The first set of plans for 2006 is the expansion of the Cedar Point Marina.  The marina will be adding one pier in the south harbor, which will be around the area of the Battery Park Marina.  Another project in the marina that may occur is the picnic and storage areas (where the fireworks for the laser show are stored) by Millennium Force will be greatly reduced and transformed into a parking lot.

The Blog

We all know OnPoint was created for a reason, and that reason just may have been to give hints to us about what the new ride will be.  Right now all it pretty much has told us that a new ride is coming in Frontier Town.  Some believe the stats mentioned in the Brat entry could be for the new ride, especially figuring that 2,500 riders an hour on a ride would be nice, however, the stats are not made up.  After doing some research, those stats are actually from Johnsonville.com and are indeed real.

White Water Landing

Will it stay or will it go?  Consider it gone.  But White Water Landing is not the only thing is jeopardy.  Town Hall Museum and the bathrooms next door also may not be returning.  The land they sit on is a key point, it offers access to Millennium Island.  White Water Landing may be moving to another Cedar Fair park.

That is what we know is going to happen.  There is a TON of speculation on the new ride of next year and there are tons of different scenarios.  I am going to be going through the ones I believe could actually happen.

Scenario A – S&S Package

The name says it all, the new rides will be apart of a S&S Power package ride deal.  Cedar Point would see the addition of new rides, one roller coaster and one thrill ride.  The coaster obviously would be a Screaming Squirrel, while the thrill ride would be most likely a Sky Swatter, but a Screaming Swing could also be possible.  Both of these rides are cheap, have small footprints, and are exciting.

Scenario B – Water Coaster

If they remove White Water Landing, you need another water ride.  An Indoor/Outdoor themed water coaster would do the trick (or a just a regular one too, but this is more fun).  The theme, obviously, would have to do with traveling in the old west.  This would be a great addition, especially if it would incorporate different levels of how wet you get. So during HalloWeekends, you won’t get soaked.

Scenario C – 2007 Construction

Another possibility is that this construction could be for a major ride in 2007.  I personally highly doubt that I am certain a new attraction will be present next year.  However, we must still be aware that plans are set for 2007 and construction (just like Dragster) probably will start early in the 2006 season.

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