Midway Music

First years probably don't know much about the midway music at work and how you hear the same songs over and over, but they will soon enough.

Returning employees, what are some of your favorite midway songs?

Mine is Come On, Get On, Cedar Point


2011- SkyHawk, Camp Snoopy, Shoot the Rapids, CP&LE Railroad
2012- SkyHawk ATL/Thunder Canyon

Some of my favorite include: Faith Hill "Someone Else's Dream", Summer of 69" by Bryan Adams, "Walking in Memphis", and "Its My Life" by Bon Jovi.

09 - Breakers Boutique

10 - Emporium

11 - Costume Character for the Peanuts Gang

12 - ???

Erin166's avatar

I hate their version of God Bless America. My first year they had LeeAnn Rhymes for half the season and then switched to the bad lady's voice.


2010: Top Thrill Dragster Crew
2011: Top Thrill Dragster Crew

I have to agree with you Erin166. ^^^Like^^^^

09 - Breakers Boutique

10 - Emporium

11 - Costume Character for the Peanuts Gang

12 - ???

Steven Patuna's avatar

My favorite song has to be "When I'm Gone" by 3 doors down. Though it does get repetitive throughout the day.


2011: maXair
2012: Maverick
2013: Gemini

Erin166's avatar

yeah, being at Dragster, the only music we hear is the platform music and when we don;t her that we get the midway music (when the speakers are working) and it gets super annoying.


2010: Top Thrill Dragster Crew
2011: Top Thrill Dragster Crew

Emalee's avatar

i didnt even realize that god bless america was sung by a woman until the season was half over lol


2011-CP&LE RR
2012-ATL CP&LE RR
2013-TL CP&LE RR

Morté615's avatar

I can't stand that version of God Bless America! I like the song and have heard some GREAT people sing it, but they had to choose one of the worst (IMHO.) The rumor going around is that that version was handpicked by Kinzel so hopefully now that he won't be in the park everyday it can change.

The park actually has a pretty good system considering it was thrown together from so many different time periods and equipment. I can see them upgrading to Audio over IP sometime in the next few years though, and that is what I am thinking they meant in the earnings call.


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Emalee's avatar

they are getting all new sound equip for the park this year bc of the new light show


2011-CP&LE RR
2012-ATL CP&LE RR
2013-TL CP&LE RR

sonyamarie's avatar

I loved it when they played "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" in the mornings!


2009- Magnum Airbrush
2010- Enginehouse Custard
2012- Enginehouse Custard
2013- Turnpike Cars/Calypso, Wicked Twister

Emalee said:
they are getting all new sound equip for the park this year bc of the new light show

Where'd you hear that? From what ive heard, the park doesn't have money to spend on redoing all of the sound systems. Skyhawk's sound system didn't really work and the speakers in the ques don't work at all as well as the speakers on skyhawks platform. Hell, our speiler barely ever worked properly


2011- SkyHawk, Camp Snoopy, Shoot the Rapids, CP&LE Railroad
2012- SkyHawk ATL/Thunder Canyon

Ralph Wiggum's avatar

From the Challenge Park soundtrack: Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me. :)


And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

Morté615's avatar

Emalee said:
they are getting all new sound equip for the park this year bc of the new light show

See I read that as they are getting new sound equipment for the new light show, which I assume will be replacing American Portrait, not for the entire park.

Though I could see them start to do some of the infrastructure needed to get Audio over IP throughout the park. Especially considering that they have Fiber run throughout the park already for the new POS system installed last year.


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Emalee's avatar

during my interview i was told the entire park. and yes it will be replacing american portrait. they are taking down the giant screen in front of the station too.


2011-CP&LE RR
2012-ATL CP&LE RR
2013-TL CP&LE RR

Does anyone happen to know what songs were played at the main ticket entrance this past season

The song that plays in the start of this video is the one I am looking for. Anyone know what it is called?

http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=uYiZFSZ-PT0

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Steven Patuna said:
My favorite song has to be "When I'm Gone" by 3 doors down. Though it does get repetitive throughout the day.

Back in '02 when I worked at SFWoA we had Billy Joel greatest hits vol 1 and 2 on a loop. Now THAT got repetitive until Fright Fest rolled around in the fall and the music got changed.

I dont think the previous link I posted worked...

This one...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=uYiZFSZ-PT0

Anyone know the name of the song playing at the start of the video?

Emalee said:
during my interview i was told the entire park. and yes it will be replacing american portrait. they are taking down the giant screen in front of the station too.

I wonder if that means no more firework crap on the train :D


2011- SkyHawk, Camp Snoopy, Shoot the Rapids, CP&LE Railroad
2012- SkyHawk ATL/Thunder Canyon

DreamTeamKousin said:

Emalee said:
during my interview i was told the entire park. and yes it will be replacing american portrait. they are taking down the giant screen in front of the station too.

I wonder if that means no more firework crap on the train :D

I'm sure you guys will still have to deal with something like that lol. I'd imagine they'd still keep the fireworks or something similar.

Emalee's avatar

its annoying as hell having to clean up a million firework caps off the train. haha


2011-CP&LE RR
2012-ATL CP&LE RR
2013-TL CP&LE RR

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