The Point Online (www.thepointol.com) reports on the many different changes at Cedar Point this season.

The Emporium in Frontier Town is being replaced with the Discount Depot. Discount Depot sells discounted and on-sale merchandise.

The Climbing Wall on the Gemini Midway has been removed and replaced with Hi-Striker, which was located on the Wicked Twister Midway in front of Space Spiral.

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Have you always wanted to meet that special someone? Do you want him or her to love roller coasters and amusement parks just as much as you do? Have you been searching for this for far too long? Search no longer.

On May 3, ThrillNetwork.com will introduce ThrillDate, the site where you can meet the roller coaster and amusement park enthusiast of your dreams. Through ThrillNetwork’s own matching software, you will simply enter your basic information, and it will go through the database to find matches closest to your interests. You’ll be able to find people who match your favorite park, steel coaster, wooden coaster and even park food!

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PKICentral.com updates with current construction photos of Italian Job Stunt Track at Paramount’s Kings Island. A new 13 minute video of the tour that took place this past Friday at the park. Inside the video is comments about other park improvements that will debut in the 2005 season including Greeters Ice Cream and Happy Days Diner taking the place of Tuckers Roadside Cafe.

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Now theme park professionals seasonal or staff can post resumes, search for jobs and explore career opportunities with the leading theme parks, amusement parks, water parks and manufacturers worldwide. And employers can now promote their company and available jobs to the heart of the theme park community in the United States and around the world.

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Geauga Guide has updated its photo gallery with photos showing the construction of Wildwater Kingdom as well as the rehab of Raging Wolf Bobs at Geauga Lake.

The photos show that half of Hurricane Mountain has been disassembled and that slide parts have begun to arrive in the South Gate parking lot. The guard tower has been moved from its original location in the Big Easy Bayou to the entrance of Dino Island II

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A popular Cedar Point Amusement Park Fan Site, The Point Online recently underwent a face-lift. The site launched Version 4, which contains a new look, more information, and more photos on the popular summertime resort.

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COASTER-net.com is proud to present the X-treme Coaster Challenge, a RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 contest free to everyone up to the challenge. Over $300 in prizes will be handed out to participants who survive three weeks in the contest. Judges who work in the amusement industry will eliminate participants every week. (more…)

The Point Online today updated more than 100 of photos showing construction of maXair and multiple photos taken around the park.

Pictures of the topmost swinging gear and seats are included in the update as are supports and pieces of the floor.

On-site photos reveal footers and the underground portions dug out of Kiddy Kingdom. The floor lowers below ground level after riders board. Segments have not showed on-site yet.

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Since Sunday’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent killer tsunamis in Asia, the unprecedented devastation is apparent. More than 80,000 have been confirmed dead so far, with estimates reaching more than 120,000. Damage is widespread along the coasts of several countries and islands. (more…)

A November to Remember: Your Vote Can Change History

We, as Americans, tend to think of national elections as remote affairs, immune to the influence of an individual vote. But consider: the 2000 presidential election was decided by a mere 537 votes — that was the margin of victory in the decisive Florida election. The final margin in New Mexico was a mere 366 votes.

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