Cedar Point | Steel Vengeance | RMC I-Box (Mean Streak Conversion)

[Hyde]

So to put this rumor out there - there has been discussion on the prospect of Cedar Point connecting a pathway from the Mean Streak entrance to the Gemini area.

Mean Streak's greatest limitation from Day 1 has been having its access across a railroad crossing for the Cedar Point R&R. Presently, there is maintenance driving path behind the Frontier Town vendor buildings, of which you can glance from the backside when riding the train from the Frontier Station, just before you enter the Boneville animatronics.

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By building an access pathway from Mean Streak to Gemini, visitors could traverse to Mean Streak without the need to cross the railroad tracks (twice if you are approaching from the Gemini Midway). The biggest challenge with this would be laying the pathway, and also figuring out how to unobtrusively allow guests to walk the path without disrupting the Boneville area. (Of course, the train's Boneville theme has been desecrated gradually over the years - however Cedar Point still puts forth effort to maintain this one theming point of the park).

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Again, this is a rumor with no confirmation. Most likely Cedar Point fanboys shooting the breeze in between photo updates.

 

[Stevenr296]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/857615663849930752

"Our" first constructed inversion. Thanks Tony.

Oh, is it the picture of all of the track in the parking lot?
My dad showed that to me, so at least I know what it is!

This is the photo tagged above.

[Edit - it's best to insert the photo as Full Image for easier viewing - Hyde]

 

[Zek_Teh_Kek]

Ah, I just saw that on my way home from school.

 

[KJ7500]

So to put this rumor out there - there has been discussion on the prospect of Cedar Point connecting a pathway from the Mean Streak entrance to the Gemini area.

Mean Streak's greatest limitation from Day 1 has been having its access across a railroad crossing for the Cedar Point R&R. Presently, there is maintenance driving path behind the Frontier Town vendor buildings, of which you can glance from the backside when riding the train from the Frontier Station, just before you enter the Boneville animatronics.

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By building an access pathway from Mean Streak to Gemini, visitors could traverse to Mean Streak without the need to cross the railroad tracks (twice if you are approaching from the Gemini Midway). The biggest challenge with this would be laying the pathway, and also figuring out how to unobtrusively allow guests to walk the path without disrupting the Boneville area. (Of course, the train's Boneville theme has been desecrated gradually over the years - however Cedar Point still puts forth effort to maintain this one theming point of the park).

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Again, this is a rumor with no confirmation. Most likely Cedar Point fanboys shooting the breeze in between photo updates.

Having that annoying dead end at Blue Streak loop back around to the main midway under Valravn was a great improvement so it stands to reason CP would want to do something similar with Mean Streak

 

[Stevenr296]

New photos posted to Screamscape:

Nothing that's surprising here but I'm still wondering what elements are coming up next.

 

[LightDark18]

So we're twisting as we ascend the "under the lift hill" element AND a possible zero-g roll as the actual element under the hill? Are we talking two back-to-back inversions? Why isn't it 2018 yet?

 

[balrog]

Hmm ... This is not the lift hill. it is a different "under the hill" element, right ?

 

[Barrett]

So we're twisting as we ascend the "under the lift hill" element AND a possible zero-g roll as the actual element under the hill? Are we talking two back-to-back inversions? Why isn't it 2018 yet?

I agree with you here and it will be somewhat similar to the horseshoe element on Maverick. Only difference is it will be a mirror image of the horseshoe (as in direction), it will be well above the ground (90-100ft or so), and it will be a wooden coaster/hybrid inversion(s) as opposed to steel. I know a horseshoe is two inversions, but I guess it counts as only one element? Ughh I'm thinking way too much into this and it's making my head hurt!

 

[Hixee]

New picture of the inversion:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/858089555806867457

Edited to correct embedded tweet - ECG

 

[balrog]

Can someone familiar with Mean Streak explain where/what in the layout Stevenr296's last pictures correspond to ? I am completely lost.

Barrett : people usually count inversions, but not elements, as elements can be composed or decomposed into others. So "count as one element" is not really well defined.

 

[CrashCoaster]

New picture of the inversion:

Where?

 

[Sneaky]

New picture of the inversion:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/858089555806867457

Fixed it.

 

[Hyde]

CP Rundown posted a recent photo:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1379889112104190

Random side note, they are also moving the back park gate to the Magnum on ride photos, to make room for the water park expansion.

 

[JJLehto]

Awesome!

 

[Astro61201]

To me the inversion looks more akin to an inline twist, than a zero-g roll type element, it just looks rather flat tbh, will probably still ride brilliantly though.

 

[Crazycoaster]

An inline twist is an element that twists 360* round in a straight line, with no alterations to body weight/G force. Your body flops about as the train rotates through the element. A zero G roll is a roll taken at '0G', it doesn't have to be a particular shape, just as long as the element is taken at 0G. Your body doesn't flop about as you're weightless, or near enough. The shaping of this element shows that it will more than likely be taken at 0G, therefore it is the latter rather than the former, despite it's 'inline' appearance.

 

[LightDark18]

So the Mean Streak Updates Twitter page, in response to a guy on their most recent post (which is a not-much-better picture of the inversion), stated that the ride will be ready by Opening Day 2018. If Tony Clark is the runner of the page, I think it's pretty safe to say that we won't be seeing a HalloWeekends soft open. Kinda irritated about it, but I understand.

Side note: Curious to see what the GP will think about this ride during the 2017 season. How many of them will think that the coaster is finished based on the new track they'll see and immediately try to go through the old Mean Streak entrance? :emoji_grin:

 

[Sythe]

^ I mean... It's kinda obvious they wouldn't open it up for HalloWeekends. I can't think of one time that a park has ever done that type of thing.

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[LightDark18]

^ I mean... It's kinda obvious they wouldn't open it up for HalloWeekends. I can't think of one time that a park has ever done that type of thing.

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You're not wrong, but I've always been skeptical of RMC taking a year and a half just to finish the track. Maverick was one thing because the land sat empty all through the 2006 season, but RMC just has to build some new wood supports and put in track. Yeah, they've definitely took their time during the winter, but the work never seemed that difficult that they purposefully would wait until 2018.

I know that Cedar Point kept Mean Streak off their 2017 list to promote Cedar Point Shores, but in this case, it would've worked out probably just as good for RMC to not show up until the end of the 2017 season (not to say I'm not enjoying all the teasing and updates, but it just makes more sense as a business decision).

 

[KJ7500]

I was the guy they replied to. After promising it would be ready for Opening Day 2018, they added this in another tweet. I would take it with a pretty huge grain of salt...