Shoot the Rapids?

Yes, I do Jugga. But to what criteria will it be inspected? A yearly checklist of standard bullet points that all such rides must conform to, or to one that hits all those points - and concentrates on the so-called "reported" incident.

I'm good with it.

I'd let my 6-year old daughter ride it to.

Alone.

50 times in a row.

In the dark.

With a stranger? :)

Even with a stranger.

:)

Even with TTD 120mph?

Don't worry, I have 4 years of experience as a giant rat. :)

^That would a funny photo coming back in. :)

That's my daughter you're talking about. Be nice. :)

She loves Mickey, but he's a mouse.

Hey, there's nothing wrong with Chuck E! He loves kids.....even if 92% of them kicked him in the newgs.

Every future amusement park GM has to start somewhere, right Adam? :)

As luck would have it, the 6-year old (Kylah) adores ol' Chuck E. Cheese.

The two-year-old...well...different story.

Actually, rides are inspected continuously throughout the season by the state.

In Ohio, the State is required by law to inspect each ride twice, once before the start of the season and again at random during the season.

The State can also re-inspect any time it wants, and frequently does. The function of a mid season operational inspection is to serve as a quality assurance against the daily inspections conducted by the park staff, so the spot inspections are often little more than functional observation and a paperwork review. But that's often at the discretion of the Department.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

Given the number of water park rides, amusement park rides, and fairs/carnivals located in Ohio, the state must have a massive inspection workforce to comply to that law to get around to every single ride - twice in less than a six month timeframe each year. How do they complete such a monumental task given all the budget cutbacks in government over the past few years?
With 67 rides at Cedar Point, and more than 50 at Kings Island, that is over 200 inspections they would need to complete at just those two parks alone.

Their budget is self supported by license fees that the amusement parks pay to the state of Ohio. The states budget cuts do not affect the Amusement Rides Division. Their license fees for rides are here:

http://www.agri.ohio.gov/apps/odalicensing/odalicensing.aspx

They don't need a massive workforce to do the inspections. Not all parks open at the exact time. Example: the inspectors would do Kings Island and be done with that park before they would need to do Cedar Point since KI opens almost a month before CP.

good topic. i hope they open it again

I just saw a post on facebook, shared by CP Rundown, of an article from Sandusky Register. Looks like STR is expected to open in late May with SRF & TC

http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/cedar-point/5473601

Thank you Magnum. :) What's your real name so I don't call you by your screen name?

Geez Shawn. At least wait until the 2nd date.

:)

And some people don't want their real name known. Just sayin.....

^Good one Adam. I must have had another bad A.D.D moment. :)