 
Cushkid
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Username: Cushkid
Post Number: 55
Registered: 08-2005
Posted From: 136.2.1.101
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 9:31 am: |    |
I was thinking yesterday, With fuel prices the wat they are and 280 in Toledo the way it is. Do you think it would be profitable to run a boat back and forth to Cedar point as a shuttle? How long do you think it would take by boat? |
Ndavies
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Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 2042
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 129.9.163.105
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 9:49 am: | |
Probably not practical. It takes over 2 hours to just get across Lake Erie in a very fast boat. another hour to run down the river. A boat uses way more fuel than a car or bus do. Boats use fuel in Gallons per hour. A small power boat uses 5 gallons per hour and would take 3-4 hours to cross the lake. So that's 60 gallons to move 4 people round trip across the lake.
You'd need a hydrofoil to make it practical. And you'd need a large number of people to make it profitable. |
Rugbyman
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Username: Rugbyman
Post Number: 58
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 24.210.106.215
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 10:03 am: | |
Well it takes about two hours to make the run from Trenton to Put In Bay averaging around 18 mph (according to the GPS), so I'd think it'd be up around four and a half to five hour to get to Cedar Point from Detroit by water in a conventional ferry.
But if they were to drop the coin on a Jet Express type of setup you could probably halve that. Those boats top out around 40 mph. Now if you were to launch from Trenton or Gibraltar you'd cut your time WAY down, maybe even under an hour and a half on a good day. Land prices down there are cheaper and you don't have to pace yourself down the River/Channels and avoid shipping. You just get into Lake Erie and go.
Now the question becomes whether or not Cedar Point can drop that kind of coin on at least three Jet Express Catamarans. They ain'ts the cheap, but it could conceivably work if they had the capital to invest. |
Detroitplanner
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Username: Detroitplanner
Post Number: 94
Registered: 04-2006
Posted From: 63.85.13.248
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 10:08 am: | |
Why not call the Diamond Jack guys yourself and ask?
I'm sure this thought has crossed their minds before. |
Johnnny5
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Username: Johnnny5
Post Number: 324
Registered: 06-2005
Posted From: 71.227.95.4
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 10:39 am: | |
Don't forget rough weather delays. Western Lake Erie can get nasty in a hurry due to the shallow depths. I doubt many passengers would enjoy enduring sea sickness or spending extra days waiting for calmer weather. |
Gistok
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Username: Gistok
Post Number: 2611
Registered: 08-2004
Posted From: 4.229.90.124
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 12:02 pm: | |
LOL, true Johnny5, but after spending a day on the Mantis, Magnum, Blue Streak and The Beast, do you think they would notice a little turbulence?  |
Messykitty
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Username: Messykitty
Post Number: 57
Registered: 03-2006
Posted From: 24.21.198.33
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 4:45 pm: | |
The Beast??? Will the shuttle go to King's Island? |
Dday
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Username: Dday
Post Number: 847
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 65.209.165.170
| | Posted on Thursday, August 10, 2006 - 5:24 pm: | |
That would be cool if it happened. Tough for a boat to negotiate all that land, though......
I could catch it on the way back......hit Detroit for a night and come back the next morning.
Wonder if I could get an employee discount since I have two family members working at King's Island? |
14509glenfield
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Username: 14509glenfield
Post Number: 16
Registered: 05-2006
Posted From: 207.69.139.138
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 11:10 am: | |
Not being even close, Are the any Amusement Parks/Theme Parks still in SE or anywhere In Michigan? |
Ndavies
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Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 2061
Registered: 10-2003
Posted From: 129.9.163.233
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 11:17 am: | |
There are no amusement parks in SE mi. The nearest Michigan amusement park is Michigan adventure near Grand Rapids. |
Mattric43
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Username: Mattric43
Post Number: 20
Registered: 03-2006
Posted From: 12.15.7.70
| | Posted on Friday, August 11, 2006 - 5:22 pm: | |
Messykitty posted:
The Beast??? Will the shuttle go to King's Island?
That was hilarious!! I was laughing so hard at that. Maybe it can also make a stop at Geauga lake |