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Snoopy's Express Railroad

Ride in the United States
Snoopy's Express Railroad
Cedar Point
Location Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Section Planet Snoopy
Status Operating since May 12, 2008
Rider height 36 inch unaccompanied
Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom
Name Half Pint Express
Location Aurora, Ohio, USA
Operated 2000 to September 16, 2007
Statistics
Manufacturer Zamperla
Product Rio Grande Train

Snoopy's Express Railroad is a Junior Railway built by Italian manufacturer Zamperla currently located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA. The ride originally operated at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom in Aurora, Ohio, USA.

History

The ride was new to Six Flags Ohio in 2000. It was located in the Looney Tunes BoomTown area and was known as Yosemite Sam BoomTown Express, themed after the Looney Tunes character Yosemite Sam.[1]

When Six Flags sold the park (later further rebranded to Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) to Cedar Fair in March 2004, the attraction was stripped of its Looney Tunes theming and was renamed to simply Half Pint Express due to the loss of the Looney Tunes and DC Comics licenses by Six Flags, now located in the rethemed Kidworks Playzone area when the park was rebranded back to Geauga Lake.

In September 2007, Geauga Lake was permanently closed by Cedar Fair, who subsequently distributed the park's rides to other parks. All of the rides in the Kidworks Playzone area including Half Pint Express were relocated to Cedar Point as part of the brand new Planet Snoopy area. As part of the move, the ride was given an Peanuts theme and was renamed to Snoopy's Express Railroad, themed after the Peanuts character Snoopy the Dog. It opened on May 12, 2008.

References

  1. "Zamperla to Debut Seven Family Rides at Six Flags Ohio". Zamperla. 12 April 2000. Archived from the original on 25 April 2001. Retrieved 4 June 2024.


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