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News: Cedar Point trims prices for admission and concession items

Posted at 3:21 PM EDT (1921 GMT)

May. 1st, 2006 -- When Cedar Point opens on Saturday, guests will notice a decrease in many prices. Hoping to prevent a repeat of last year, when the park experienced a 2 percent attendance loss, the park has lowered prices across the board to attract visitors.

An adult ticket will now cost $40, a $5 decrease. The amusement park also dropped the prices of the five most popular menu items, the greatest change being for cotton candy, the cost of which plummeted from $3 to 25 cents. The changes mark a rare event in the amusement park industry, when a park openly admits it is lowering prices to help bring people back.

Analysts say Cedar Point's move could inspire other parks to do the same.

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ItsDavidU Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 25 View Park/Ride Count	Does anyone know what the other 4 menu items are?
5/1/2006 4:03 PM
bk2004 Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 7723 View Park/Ride Count	Yay 25 cents for Cotton Candy! I'm sure that'll sell VERY well!
5/1/2006 4:34 PM
Chip Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 7091 View Park/Ride Count	One of them had better be cheese on a stick. I practically lived off that stuff! I think Cedar Point is doing something good, and they're learning from mistakes. Expensive food really scares people away. High prices aren't luring people to your park.
5/1/2006 4:45 PM
James Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 10559 View Park/Ride Count	This is good for the park. At a time where SF park prices are going up up up Cedar Points is going down.
5/1/2006 5:18 PM
coastrfreak2000 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 797 View Park/Ride Count	YAY!Just in time for my trip to CP in the summer. 25 cents for cotton candy...I'll buy the whole cart of it!
5/1/2006 5:52 PM
Zingoman Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 1293 View Park/Ride Count	Last season, I was harping on the park saying they should lower prices to attract people. It's better to have 8,000 people spend less money than it is to have 6,000 trying not to go broke. HURRAY for CP!!!!! I really think people will spend more money with the prices lowered, because they are getting more bang for their buck.
5/1/2006 7:17 PM
MrMike Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 30 View Park/Ride Count	Here is some more info on the discounts: http://thepointol.com/news/2006/45.html
5/1/2006 7:24 PM
Bowserjoe Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 529 View Park/Ride Count	Lol! It's cheaper to get into CP than SFNE!
5/1/2006 7:33 PM
sfft_2108 Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 5021 View Park/Ride Count	25 cents for cotton candy. Thats insane.
5/1/2006 10:50 PM
DaleE4lifefan Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 273 View Park/Ride Count	This is kinda old news.heard about this on pointbuzz.i am glad they are trying to keep prices low.cedar fair is the only park company that i know of that is lowering prices to ease the pain on the money people spend on stuff and on gas.
5/2/2006 12:39 AM
VekomahangNbang Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 1457 View Park/Ride Count	Something SF will never do
5/2/2006 7:31 AM
Wes Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 10806 View Park/Ride Count	Six flags could learn a lesson from this. $15 parking is not going to attrack families.
5/2/2006 7:51 AM
coasterell Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 203 View Park/Ride Count	Now the talk will be about what's the better Cedar Fair Park, instead of what's the best amusement park. Cedar Fair has no one to compete with now that the prices are well below the prices of other parks.
5/2/2006 9:52 PM
Emann Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1043 View Park/Ride Count	I think that this is a better choice than rather raising the price. They probally will make more money off of the 25 cent cotton candy than the 4 dollar cotton candy.
5/3/2006 2:32 PM
I love DW Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 1914 View Park/Ride Count	I hope more parks do this because I know I would definetly spend more money if prices were lower. ATENTION: Six Flags you need to take a hint your parking is outrages and the food for that price I rather pack my own lunch and eat in the car.
6/2/2006 12:34 AM

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