Firefall has reopened (hopefully for good)

Reports have been coming in that Firefall has now reopened, for now at least. 

EDIT: Firefall HAD reopened

Currently down again...stay tuned.

News roundup 7/1

Cedar Fair's new incoming CEO, Matt Ouimet, visited CGA recently. 

Cedar Fair has announced Coasting for Kids 2011, a charity event in which participants can marathon Flight Deck.  More info here.

Finally some light at the end of the tunnel for Firefall, as it has been testing this past week.  I'd expect the ride to open soon.

Sightings-5-22

Rip Roaring Rapids now has a drying booth.  For 5 dollars, you can spend three minutes in infrared light.

Firefall is still down, but there were mechanics working on it.

White Water Falls and Firefall updates

White Water Falls has recently reopened.

Also, the gondola for Firefall has been reattached, and is currently testing. 

Sightings-4/29

White Water Falls, down since the start of the season, showed some signs of progress today.  There were mechanics in the control booth, and more at the top of the lift hill. They weren't testing, however.

Firefall, also down, still has it's gondola parked outside of the maintenance shops.

Both rides are rumored to open sometime in May.