Cedar Point first welcomed its first guests as a public bathing beach in 1870. The park's modern era began with the installation of the Blue Streak roller coster in 1964 - the first of a line-up that has earned the lakeside park the nickname, "America's Roller Coast." Cedar Point's daily operating season typically runs from early May through Labor Day, with the park then opening on weekends through the end of October for its Halloweekends Halloween event.
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New for 2023
Wild Mouse
A Zamperla Twister coaster with a height of 52 feet and top speed of 35 miles per hour, Wild Mouse anchors the park's new-for-2023 The Boardwalk area, which also will include the new Grand Pavilion, a recreation of the 1888 original that will feature a new restaurant and a waterfront bar with viewing decks of Lake Erie and the park.
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Roller Coasters
Steel Vengeance★ ★ ★
A 5,740-foot Rocky Mountain Construction IBox rebuild of the former Mean Streak wooden coaster, with a 200-foot drop, top speed of 74 mph and 4 inversions. Height requirement: 52 inches
› Read James Koehl's Steel Vengeance review
Maverick★ ★ ★
A 4,450-foot Intamin blitz coaster with a 100-foot beyond-vertical drop, top speed of 70 mph and two inversions. Height requirement: 52 inches
Millennium Force★ ★ ★
A 6,595-foot Intamin giga coaster with a 300-foot drop and top speed of 93 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches
Valravn
A 3,415-foot Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster with a 214-foot drop, top speed of 75 mph and three inversions. Height requirement: 54 inches
› Read James Koehl's Valravn review
GateKeeper
A 4,164-foot Bolliger & Mabillard wing coaster with a 164-foot drop, top speed of 67 mph and six inversions. Height requirement: 52 inches
› Read James Koehl's GateKeeper review
Raptor
A 3,790-foot Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster with a 119-foot drop, top speed of 57 mph and six inversions. Height requirement: 54 inches
Rougarou
A 3,900-foot Bolliger & Mabillard floorless coaster with a 137-foot drop, top speed of 60 mph and four inversions. This is a 2015 conversion of the former Mantis stand-up coaster. Height requirement: 54 inches
› Read James Koehl's review of Rougarou
Magnum XL-200
A 5,106-foot Arrow Dynamics hyper coaster with a 195-foot drop and top speed of 72 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches
Blue Streak
The park's oldest coaster, this Philadelphia Toboggan classic runs 2,558 feet with a 72-foot drop and top speed of 40 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches
Gemini
A 3,935-foot Arrow Dynamics racing coaster with a 118-foot drop and top speed of 60 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches
Iron Dragon
A 2,800-foot Arrow Dynamics suspended coaster with a height of 76 feet and top speed of 40 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
A 2,540-foot Arrow Dynamics mine train with a height of 48 feet and top speed of 42 mph. Height requirement: 48 inches
Corkscrew
A 2,050-foot Arrow Dynamics custom looping coaster with a height of 85 feet, top speed of 48 mph and three inversions. Height requirement: 48 inches
Note that Top Thrill Dragster closed following an accident in the 2021 season and is being redesigned and rebuilt for the 2024 season.
In addition to the "grown up" coasters, in the Camp Snoopy children's area Cedar Point offers Wilderness Run, an Intamin children's coaster with a height requirement of 36 inches, and Woodstock Express, a Vekoma junior coaster with a height requirement of 36 inches with supervising companion and 48 inches otherwise.
Other Rides and Shows
Other notable attractions include the Snake River Expedition boat ride as well as a Sky Ride down the Main Midway, the Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad around Frontier Trail, and the Camp Snoopy children's play area, plus dozens of carnival-style rides throughout the park.
Park Map
Cedar Point is located in Sandusky, Ohio - on a peninsula in Lake Erie about an hour west of Cleveland.
