aouita
    Agreed with everyone agreeing.
  • hangonsloopy
    Can't wait for this!
  • bigkahuna
    I like the design of it. It has the hanging experience as the raptor, but it's not inverted; pretty cool.
  • reclegend22
    They should move Disaster Transport to Six Flags Saudi Arabia and rename it 9/11.
  • Cher
    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.
  • Belly35
    I was happy with the Blue Streak :D
  • Enforcer
    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
  • Scarlet_Buckeye
    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.
  • ernest_t_bass
    Which one is maverick?
  • Mikey McD
    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.
  • Sonofanump
    Have yet to ride the Maverick. MF, Dragster then Raptor are tops for me.
    Can not ride Mantis, Corkscrew, Mean Streak, XL200 anymore.
  • Enforcer
    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
  • hangonsloopy
    I also hate riding mantis and magnum. I don't thinking I've rode them the last 2 years I've gone.
  • GOONx19
    The part where this one goes through those two cement blocks looks pretty awesome to me.
  • raiderbuck
    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!