Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The first amusement ride at Cedar Point, a water toboggan ride consisting of a ramp that launched riders into Lake Erie, opened in 1890. Electricity was installed at Cedar Point in 1891. [16] The first roller coaster, Switchback Railway, opened the following year. It stood 25 feet (7.6 m) high and had a top speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h).
At the peak, riders reach a height of 140 feet (43 m) above the ground although the structure of the ride is only 84 feet (26 m) tall. The pendulum motion propels riders back and forth at 70 miles per hour (110 km/h) up to an arc of 120 degrees, making it one of the fastest non-coaster rides at Cedar Point. [ 1 ]
It was Cedar Point's first new roller coaster since Maverick debuted in 2007, and the third B&M coaster in the park following Raptor (1994) and Mantis (1996). In 2013, GateKeeper was the most frequently-ridden roller coaster at Cedar Point, and it ranked 28th among steel roller coasters in the annual Golden Ticket Awards poll from Amusement Today.
Locate every ride and plan every move before you go with a downloadable Cedar Point map. Visit cedarpoint.com for the 2024 map and guide. 2024 Cedar Point Shores map
The park will open to patrons for the April 8 solar eclipse, but Top Thrill 2 will carry its first passengers when the park opens for the season on May 4. Cedar Point season passes for summer 2024 ...
Woodstock Express has a 540-degree downward helix and a 270-degree downward helix. Its height is listed as 38 feet and top speed at 25mph. [1] Riders must be taller than 36 inches (910 mm) to ride with an adult and 48 inches (1,200 mm) tall to ride alone. [1]
Cedar Point's newest ride, the Top Thrill 2 roller coaster, was closed Sunday for an undetermined amount of time for modifications. According to a social media post from the amusement park located ...
Power Tower at Cedar Point is a multi-tower attraction featuring a pair of Space Shot rides and a pair of Turbo Drop rides, arranged in a square-footprint with a crowning marquee and crisscrossed arches joining the four rides at their peaks. Power Tower is the only four-towered drop tower ride in the world to date, devoting two towers to each ...