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Cedar Point 2017:
Soak City Expansion

http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/08/cedar_point_plans_soak_city_wa.html

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point is planning to expand its Soak City waterpark in 2017, according to an email sent to season passholders late Tuesday.

Details of the expansion officially will be announced by the park Thursday morning.

A Soak City addition has been the subject of speculation since last week, when the park sent out oversized flip-flops to members of the media, advising them to "find the other half of this story" on Thursday.

In the Tuesday email, the park invites passholders to visit Soak City on Thursday night "to celebrate what's in store for 2017," including "full details on exciting new additions coming May of 2017."

Soak City, which carries a separate admission fee from the main park, is overdue for an expansion. First opened in 1988, the park features more than a dozen slides, a wave pool and lazy river.

This year, Kings Island, Cedar Point's sister park near Cincinnati, expanded its Soak City park with the addition of Tropical Plunge, a 65-foot-high complex of six water slides.

Still unclear for 2017: What, if anything, the park has planned for Mean Streak, the massive wooden roller coaster that Cedar Point said it was closing in mid-September. Many coaster fans are hoping the park plans to keep the ride, but convert it to a steel-hybrid coaster.

No specifics of course yet, but tomorrow more will be revealed.

[Edwardo]

I'm shocked and amazed.

[gabed]

So happy to see they're finally expanding Soak City. It was already a mediocre water park both times I went. It didn't help that the world's largest amusement park was right next to it. I'd say this was probably number one on the list of things Cedar Point needed.

[Deere839]

2017: KNOTT'S SOAK CITY EXPANSION
An exciting expansion, renovations and new additions are coming to Knott’s Soak City Water Park next summer.

Orange County’s largest water park will debut two water slide towers featuring exhilarating attractions geared for families and thrill seekers. Shore Break will tower over seven stories and offer six different thrilling water slide experiences. Four of the slides on the 60-foot tall tower will start with guests climbing inside an Aqua-Launch chamber where they will wait anxiously for the floor to drop out from underneath their feet, sending them into a high-speed, almost vertical free fall through a series of flat loops and S-curves in a translucent flume. Shore Break will also feature dueling tube slides that will zip riders through an enchanting series of drops and turns. The height requirements for Shore Break slides are 48 inches.


The Wedge slide tower will take the location of the current Pacific Spin and will be an open air family raft ride. Up to six guests at a time will descend down navigating twists and turns and surprise drops. The height requirement for The Wedge is 48 inches or 40 inches when accompanied by a supervising companion. Guests will be able to experience both water slide towers when Knott’s Soak City Water Park opens for the summer season in May 2017.

The expansion project will also include updated shaded seating areas, cabanas and a remodeled Longboard’s Grill to the water park. Construction is set to begin on September 12 and a grand-reopening is scheduled for summer 2017.

A 2017 Knott’s Gold Season Pass is the best way to experience all of the new additions coming to Knott’s Soak City Water Park next year. 2017 Gold Season Passes include one free admission during the 2016 season to Knott’s Berry Farm and Knott’s Soak City Waterpark, unlimited visits in 2017 to both parks with no blackout dates, discounts on select food and merchandise, and access to exciting year-round seasonal events. 2017 Season Passes will be available beginning August 26 at the best offer of the year for a limited time on soakcityoc.com

[Edwardo]

Cedar Point Shores

https://www.instagram.com/cedarpoint/

[tarheel1231]

Floorless Vortex #1! https://www.cagreatamerica.com/what-s-n ... nouncement

[Edwardo]

I guess we know which vortex conversion was for 2017 now.

[RollerBee]

Dorney Park is getting a Troika and Bumper Cars next year.

[tarheel1231]

I guess we know which vortex conversion was for 2017 now.

They're only converting one?

[Edwardo]

And there's the second troika's location.

[kirkgun]

I guess we know which vortex conversion was for 2017 now.

Wasn't this "scheduled" for Cali in 2016, but got postponed. Maybe a small chance they do both of them this year? (crosses fingers)

[Edwardo]

It was scheduled for 2017. And another one later, either 2018-19.

I'm not saying ours won't happen. It may be this year too, we'll know soon, but CA's was always meant to be the next one.

But nobody listens to me.

[kirkgun]

Ah. Darn it all.

[Edwardo]

So far the only thing surprising is that Pacific Spin isn't going to CP Shores. They need more than 3 complexes at that park.

[gabed]

The Stars Align In 2017 For New Thrills At Valleyfair!

Thrill seekers, get ready to reach for the stars as Valleyfair announces plans for a 230-foot-tall Starflyer ride in 2017.

North Star - named to celebrate the region’s affinity to being “up north” and the great outdoors - is a 230-foot-tall tower that will spin riders more than 20 stories above the ground. Seated in two-person chain-link swings that will allow their feet to dangle, riders will slowly begin rotating in a circular motion reaching speeds of up to 40 mph as the swings ascend and descend the tower.

“The annual trip to Valleyfair has always been a family tradition in Minnesota,” says Dave Frazier, Vice President and General Manager of Valleyfair. “The addition of North Star certainly adds to the continued commitment to provide lasting family memories for our guests.”

By comparison, North Star will rank as the second tallest ride in the park next to the 275-foot Power Tower and will occupy the spot soon-to-be vacated by Enterprise, which will be retired later this month. The location positions North Star at the front of the park where, living up to its name, it will serve as a beacon to guide and greet guests on their journey to the park. North Star is the only ride of this type in the upper Midwest.

North Star is manufactured by Australian-based Funtime. Construction on North Star will begin this month and be complete by early to mid-December. The ride will open to guests in the spring of 2017.

The best way to experience the new North Star is with a 2017 Gold Season Pass, on sale now at the lowest price of the season. Season Pass holders enjoy unlimited visits all season long, including Soak City Waterpark and Valleyscare, free parking, in-park discounts, exclusive offers and events and so much more.

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