Cedar Point

Amusement park in the United States


Cedar Point
Location
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Status Operating
Opened 1870
Owner Cedar Fair
Area 364 acres (147.3 hectares)
Website http://cedarpoint.com/
Cedar Point, viewed from the air

Cedar Point is an amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. It initially opened intermittently 1870, and has been in continuous seasonal operation since 1882 (although 1897 was generally attributed to be the first operating-season of the resort within its present boundaries), and is considered to be the second oldest amusement park in North America after Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is the flagship park for Cedar Fair and, along with Valleyfair, was one of the original parks owned and operated by the company. This is one of two Cedar Fair parks in Ohio, with the other one being Kings Island.

Awards

Cedar Point received the Golden Ticket Award by Amusement Today for "Best Amusement Park in the World", winning for the fourth consecutive year in a row, however this record was beaten in 2014 by Europa-Park in Germany. The park has also placed in categories for "Friendliest Staff", "Best Outdoor Night Production" and "Best Halloween Event". Cedar Point won "Best New Ride of 2007" with the new roller coaster Maverick.[1]

Roller coasters

Present

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Status
Blue Streak Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters Wooden May 23, 1964 Operating
Cedar Creek Mine Ride Arrow Dynamics Hybrid May 24, 1969 Operating
Corkscrew Arrow Dynamics Sit-Down May 15, 1976 Operating
GateKeeper Bolliger & Mabillard Wing May 11, 2013 Operating
Gemini Arrow Dynamics Hybrid
Twin
June 17, 1978 Operating
Iron Dragon Arrow Dynamics Suspended June 11, 1987 Operating
Magnum XL-200 Arrow Dynamics Hyper May 6, 1989 Operating
Maverick Intamin Launched May 26, 2007 Operating
Millennium Force Intamin Giga May 13, 2000 Operating
Raptor Bolliger & Mabillard Inverted May 7, 1994 Operating
Rougarou Bolliger & Mabillard Floorless May 11, 1996 Operating
Steel Vengeance Rocky Mountain Construction Hybrid
Hyper
May 5, 2018 Operating
Top Thrill 2 Intamin Launched
Strata
May 4, 2003 In renovation
Valravn Bolliger & Mabillard Dive
Floorless
Hyper
May 7, 2016 Operating
Wild Mouse Zamperla Spinning May 6, 2023 Operating
Wilderness Run Intamin Kiddie 1979 Operating
Woodstock Express Vekoma Sit-Down May 10, 1999 Operating

Past

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Broadway Trip Mack Rides Wild Mouse
Enclosed
1964 1964 or later Relocated to Palisades Amusement Park
Cyclone Traver Engineering Company Wooden 1929 1951 Scrapped
Dip the Dips Scenic Railway Unknown Wooden 1908 1917 Scrapped
Disaster Transport Intamin Bobsled
Enclosed
1985 2012 Scrapped
High Frolics Andy Vettel Wooden 1918 1940 Scrapped
Jumbo Jet Schwarzkopf Sit-Down 1972 1978 Relocated to Palace Playland
Leap the Dips TM Harton Company Wooden 1912 1935 Scrapped
Little Dipper Allan Herschell Company Kiddie 1952 1952 Unknown
Loop the Loop Fredrick Ingersoll Wooden 1902 1909 Scrapped
Mean Streak Dinn Corporation Wooden 1991 2016 Scrapped
Racer McKay Construction Wooden
Twin
1910 1928 Scrapped
Scamper Unknown Wooden
Wild Mouse
1962 1969 Relocated to Dollywood
Super Coaster Allan Herschell Company Kiddie 1952 1964 or later Relocated to Vollmar's Park
Switchback Railway Unknown Wooden 1892 1901 Scrapped
Wicked Twister Intamin Inverted
Launched
Shuttle
May 5, 2002 September 6, 2021 Scrapped
Wild Mouse B. A. Schiff & Associates Hybrid
Wild Mouse
1959 1961 or later Unknown
WildCat Schwarzkopf Sit-Down 1970 1978 Relocated to Valleyfair
WildCat Schwarzkopf Sit-Down 1979 2011 Scrapped

Attractions

Operating

Name Manufacturer Type Opened
4x4's Venture Rides Track Ride 1992
Balloon Race Zamperla Samba Balloon 1999
Cadillac Cars Arrow Dynamics Track Ride 1958
Camp Bus Zamperla Junior Flying Carpet 1999
Cedar Downs Racing Derby Prior and Church Company Derby Racer 1967
Charlie Brown's Wind-Up Zamperla Junior Waveswinger 1999
Dodgem Soli Dodgems 1970
Dune Buggies Hampton Rides Roundabout 1970
Flying Ace Balloon Race Zamperla Samba Balloon 2008
Giant Wheel Schwarzkopf Ferris Wheel 1972
Helicopters Allan Herschell Company Junior Jets 1960
Kiddy Kingdom Carousel Dentzel Carousel Company Carousel 1968
Kite Eating Tree Zamperla Junior Drop Tower 2008
Lake Erie Eagles Larson International Flying Scooters 2014
Linus' Beetle Bugs Sellner Manufacturing Tilt-A-Whirl 1999
Matterhorn Mack Rides Matterhorn 1972
MaXair HUSS Frisbee 2005
Midway Carousel Daniel Muller Gallopers 1946
Monster Eyerly Aircraft Company Polyp 1970
Motorcycles Hampton Rides Roundabout 1970
Mustangs Hampton Rides Roundabout 1970
Ocean Motion HUSS Pirate Ship 1981
Peanuts 500 Zamperla Junior Whip 1999
Peanuts Road Rally Zamperla Track Ride 2008
Pipe Scream Zamperla Disk'O 2014
Police Cars Hampton Rides Roundabout 1970
Power Tower S&S Worldwide Drop Tower 1998
Professor Delbert's Frontier Fling Sky Fun 1 Inc. Skycoaster 1996
Red Baron Zamperla Junior Jets 1999
Rock, Spin & Turn Hampton Rides Junior Teacups 1970
Roto Whip W.F. Mangels Junior Skid 1970
Scrambler Eli Bridge Company Scrambler 1960
Skyhawk S&S Worldwide Screamin' Swing 2006
Sky Fighters Allan Herschell Company Junior Jets 1970
Sky Ride Von Roll Ropeway 1962
SlingShot Funtime Slingshot 2014
Snake River Falls Arrow Dynamics Shoot The Chute 1993
Snoopy's Deep Sea Divers Zamperla Junior Flying Carpet 2008
Snoopy's Express Railroad Zamperla Junior Railway 2008
Snoopy's Space Race Zamperla Junior Jets 2008
Space Age Hampton Rides Roundabout 1970
Super Himalaya Mack Rides Superbob/Musik Express 1970
Thunder Canyon Intamin River Rapids 1986
Tiki Twirl Mack Rides Calypso 1970
Troika HUSS Troika 1976
Wave Swinger Zierer Waveswinger 1979
WindSeeker Mondial Star Flyer 2011
Woodstock's Airmail S&S Worldwide Junior Drop Tower 1998
Woodstock's Whirlybirds Zamperla Junior Teacups 2008

Closed

Name Manufacturer Type Opened Closed Fate
Antique Cars Arrow Dynamics Track Ride 1969 2021 Scrapped
Bayern Kurve Schwarzkopf Bayern Kurve 1970 1984 Relocated to Valleyfair
Challenge Racing R.E. Enterprises Go-Karts 1992 2015 Scrapped
Chaos Chance Rides Chaos 1997 2010 Scrapped
Demon Drop Intamin Freefall 1983 2009 Relocated to Dorney Park
Dodgem Unknown Dodgems 1967 2001 Relocated to Michigan's Adventure
Earthquake Arrow Dynamics Tracked Dark Ride 1965 1984 Scrapped
Frontier Carousel Dentzel Carousel Company Carousel 1972 1994 Relocated to Dorney Park
Frontier Lift Von Roll Ropeway 1968 1985 Scrapped
Mill Race Arrow Dynamics Log Flume 1963 1993 Scrapped
Monorail Ohio Mechanical Handling Company Monorail 1959 1965 Scrapped
Pirate Ride Arrow Dynamics Tracked Dark Ride 1966 1996 Scrapped
Schwabinchen Mack Rides Trabant/Satellite 1970 2002 Scrapped
Shoot the Rapids Arrow Dynamics Log Flume 1967 1981 Scrapped
Shoot the Rapids Intamin Shoot The Chute 2010 2015 Scrapped
Sky Slide Unknown Giant Slide 1968 1991 Scrapped
SkyScraper Gravity Works Booster 2008 2015 Scrapped
Snake River Expedition Unknown Boat Ride 2021 2023 Unknown
Space Spiral Willy Bühler Space Towers Observation Tower 1965 2012 Imploded
Star Voyager Kaspar Klaus Jets 1961 1986 Scrapped
Trabant Chance Rides Trabant/Satellite 1966 1990 Scrapped
Tumble Bug Traver Engineering Company Tumble Bug 1934 1963 Scrapped
Turnpike Cars Arrow Dynamics Track Ride 1959 2014 Scrapped
VertiGo S&S Worldwide Sky Sling 2001 2001 Scrapped
White Water Landing Arrow Dynamics Log Flume 1982 2005 Scrapped
Witches' Wheel HUSS Enterprise 1977 2018 Scrapped

References

  1. "News in brief".

External links


Amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair