Cedar Point 2015 Rumors and Speculations

It’s time for 2015 plans at America’s Roller Coast. And while no official announcements have been made yet, rumors have been going around all year…and the park has started tweeting some teasers online. If you’re a little behind on the rumors and speculations of what could be coming to Cedar Point in 2015, here’s a little CP Rundown. See what I did there?

It’s that time of the amusement park season yet again! It’s time for 2015 plans at America’s Roller Coast. And while no official announcements have been made yet, rumors have been going around all year…and the park has started tweeting some teasers online. If you’re a little behind on the rumors and speculations of what could be coming to Cedar Point in 2015, here’s a little CP Rundown. See what I did there?

First, with the demolition of Disaster Transport back in 2012 for the debut of GateKeeper in 2013, everyone seems to be expecting that Cedar Point will be bringing in a new dark ride soon. I have heard a rumor that a dark ride could be going into the Cedar Point ballroom/arcade building located on the main midway. However, I am not convinced yet that the park will do this, mainly because of the historical value of the building and the ballroom. Plus, an amusement park just wouldn’t officially be an amusement park without an arcade…right?

 

Another rumor I have heard here and there this year is that this is the final year for Challenge Park, in order to make room for future improvements. Additionally and more specifically, I have heard that this will be the final season for the Go-Karts and Mini Golf attractions in Challenge Park, and that RipCord will stay, and become a part of the main park. I believe this a little more than the ballroom rumor, specifically because Challenge Park does not appear to be too popular, in my opinion, probably because of the additional costs charged for the individual attractions in Challenge Park. Also, there would be plenty of room in the Challenge Park area for a major ride, or a few small to moderate size thrill rides.

 

Next, there have been rumors throughout this season that Mantis will be painted and/or converted to a floorless coaster for the 2015 season. Recently, it has been spotted that some test painting has been going on at Mantis. It can be viewed from the CP&LE Railroad that a small portion of Mantis’s track has been test painted bright green. This could mean one of two things, or both: Mantis could receive a new coat of paint, with a brand new color scheme AND/OR Mantis will be painted and converted to a floorless coaster. Something is definitely going on over at Mantis, but other than the visual evidence of new test paint, nothing else can be confirmed about Mantis at this current time.

Most recently, it has been rumored that there is some construction prep going on near the front portion of the park. I have been told, but have not seen any visual evidence yet, that a portion of the Point Pavilion has been fenced off, and that some beams have been seen going up. Again, there have not been any confirmations of this yet. It has been said that the Point Pavilion, along with Hurricane Hannah’s, Bayou Refreshments and the theatre near the front of the park, will be torn down for future improvements. At this point, I highly doubt this rumor will end up being true, mainly for it being an extremely recent rumor and lack of any visual proof or confirmations from park officials.

Now, as for teasers, the park has tweeted a few of them here and there on Twitter lately. Tony Clark (@TonyClarkCP on Twitter), the park’s Digital Communications Manager has tweeted a few clues lately, including tweets such as “No tweetups today, kids. Working on a "verRrrry hard assignment” (with emphasis on the “R”) as well as “I'm just gonna leave this over here =======> #CP2015.” Very small clues, but they definitely mean something. Last but not least, we are all anxiously awaiting an announcement date for 2015 plans. I have not heard any confirmations yet. I have only heard a rumored announcement date of August 7, 2014. However, the park has not yet confirmed any announcement dates for 2015 plans.

Keep in mind that everything you have just read is only a list of RUMORS and SPECULATIONS that I have heard throughout the 2014 season, and Cedar Point has not yet confirmed anything for 2015. The only thing that Cedar Point has told us about 2015 is that we can expect a thrill ride geared towards teens and other hardcore enthusiasts. At this point, we have no idea what Cedar Point has up their sleeves for us in 2015, but the teasers have begun, and we are getting closer to August…so I guess the only way to find out what’s coming to America’s Roller Coast in 2015 is to wait for the big announcement.

By Jordan Smith