Gatekeeper – Cedar Point’s 2013 Roller Coaster
UPDATE 8/13 – Cedar Point is scheduled to announce their new roller coaster today. See images and read about Cedar Point’s 2013 wing coaster Gatekeeper.
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UPDATE 5/30 – News of Cedar Point’s planned wing roller coaster broke today. The ride will cost $25 million and it’ll be the largest of it’s kind.
Read more here: Cedar Point to Build a Wing Roller Coaster in 2013
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It’s rumor time again. The Coaster Capital (that’s technically no longer the capital), is not only opening without a new coaster for 2012, but it’s also removing one before opening. Last week, the park announced WildCat’s swift closure and demolition. The park explained that the ride was being removed to make way for the expansion of the Celebration Plaza area.
Of course, this kind of move is going to stir up the roller coaster rumor mill. But what do you build in a theme park that has everything? With 16 roller coasters they’ve got many of the major ride types covered. They’ve got woodies, an inverted coaster, a suspended coaster, three launch coasters, two kiddie coasters, a twin racing coaster, a mine train coaster, a bobsled coaster, a stand-up coaster, a hyper coaster, a giga coaster, a shuttle coaster, and an old-school looper.
The latest rumor from Screamscape references green B&M track that’s been spotted at the Ohio plant. The popular thinking is that Cedar Point could be looking to add a Wing Coaster like Wild Eagle and X-Flight. I’d be fine with that, but I’d really rather seem them give Mean Streak the Rocky Mountain topper track before they build anything new. In my opinion, woodies are a big hole in Cedar Point’s vast lineup.
See a complete list of Cedar Point’s roller coasters.
What’s your take? Which type of roller coaster would like to see at the Point? Vote in the poll and leave a comment below.Image used with permission via CoasterImage.com.
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May 12, 2012 at 11:53
A pre-fab would be a great wooden coaster and counts as a new ride.
May 12, 2012 at 13:20
It would actually be pretty interesting to see them replace Mean Streak with a new Gravity Group woodie.
May 12, 2012 at 13:32
I think the world needs another 4th dimension coaster!
May 13, 2012 at 09:12
I wonder if the issues that Magic Mountain had with X have kept Cedar Point away from this type of ride. I'm not sure if X2 has had fewer issues so that may not be a factor any more. Plus, they could do a compact 4D coaster like Green Lantern, but ride capacity's probably pretty low for that ride.
May 12, 2012 at 15:34
All they need is a winged!
May 12, 2012 at 20:25
I think they need a GCI woodie. They have only 2 actual wooden coasters, and 1's old, they other is Hell. They need to support their coaster collection with a New Age Woodie.
May 13, 2012 at 08:53
I completely agree. A new age woodie of any kind would really be a boost to CP's lineup.
May 12, 2012 at 20:36
I voted for another height record breaker so long as it is new and not just a taller TTD. Perhaps go back to the height and speed coming with a long track length (Millennium) or at least something new to the first drop. Maybe straight down 90 degrees 500 feet with no twist?
May 12, 2012 at 22:09
Whatever it is (if it is), they've probably already started making track for it, wherever that factory is (B&M factory or elsewhere for another manufacturer).
I agree about the Rocky Mtn. remake of Mean Streak but I doubt they will do that.
May 13, 2012 at 02:22
Cedar point does lack in wooden rollercoasters, and the ones they have in place are not that very good. But they might fear away from woodies as long as the Son of Beast incident at kings island still haunts them… I would love to see a intanim made prefab woodie designed by Werner Stengel to be built where meanstreak currently stands.
July 13, 2012 at 02:11
Cedar Fair did not build Son of Beast, they only tried to correct the problems that Paramount made.
May 13, 2012 at 14:11
I'm supprised no one has mentioned a new dueling coaster. Or, a new indoor rollercoaster; Disaster Transport is in need of a replacement or huge renivation.
May 13, 2012 at 14:17
I think Cedar Point should go for Intamins new 12 iversion coaster. This would give the park another record breaker, and would give it a really good looping coaster, one of the only things Cedar point lacks.
May 13, 2012 at 14:55
As an annual Cedar Point visitor, I have noticed that, understandably, most people HATE Mean Streak. So, if the were to give it the New Texas Giant treatment, I feel almost as if the would have to completely re-theme it and re-name in order to get the hype and excitement they would be hoping for.
May 18, 2012 at 12:56
yeah, the new texas giant looks like a really "sexy" coaster, they used a lot of the same supports, and turned from what i hear was a crap ride into an insanely fun ride (never rode it, going by povs and reviews
) and i'm sure they could turn mean streak into the an AMAZING ride 
May 14, 2012 at 08:50
I think they need a big B&M looper of any kind, whether it's a wing, floorless, doesn't matter as long as there are a good amount of inversions. Other than Raptor, Mantis, and somewhat Corkscrew and Maverick, CP is mostly devoid of inversions. If they could find a way to get a flyer doing a dive out over the lake I'd be down for that as well.
May 14, 2012 at 13:09
A great B&M looper would be what I wish Cedar Point would get but I think they will be getting a wing coaster due to it being a newer design.
May 16, 2012 at 03:52
Refurbished or completely new woodie. Also, it would bw great to see a crazy Gravity Group racer like in Happey Valley in China. When comparing CP with other parks, it always loses on woodies for me.
May 16, 2012 at 11:53
I would really like to see an intamin prefabrication woodie. They need an up to date wooden coaster, which should offer some great airtime. I definitely think a woodie is in order though, as a steel wouldn't be unique. I don't want to see a winged coaster because there have been so many coming out, and I have CP on a higher pedastal than most parks
May 16, 2012 at 12:01
First of all, can we all agree CP will be adding a kiddie coaster along with their new big coaster? Secondly, a few pieces of green winged coaster tracks were spotted outside a B&M plant. Could this possibly be for CP 2013? Personally, I think that the Point should try a coaster that is part dark ride, part outdoor with a story line.
May 16, 2012 at 18:02
Well I think you are right. The thing CP really needs to improve among other things is their Kiddie area. They need to get it up to par with Kings Island, another Cedar Fair park.
May 17, 2012 at 11:16
Whatever they're building, it has to be big. The Point hasn't added a new coaster since Maverick in 2007. They're so low on space that I don't think they'll add a coaster with a huge layout. So as much as I'd love to see a wooden coaster added to the park, I don't know how likely that actually is (unless it's very compact, or they remove existing rides.) I'll keep my hopes up though.
May 17, 2012 at 17:44
I agree that they should add a new smooth woodie. You have an old and not very thrilling Blue Streak, and an extremely painful Mean Streak. I believe a good woodie is just what the park needs
May 18, 2012 at 13:05
i'll throw it out there that the only reason that Cedar Point was considered the "coaster capitol" is because they come out with everything first, half their roller coasters WERE record breakers, but now most of them are sub par to other parks, and i wont even begin on canada's wonderland, but now that Cedar Fair is in ownership and we have behemoth and now leviathan, I have high hopes for my home park
May 23, 2012 at 13:50
Cedar point has it all… but they are missing a flying coaster like Superman @ Six flags. Also they need a 4th dimension… it would really add to the collage of coasters they have there. Another height breaker would cost the park alot of money and there would not be a new ride for quite some time… and if they really wanted to do that, then just make Top thrill taller… extend to it. no need to build a whole new other thing.