Cedar Point
N 41° 28.683 W 082° 40.733
17T E 359825 N 4593187
The Roller Coaster Capital of the World!
Waymark Code: WMXN1
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2006
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Cedar Point is the second oldest amusement park in North America. It began in 1870, when Louis Zistel opened a beer garden, bathhouse, and dance floor on the Cedar Point peninsula. Its first roller coaster, the Switchback Rail, was added in 1892. This first roller coaster was 25 feet tall and reached a top speed of 25 mph.
Today the park has 16 roller coasters, including three of the top 10 steel coasters. Here is a list of the coasters:
Blue Streak – wooden coaster, opened 5/23/1964
Cedar Creek Mine Ride – steel coaster, opened 5/24/1969
Corkscrew – steel coaster, opened 5/15/1976
Gemini – steel coaster, opened 1978
Jr. Gemini – steel coaster, opened 1979
Wildcat – steel coaster, opened 1979
Disaster Transport – steel bobsled, opened 5/11/1985
Iron Dragon - steel suspended coaster, opened 1987
Magnum XL-200 – steel coaster, opened 5/6/1989
Mean Streak – wooden coaster, opened 5/11/1991
Raptor - steel inverted coaster 5/7/1994
Mantis – steel stand up coaster, opened 5/11/1996
Woodstock Express - steel coaster, opened 5/10/1999
Millennium Force – steel coaster, opened 5/13/2000
Wicked Twister - steel inverted coaster, opened 5/5/2002
Top Thrill Dragster - steel coaster, opened 5/4/2003
Maverick – steel coaster, under construction for 2007
Enjoy!
Date Built: 06/01/1870
Open Dates: From: 05/12/2007 To: 10/28/2007
Open to the public?: yes
Main Attraction: Roller Coasters
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