Fast Lane (Cedar Fair)
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Fast Lane is Cedar Fair Entertainment Company's version of a 'two-line' system for their amusement rides. It was first introduced at Kings Island in 2011, and then expanded to all Cedar Fair amusement parks for the 2012 season.[1]
History
It was first announced for Kings Island on July 18, 2011.[2] The park served as the testing park for it. On January 19, 2012, it was announced that Fast Lane would be rolled out at all the Cedar Fair parks for the 2012 season.[1] There is also Fright Lane, which is Fast Lane for the haunted attractions during the Halloween events.[3]
In 2013, Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Cedar Point, Kings Dominion, and Kings Island introduced Fast Lane Plus, which allows purchasers to bypass the lines of additional rides that standard Fast Lane holders would not have access to. Dorney Park did the same in 2014, introducing Fast Lane Plus for Wildwater Kingdom attractions and free rides on a pay-per-experience attraction. Also in 2014, Worlds of Fun introduced Fast Lane Plus allowing riders to bypass the lines of additional water slides at the Oceans of Fun water park.
How it works
Visitors can purchase Fast Lane access individually or as a group, with group pricing offering a lower price per group member. Visitors would then receive a wrist band which would give them the ability to cut to the front of the line on the park's most popular attractions. Originally, it could only be used from noon to 7:00 PM, but it was soon expanded to be available all day. Fast Lane differs from a virtual queue in that there is nothing virtual, only two physical queues (lines); one for regular patrons, and a separate one for the Fast Lane purchasers. The front row is not always available to fast lane riders on roller coasters. Fast Lane is not included for Platinum Pass holders, and are only valid for 1 day. Fast Lane is sold in certain amounts per day.
Attractions
This is a list of the Fast Lane attractions at each of the parks.
California's Great America
As of April 5, 2016:[4]
| Fast Lane | |
|---|---|
| Barney Oldfield Speedway | Gold Striker |
| Celebration Swings | The Grizzly |
| Delirium | Loggers Run |
| Delta Flyer / Eagle's Flight | Mass Effect: New Earth |
| Demon | Psycho Mouse |
| Drop Tower | Rip Roaring Rapids |
| FireFall | Rue Le Dodge |
| Flight Deck | Tiki Twirl |
| Flying Eagles | Vortex |
Canada's Wonderland
As of April 5, 2016:[5]
| Fast Lane | Fast Lane Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Backlot Stunt Coaster | Shockwave | Behemoth |
| Drop Tower | Sledge Hammer | Leviathan |
| Flight Deck | Swing of the Century | Skyhawk |
| Klockwerks | Timberwolf Falls | |
| Krachenwagon | Time Warp | |
| Mighty Canadian Minebuster | The Rage | |
| Night Mares | Vortex | |
| Orbiter | Wild Beast | |
| Psyclone | WindSeeker | |
| Riptide | ||
Carowinds
As of April 5, 2016:[6]
| Fast Lane | Fast Lane Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Afterburn | Flying Ace Balloon Race | Fury 325 |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | Hurler | Intimidator |
| Carolina Cobra | Rip Roarin' Rapids | Nighthawk |
| Carolina Cyclone | Scrambler | |
| Carolina Goldrusher | Surfer's Swell | |
| Carolina Skytower | Vortex | |
| Dorsal Fin Drop | WindSeeker | |
| Drop Tower | ||
Cedar Point
As of April 5, 2016:[7]
| Fast Lane | Fast Lane Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Antique Cars | Pipe Scream | Gatekeeper |
| Blue Streak | Power Tower | Maverick |
| Cadillac Cars | Raptor | Top Thrill Dragster |
| Corkscrew | Rougarou | Valravn |
| Dodgem | Scrambler | |
| Gemini | Skyhawk | |
| Giant Wheel | Snake River Falls | |
| Magnum XL-200 | Troika | |
| maXair | Wave Swinger | |
| Mean Streak | Wicked Twister | |
| Millennium Force | Windseeker | |
| Monster | ||
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
As of April 5, 2016:[8]
| Fast Lane | Fast Lane Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Cannonball | Steel Force | Aquablast |
| Cedar Creek Flyers | Stinger | Aqua Racer |
| Dominator | Talon | Runaway River |
| Hydra the Revenge | Thunder Canyon | Snake Pit |
| Meteor | Thunderhawk | Wildwater River |
| Musik Express | Tilt-A-Whirl | |
| Possessed | Wave Swinger | |
| Revolution | Whip | |
| Road Rally | White Water Landing | |
| Scrambler | Wild Mouse | |
Kings Dominion
As of April 5, 2016:[9]
| Fast Lane | Fast Lane Plus |
|---|---|
| Avalanche | Delirium |
| Bad Apple | Intimidator 305 |
| Backlot Stunt Coaster | Volcano, The Blast Coaster |
| Blue Ridge Tollway | |
| Dodgem | |
| Dominator | |
| Drop Tower | |
| Flight of Fear | |
| Flying Eagles | |
| Shenandoah Lumber Company | |
| Wave Swinger | |
| WindSeeker |
Kings Island
As of April 5, 2016:[10]
| Fast Lane | Fast Lane Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Adventure Express | Monster | Banshee |
| Race For Your Life Charlie Brown | The Beast | |
| Boo Blasters on Boo Hill | The Racer | Firehawk |
| Congo Falls | Scrambler | Flight of Fear |
| Delirium | Shake, Rattle & Roll | Thunder Falls |
| Diamondback | Surf Dog | Tropical Plunge |
| Dodgem | Viking Fury | Rendezvous Run |
| Drop Tower | Vortex | Zoom Flume |
| Eiffel Tower | WindSeeker | |
| Flying Ace Aerial Chase | Woodstock Gliders | |
| Invertigo | Zephyr | |
Knott's Berry Farm
As of April 5, 2016:[11]
| Fast Lane | |
|---|---|
| Bigfoot Rapids | Sierra Sidewinder |
| Boomerang | Silver Bullet |
| Coast Rider | Supreme Scream |
| Jaguar! | Timber Mountain Log Ride |
| Montezooma's Revenge | Voyage to the Iron Reef |
| Pony Express | Xcelerator |
Michigan's Adventure
As of April 5, 2016:[12]
| Fast Lane | |
|---|---|
| Adventure Falls | Mad Mouse |
| Be-Bop Blvd | Scrambler |
| Dodgem | Shivering Timbers |
| Flying Trapeze | Thunderhawk |
| Giant Gondola Wheel | Tilt-A-Whirl |
| Grand Rapids | Wolverine Wildcat |
| Lakeside Gliders | Zach's Zoomer |
| Logger's Run | |
Valleyfair
As of April 5, 2016:[13]
| Fast Lane | |
|---|---|
| Breakers Plunge & Pipeline | Power Tower |
| Corkscrew | Renegade |
| High Roller | Steel Venom |
| Looping Starship | Thunder Canyon |
| Mad Mouse | Wild Thing |
| Monster | Xtreme Swing |
| Northern Lights | The Wave |
Worlds of Fun
The Fast Lane Plus option at Worlds of Fun is a combination of the Fast Lane passes for Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun.
As of April 5, 2016:[14]
| Worlds of Fun | Oceans of Fun |
|---|---|
| Boomerang | Constrictor |
| Detonator | Diamond Head |
| Fury of the Nile | Monsoon |
| Le Taxi Tour | Predator's Plunge |
| Mamba | Shark's Revenge |
| Patriot | Typhoon |
| Prowler | |
| Spinning Dragons | |
| SteelHawk | |
| Timberwolf | |
| Viking Voyager |
See also
- Disney's Fastpass, the virtual queue system for the Disney Parks
- Universal Express Pass, a virtual queue system for the Universal parks
References
- 1 2 "Fun Forward" (PDF). Investor Presentation. Cedar Fair Entertainment Company. January 19, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ↑ "NewsPlusNotes: Kings Island Announces Fast Lane". Newsplusnotes.blogspot.com. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Cedar Point 2012". PointBuzz. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". California's Great America. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Canada's Wonderland. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Carowinds. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Cedar Point. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Dorney Park. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Kings Dominion. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Kings Island. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Knott's Berry Farm. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Michigan's Adventure. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Valleyfair. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Fast Lane". Worlds of Fun. Retrieved May 14, 2015.
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