tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841187807766622012.post5450172715199346207..comments2024-03-16T12:59:39.351-04:00Comments on Coaster Talk No BS Zone: Looking back on 2013: Cedar Point Opening Day and GatekeeperDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16270272435334191397noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841187807766622012.post-65907632855250740402013-10-31T20:32:04.858-04:002013-10-31T20:32:04.858-04:00I agree! I would be devastated if they took away m...I agree! I would be devastated if they took away my favorite rides as a child including, Sky Princess at Dutch Wonderland, Hershey Comet, Dorney Thunderhawk and Steel Force. I would love to see them utilize the shoreline more like that with expansions out into the shoreline being wasted with just parking lot on it. Put parking on the mainland. Run a tram across the causeway and ferries across the bay. They should acquire some of that brownfield land on the waterfront across the bay. I would imagine it would be pretty cheap to get. Put the bulk of the parking there and then run ferries from that point. Use the entrance area as the dump off point and then utilize the parking lot. I would love to see a boardwalk area on the lake side, with a nice wood coaster and some classic rides and a B&M giga (or taller if they would do that) running on the bay. That is just my imagination running wild, but we'll see. Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16270272435334191397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1841187807766622012.post-59280645389181062352013-10-31T19:13:45.367-04:002013-10-31T19:13:45.367-04:00I think that Gatekeeper, and the new gate plaza ar...I think that Gatekeeper, and the new gate plaza area, is a strong and heartening signal that Cedar Point is going to devote more attention to aesthetics. I hated losing Disaster Transport as it was an important part of my youth -- I made a special unplanned trip to Cedar Point for final rides on short notice when I heard it was coming down, and I expected to hold a grudge against whatever replaced it. But I have to admit that Gatekeeper is spectacularly beautiful. Nevermind the ride experience: it enriches the park for both riders and nonriders alike. It was clearly built just as much to provide symmetry to the eye with its arc over the gate as to excite the rider on board. And the gates themselves are a great improvement and will age well. I see many people making use of the scenic little Lake Erie-view plaza inside the park by Gatekeeper every time I go, and I often take my lunch over there to eat and watch the waves and gulls.<br /><br />I cannot say enough good about Gatekeeper's appearance and the related improvements, overall. I just wish they could keep its lights working.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275581683721962030noreply@blogger.com