Giant Wheel (Cedar Point)

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Giant Wheel

Giant Wheel with Wicked Twister in the background

Cedar Point
Location	Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Coordinates	41°28′54″N 82°40′48″W / 41.481562°N 82.679932°W / 41.481562; -82.679932
Section	Boardwalk
Status	Operating since 1972

Statistics

Manufacturer

Schwarzkopf

Product

Ferris Wheel

Type

Ferris Wheel

Capacity

36 gondolas

Height

145 feet

Giant Wheel is a Ferris Wheel located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. It opened in 1972.

History

Giant Wheel opened in 1972 in approximately the location where Millennium Force's station and queue line are now.

Between August 12 and September 2, 1972, disc jockey Mike Kelly set a new world record when he continuously rode Giant Wheel for 21 days, 3 hours, and 58 minutes. He rode in a specially-equipped cabin on the ride and remained on the attraction overnight with an air mattress-sleeping bag combination. Kelly was permitted 15 minutes off the wheel each day for hygienic purposes.^[1]^[2]

Giant Wheel was relocated to its current spot in 2000 to accommodate Millennium Force.^[3]^[4]

Images

Giant Wheel in 1974
Giant Wheel in 1996

References

↑ "MIKE MADE IT!". The Piqua Daily Call. 1972-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
↑ "World Record In Process At Cedar Point". Greenfield Daily Times. 1972-08-24. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
↑ "A Blast From The Past - Ten Years of the Force!". NewsPlusNotes.
↑ Park History - Cedar Point

Present

Coasters

Blue Streak Cedar Creek Mine Ride Corkscrew GateKeeper Gemini Iron Dragon Magnum XL-200 Maverick Millennium Force Raptor Rougarou Siren's Curse Steel Vengeance Top Thrill 2 Valravn Wild Mouse Wilderness Run Woodstock Express

Former

Coasters

Broadway Trip Cyclone Dip the Dips Scenic Railway Disaster Transport High Frolics Jumbo Jet Leap the Dips Loop the Loop Mean Streak Racer Scamper Super Coaster Switchback Railway Wicked Twister Wild Mouse WildCat Wildcat

[1] "MIKE MADE IT!". The Piqua Daily Call. 1972-09-04. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

[2] "World Record In Process At Cedar Point". Greenfield Daily Times. 1972-08-24. Retrieved 2023-09-07.

[3] "A Blast From The Past - Ten Years of the Force!". NewsPlusNotes.

[4] Park History - Cedar Point

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