Mean Streak
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| Manufacturer | Dinn Corporation | ||||||||||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Curtis D. Summers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hourly capacity | 1,600 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 feet | ||||||||||||||||||
| Drop | 155 feet | ||||||||||||||||||
| Top speed | 65 mph | ||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 5427 feet | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Drop angle | 52° | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 3:13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | ||||||||||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Mean Streak was a wooden roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. Constructed out of 1.7 million board feet (4,000 m³) of treated Southern Yellow Pine,[1] it was the tallest and fastest wooden coaster when it opened in 1991. Due to many issues, the track was re-tracked almost every year and had its own carpentry staff.[2]
History
On October 24, 1990, the name "Mean Streak" was revealed.[3] The coaster opened on May 11, 1991.
Mean Streak was located towards the end of the park by Maverick and Camper Village Lighthouse Point.
While Mean Streak had impressive stats when it opened, over the years, many found it rough.[4] Some even considered it boring due to the many trim brakes added, and its layout consisting of drawn out turns, shallow drops, and a ride time of over 3 minutes.
Mean Streak continued to be rough and had the shortest lines in the park on a consistent basis.
On August 1, 2016, Cedar Point announced that Mean Streak would close on September 16, 2016, in a YouTube video entitled 'The Axe'.[5][6]
In October of that year, deconstruction of Mean Streak had officially begun, and Rocky Mountain Construction I-Box track was spotted on site, confirming rumors that the ride would be converted into a hybrid roller coaster by Rocky Mountain Construction. However, this was not officially confirmed until August 16, 2017, when Steel Vengeance was announced.[7]
Design
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Ride experience
After climbing the 161 foot tall lift hill, Mean Streak dropped riders at an angle of 52 degrees and over two large elevated curves. An on-ride-photo system took rider's pictures at the mid-ride block brake run. Mean Streak crisscrossed its wooden structure nine times at speeds up to 65 mph. Trim brakes were added to the ride's first drop some point after opening, subtracting a lot of the ride's speed.
Trains
3 trains with 7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train. The seats are divided, with headrests, individual ratcheting lap bars and seatbelts. The colors of the 3 trains were red, gold, and green.
Trivia
- Mean Streak was one of the last two coasters to be built by Dinn Corporation. The other was the now-defunct Psyclone at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Images
Entrance to Mean Streak
Mean Streak's queue line
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References
- ↑ Mean Streak - Cedar Point (Wayback Archive)
- ↑ Mean Streak - Experience The Point
- ↑ 'Mean Streak' named - Portsmouth Daily Times
- ↑ "Mean Streak: Legendary Wooden Roller Coaster Closes at Cedar Point". Huffpost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mean-streak-legendary-woo_b_12040284.
- ↑ "Cedar Point Murders the Mean Streak, A Record Breaking Coaster". https://614now.com/2016/uncategorized/cedar-point-murders-the-mean-streak-a-record-breaking-coaster.
- ↑ The Axe YouTube video uploaded by Cedar Point
- ↑ Cedar Point set to announce new attraction for 2018 season - 13abc
External links
- Mean Streak on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Tallest wooden roller coaster May 1991 - May 2000 | ||
| Preceded by Texas Giant |
Tallest wooden roller coaster May 1991 - May 2000 |
Succeeded by Rattler (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) |
| Tallest wooden roller coaster drop May 1991 - March 1992 1990s - May 2000* | ||
| Preceded by Hercules |
Tallest wooden roller coaster drop May 1991 - March 1992 1990s - May 2000* |
Succeeded by Son of Beast |
*Rattler opened at Fiesta Texas with a taller drop than Mean Streak, however it was reduced in height a few years after opening.
