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HalloWeekends, PointFest and Boat Show Return to Cedar Point

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Cedar Point Press Release

SANDUSKY, Ohio, – Cedar Point will offer a wide array of family entertainment this weekend when three popular special events return to the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort.

PointFest

Back for its second year, PointFest returns to Cedar Point on Saturday, Sept. 18. With nearly seven hours of music and entertainment, PointFest will feature some of today’s most popular Christian artists. The PointFest lineup includes Grammy- and American Award-winner Casting Crowns, Family Force 5, Manic Drive, Sixteen Cities, Remedy Drive and David Nassar.

The concert will begin at approximately 2 p.m. with performances continuing until 9 p.m. The event will be held in the Soak City parking lot. Combo tickets to Cedar Point and the concert are available online and at Cedar Point. Concert-only tickets for season passholders and deals for groups of 15 or more are also available. Admission to Cedar Point is required. For more information and a link to purchase tickets, please visit cedarpoint.com.

HalloWeekends

This weekend will also mark the start of Cedar Point’s HalloWeekends 14. New this season will be Dr. D. Mented’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane, a brand new haunted house in Frontiertown. Inhabited by dozens of horrific creatures and a mad scientist, this could be the scariest location in the park!

Returning for their second season will be two other haunted houses: Happy Jack’s Toy Factory, a bizarre collection of toys and dolls from days gone by, and G.A. Boeckling’s Eerie Estate that will feature more than 20 rooms of scream-inducing terror!

HalloWeekends at Cedar Point will be held Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 17 through Oct. 31. Cedar Point will be open 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday nights (only a portion of the park is open); noon to midnight on Saturdays; and noon to 9 p.m. Sundays. (On Sunday, Oct. 10, the park will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

For more information, including attractions, entertainment and hours of operation, please visit halloweekends.com or call the park’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.

North American In-Water Boat Show

The North American In-Water Boat Show will drop anchor in the Cedar Point Marina for the 38th consecutive year from Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 15-19.

The Cedar Point Boat Show will be the largest in-water boat show on the Great Lakes and will feature hundreds of the newest power and sail boats, equipment and accessories. This year, visitors will be able to enjoy the Boats Under $15,000 and Boats $15,000-$25,000 pavilions, the Brokerage Pier and the Demo Dock and Sail Pier. A variety of other activities and the always-popular Party Barge will also be available.

Regular admission is $9 for adults and $7 for seniors (age 60 and older), while children, age 12 and younger, are free. Hours for the boat show will be noon to 7 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 15-17; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 19.

For more information about these events, please log onto to cedarpoint.com or call Cedar Point’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.

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Weather + new rides + better economy = strong summer for Cedar Fair parks

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From the Sandusky Register…

SANDUSKY

Cedar Point isn’t the only Cedar Fair property that had a strong summer.

Cedar Fair has seen a $32 million increase in revenues so far in 2010, according to company officials.

Most of the extra revenue comes from a major increase in attendance at its 11 amusement parks and six water parks. About 18.7 million people visited the Cedar Fair parks this year, up 5 percent from last year.

Officials attributed the strong performance to investments in new rides, a better economy and great weather.

Although the economy hasn’t seen significant improvement, most of the mass layoffs that dominated the headlines last year have ended, which has helped the parks, said Lee Alexakos, Cedar Fair’s vice president of marketing and advertising.

“I think, last year, people were really nervous with all the layoffs,” Alexakos said. “The economy hasn’t seen a marked improvement, but it has stabilized. All those layoffs — that has leveled off.”

Cedar Fair’s new rides have also drawn big crowds.

In Sandusky, the arrival of Shoot the Rapids, a water ride, perfectly coincided with a summer sizzling with record heat.

And two new roller coasters at Cedar Fair parks in North Carolina and Virginia drew major interest.

The southern region, which contains those two parks, has done especially well, with a 13 percent increase in attendance.

“Both coasters are unlike anything the South had before,” Alexakos said. “Those were a big hit down there.”

Online promotions, season-pass changes at California’s Knott’s Berry Farm and targeted marketing strategies to groups like the military and Facebook fans have all helped too, officials said.

“We are pleased with our overall performance this summer,” Dick Kinzel, the company’s chairman, said in a press release. “We are hopeful this will continue as we enter our award-winning Halloween season.”

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Cedar Point’s Wheels of Thunder Promotion With NASCAR and ARCA

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From Bleacher Report…

In connection to the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide races at Michigan International Speedway, Cedar Point Amusement Park is putting on a group of events, titled “Wheels of Thunder.”

Located in Sandusky, Ohio, Cedar Point will have events spanning from Tuesday, August 10 to Thursday, August 12.

During the three-day run, if you bring an AMPEnergy can, you will receive seven dollars off of a regular, one-day adult ticket.

Once in the park, Michigan International Speedway will have a display near Dodgem. The display will include driver memorabilia, a cut-away show car, two racing simulators and a Dale Earnhardt, Jr. show car. The experience is open 10 a.m – 6 p.m. (Tuesday and Wednesday) and 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Thursday.

On Tuesday, the deal will be sweetened as ARCA’s most recent winners Joey Coulter and Robb Brent, plus Berlin runner-up Patrick Sheltra, will be signing autographs from 12-1 p.m. They will also have Brent’s ARCA on display for viewing.

Then on Thursday to close the three-day event, NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be there.

First, he’ll stop by the Point Pavilion shortly after 5 p.m. for an all-you-can-eat meal, which you can purchase tickets to ($47.70, including admission to park) through Cedar Point’s website. During the meal, you can win autographed prizes, race-used Goodyear tires, stand-up displays, and more.

Following the meal, Earnhardt Jr. will make an appearance at the WildCat Mindway just before 5:30 p.m. Also, if you submit a question by the registration table next to the stage, you could win autographed prizes, tickets to the CARFAX 400 race on Sunday, pit passes, and more.

The last part of the three-day festival includes the Goodyear Blimp. The Goodyear Blimp will be there and if you’re spotted around the park showing your love for Goodyear, you could win one of five spots to ride the blimp, plus meet Dale Earnhardt Jr. afterwards.

For more information, check out Cedar Point’s official website:

http://www.cedarpoint.com/.

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PEANUTS 60th Anniversary

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PEANUTS™ 60th Anniversary – Join Cedar Point as they celebrate 60 years of the fun and antics of Snoopy and the PEANUTS™ pals! Cedar Point is partnering with the Humane Society of Erie County for “Helping Snoopy’s Friends,” a donation drive hosted at the park.

Simply donate one of the items below (must be prepackaged and unopened) and receive a $10 discount on your admission ticket to the park on the day you donate*.

raw hides dog treats cat treats cat litter canned cat food kitten food cat toys dog toys

Plus, see a giant present near Planet Snoopy (it’s going to be opened on August 8 at 2 p.m.)**, play a special scavenger hunt (August 1-8) to win great prizes (download the form here [7 mb], or pick up your form in Guest Services or at Town Hall), and see a giant anniversary card on display at Planet Snoopy on August 8.

WN020*Donations are accepted at the park and discounts are only valid on the day you donate from August 1-8, 2010. Discount is only applied to the Regular admission price of $45.99.

**Cedar Point Fans are guessing that whatever is inside this present is a new ride/attraction for the Wicked Twister midway area.  The reasoning behind this because ValleyFair “gave” Snoopy a Planet Snoopy and Dorney Park’s 8 million dollar present is also rumored to be a Planet Snoopy.

CP Guide will be tweeting LIVE from the present opening tomorrow, be sure to follow us on twitter, @mycpguide!

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4th of July Weekend 2010

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There’s lots to see and do, so stop on by and take advantage of everything the Point has to offer:

July 1 – 5:

  • See the Johnsonville Big Taste Grill (the world’s largest touring grill). Serving Johnsonville Brats starting at 11 a.m. daily.

July 2:

  • The Point Patrol will stop at various live show venues at random to give prizes out to the audience.
  • Meet Stewie, the Red Gold Tomato, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for a hand shake or a big hug.

July 3:

  • The Picnic at the Point all-you-can-eat meal is served. Plus, combine your admission and the meal and save money. For more info and to get your tickets, visit Cedar Point’s Online Deals page.
  • The Point Patrol will stop at various live show venues at random to give prizes out to the audience.
  • See the Cleveland Cavaliers Scream Team at 1 & 2 p.m.

July 4:

  • The Picnic at the Point all-you-can-eat meal is served. Plus, combine your admission and the meal and save money. For more info and to get your tickets, visit Cedar Point’s Online Deals page.
  • The Point Patrol will stop at various live show venues at random to give prizes out to the audience.
  • All members of the military can get into Cedar Point FREE with valid identification. This includes active, retired, veterans & honorably discharged service men & women. Valid at Cedar Point only.
  • FIREWORKS! The sparkles and bangs bring the night sky to life at 10 p.m. Fireworks are launched from the east end of the Cedar Point Beach. Park remains open until 1 a.m.!

July 5:

  • The Point Patrol will stop at various live show venues at random to give prizes out to the audience.
  • All members of the military can get into Cedar Point FREE with valid identification. This includes active, retired, veterans & honorably discharged service men & women. Valid at Cedar Point only.
  • See the Firelands Chorus perform patriotic favorites at 1 p.m. near the Extreme Sports Stadium.
  • Meet former Ohio State linebacker and Super Bowl Winner Mike Vrabel at 12 noon in front of the Game Day Grille.