Maverick

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roller coaster
Maverick
Cedar Point Location Sandusky, Ohio, USA Status Operating since May 26, 2007 Cost $21,000,000 USD
Statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer / calculations	Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
Type	Steel - Launched
Model / product	LSM Launch Coaster
Riders per train	12
Hourly capacity	1200
Propulsion	LSM lift hill LSM launch
Height105 feet Drop100 feet Top speed70 mph Length4450 feet Inversions2 Steepest drop95° Duration2:30
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Maverick is an Intamin launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. It was manufactured by Intamin, and was the five-hundredth roller coaster designed by German engineer Werner Stengel. Maverick includes a more than vertical 95° drop.

History and General Information

White Water Landing, a log flume ride at Cedar Point, was retired after the 2005 season, to make way for Cedar Point's newest roller coaster. Cedar Point had the name Maverick filed for trademark, heightening speculation for another roller coaster. During the 2006 season, supports for the new ride began to arrive in Cedar Point, and the park gave up hiding their new roller coaster. During the 2006 off-season, Maverick was constructed. On May 8, Cedar Point announced that the rides opening would by delayed from May 12 to May 26, as the heartline roll element needed to be replaced.

It was stated that the heartline roll put excessive stress on the trains and caused g-forces that would've put stress on the riders as well. With only one delay, Maverick opened to the public on May 26, 2007.

Maverick's track layout with defunct heartline roll.

Design

Elements
105 feet tall LSM lift hill with a 100 feet drop at 95° Twisted horseshoe roll 400 feet long tunnel LSM launch Over-banked curve Over-banked curve

Rankings

Golden Ticket Awards: Best Steel Roller Coaster

Year	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Ranking	13	12	15	21 (tie)	21	21	22	28 (tie)