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M_Force_2002
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This was the BIG announcement that we all have been waiting for ??????
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
CF let me daown on this one......
I could care less about water parks......
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| 11/10/2004 8:09 AM |
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bk2004
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Haha, that's a nice hyper!!
Yay for water parks. I should of seen it coming.
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| 11/10/2004 10:01 AM |
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CHILLERLC1
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When I visited Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom as a child I really enjoyed that both parks existed. I think that this is a great move to recycle the former SeaWorld.
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| 11/10/2004 10:59 AM |
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Jill Anne
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Yeah, people did actually see it coming. we knew there would be a water park expansion.
This leaves building room on the thrill rides side for taller coasters without worrying about height zoning though, so don't complain too much, and it'll make the water park side considerably more beneficial to go to.
*also*
I think I actually told people I thought they should do this once, *grin*, so hey... chalk that up to one more of my predictions that came true. :)
~me.
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| 11/10/2004 11:01 AM |
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Coaster Freak
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$25 sounds like a very inviting price for a visit!
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| 11/10/2004 11:17 AM |
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BryanWood
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The BIG announcement is the price drop. That will bring in a lot more people than in 2004. GL could easily see a 20-25% jump in attendance next year with those prices.
So what if it isn't a hyper? Remember, parks don't cater to spoiled enthusiasts. Cedar Fair doesn't care if you want a new coaster or not this season, they're doing what's best for the park. This is a great way to start future expansions.
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| 11/10/2004 12:10 PM |
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RllrCoasterFan
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This park is already 3 parks in 1, and now they are building another? That sounds like a park that deserves a trip to me.
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| 11/10/2004 12:34 PM |
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kermat13
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Ok, moving the water park allows a huge extension of the Kiddie land area--this may not mean a thrill ride
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| 11/10/2004 2:08 PM |
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EastCoastn07
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Have any of you actually seen the rendering for the "whole" park, it's huge. It's taking up 20 acres of the 56 that the animal park has. And can't you realize that this is going to set up the park getting a new coaster maybe in 2007? I mean, they are moving/getting rid of everything in the current water park. And that area is huge. I think they are thinking about the future for a hyper or another coaster in the near future.
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| 11/10/2004 2:48 PM |
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coasterlove
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I think this is great for Geauga Lake. The waterpark looks like it should be great and with a lower price, I expect a big jump in attendance as well as great things in the future. This opens up a lot of land on the rides side of the park for all sorts of future expansion.
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| 11/10/2004 3:17 PM |
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EastCoastn07
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I definetly don't see the opening up of all this space an expansion for a massive sized Kiddy Kingdom for the whole family...I can almost guarantee that other thrill rides and even a hyper coaster will go in that spot once that area is cleared up in 2006.
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| 11/10/2004 3:22 PM |
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HPStormRunner22
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Sounds like a fun hyper. Wow that is a cheap admission price. They're desperate to bring people in.
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| 11/10/2004 4:53 PM |
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Kennywooddude
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Their not desperate. I mean, there are no more animals to take care of so that would actuall cut the admission proce down o what it should be...
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| 11/10/2004 5:31 PM |
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bgwfreak
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So much for the HYPER!!!! that everyone promissed. lol
GL already has a great selection of coasters. Looks to me like they are making room for something else down the road.
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| 11/11/2004 9:28 AM |
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CHILLERLC1
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It looks like a winner if it'll be like Dorney.
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| 11/11/2004 9:13 PM |
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More about Industry Announcements
Nov. 10th, 2004 --
Geauga Lake Family Amusement Park will begin construction on a $26 million expansion featuring Wildwater Kingdom, a 20-acre waterpark to be built on the 56 acres formerly occupied by Sea World.