Cedar Point
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| amusement park | |
| Location |  |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1870 |
| Owner | Cedar Fair |
| Area | 364 acres (147.3 hectares) |
| Website | http://cedarpoint.com/ |
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. It is one of two Cedar Fair parks in Ohio, the other being Kings Island. Cedar Point currently has the second highest number of roller coasters in one park.
Awards[edit | edit source]
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. 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.
Roller coasters[edit | edit source]
Present (17)[edit | edit source]
Past (16)[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Relocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Trip | Mack Rides | Steel | 1964 | 1964 or later | Palisades Amusement Park |
| Cyclone | Harry Traver | Wooden | 1929 | 1951 | - |
| Dip the Dips Scenic Railway | Unknown | Wooden | 1908 | 1917 | - |
| Disaster Transport | Intamin | Bobsled | 1985 | 2012 | - |
| High Frolics | Andy Vettel | Wooden | 1918 | 1940 | - |
| Jumbo Jet | Schwarzkopf | 1972 | 1978 | Palace Playland | |
| Leap the Dips | Andy Vettel | Wooden | 1912 | 1935 | - |
| Mean Streak | Dinn Corporation | Wooden | May 11, 1991 | September 16, 2016 | - |
| Racer | McKay Construction | Racing | 1910 | 1928 | - |
| Scamper | Unknown | Wild Mouse | 1962 | 1969 | - |
| Super Coaster | Allan Herschell Company | Kiddie | 1952 | 1964 or later | - |
| Switchback Railway | Unknown | Wooden | 1892 | 1901 | - |
| Loop the Loop | Fredrick Ingersoll | Wooden | 1902 | 1909 | - |
| Wild Mouse | B. A. Schiff & Associates | Wild Mouse | 1959 | 1962 | - |
| WildCat (2nd version) | Schwarzkopf | 1979 | 2011 | - | |
| WildCat (1st version) | Schwarzkopf | 1970 | 1978 | Valleyfair |
Attractions[edit | edit source]
Operating[edit | edit source]
Closed[edit | edit source]
| Name | Manufacturer | Type | Opened | Closed | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Shoot the Rapids | Intamin | Log Flume | 2010 | 2015 | Scrapped |
| SkyScraper | Gravity Works | Booster | 2008 | 2015 | Scrapped |
| Space Spiral | Willy Bühler Space Towers | Gyro Tower | 1965 | 2012 | Imploded |
| Turnpike Cars | Arrow Dynamics | Juvenile 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 |
| Amusement parks operated by Cedar Fair | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | California's Great America • Canada's Wonderland • Carowinds • Cedar Point • Dorney Park • Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park • Kings Dominion • Kings Island • Knott's Berry Farm • Michigan's Adventure • Valleyfair • Worlds of Fun | ||||||||
| Former | Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom • Knott's Camp Snoopy | ||||||||