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Author Another Nail in the Cyclone's Coffin?
Timberman
Posts: 845
Registered: 9/21/2004

Rank: Gold Critic
4/3/2009 12:26:37 AM
This just in from ACE: the 2009 ticket price for the Coney Island Cyclone is $9! That's 18 beans a cycle for us married folk. True, you can haggle with the ride ops over the reride price, but sheesh.

In absolute terms, a ride on the world's greatest roller coaster is certainly worth $9, but the days of the 5- or 10-ride string are history for the enthusiast of limited means. Bummer.
Canobie Coaster
Posts: 2694
Registered: 7/26/2005

Rank: Platinum Critic
4/3/2009 9:55:55 PM
Wow! That's terrible!

Maybe the price will get lowered if the Cyclone suffers a much lower ridership than usual, but $9 is just insane. That rivals some of the Vegas coasters in price.

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Horizons12
Posts: 4860
Registered: 8/16/2002

Rank: Extragalactic Invader
4/7/2009 11:19:27 AM
I think ACE is wrong, I just rode it on Sunday for $8. That's still a pretty steep price, but I guess it's better than $10 dollars to take a ride across the Verrazano. lol

But I'd certainly pay 8 bucks to ride the Cyclone over The Roller Coaster (was Manhattan Express) in Vegas which commanded $15 bucks to ride when I went! That much for a Togo is robbery I tell ya!

I haven't been around here in a few months btw!

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Message updated 4/20/2009 3:49:18 PM by Horizons12
bumprnugit
Posts: 282
Registered: 10/7/2003

Rank: Silver Critic
4/8/2009 11:28:20 AM
On the Cyclone website, the price is listed as $8 w/ $5 re-rides.

In an unrelated question, does anyone know the fate of Break Dance? I have searched and I can't find any news if anyone bought it or not.

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Horizons12
Posts: 4860
Registered: 8/16/2002

Rank: Extragalactic Invader
4/9/2009 1:34:01 PM
^ All of the Astroland rides are in storage somewhere in Staten Island according to people in the know at the Coney Island Board. I don't think anything has been sold.
mrceagle
Posts: 13804
Registered: 6/9/2001

Rank: TPC News Minister
4/9/2009 8:20:01 PM
Pricing the coaster that high is very likely to hurt it in teh long run. I haven't heard what rides will be in the Temporary Dreamland park. but right now I have no plans to go into NY and or to ride Cyclone. at that price I wouldn't go out to Coney Island if I was in the area.

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