And that's why your videos are so good. It's all about the balanced view of the parks that you provide. It's not all coasters, coasters, and more coasters.
Shawn, it has been an absolute pleasure watching your vlogs from Cedar Point, I haven't even finished this one but wanted to say i have wanted to go there for years(im 44 so i am talking a long time ago) and Steel Vengeance is the coaster that finally got me looking at flights, but your 3 vlogs have been amazing. I've made my mind up i am going to get out there next year. The fact you have covered pretty much everything and not just the coasters is a superb advert for the park, The shows and all the other things like glass blowing etc adds to the whole experience. I really hope someone at Cedar Fair sees them. I'm very please you saved 2 days for you to enjoy the place off camera too. Definitely needed to be done.
They should give him a free Fast Pass+ on his next visit for this amazing advert! I'm thinking 2020 for my first visit, hopefully they add something huge for their anniversary.
Truly a place like no other! There is so much more to see an experience than you showed in you vlogs. Cedar Point Shores and the boardwalk as well as the beach and the historic hotel breakers and what it all has to offer. I’ve been going to the Point since 1972,and although I really do miss the old days,it’s been an amazing experience to evolve with the park over so many years. A great park with a such rich history. It truly is a very,very,special place like no other! Great Vlog!
Thank you so much for showcasing more than what Cedar Point is known, the Coasters. Don’t get me wrong, it’s for sure the best in the world for that alone... but the whole park is Rick with activity for everyone. You have proven you can spend 2-3 days there and not see it all! It’s a gem of a park and I take it’s close proximity for granted far to much. Glad you had a great visit!
Hi Shawn, awesome vlogs from Cedar Point, it does look amazing, i have to say. You put so much enthusiasm, and detail, into your vlogs, the best theme park channel on youtube. Keep up the great work.
Shawn... you truly did an OUTSTANDING job on these videos.... not to mention this third vlog and recap! I have to say... of all the places I have been... which include many theme parks and the like... Cedar Point certainly seems to have the right amount of everything for everyone. Thanks again for bringing this video to us and allowing us all to see what a great, world-class place it truly is. Im once again happy for you, to be able to have such a great experience here in the states and at this awesome coaster park that you've so wanted to visit all your life. I look forward to the other specialty videos that you will be posting about Cedar Point. Take care and have a great week!! Cheers, JG in the beautiful city of Chicago, IL USA
Thank you very much for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the vlogs! I'll be back for another trip next year including many more parks so stay tuned for those!
That was just spectacularly well done . Thank you so much for sharing that with us all . You are a true treasure of a human being . And a true advocate for all theme park enthusiasts . Just fantastic well done Shawn and thank you so much . A real inspiration And a legendary you tuber .
Shawn, thanks so much for these great vlogs of Cedar Point! You really did this park justice. My wife and I grew up just half an hour from the park. We have attended regularly for the last 35 years or so. Many people who attend usually go for only a day or so. Cedar Point is so much more than just the amazing coasters! Thanks again for taking your time to explore and fall in love with it!
Wow, now I always knew you was going to collect a new number one coaster, anywhere in the world, from Cedar Point, definitely the best vlogs from Cedar Point and the best I have ever seen from anywhere, all of these are world class! Really enjoyed every second of all 3!
Love your enthusiasm . I consider Cedar Point my home park and have been visiting since the late 1960s. Enjoyed seeing your love of a park that I also love.
Shawn, I really enjoyed your 3-day vlog about Cedar Point. Your enthusiasm for Themeparks in general is fantastic and the reason for me that I started visiting theme parks mostly in Europe. But in 2019 I will be visiting for the first time the Disney resort and Universal parks in Orlando. So keep up the good work and thanks for starting my hobby!
Theme Park Worldwide keep up the good work. I hope you go to six flags great America some time cause it's my home park and one of the best six flags parks. I'd like to meet you :)
Hello Shawn! Thank you so much for your wonderful videos on Cedar point! I grew up near that park and it has always been so special to me! I loved seeing your excitement for a place that I love so much!! Thanks again!!
Cedar Point amusement park in my own personal opinion is absolutely awesome for a theme park. Some of the rides there (especially the rollercoasters) are massive. And they make Alton Towers rides in England look like children’s rides. And i thought The Smiler ride at Alton Towers was extreme. I absolutely love this park.
Well shaun... youve done it again what a fantastic video i love coming home from work and watching your vlogs i absolutly love how u go into so much details witg the parks and rides..iv loved watching all 3 of these vlogs fantastic mate please keep more coming absolutly amazing :) all the best mate take care
45:45 We all miss the old cars we had on Dodgems... those things flew around. Heck, there were even reports that people would get hurt from head on hits on the old ones. They would take the steering wheel right out of your hand. The old ones apparently were mechanical nightmares though because of their age.
Really enjoyed these three VLOGs. You reminded me just how spoiled we are as a family to have Cedar Point as our "home" park, being able to take 5-6 trips a season for a couple of days each. Enjoyed how you highlighted some of the non-coaster things the place has to offer and the beautiful setting. I'd definitely encourage you to check out Breakers and the beach next time if you didn't get a chance to this time.
Fantastic vlogs. Enjoyed every minute of them. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Cedar Point is the business. Good luck, certainly wetted my appetite to return for a third time.
I have been watching your CP vlogs and I love your enthusiasm, and how you always find something positive to say about all the rides, even the lame ones :) My 2yo son watches with me, and for some reason he started calling you "Guy-Cakes"...no idea why, but if I start watching another roller coaster vlog he asks for GuyCakes instead!
Lots of enthusiasm ; ) I have most of the shows on my channel for Summer and HalloWekeends current and past. There's shows I shot I don't have up including back stage at the Red Garter when I moved them from another channel. It's fun to do. And yeah most of them are very well done. They have their own Live E! production dept. The performers are primarily performance theater majors and musicians recruited from Universities. The lighting and sound techs as well. they also have their own costume dept. The HalloWeekends shows are very good. The guy who writes a lot of them used to work at Cedar Point. then in 2008 he left to form his own production company in FL but subcontracts to do some Cedar Point shows. And ones at other Cedar Fair parks. It is refreshing to see a roller coaster enthusiast take the time to enjoy and critique the shows.The lady who used to be the head usher in the Centennial/Jack Aldrich theatre (a school teacher who did it as a Summer job for a long time) used to let me tape the shows from the back as long as it was a Cedar Point production. Rock Band Live and Midnight Syndicate for example weren't. I'm surprised you didn't get the Fast Lane Plus for $90 to skip a lot of the lines. They give us one for free when we renew our Platinum Passes.
Awesome series of vlogs Shawn. I live in Cleveland, so Cedar Point is in my backyard, but I think I’d grown to take it for granted. Watching your vlogs and seeing your excitement and genuine emotional moments at times for the park has given me a new appreciation for how fortunate I am. I hope you do get to return to Ohio very soon, and I get to meet you in person (by the way I was there 2 of the 3 vlog days...Thursday and Saturday). If you do get to come back, you really should try to squeeze in trips to Kings Island and Holiday World. They may not be as complete a package as Cedar Point but two extremely wonderful parks in their own right. Thanks again and keep up the excellent work, friend!
I go to CP several times per month. I might actually have to go watch a show or two based on your reviews. I'll definitely say hi if you make it again next year.
Howdy Shawn! I just spent 4 hours of a Sunday afternoon watching all your great CP videos. I, too, went last summer, and I, too, was lured into the experience by Steel Vengeance. Just like you, though, I found out (rather quickly) that while the rollercoasters are certainly the initial draw, there's SO MUCH MORE going on up there in little old Sandusky, OH than just scream machines. Having worked at Walt Disney World for 3 years, I approached CP with a critical eye, looking at the little details, the landscaping, maintenance, friendliness, and cleanliness of the place as compared to what I consider the "Gold Standard" of WDW. I gotta say, CP absolutely matches Disney in every category (albeit with less focus on themeing than WDW) but at a substantially lower price. And those savings were across the board, whether it be admission, merch, f&b, or the hotels. I heard you say you'd be staying at the Hotel Breakers (as I did last year and will be repeating this July 22-24, 2019) and THAT is a WISE MOVE, my friend. Again, from my WDW experience, I was looking VERY closely at the little things across the property-both in my room and the public spaces, and simply couldn't find ANYTHING to rate as less than 5 full stars. I'll be bringing a buddy of mine up from Arkansas this time, and hopefully we'll cross paths! One suggestion? Instead of telling everyone what your VLOG name is, how about printing it on a t-shirt (front or back, or both?) so folks just standing in line will see it (and possibly even watch while in the queue?) Otherwise, great job, M8! FYI-The CPFoodBlog just announced that CP's Dairy Queen now does their famous ice cream cakes with ALL the coaster logos (incl. a SICK Valravn, btw, in the pix in link below) available for the top of the treat. cpfoodblog.com/cedar-point-dairy-queen-exclusive-licensed-cakes/?fbclid=IwAR3GT1GAfIVV8VRuSiSExF1YcUT0lT9pQyh_ePeYinftONIQdqnES9EaH7M
That park just looks unreal! It would be amazing to experience a park like that with a group of enthusiasts like yourself. I'm going to Park Portaventura for the first time in September and am so excited to ride one of your favourites, Shambala. My boyfriend is coming too but he hates rollercoasters! Keep up the fantastic vlogs Shawn!
Shaun The neck sand brook should be ya new nick name bigger muscles in that neck than an f1 driver lol love how ya just like yeah gonna ride em for the next few days round n round would take me all my courage to ride most of them lol looks amazing that park staff all seem very involved and friendly great vid
Your vlog's are damn good, you showed me some bits I missed at Cedar Point went me and my cousin first went there ever last summer 2018. We did get on a lot of the flat rides there like Power Tower, WindSeeker, Skyhawk, and of course we did the two water rides back to back as well. In fact we did Snake River Falls once on each day, on our second day we hit Thunder Canyon right after SRF, and let me tell you, those four waterfalls near the end of the ride, Jesus. Our raft drifted to the left as we approached the two waterfalls on the left (and before we even got to that point on the ride, we were not very wet, only about 50% wet after SRF) but both of us got hammered directly on the head by two waterfalls back to back and we got 110% soaked. Not even a ride on Skyhawk afterwards was enough to dry us off, nor a ride on Maverick right after that! I'm glad you showed me some of the shows they have over there, they look fantastic! I'm just regretting that we didn't get to see one (but generally I'm not a show type of person, I came for the roller coasters.) :) So much familiar sights and sounds, we were in many of the shops that you went into, and I even saw several things in those shops that I bought, like that Cedar Point "Roller Coaster Capital of The World" t-shirt in the Point Plaza shop. Literally I spent like 20-25 minutes in that shop! I remember buying $85 worth of stuff from that shop on day 2! The food over there is very good too. We had lunch in the restaurant, I think it was called Lusty Lil's something or other, right next to the theater of the same name in Frontier Town, literally a stone's throw away from Steel Vengeance, well like a five minute walk. LOL. But if I can recall, I had beef brisket sandwich, mac and cheese, a biscuit, and something else. But it was far better tasting then food at my homepark, Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL. EVERYTHING at Cedar Point is FAR BETTER than my homepark. I just wished I lived closer than a five hour drive. But great vlog, I really liked seeing all the small details and so many familiar sights again from what is now my top favorite amusement park. Even the things we missed during our two days there last summer. Thanks!
As much as love coasters , for me a park is not complete without a good dark ride! great vlog , think your vlogs much more enjoyable to watch these days when you are solo!
CP used to have some great dark rides Earthquake and the Pirate Ride. They also had the best funhouse to! Miss those days when those attractions were there. Unfortunately,ridership fell drastically as the park continued to add new modern rides and coasters.
Wow what a park! I grew up going to Six Flags Magic Mountain and I thought it was great, but after watching your vlogs at Cedar Point I realize what a truly Great Park should be. I think you'd have to combine at least two parks in the Los Angeles area to equal something like a Cedar Point.
I think Magic Mountain is going in the right direction though, this year they are installing a custom Zamperla Giant Discovery which is supposed to be the tallest pendulum ride in the world. And they are also upgrading the look of the surrounding area and re-theming it to a beach boardwalk theme. It's just wear the carnival games are near the entrance of tidal wave and the scrambler.
17:57 min. I missed it the Fries and the fried Chicken...here we go there are now… lol ;-); 46:36 min OMG "Tiki Twirl" old Name "Calypso" is a very old Flatride. It was created in 1952 by R.H. Harris Company from Atlanta, Georgia. On mystery ways this ride idea came to Germany to Mack Rides Company, Waldkich. He started to build this ride. It was so succesful and spread all over the world. The ride in Cedar Point is built in 1970, is from Mack Rides Company and still running and loved.
This is an area that's grossly neglected by most theme park UA-camrs is actually one of Cedar Point strongest areas. The vast array of flat ride collection from the little tiny flat rides to do quite giant flat ride such at Skyhawk or Max Air make Cedar Point one of the best in the country in that department.
Theme park worldwide glass blowing new wall of glass . #wetwaterride . Steel vengeance 2 hour queue nice shows another great vlog thanks 4 the 3 updates shawn. #vlogbombs
It's awesome how Cedar Point respects ride history so well, come up with great (classic) flatrides and damn Shawn, I agree with you, that show is insanely good, especially by amusement park standards. I wouldn't call Cedar Point a genuine theme park, but with all the landscaping, crafts, diversity in rides, theming, quality of the shows, et cetera, it is probably the most complete amusement park out there. Those fries looked awful though... ;)
I've loved these CP vids so much Shawn! Great job. I'd love to see inside that Dragster wheelhouse some day and ask some questions. For example - how does the pneumatic launch stand up vs. more modern LSM systems, in terms of power, acceleration, price to operate, reliability etc. Also, I've always wondered with these kind of accelerator coasters with huge top hats, why don't they put a few powered drive wheels up on the very top to add a bit more power in case of rollbacks? Or would that not really work??
Some public events show you inside the motor room, when it isn't running. AC is on full blast in there when the ride is open, whatever the weather. Picture the heat in there... It's actually hydraulic, using accumulators and multiple pumps to drive the cable drum which launches the train. The accumulators are indeed charged pneumatically though I believe. The system works in reverse when charging. It's horrifically powerful (10000+ horsepower) and liberates that power much quicker than a magnetic launch. Butter smooth too. An LSM would need a much longer launch track (70mph seems to be the "normal" limit for magnetic launches: this does 120mph). It's cheaper on electricity also, as it doesn't draw large amperes at once. The advantages end there. It's extremely sensitive and highly strung. A blizzard of sensors monitors everything from inch-by-inch train position (originally they planned to run six trains conveyor belt style) in & out of the station, to alignment for the anti rollback magnetic fins. _One_ sensor goes out of whack and the whole ride shuts down. The engineers need to baby Dragster; it's Cedar Point's primadonna. Extremely flighty and unreliable, but the undisputed star of the show. Good idea about the kicker wheels. Not sure why there aren't any although I believe Kingda Ka has them to prevent a stuck train on top. Rollbacks are half the fun!
The launch is actually like a air craft carrier launch. Air craft carriers use air and Cedar Point uses hydraulic fruid. The actual workings are under ground below the ride. As are must of the ride workings.
Another brilliant video! I think some of us, myself included, who live close by don't realize how spoiled we are. I've been coming just about every week for 30 years and I've never seen one single show. Obviously I've been missing out.
Went on them rapids thinking the same as you, it will be fine. The waterfalls, I sadly got hit by the first and was quite wet but shrugged it off...then you go round the corner and although it was great everyone laughing got their share. I got a extra helping lol. Still I did feel cheated by it. I love a water ride with a journey and getting wet is fine as long as it was worth it. Just getting wet for getting wet is not fun. Beware the KI rapids too, great journey/ride but shoes on hands is a must. Great you covered the shows. Some great vlogs from CP, might have to push forward my next visit.
Felice Graziano by removing your socks placing them into your shoes. Then placing said shoes onto hands is great way for you to avoid getting them wet. Skin drys quickly, walking round a themepark for miles with soggy shoes all day is not a great idea. Hands very rarely get wet. Of course make sure you are restrained and safe.
I think shauns found his favourite theme park. Awsome vlogs dude its a shame we have hight restrictions on how tall we can have rides in the UK. We could do with banishing that law lol
David Delano-oakes it's more an amusement park than a theme park. The best theme park would probably be Busch gardens Williamsburg which is actually themed to European countries funny enough. The other Busch gardens is themed off of Africa and has a lot of wild life.
it's mainly alton towers. since it's a natural heritage sight and a nature reserve, none of their coasters can exceed the tree limit or block the view of the centuries old buildings at certain angles. However they get around this by digging down, and making the coasters more terrain hugging, which leads to a more intense experience if you ask me, :)
What a great trio of vlogs Shawn. Good to hear you've got a new no1 coaster, shame wild fire did stay at the top for long lol do you think you will try Canada's wonderland, I was there way back in 98 .really enjoyed this trip ,Alex would of loved it .
You said you’re going back for 2019?? Please let us know once you know when. I’m going this year as well and if by some crazy chance you go on the same day id absolutely love to meet you!
I love that he didn't talk much about the symbolic nature of Fort Sandusky. The Cedar Point Peninsula was an intergal part of the American Revolution and especially the War of 1812 with the battle of lake Erie.
That Derby Ride has a lot of coaster history. Frederick Church, an early coaster pioneer, built it. He got his start in the coaster building a John Miller designed ride in Venice, California. His Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, California, is the tenth oldest operating roller coaster in the world. I believe he had a few coasters built in the UK, but none survive. Finally, Blackpool's Derby Racer was built from Church's plans. To me, that is part of the fun of Cedar Point. The big coasters are great, but the obscure, little pieces of coaster trivia just add to the park's appeal.
Cmon why would anyone dislike? One of the best vlogs I've ever watched
And that's why your videos are so good. It's all about the balanced view of the parks that you provide. It's not all coasters, coasters, and more coasters.
Thank you, there's so much more to most parks than just the coasters!
Nice Review of my backyard park. I live about 20 minutes from CP and am very spoiled!
Shawn, it has been an absolute pleasure watching your vlogs from Cedar Point, I haven't even finished this one but wanted to say i have wanted to go there for years(im 44 so i am talking a long time ago) and Steel Vengeance is the coaster that finally got me looking at flights, but your 3 vlogs have been amazing. I've made my mind up i am going to get out there next year. The fact you have covered pretty much everything and not just the coasters is a superb advert for the park, The shows and all the other things like glass blowing etc adds to the whole experience.
I really hope someone at Cedar Fair sees them. I'm very please you saved 2 days for you to enjoy the place off camera too. Definitely needed to be done.
They should give him a free Fast Pass+ on his next visit for this amazing advert! I'm thinking 2020 for my first visit, hopefully they add something huge for their anniversary.
Thank you very much for the kind words, I had a wonderful time and loved visiting!
I have been watching tons of Cedar Point vlogs lately and this 3 part series has been the best one yet!
Thank you!
Truly a place like no other!
There is so much more to see an experience than you showed in you vlogs. Cedar Point Shores and the boardwalk as well as the beach and the historic hotel breakers and what it all has to offer. I’ve been going to the Point since 1972,and although I really do miss the old days,it’s been an amazing experience to evolve with the park over so many years. A great park with a such rich history. It truly is a very,very,special place like no other!
Great Vlog!
Thank you so much for showcasing more than what Cedar Point is known, the Coasters. Don’t get me wrong, it’s for sure the best in the world for that alone... but the whole park is Rick with activity for everyone. You have proven you can spend 2-3 days there and not see it all! It’s a gem of a park and I take it’s close proximity for granted far to much. Glad you had a great visit!
It sure is a wonderful park and so much more to it than the coasters!
Hi Shawn, awesome vlogs from Cedar Point, it does look amazing, i have to say. You put so much enthusiasm, and detail, into your vlogs, the best theme park channel on youtube. Keep up the great work.
Thank you very much for the continued support
Your whole face is blushing ☺️☺️
Cedar point looks so amazing I haven’t been there but it still looks super cool I love your vlogs
keep up the good work
Shawn... you truly did an OUTSTANDING job on these videos.... not to mention this third vlog and recap! I have to say... of all the places I have been... which include many theme parks and the like... Cedar Point certainly seems to have the right amount of everything for everyone. Thanks again for bringing this video to us and allowing us all to see what a great, world-class place it truly is. Im once again happy for you, to be able to have such a great experience here in the states and at this awesome coaster park that you've so wanted to visit all your life. I look forward to the other specialty videos that you will be posting about Cedar Point. Take care and have a great week!! Cheers, JG in the beautiful city of Chicago, IL USA
Thank you very much for the kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the vlogs! I'll be back for another trip next year including many more parks so stay tuned for those!
Ayy I'm also from Chitown
Shawn , your joy is infectious! Glad you had a great time.
Surprised at how the good the quality of the shows look, this definitely looks a great quality park. Looks great at night too.
That was just spectacularly well done . Thank you so much for sharing that with us all . You are a true treasure of a human being . And a true advocate for all theme park enthusiasts . Just fantastic well done Shawn and thank you so much . A real inspiration And a legendary you tuber .
Thank you very much for the kind words
Shawn, thanks so much for these great vlogs of Cedar Point! You really did this park justice. My wife and I grew up just half an hour from the park. We have attended regularly for the last 35 years or so. Many people who attend usually go for only a day or so. Cedar Point is so much more than just the amazing coasters! Thanks again for taking your time to explore and fall in love with it!
Thank you very much!
Wow, now I always knew you was going to collect a new number one coaster, anywhere in the world, from Cedar Point, definitely the best vlogs from Cedar Point and the best I have ever seen from anywhere, all of these are world class! Really enjoyed every second of all 3!
Thank you very much!
Love your enthusiasm . I consider Cedar Point my home park and have been visiting since the late 1960s. Enjoyed seeing your love of a park that I also love.
Thanks for watching
Shawn, I really enjoyed your 3-day vlog about Cedar Point. Your enthusiasm for Themeparks in general is fantastic and the reason for me that I started visiting theme parks mostly in Europe. But in 2019 I will be visiting for the first time the Disney resort and Universal parks in Orlando. So keep up the good work and thanks for starting my hobby!
Thank you, that's great to hear! Have a fantastic time
On my life these are the three best vlogs I have ever seen
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed watching them!
Theme Park Worldwide keep up the good work. I hope you go to six flags great America some time cause it's my home park and one of the best six flags parks. I'd like to meet you :)
Man... CP just gets better and better every year!
Hello Shawn! Thank you so much for your wonderful videos on Cedar point! I grew up near that park and it has always been so special to me! I loved seeing your excitement for a place that I love so much!! Thanks again!!
Thank you for watching, I fell in love with this beautiful park!
I love how friendly you are with everyone
Cedar Point amusement park in my own personal opinion is absolutely awesome for a theme park.
Some of the rides there (especially the rollercoasters) are massive. And they make Alton Towers rides in England look like children’s rides.
And i thought The Smiler ride at Alton Towers was extreme. I absolutely love this park.
I really enjoyed seeing your perspective on my home park. Great vlogs !
James C you are the POV king!
Well shaun... youve done it again what a fantastic video i love coming home from work and watching your vlogs i absolutly love how u go into so much details witg the parks and rides..iv loved watching all 3 of these vlogs fantastic mate please keep more coming absolutly amazing :) all the best mate take care
Thank you, I'm glad that you have enjoyed these 3 vlogs!
45:45 We all miss the old cars we had on Dodgems... those things flew around. Heck, there were even reports that people would get hurt from head on hits on the old ones. They would take the steering wheel right out of your hand. The old ones apparently were mechanical nightmares though because of their age.
Really enjoyed these three VLOGs. You reminded me just how spoiled we are as a family to have Cedar Point as our "home" park, being able to take 5-6 trips a season for a couple of days each. Enjoyed how you highlighted some of the non-coaster things the place has to offer and the beautiful setting. I'd definitely encourage you to check out Breakers and the beach next time if you didn't get a chance to this time.
mdomnis my home park is six flags Great America. It's obviously great but cedar point kicks it's ass half way to Sunday.
Thank you for watching, the beach is lovely and I spent an evening walking around it
Fantastic vlogs. Enjoyed every minute of them. Your enthusiasm is infectious. Cedar Point is the business. Good luck, certainly wetted my appetite to return for a third time.
Thank you for watching!
You do such a great job! Next year you need to make the short trip down to Kings Island and maybe over the Holiday World as well!
I really hope to do just that!
NOSTALGIA!!!!! I was playing in that band in the beginning!
Finally get to go to this park in August! Beyond hyped I just hope Steel Vengeance is open
I have been watching your CP vlogs and I love your enthusiasm, and how you always find something positive to say about all the rides, even the lame ones :) My 2yo son watches with me, and for some reason he started calling you "Guy-Cakes"...no idea why, but if I start watching another roller coaster vlog he asks for GuyCakes instead!
Thank you for watching!
Lots of enthusiasm ; ) I have most of the shows on my channel for Summer and HalloWekeends current and past. There's shows I shot I don't have up including back stage at the Red Garter when I moved them from another channel. It's fun to do. And yeah most of them are very well done. They have their own Live E! production dept. The performers are primarily performance theater majors and musicians recruited from Universities. The lighting and sound techs as well. they also have their own costume dept. The HalloWeekends shows are very good.
The guy who writes a lot of them used to work at Cedar Point. then in 2008 he left to form his own production company in FL but subcontracts to do some Cedar Point shows. And ones at other Cedar Fair parks.
It is refreshing to see a roller coaster enthusiast take the time to enjoy and critique the shows.The lady who used to be the head usher in the Centennial/Jack Aldrich theatre (a school teacher who did it as a Summer job for a long time) used to let me tape the shows from the back as long as it was a Cedar Point production. Rock Band Live and Midnight Syndicate for example weren't.
I'm surprised you didn't get the Fast Lane Plus for $90 to skip a lot of the lines. They give us one for free when we renew our Platinum Passes.
Thank you for taking the time to comment and share your experiences!
Rush is my favourite flat at Thorpe Park now that we've lost Slammer - loved seeing Skyhawk in this vlog!
Was waiting for day three, thanks shawn, cant wait to see whats next x
You really covered everything here at Cedar Point! I felt like I’m actually there! Makes me miss my home park!
Awesome series of vlogs Shawn. I live in Cleveland, so Cedar Point is in my backyard, but I think I’d grown to take it for granted. Watching your vlogs and seeing your excitement and genuine emotional moments at times for the park has given me a new appreciation for how fortunate I am. I hope you do get to return to Ohio very soon, and I get to meet you in person (by the way I was there 2 of the 3 vlog days...Thursday and Saturday). If you do get to come back, you really should try to squeeze in trips to Kings Island and Holiday World. They may not be as complete a package as Cedar Point but two extremely wonderful parks in their own right. Thanks again and keep up the excellent work, friend!
Thank you for the kind words, I plan to visit both of these parks in the future!
I go to CP several times per month. I might actually have to go watch a show or two based on your reviews. I'll definitely say hi if you make it again next year.
Of course, make sure you say hello next year!
Howdy Shawn! I just spent 4 hours of a Sunday afternoon watching all your great CP videos. I, too, went last summer, and I, too, was lured into the experience by Steel Vengeance. Just like you, though, I found out (rather quickly) that while the rollercoasters are certainly the initial draw, there's SO MUCH MORE going on up there in little old Sandusky, OH than just scream machines. Having worked at Walt Disney World for 3 years, I approached CP with a critical eye, looking at the little details, the landscaping, maintenance, friendliness, and cleanliness of the place as compared to what I consider the "Gold Standard" of WDW. I gotta say, CP absolutely matches Disney in every category (albeit with less focus on themeing than WDW) but at a substantially lower price. And those savings were across the board, whether it be admission, merch, f&b, or the hotels. I heard you say you'd be staying at the Hotel Breakers (as I did last year and will be repeating this July 22-24, 2019) and THAT is a WISE MOVE, my friend. Again, from my WDW experience, I was looking VERY closely at the little things across the property-both in my room and the public spaces, and simply couldn't find ANYTHING to rate as less than 5 full stars. I'll be bringing a buddy of mine up from Arkansas this time, and hopefully we'll cross paths!
One suggestion? Instead of telling everyone what your VLOG name is, how about printing it on a t-shirt (front or back, or both?) so folks just standing in line will see it (and possibly even watch while in the queue?)
Otherwise, great job, M8!
FYI-The CPFoodBlog just announced that CP's Dairy Queen now does their famous ice cream cakes with ALL the coaster logos (incl. a SICK Valravn, btw, in the pix in link below) available for the top of the treat.
cpfoodblog.com/cedar-point-dairy-queen-exclusive-licensed-cakes/?fbclid=IwAR3GT1GAfIVV8VRuSiSExF1YcUT0lT9pQyh_ePeYinftONIQdqnES9EaH7M
Thank you for your feedback!
I've been so long for this so happy it is here now!
That park just looks unreal! It would be amazing to experience a park like that with a group of enthusiasts like yourself. I'm going to Park Portaventura for the first time in September and am so excited to ride one of your favourites, Shambala. My boyfriend is coming too but he hates rollercoasters! Keep up the fantastic vlogs Shawn!
Have a great time!
Shaun The neck sand brook should be ya new nick name bigger muscles in that neck than an f1 driver lol love how ya just like yeah gonna ride em for the next few days round n round would take me all my courage to ride most of them lol looks amazing that park staff all seem very involved and friendly great vid
Such a good theme park vlog along with all of ur other vids too, but this is my favorite
They have a Merry Go Round Museum in Sandusky too, they could have more on the American racing derby’s left.
Your vlog's are damn good, you showed me some bits I missed at Cedar Point went me and my cousin first went there ever last summer 2018. We did get on a lot of the flat rides there like Power Tower, WindSeeker, Skyhawk, and of course we did the two water rides back to back as well. In fact we did Snake River Falls once on each day, on our second day we hit Thunder Canyon right after SRF, and let me tell you, those four waterfalls near the end of the ride, Jesus. Our raft drifted to the left as we approached the two waterfalls on the left (and before we even got to that point on the ride, we were not very wet, only about 50% wet after SRF) but both of us got hammered directly on the head by two waterfalls back to back and we got 110% soaked. Not even a ride on Skyhawk afterwards was enough to dry us off, nor a ride on Maverick right after that! I'm glad you showed me some of the shows they have over there, they look fantastic! I'm just regretting that we didn't get to see one (but generally I'm not a show type of person, I came for the roller coasters.) :) So much familiar sights and sounds, we were in many of the shops that you went into, and I even saw several things in those shops that I bought, like that Cedar Point "Roller Coaster Capital of The World" t-shirt in the Point Plaza shop. Literally I spent like 20-25 minutes in that shop! I remember buying $85 worth of stuff from that shop on day 2! The food over there is very good too. We had lunch in the restaurant, I think it was called Lusty Lil's something or other, right next to the theater of the same name in Frontier Town, literally a stone's throw away from Steel Vengeance, well like a five minute walk. LOL. But if I can recall, I had beef brisket sandwich, mac and cheese, a biscuit, and something else. But it was far better tasting then food at my homepark, Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, IL. EVERYTHING at Cedar Point is FAR BETTER than my homepark. I just wished I lived closer than a five hour drive. But great vlog, I really liked seeing all the small details and so many familiar sights again from what is now my top favorite amusement park. Even the things we missed during our two days there last summer. Thanks!
Thank you for watching!
As much as love coasters , for me a park is not complete without a good dark ride! great vlog , think your vlogs much more enjoyable to watch these days when you are solo!
I would love to see a dark ride at the park, thanks for the feedback!
CP used to have some great dark rides Earthquake and the Pirate Ride. They also had the best funhouse to! Miss those days when those attractions were there. Unfortunately,ridership fell drastically as the park continued to add new modern rides and coasters.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaas, was up there opening weekend. Headed back up there tomorrow for another great weekend!!!!
Have a fantastic time!
Loved all four vlogs your passion is awesome it’s defiantly on my bucket list. Thank you for the content
Thank you!
Steel Vengeance looks so good! i'm a freelance photographer based in Liverpool. Your channel is all i watch now whilst editing! keep up the good work
Thank you for watching!
What a great show! Love cheesy amusement park/cruise ship productions!
Best vlog series you’ve ever down mate, need to get myself out there.
Thank you!
You did an amazing job on this CP vlog
Thank you, I loved it
Quality vlog as always Shawn, best Cedar Point vlogs I have seen.
Thank you, I loved it!
Loved the 3 vlogs from this park!!!
Thanks!
Alex is the best person on theme park worldwide he just makes the vlogs funny and lee woods
They are both fantastic friends of mine and we have a great laugh!
Paris HOLD THE KEY to your HAERT! ~ Anastasia ~ my childhood!! 14:02
Amazing vlog , got me all hyped up for my visit tomorrow
The quality of these vlogs is excellent! You should have at least 3x the number of subscribers you have.
Thank you
I have to say these have been the best vlogs I have seen on this channel
Thank you!
Wow what a park! I grew up going to Six Flags Magic Mountain and I thought it was great, but after watching your vlogs at Cedar Point I realize what a truly Great Park should be. I think you'd have to combine at least two parks in the Los Angeles area to equal something like a Cedar Point.
Magic Mountain is still a fantastic park for the coasters, but other than that it really lacks compared to Cedar Point
I think Magic Mountain is going in the right direction though, this year they are installing a custom Zamperla Giant Discovery which is supposed to be the tallest pendulum ride in the world. And they are also upgrading the look of the surrounding area and re-theming it to a beach boardwalk theme. It's just wear the carnival games are near the entrance of tidal wave and the scrambler.
I distinctly remember the saloon show, and that was 11 years ago 😁
Another great vlog shawn. Was really nice meeting you today and having a good chat in alton towers. Keep up the great content
Thank you, great to meet you
17:57 min. I missed it the Fries and the fried Chicken...here we go there are now… lol ;-); 46:36 min OMG "Tiki Twirl" old Name "Calypso" is a very old Flatride. It was created in 1952 by R.H. Harris Company from Atlanta, Georgia. On mystery ways this ride idea came to Germany to Mack Rides Company, Waldkich. He started to build this ride. It was so succesful and spread all over the world. The ride in Cedar Point is built in 1970, is from Mack Rides Company and still running and loved.
Excellent 3 vlogs from cedar point, keep up the great work shawn 😀😀
Thank you Joe
This is an area that's grossly neglected by most theme park UA-camrs is actually one of Cedar Point strongest areas. The vast array of flat ride collection from the little tiny flat rides to do quite giant flat ride such at Skyhawk or Max Air make Cedar Point one of the best in the country in that department.
Theme park worldwide glass blowing new wall of glass . #wetwaterride . Steel vengeance 2 hour queue nice shows another great vlog thanks 4 the 3 updates shawn. #vlogbombs
5:55! DAAAAMN! So nice, I love hydraulic launches, the power totally destroy LSM....
I'm surprised you didn't do the double-decker carousel. It's a classic, with hand carved animals of many varieties. It's a menagerie.
It’s a beautiful ride. Experienced it a few times now!
The sweet tones killed it god damn.
Great Day Three Vlog Shawn. Cedar Point looks amazing
It's awesome how Cedar Point respects ride history so well, come up with great (classic) flatrides and damn Shawn, I agree with you, that show is insanely good, especially by amusement park standards.
I wouldn't call Cedar Point a genuine theme park, but with all the landscaping, crafts, diversity in rides, theming, quality of the shows, et cetera, it is probably the most complete amusement park out there.
Those fries looked awful though... ;)
It really is fantastic!
Shawn, I’m going in a few weeks! I’m so excited
Shows are awesome and a great break for the shoulders from the big rides!!! #takeyourshoesofffortherapids
Nice vlog Shawn. Glad you had such a great time.
That drummer lol. It's like he's on a completely different energy level compared to the rest of the band.
I've loved these CP vids so much Shawn! Great job. I'd love to see inside that Dragster wheelhouse some day and ask some questions. For example - how does the pneumatic launch stand up vs. more modern LSM systems, in terms of power, acceleration, price to operate, reliability etc. Also, I've always wondered with these kind of accelerator coasters with huge top hats, why don't they put a few powered drive wheels up on the very top to add a bit more power in case of rollbacks? Or would that not really work??
Some public events show you inside the motor room, when it isn't running. AC is on full blast in there when the ride is open, whatever the weather. Picture the heat in there...
It's actually hydraulic, using accumulators and multiple pumps to drive the cable drum which launches the train. The accumulators are indeed charged pneumatically though I believe. The system works in reverse when charging.
It's horrifically powerful (10000+ horsepower) and liberates that power much quicker than a magnetic launch. Butter smooth too. An LSM would need a much longer launch track (70mph seems to be the "normal" limit for magnetic launches: this does 120mph). It's cheaper on electricity also, as it doesn't draw large amperes at once.
The advantages end there. It's extremely sensitive and highly strung. A blizzard of sensors monitors everything from inch-by-inch train position (originally they planned to run six trains conveyor belt style) in & out of the station, to alignment for the anti rollback magnetic fins. _One_ sensor goes out of whack and the whole ride shuts down. The engineers need to baby Dragster; it's Cedar Point's primadonna. Extremely flighty and unreliable, but the undisputed star of the show.
Good idea about the kicker wheels. Not sure why there aren't any although I believe Kingda Ka has them to prevent a stuck train on top. Rollbacks are half the fun!
Thank you very much! I loved visiting, it was one of the best trips I've ever done!
The launch is actually like a air craft carrier launch. Air craft carriers use air and Cedar Point uses hydraulic fruid. The actual workings are under ground below the ride. As are must of the ride workings.
Another great vlog.
Now gotta get saving to go over!
Hi shawn hope you are having fun youve alwaysed inspired me and made me never give up on my dreams😊
Always go for it!
Another brilliant video! I think some of us, myself included, who live close by don't realize how spoiled we are. I've been coming just about every week for 30 years and I've never seen one single show. Obviously I've been missing out.
Mike James its strange how we do this as humans. Having something on your doorstep and not seeing it all. We are the same over here in the UK.
It's a beautiful park and one that you are very lucky to have close! Thanks for watching
I agree shawn pleasure beach and alton could do with more flats to support the coasters.
Went on them rapids thinking the same as you, it will be fine. The waterfalls, I sadly got hit by the first and was quite wet but shrugged it off...then you go round the corner and although it was great everyone laughing got their share. I got a extra helping lol. Still I did feel cheated by it. I love a water ride with a journey and getting wet is fine as long as it was worth it.
Just getting wet for getting wet is not fun.
Beware the KI rapids too, great journey/ride but shoes on hands is a must. Great you covered the shows. Some great vlogs from CP, might have to push forward my next visit.
Marc M everyone gets wet by the look of it
Shoes on hands? lol
Felice Graziano by removing your socks placing them into your shoes. Then placing said shoes onto hands is great way for you to avoid getting them wet. Skin drys quickly, walking round a themepark for miles with soggy shoes all day is not a great idea. Hands very rarely get wet. Of course make sure you are restrained and safe.
They are crazy water rides, loved them though!
Just an awesome video! 😀🎢
Thank you!
Thanks again shawn see you on the next one. we watch them all haha
Hershey's isn't the only chocolate company in the states. We have a ton of different ones. Hershy's is just the oldest and most famous.
The river rapids at dorney there is a water fall every second it’s crazy.
Hope you bump into Stan the Skeleton when you visit soon 😉
I was there this day. Wish I had said hi to you, but I was distracted by Steel Vengeance lol.
Ive only gotten to ride Thunder Canyon once because towards the end of the season, which is when I go, they drain it for a haunted trail
I think shauns found his favourite theme park. Awsome vlogs dude its a shame we have hight restrictions on how tall we can have rides in the UK. We could do with banishing that law lol
It really is a fantastic park
David Delano-oakes it's more an amusement park than a theme park. The best theme park would probably be Busch gardens Williamsburg which is actually themed to European countries funny enough. The other Busch gardens is themed off of Africa and has a lot of wild life.
Wait you have a hight restriction that bans giga coasters? No one is gonna fly 300 feet high lol what the hell would they do that?
it's mainly alton towers. since it's a natural heritage sight and a nature reserve, none of their coasters can exceed the tree limit or block the view of the centuries old buildings at certain angles. However they get around this by digging down, and making the coasters more terrain hugging, which leads to a more intense experience if you ask me, :)
I'm going on a week day. Tell me about steel vengeance, valravn, Millennium force, and top thrill dragster
Ride them all on the front and the back, during the day and the night. Row 5 for Millennium is very good.
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Have a great time, check out the day one vlog for my thoughts
Theme Park Worldwide I'll go gatekeeper then valravn. Sometime we'll talk together at some point
What a great trio of vlogs Shawn. Good to hear you've got a new no1 coaster, shame wild fire did stay at the top for long lol do you think you will try Canada's wonderland, I was there way back in 98 .really enjoyed this trip ,Alex would of loved it .
I would love to visit Canada's Wonderland, maybe next year!
Theme Park Worldwide love to see how much it's changed if you do visit Shawn.
Have you been on Upswinget at liseberg? I think its location on the mountainside adds alot to the ride experience!
I have indeed, it's a fantastic flat ride
Woo Hoo! I had a feeling "Steel Vengeance" would be your top coaster, the air time alone. Glad you had such a Great time!
Thanks for taking us along!
It would be so good if you could do another video of your top ten best rides in the world or in the uk. Your channel is amazing. Keep it going
I plan to do more of these over winter, thanks for watching!
You said you’re going back for 2019?? Please let us know once you know when. I’m going this year as well and if by some crazy chance you go on the same day id absolutely love to meet you!
I love that he didn't talk much about the symbolic nature of Fort Sandusky. The Cedar Point Peninsula was an intergal part of the American Revolution and especially the War of 1812 with the battle of lake Erie.
Thanks for sharing this information
Yay u rode witches wheel! Did you like it?
I loved it!
That Derby Ride has a lot of coaster history. Frederick Church, an early coaster pioneer, built it. He got his start in the coaster building a John Miller designed ride in Venice, California. His Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, California, is the tenth oldest operating roller coaster in the world. I believe he had a few coasters built in the UK, but none survive. Finally, Blackpool's Derby Racer was built from Church's plans. To me, that is part of the fun of Cedar Point. The big coasters are great, but the obscure, little pieces of coaster trivia just add to the park's appeal.
Thanks for sharing!
And another amazing great video to keep me entertained you deserve more subs also what is the cost
Well... I bet it costs a lot of money to ENTER the park alone. Shawn has ALWAYS done budget flights. I think I am correct 😀
This did cost more than my usual trips as the flights were more expensive (around £350)
Got a new account and forgot about this channel, so glad I found it again :)
Welcome back!
Theme Park Worldwide :)
1:00:55 we are never getting back together by taylor swift why do i love all these songs that cedar point plays😂😂😂
They do play some great songs!
I’m going this weekend, do you think rides will be closed?
Have a great time, hopefully you get on everything!