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| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics | ||||||||||||||
| Product | Hyper Coaster | ||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Ron Toomer | ||||||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Hyper | ||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 36 | ||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 2000 | ||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 205 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Drop | 194.7 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 72 mph | ||||||||||||||
| Length | 5106 feet | ||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 60° | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2:00 | ||||||||||||||
Magnum XL-200 is a steel hyper roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. Built by Arrow Dynamics, it opened on May 6, 1989 and was the first complete-circuit roller coaster to break the 200 foot barrier. It is considered to have started the roller coaster wars, in which amusement parks competed to build the tallest and fastest roller coasters. The coaster was voted Best Steel Coaster by the Golden Ticket Awards in 1998, 1999 and 2000.
History
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On August 16, 1988, Cedar Point announced the addition of Magnum XL-200. Land clearing began around the same time as the announcement.[1]
Magnum XL-200 opened on May 6, 1989 as the second tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world behind Moonsault Scramble at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan. The coaster is located across from Top Thrill 2, in a shaded area of the park's midway section. It is the first ride one crosses when entering through the back entrance.
The ride's wait times are typically no more than 20 minutes as it has a high capacity.
Magnum is considered both a hyper coaster and an out and back roller coaster. The ride first ascends its 205 foot chain lift hill and drops 195 feet at a maximum speed of 72 mph. The train ascends another hill before dropping at a curve into a high-speed pretzel curve. The train then travels back through a series of small airtime hills and tunnels directly below the massive lift hill. An on-ride photo is taken in one of the tunnels before the train approaches the brake run and returns to the station. The coaster is praised for its long amounts of airtime, especially on its third hill, where airtime is said to reach up to 5 seconds. Parts of the ride travel through Cedar Point's waterpark, Cedar Point Shores, and its wave pool. The water slides are also visible throughout most of the ride.
Magnum celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2019. To commemorate this event, the coaster received a new paint coat and special effects in the third tunnel.[2]
Design
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Trains
3 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 36 riders per train.
Rumors
An Ohio newspaper printed claims that Magnum XL-200 was sinking and was to be dismantled and sold. Despite being written as a joke, the rumor spread across the internet and was denounced by Cedar Point in 2002.[3]
Images
Queue line
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Exterior
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Layout
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References
- ↑ "Cedar Point to claim tallest, fastest coaster". Northwest Herald. August 17, 1988. p. 18. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
- ↑ "Cedar Point announces changes to 2 roller coasters: See what's in store for Magnum XL-200 and Cedar Creek Mine Ride in 2019".
- ↑ "Magnum XL-200". Cedar Point. Archived from the original on 2002-06-02. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
External links
| The category Magnum XL-200 contains additional media. |
- Magnum XL-200 on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
- Magnum XL-200 on Coaster-Count.
- Magnum XL-200 on cedarpoint.com.
| Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster May 1989 - May 1994 | ||
| Preceded by Great American Scream Machine |
Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster May 1989 - May 1994 |
Succeeded by Pepsi Max Big One |
| Tallest roller coaster drop May 1989 - May 1991 | ||
| Preceded by ShockWave |
Tallest roller coaster drop May 1989 - May 1991 |
Succeeded by Steel Phantom |
| Fastest roller coaster May 1989 - May 1991 | ||
| Preceded by Bandit |
Fastest roller coaster May 1989 - May 1991 |
Succeeded by Steel Phantom |