Cedar Point 2008 season preview

Planet Snoopy, new entertainment and food offerings highlight 2008 season.

Monday, 21 April 2008

A pre-season peek around the park

Interview with Bryan Edwards discussing the '08 season (MP3 - 25:22)

The official list of what's new for 2008

Park Operations
Planet Snoopy

Skyscraper (Challenge Park)

Family Center (at Main First Aid)

Restroom floors resurfaced at Demon Drop and Space Spiral

New greens at Challenge Golf

Platinum Passes

Joe Cool and Early Entry will be one hour this year, from 9-10 a.m.

Rides included: Maverick, Raptor, Millennium Force, Iron Dragon, Skyhawk and Planet Snoopy

New Season Pass system and procedures in admissions

New ticket system

Spiels and music on CP & LE Railroad

Wheelchair accessible coach on CP & LE Railroad

Retractable seatbelts on Blue Streak, Mean Streak and Corkscrew

Seatbelts on Matterhorn and Troika

Safety straps on Giant Wheel doors and Tilt-a-Whirl lap bars

New lifeguard shirts with SPF

Headsets at Mine Ride and Mean Streak

Auto-spiel at Demon Drop

Magnetic exit gates on Wave Swinger, Witches’ Wheel and Camp Snoopy

New platform signs at Raptor, Magnum, Disaster Transport, Mean Streak, Iron Dragon and WildCat

Food Services
Subway (former Surrey)
   
Tomo Japanese restaurant (in Hotel Breakers)

Joe Cool Café
 - Featuring fresh salad bar
 - Great new kid’s menu (adult menu also available)
 - Creamy milk shakes
 - Fresh baked dog bone cookies
 - All kid’s meals come with a great souvenir lunch box

Toft’s Ice Cream Parlor
 - Featuring Toft’s premium ice cream
 - Home made waffle cones

All beef burger (gluten free)

Cajun popcorn shrimp baskets

Great new 40oz Maverick souvenir vessel (only available at Cedar Point)

Chocolate covered jumbo pretzels

All kid’s meals will come with a sanitizing wipe

Icee mix it up program (kids can mix and match various flavors in a great new souvenir cup)

Fresh squeezed lemonade at Planet Snoopy

Great new Prime Rib burger at Game Day Grill (made from choice chopped prime rib)

Games/Merchandise
Planet Snoopy Games

Corn Popper game

Duck Pond

Dan Austin, new Games Warehouse Manager

Ryan Reeve, new merchandise area manager

CP Odds & Ends, between Pagoda and Snoopy Boutique, is becoming a print your own t-shirt venue

Woodcarver’s (formerly Gavere on the Frontier Trail) is now “Frontier Heart & Home,” featuring affordable country Americana home décor and a country Christmas section.  Paul the woodcarver will still be in front of the store.

Spooky Hollow is also receiving upgraded merchandise and a store fixture upgrade

Cedar Creek will be adding a new Christmas section with a fully-decorated tree

Pagoda is in the process of a total floor move with a new look

The Glasshouse is upgrading with specialty glassware including a selection of collectable Blenko limited-edition glassware.  All Blenko products are made in the USA by skilled glass workers.

Snoopy Boutique has new merchandise and a store reorganization to showcase Peanuts character sections

Accommodations
2nd phase of renovations to Sandcastle Suites

Justin Brady has been promoted to General Manager at Castaway Bay

Paul Mesenburg has been promoted to Manager of Breakers Express

Dominic’s in the Hotel Breakers is changing to Tomo, a Japanese hibachi restaurant

Marketing
New ticketing system

Position changes

New VP of Marketing, Clark Culbertson

New Website Manager, Tony Clark

Live Entertainment

Snoopy’s Big Bow Wow (ice show)

All Wheels Extreme (Extreme Sports Stadium)

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (Centennial Theatre)

Country Unleashed (Red Garter Saloon)