Big Waves Cause Big Problems in Soak City

[belsaas]

Man, the cliff jumping is neat, and probably a fairly cheap addition!

I just can't stop thinking what the liability must be like for that sort of thing...

 

[mwhinva]

Canada's Wonderland is the most recent Cedar Fair park to have announced their 2020 additions: Mountain Bay Cliffs in SplashWorks and Beagle Brigade Airfield in Planet Snoopy.

Coming in 2020

Mountain Bay Cliffs is unique. I wonder if Cedar Fair would ever put something like this in a US park?

I don't think this attraction would pass the liability test in the states. Given the potential heights from the water and the Darwin statistics that someone will land in the water in a way that would cause injury, I would be surprised if we got one in the USA. Plus, you will have to be able to swim given the pool depth. It would have to be around 10 ft deep for safety reasons.

 

[lightninlady]

I’ve always wanted to be rich so i can have one of those big fancy pools with cliffs just like that to jump off. I’d love to have that here, just like a drop slide but you get to jump!!

 

[mwhinva]

Well, 2020 is the year of the water park in the Cedar Fair chain.

CGA - New slide complex; new kiddie slide complex/pool; sand play area; remaining Water Park gets a complete makeover with a new entrance. (confirmed)
WOF - Removal of a 35+ year old slide complex (confirmed). To be replaced with ???? in 2020.
CanWon - New cliff jump pool (confirmed)
Dorney - Removal of old kids water activity structure. To be replaced with ???? in 2020.
KD - Big Wave bay to be replaced with ???? in 2020. Any other water park additions in 2020?

 

[CoasterAuditor]

I really want Cedar Fair to look into water coasters...………..I guess the top level finance guys are like "nah"

 

[mwhinva]

I really want Cedar Fair to look into water coasters...………..I guess the top level finance guys are like "nah"

With the acquisition of 2 of the Schlitterbahn parks, maybe CF will be more open to adding a future water coaster in a CF Water Park. Not sure if it will be in 2020 though.

 

[warfelg]

Hyperwatercoaster!

 

[Hokie305]

Carowinds is the most recent Cedar Fair park to have announced their 2020 additions (this morning): Boogie Board Racer (mat racer slide) in Carolina Harbor and Grand Carnivale June 13 - July 5.

Coming in 2020

Also, we know Cedar Point, Dorney Park, and Kings Island will announce today. Could we hear something from Kings Dominion, too?

 

[Hokie305]

Sorry for the double post, but we have more announcements.

Dorney Park announced their 2020 addition: Seaside Splashworks, a new beach-themed multi-level play structure

Seaside Splashworks: Coming in 2020

Worlds of Fun announced their 2020 addition: Riptide Raceway (mat racer slide) in Oceans of Fun

Riptide Raceway: Coming in 2020

Michigan's Adventure announced their 2020 addition: Camp Snoopy, 5 new family rides and a newly themed area

Camp Snoopy: Coming in 2020

Both Carowinds'/WOF's mat racer slides and Dorney Park's Seaside Splashworks would make great additions to Kings Dominion's Soak City.

 

[CoasterAuditor]

Worlds of Fun is getting the mat racer too. I really hope we at least get that.

 

[DreamsOfDrachenFire]

So all that's left now is:
Knott's(Flat ride?)
ValleyFair!(Nothing probably 😂 )
Kings Dominion (Water park)
Cedar Point(Flat ride and/or water park addition)
Kings Island (GIGA)

It seems like Cedar Fair devoted most of their 2020 funding into KI's new coaster. And to think that people dare to call it a "budget giga" when not a single other park in the chain is getting a new coaster.(Not to mention no other chain outside CF has a true giga in North America)

 

[warfelg]

I know they likely have their replacement plans in place, but I would take what they did to CW to the 'extreme' here centered around a new mountain for the park. "Cliff diving" area with 3', 6', 8', 12' jumping spots. Some of those in place surf rigs. A water coaster themed to white water rapids. A slide complex. A kayak course. 2 other slides. Attached to a splash zone.

Yes I know how expensive that is. Yes I know how unrealistic that is. But I want 1 water park area to invest in making an extreme water sports area.

 

[DreamsOfDrachenFire]

I know they likely have their replacement plans in place, but I would take what they did to CW to the 'extreme' here centered around a new mountain for the park. "Cliff diving" area with 3', 6', 8', 12' jumping spots. Some of those in place surf rigs. A water coaster themed to white water rapids. A slide complex. A kayak course. 2 other slides. Attached to a splash zone.

Yes I know how expensive that is. Yes I know how unrealistic that is. But I want 1 water park area to invest in making an extreme water sports area.

Better yet, have a "mountain" that is a part of both parks, with different attractions accessible from each and that also acts a gateway between the two parks.