New Cedar Point ride's patent being disputed

Funtime Group claims it thought it had a deal with Cedar Fair to build StarFlyer.

Saturday, 21 August 2010

Cedar Point had intricate plans to use the social media site Facebook as the place next week to unveil its newest ride for 2011.

But now it appears that an Australian ride manufacturer has revealed it in a patent dispute over its version of a towering thrill ride it calls StarFlyer and a Dutch competitor's version called Wind Seeker.

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