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Postby ilrider on July 5th, 2014, 4:51 pm
GreatAmerica1995 wrote:I have been riding the Demon since 1983 and I recalled the songs (the Demon....he's gonna getcha) but this broadcast I have definitely never heard in the 1980's or recently. I just thought it was another newly discovered one but apparently I've just never been around to hear it


It's not music, but what sounds like a dramatic spoken radio broadcast, right? I have definitely heard it on the ride in years past at certain times. It usually was played as a companion piece to the Demon theme song.
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Postby sfgam-fan on July 5th, 2014, 5:17 pm
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sfgam-fan wrote:RMC is taking over the scenic railway :lol:


But the rails are already steel!


We will be the first park to have an inverting Locomotive. :o :lol:


Screw family rides. Time to dial it up a notch!

And you know that if Cedar Point had a railway they'd have added a LIM launch or inversion element years ago.
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Postby tribar on July 5th, 2014, 5:27 pm
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Goku1910 wrote:[quote="sfgam-fan"]RMC is taking over the scenic railway :lol:


But the rails are already steel!


We will be the first park to have an inverting Locomotive. :o :lol:


Screw family rides. Time to dial it up a notch!

And you know that if Cedar Point had a railway they'd have added a LIM launch or inversion element years ago.[/quote]

Uh, CP does have a railway: the Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad
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Postby FParker185 on July 5th, 2014, 5:42 pm
Cedar Point does have a railway, it's one of the largest amusement park steam operations outside of Disney. At least one of their locomotives, the G.A. Boeckling, actually came from SFGAm as SFGAm's ill fated Steam Fleet was to heavy to run on the tracks along with being to expensive to operate. I don't think the Boeckling ever operates at CP, I know it's their only oil fired steam engine.
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Postby sfgam-fan on July 5th, 2014, 5:54 pm
I never noticed the railway there. Shows how much attention I pay to family rides at Cedar Point lol.
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Postby FParker185 on July 5th, 2014, 9:54 pm
And/or the most popular ride in the park by ridership.
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Postby Foltzy on July 5th, 2014, 10:14 pm
ilrider wrote:
GreatAmerica1995 wrote:I have been riding the Demon since 1983 and I recalled the songs (the Demon....he's gonna getcha) but this broadcast I have definitely never heard in the 1980's or recently. I just thought it was another newly discovered one but apparently I've just never been around to hear it


It's not music, but what sounds like a dramatic spoken radio broadcast, right? I have definitely heard it on the ride in years past at certain times. It usually was played as a companion piece to the Demon theme song.


If my research was correct (too young to ride it in 80s)

Demon was very well themed. But as a coaster with kids riding it. People complained it was too devilish. And they removed stuff (ie theme song and pipes near entrance).
They brought that stuff back for fright fest and they have gradually added theming back. (Which they have been doing for other rides too)

The theme song I think was about how the park never payed taxes or anything on the coaster and the demon possessed it.
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Postby anewman35 on July 5th, 2014, 10:44 pm
ilrider wrote:
GreatAmerica1995 wrote:I have been riding the Demon since 1983 and I recalled the songs (the Demon....he's gonna getcha) but this broadcast I have definitely never heard in the 1980's or recently. I just thought it was another newly discovered one but apparently I've just never been around to hear it


It's not music, but what sounds like a dramatic spoken radio broadcast, right? I have definitely heard it on the ride in years past at certain times. It usually was played as a companion piece to the Demon theme song.


You can hear the whole thing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNLbLkd2XaY

And to try to get this thread somewhat more on topic, another place where they could put a SkyScreamer or small flat ride without taking out too much of consequence: the Southwest Territory mission, next to Chubasco.
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Postby Tardis1972 on July 5th, 2014, 11:32 pm
Has anyone thought about making a demon thread?

I would like to see a dark ride and a SkyScreamer in 2015.
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Postby sfgam-fan on July 6th, 2014, 12:52 am
FParker185 wrote:And/or the most popular ride in the park by ridership.


The railway is the most popular ride? Unless you're a little kid, why would anyone waste time at Cedar Point riding the railway? lol.
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on July 6th, 2014, 12:57 am
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FParker185 wrote:And/or the most popular ride in the park by ridership.


The railway is the most popular ride? Unless you're a little kid, why would anyone waste time at Cedar Point riding the railway? lol.

Boneville, the views, to get off your feet and relax, and many other reason. Every park that I go to I make sure that I ride the train.

When he said ridership, I believe he was referring to the capacity that the train has, which is very good, so that means that it is be of the most ridden rides in the park, making it a very popular ride in the park by ridership.
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Postby Coaster Justin on July 6th, 2014, 12:09 pm
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FParker185 wrote:And/or the most popular ride in the park by ridership.


The railway is the most popular ride? Unless you're a little kid, why would anyone waste time at Cedar Point riding the railway? lol.



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Postby FParker185 on July 6th, 2014, 5:14 pm
At it's peak the railway at Cedar Point carried 4.5 million guests a year. Currently it sits around 2.5 million rides a year given.
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Postby sfgam-fan on July 7th, 2014, 3:47 am
FParker185 wrote:At it's peak the railway at Cedar Point carried 4.5 million guests a year. Currently it sits around 2.5 million rides a year given.


I stand corrected, and I'm sort of impressed it does that well. I never ride the railway, not even at Magic Kingdom. It just doesn't cross my mind.
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Postby GOLI4TH 2014 on July 7th, 2014, 8:01 am
Buccaneer Battle may be leaving because the have buccaneer battle shirts on clearance carts in Hometown Square.
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Postby KI2014 on July 7th, 2014, 10:14 am
Brewersdawg828 wrote:Not trying to explode rumors or anything but while in line for goliath we went behind the train station and saw the building there and some workers were about to walk in and I saw a blue print. Now frankly it probably was for a coaster/flat that has already been built but if anybody else gets a chance maybe you could try get a more detailed look at it

They could be looking back on the Goliath blueprints, or they could be turning the scenic railway into a scenic show railway like Cedar Point has. Mini shows along the way, and after all the neglect it's gotten over the past 2 years, it seems fitting to revive it to bring people back to it.
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Postby KI2014 on July 7th, 2014, 10:15 am
GOLI4TH 2014 wrote:Buccaneer Battle may be leaving because the have buccaneer battle shirts on clearance carts in Hometown Square.

Or nobody cares about the ride and would never buy a shirt :lol:
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Postby Jackluver18 on July 7th, 2014, 11:29 am
I think those shirts were last years and that's why they're on clearance. My friend bought one and he had no idea it was a girls tank top and it didn't fit him. He couldn't return it....so he was out 5.00
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Postby Brewersdawg828 on July 7th, 2014, 11:56 am
Am I the only one who thinks we could fit a Ferris wheel in rc spot? We are one of the few parks that have one and it could probably go over the midway
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Postby JustACoasterGuy120 on July 7th, 2014, 12:16 pm
Brewersdawg828 wrote:Am I the only one who thinks we could fit a Ferris wheel in rc spot? We are one of the few parks that have one and it could probably go over the midway


I totally agree! We are really lacking a Ferris wheel type ride at the park. The spot definitely looks big enough for a mid-size wheel. Oh how I miss Sky Whirl :cry:
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Postby CoasterCale on July 7th, 2014, 2:20 pm
Jackluver18 wrote:I think those shirts were last years and that's why they're on clearance. My friend bought one and he had no idea it was a girls tank top and it didn't fit him. He couldn't return it....so he was out 5.00


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Postby Brewersdawg828 on July 7th, 2014, 6:22 pm
As most of you have probably already got, I received a future ride idea survey that asked about a splash pad playground hybrid, an electronic dance show that would offer ert after 10, a flight simulator, and a gaming competition... Not entirely thrilled about a flight simulator and a gaming competition would be a really * you for a new "attraction". Not opposed to the splash pad idea though and the dance show only sounds cool for ert
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Postby Brewersdawg828 on July 7th, 2014, 6:23 pm
It also asked about what I'd like to see include a new drop tower, new flumes, or an interactive fun house
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Postby Iron Wolf 90-11 on July 7th, 2014, 6:51 pm
From the above two posts, I honestly don't like any of these ideas at all.
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Postby KI2014 on July 8th, 2014, 12:06 pm
I haven't received any of those surveys, but I'm on the board :? Can anybody relate, explain?
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