Cedar Point Hack 7.236.1 + Redeem Codes

I’m not a coaster rider (and my kids had fast passes anyway), so I did not use the wait times feature. Except for the map, the vast majority of the app was adverts/sales pitches for tickets/fast passes/meal plans. We already had those before arriving at the park, so why would we need them in the app? What I really wanted was a search feature on the map so we could easily locate nearby places without scrolling through tons of lists. Or at least a list of all the food vendors that accepted the all-day dining wristband. A coupon came up in the app for a BOGO funnel cake. We then spent an hour wandering the park, looking for a location that sold funnel cakes. Why not list the locations on the coupon (or better yet, link it to the map)? This app could be so much better if it focused more on user functionality with an interactive map rather than on advertising and ticket sales. The people using the app generally already have tickets! Cedar Point takes in the tourist cash—you’d think they could afford to hire a skilled app developer. The website needs improved to include more useful information, too, because once again all of the FAQs focus on sales rather than actual park information.

Update: omg I love this app! Granted, I get Fast Lane Plus every Time I visit, so wait times etc are not an important feature for me. The picture thing took two seconds to complete the first time I visited this season. Cedar point staff are so efficient! I worried I wouldn’t be able to use my barcode to get into the parking lot the first time since I didn’t yet have my pic for the summer pass, but that went smoothly as well - gate opened right up. Got to parking spot, used “mark my spot” feature, which absolutely came in handy on my way back. Now on the map itself, you can filter by coasters, thrills, restaurants, kid stuff, whatever. Using the map was a bit of a learning curve, but it’s so awesome. You just turn your phone until the arrow thing indicating your current location points to where you want to go, and then start walking. The attraction locations marked on the map are helpfully the entrances to each ride…. Yeah I’d never choose to navigate cedar point without this app. One negative is if you prefer to take in the park and keep your head out of the phone - the app can’t help you there!

Old review: I tried to add a picture to the season pass purchase but the app had a bug and wouldn’t let me. So I’ll have to add the pic at the park. I tried using app feedback but those questions were about my visit and I haven’t arrived yet. Wanted to let you know in case you’d actually like to sell passes using this app?!?

Ride times were not updated well.

The ride wait time icon color NEEDS to be changed because it blends in with the background so I had to have my phone like 3 inches from my face and stair at it for 5 to 10 seconds just to try and read what the wait time was per ride.
In order to see ride times I had to be in the park which I was and I think four or five times the app told me I wasn’t in the park when I was looking so that bug needs to be fixed.
Wouldn’t load easily sometimes things I clicked wouldn’t load at all for me or my dad and we have different cell services. Don’t know if anything could be done about that but it would be nice if something could be done about that but not necessarily the app’s fault.

The app is good, but just needs a few tweaks to improve it. First thing to update are the descriptions of the rides. We need actual info not flowery language describing the ride. People carry bags, so state whether there is a box at the top of the ride or a locker system. Then state where the box or locker is located. A link to explain the locker process would be helpful. Second, the find a restroom feature should have the guided walk feature like the rides do, so that if you select a restroom it will show you the route. Third, the restaurants need actual menus with prices and ingredients, so you can decide whether you could eat at a specific spot due to allergies, dietary restrictions, or money if you’re a teen. Third, the wait times aspect is fairly accurate, but you should not have to login to check wait times. There have been several improvements made in the park and on the app. I’m encouraged to see what will be added next.

My stay at breakers great, the park was ok. It would be better knowing where to find things. But worst of all we spent extra money and spent a lot of time trying to find the meals and Snacks on our premium meal plan. Waited in line only to fine they don’t take it? Or wait online only to find out the food you wanted isn’t on the plan. And where are the snacks? Take a picture of the maps located all over! They don’t tell you what’s open or what’s available on the plan. 3/4 of the day my wife found a guy with a brochure that had the info we have been looking and asking for all day! He didn’t want to give it up said take a picture my wife was like I came to a thrill park I didn’t carry the phone with me. Not to mention a lot of the places were closed, serval rides were closed to.

This app needs this info and way to fine your plan what is on it and what it available at the location.

Also are rude down for the day or short period, can we get alerts when ride stores and vendors open?

Also paid for funpix. Some of the kiosks were working again what a shame. No signs machine unlocked. Not signs saying closed.

These add-on seemed like a scam!
Good idea if things worked, you had info, store were open, but, instead let’s keep you wasting your time and enjoyment by playing scavenger hunt.

I feel like this can be a great app for when visiting cedar point. I have a few ideas that I think could improve the app.

1. Make it so you can see wait times while out of the park - this way people who commute over 30 minutes can decide if they want to go based on wait times
2. On the interactive map make it so when you click on an attraction include a POV that can be viewed - allows people who aren’t regulars at the park to decide what they want to ride if it’s a busy and only at the park for 1 day
3. Make a tab just for the season pass that shows all add-ons and not just the meal plan
4. Add a feature that shows how populated the park is on a given day by adding trackers at the entrance and exits of the park to allow people a knotted option to determine if they want to go based on wait times
5. Add exclusives to the app to entice people to download the app
6. Add live video like from the website and add behind the scene exclusive videos from in the park
7. Release news about the park on the app like a blog

I hope that some of these ideas get taken into consideration to help progress the app and what I feel make it more enjoyable for enthusiasts and the general public.

The map is nice, but adding inaccurate wait times to the app is much worse than not having them. The app showed 10 min(!) for Steel Vengeance most of the day, while the true wait times were 90+. Much better to trust the signs by each ride entrance than the app. If they gave ride operators the ability to update the app that would be great, but apparently it can only be updated centrally, and they have to call each ride before they can update! When we talked to the folks working SteVe they said they hadn’t been called yet all day.

I honestly do not understand who the creators of this app were considering when they designed it. Apart from “wait times”, nothing that guests in the park actually need or want are built into the features. No information on when the rides or attractions open &/or close, what the rules around baggage are, no ability to tap into restaurants, the search bar was not providing results, and while trying to scroll through attractions, the list constantly glitched and changed the order. The one useful feature of the “wait times” doesn’t even work unless you’re in the park. I’m not sure why halloweekend activities weren’t linked into the app. I completely gave up on even using it while I was at the park this weekend. It’s a great concept, but there is a ton of room for improvements

I love the coasters and rides of other sorts! This place is always BOOMING, meaning longer lines and other things, yet it still makes it fun to ride coasters even though it freaks me out (Pipe Scream, etc.) but also thrills me. Snoopy Land also gives nostalgia and it makes me happy seeing things like Linus’ Beetle Bugs! I like everything about the place and I believe thousands upon thousands can agree, yet some may disagree, but it’s a good place to get things off of your mind! My favorites might be the Woodstock’s Express, Linus’ Beetle Bugs and Monster, but these are only three of the many I love.

This app is great for what it is intended for, I would love to see a few improvements however.

1. CP, if you could please add an option for your users to sort your coaster waiting time list, that would be awesome! Say for example my top 3 favorites are the Millennium, the Dragster, and the Maverick. I would like to be able to put them on the very top of the list for easy, fast, viewing. Or I could sort them by area if I wanted to. Right now they’re just in alphabetical order, and of course the park or my preferences are not.

2. I’ve noticed that your advertised waiting times are not always up-to-par with what the wait time is at the front of the entrance, and that sign is always generally accurate. Perhaps the person at the front of the queue should be updating the app (if they are not already). In general, the app doesn’t update as frequently as the sign entrance does.

That’s all I can think of as of right now, I will update if I think of anything further. Otherwise, great idea for a great app!