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Cedar Point Press Release
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Chris “Beanie” Wells, former star running back for The Ohio State Buckeyes, will be back home on Friday, June 18 to meet guests and sign autographs at Cedar Point. Buckeye fans can meet Wells from noon to 1 p.m. on the main midway at the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort.
An Akron native, Wells played college football at The Ohio State University before being the first-round draft pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2009.
At Ohio State, Wells gained nearly 3,400 yards and scored 30 touchdowns. He became the seventh running back in Ohio State history to rush for more than 3,000 career yards. In 36 games, Wells averaged more than 90 yards rushing per game.
In his rookie season with Arizona, Wells played in all 16 games for the Cardinals. He scored seven touchdowns and rushed for nearly 800 yards. He is currently training for his second season with the Cardinals, which will begin on Sept. 12 when the Cardinals play the St. Louis Rams.
For more information about Wells’ appearance at Cedar Point, visit cedarpoint.com or call the park’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.
Cedar Point Press Release
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point will honor public safety personnel and members of the armed forces and their families with a savings of nearly $14 on admission tickets during American Heroes Weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 18-20. On Father’s Day, the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort will also serve an all-you-can-eat picnic barbeque for dads and guests of all ages.
For American Heroes Weekend, public safety personnel and members of the armed forces, along with their family members, can purchase a regular one-day ticket to the park for $32, a savings of more than 30 percent. Tickets can be purchased at any admission booth. A valid ID must be presented at the time of purchase.
To celebrate Dad’s big day, there will be several special deals available at the park all weekend long. Friday through Sunday, June 18-20, Cedar Fair Platinum Pass and Cedar Point Season Pass-holders can purchase a one-day ticket for $19.99, perfect for fathers. (Limit one ticket per season pass per day.)
For added value on Father’s Day, Cedar Point’s Picnic at the Point meal will be served from 1-3 p.m. in the Coral Courtyard on Sunday, June 20. The all-you-can-eat picnic, ideal for hungry dads, will feature broiled Johnsonville brats, fried chicken, hot dogs, baked rigatoni, potato salad, baked beans, cookies, ice cream and assorted Pepsi beverages. Tickets can be purchased online at cedarpoint.com or at the park’s admission gates. Platinum Pass and Cedar Point Season Pass-holders can purchase one meal and receive a second meal for half price.
Cedar Point is the deal location for a family getaway. Its mix of thrill rides such as the Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force roller coasters, family favorites and attractions geared toward young families provides a full day of fun for guests of all ages.
The park also offers a variety of award-winning entertainment featuring musical revues, free-wheeling skateboarders and a new ice-skating show with Snoopy and the PEANUTS gang.
Through Sunday, June 27, guests can register to win a new X324 or z445 John Deere lawn mower. Entry forms can be obtained at Cedar Point’s Guest Services, the Town Hall Museum or by mail.
For more information, visit cedarpoint.com or call the park’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.
From Cedar Point’s Facebook…
Duane Palmer WHAT’S THE UPDATE ON SHOOT THE RAPIDS? LOTS OF MONEY SPENT ON A RIDE THE PUBLIC CANT ENJOY, WHATS UP!
Cedar Point We’ll have an update in the next few days.
Sounds like this is good news! We hope Cedar Point can get the ride open soon!
From the Sandusky Register…
SANDUSKY
Cedar Point is still looking to make a big splash with its new Shoot the Rapids water ride, but the thirst for thrills won’t be quenched this weekend.
That means winners of a May charity auction, too, will have to keep on waiting to be first aboard the ride.
A state inspection to certify Shoot the Rapids as safe to ride was cut short Tuesday when amusement park officials said they weren’t ready to complete the inspection, said Kaleigh Frazier, an Ohio Department of Agriculture spokeswoman.
“Cedar Point determined they had some issues they wanted to address with a manufacturer,” Frazier said. “We’re kind of waiting for Cedar Point to contact us.”
Once Cedar Point contacts the agency, the inspectors will return. As of Friday, the agency was still waiting to hear back, Frazier said.
The amusement park has missed two deadlines to start the ride. The park planned to certify Shoot the Rapids on March 16, but bumped that date to May 29, which has come and gone.
That said, Cedar Point has apparently decided not to announce any more public deadlines.
“We don’t have a specific date when it will open,” said Robin Innes, the park’s marketing director. “We want to get it open as soon as we can.”
Crews have already been trained to run the ride, but there will be additional work before it opens, Innes said.
Documents from Tuesday’s partially-completed inspection mentions problems with the ride’s boats. Noting items that need to be fixed, the Department of Agriculture inspector wrote, “All boats being repaired to manufacturer’s specifications.”
Innes said he can’t elaborate.
“We’re working with the manufacturer just to make some modifications to the boats and operation system,” Innes said.
On May 10, Richard Kinzel, Cedar Fair’s chairman, president and CEO, said the manufacturer made the flume — the channel that holds the ride’s water — but contracted out the boats.
The boats turned out to be the wrong size when delivered. The ride was designed and built by IntaRide LLC of Glen Burnie, Md., a company that has built successful, signature Cedar Point rides like Top Thrill Dragster, Millennium Force and Magnum.
Thirty participants who won bragging rights as the first official riders on Shoot the Rapids have since been told to “please be patient,” said Ron Rude, executive director of the Firelands Chapter of The American Red Cross.
“We are waiting for word from the park,” Rude said.
The Red Cross Firelands chapter raised about $7,000 when it auctioned off “first rights” to the ride, but the nonprofit can’t count the money until it gives the winners their promised ride, Rude said.
“Of course, that’s on hold until we know what’s going to happen,” he said. “When the ride actually happens, we will know what our receipts are.”
One of the original 30 bidders in the contest had to drop out — he was deployed overseas with his military unit, Rude said.
“We had one gentleman who was being deployed to Iraq,” he said. “Someone else replaced him in his seat. I was sorry we could not give that soldier a ride.”