Cedar falls offered to buy it from six flags. Six flags first said no, then agreed because they where in debt. Cedar falls had alll that land seaworld had, and chose to build a shitty water park. Six flags world of adventure was killing cedar point because it was cheaper and they had amazing animal shows. And instead of building awesome new rides on that land and owning two great theme parks... they decided to close it down, without any warning. Which is why I refuse to go to cedar point. When I want to go to an amusement park I drive out of state.

+Tia Fogle It's Cedar Fair, not Cedar Falls. And I highly recommend Cedar Point. You don't know what you're missing. And that was not the reason it closed. Cedar Fair bought it for the reason any corporation buys something: for more money. They bought it and it wasn't profitable. They didn't want to pour money into it and not get any in return so they closed it. Many amusement parks close because of lack of profit. They may have bought it to get rid of competition but they weren't planning on closing it from the beginning. Nobody was going so they had to close it or face financial trouble. And as I said, I recommend Cedar Point. I have been to around 19 amusement parks and Cedar Point is by far the best. It has 17 roller coasters, A LOT of family rides, it is huge, it is beautiful, and it is simply amazing. I'm sorry but Geauga Lake was always mediocre in comparison.

I wouldn't know as I don't reside in the area.

i would go with you. i like the same thing

Hi do you also take pictures? Would love to see. History is something I enjoy.

Stoneyburke Powerball :)

Tinkidink Your average Powerball jackpot is around 70 million annualized over many years. If you want it all at once it's about 70%, or on average this would be about 50 million. After about 40% in taxes this reduces it to 20 million. In contrast Cedar Fairs bought Worlds of Adventure (Geauga Like) for 145 million, and that's considering everything is used. Everything is currently leveled or would need to be demolished and rebuilt. While the 145 million Worlds of Adventure was arguably too big for it's own good you'd probably need to win 300 million (84 million after lump sum and taxes) to rebuild a brand new "old fashioned" Geauga Lake. The problem is when jackpots get to this size they are normally won by several people at one time and is split. But we can still dream :)

i208khonsu I would just need to team up with a few other rich people who loved Geauga Lake as much as I did!

Tinkidink im with u on that

Tinkidink i support you 100%

Cedar Fair is reminding me more and more of Premier Ventures, who bought the infamous Rolling Acres Mall in Akron a good two years AFTER the mall closed down and did NOTHING with it except let it continue to sit there and rot while they fought the city of Akron tooth and nail over unpaid property taxes dating back to when the mall was still open...

Did you just... say the wave pool is boring? Is it seriously still there and in operation?? I will go and enjoy it!

i so so agree

If you find a way in, please post pics or footage, but only if you can be safe...no one wants you to get hurt!!!

Because there's no such thing as "at your own risk" in America. Even if they'd allow people in,there's an massive expense involved in owning 600+ acres in Ohio. You willing to pay to use their property?

Robert Evans people would come for sure,but also would the vandals etc.i was able to get in a few yrs ago but had no camera,got ran out by a security guard that was cool,but wanted my ass out asap

Mike Kovalski See,that's the problem.They're not keeping people out because they're afraid you'll steal a piece of scrap metal,it's because they know that everyone who falls off of something and gets hurt will have a lawyer on speed-dial.

at this point you cant save it its to fucked up and residents didnt even want it there when it was up.

& Call it Geauga Lake that's how the park actually started!

im sorry for you then, that your a boring person and cant make the best of it. its history. theres plenty of photographers and urban explorers who love stuff like this. Do you have any hobbies at all? prob not. you must be stuck in your tidy little pretty world. you sound like a boring housewife who isnt doing anything to enjoy life at all. I live in cleveland where i am surrounded by abandoned buildings. complaining about ONE eye sore is acting like a cry baby compared to what im dealing with here. oh boo hoo you have to drive past it for 2 seconds when you leave. like its in your way. I have a average of 3 to 8 abandoned houses where i live and blocks of abandoned buildings here. that is something to complain about, but i dont. i make the best of it. when you step out of your shell maybe you can join some of us open minded people. its people like you thats the reason it closed to begin with. i bet when it was open you were one of the soccer moms complaining about the noise from it werent you? well now deal with the empty shell and no income from the visitors

Then move. Move so I can buy your house.

I know take out what they did they fit perfectly with the parks there at and put in better and keep it running it was just scavenged for 2 roller coasters

I loved going there and its a shame what they did.to it.RIP

RIP

not anymore, it's gone, and replaced by Orion.

I blame Six flags for burning people on the place never to return.

actually it was very profitable until Six Flags sold it to Cedar Fair, their only intentions were to remove competition with Cedar Point hence they closed it, for God's sake this was the world's largest amusement park, largest!!! And Six Flags only sold it because they were in huge debt for overspending across their whole chain, Geauga Lake or Six Flags Worlds of Adventure as it was known was one of its flagship parks

JustinianXLIII Totally agree with that statement

Just because you think Cedar Point was better doesn't make it a dump. And I'm sure people are upset by its demise because they have fond memories of it (myself included.)

your face is a dump, just noticed you keep commenting crap on this video

Shove it cedar fair fan girl