Wicked Twister - wikipedia Wicked Twister Wicked Twister Cedar Point Coordinates 41 ° 28 ′ 55.25 '' N 82 ° 40 ′ 47.50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.4820139 ° N 82.6798611 ° W ﻿ / 41.4820139 ; - 82.6798611 Coordinates : 41 ° 28 ′ 55.25 '' N 82 ° 40 ′ 47.50 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.4820139 ° N 82.6798611 ° W ﻿ / 41.4820139 ; - 82.6798611 Status Operating Soft opening date May 2, 2002 Opening date May 5, 2002 Cost $9,000,000 USD Replaced Aquarium General statistics Type Steel -- Inverted -- Launched Manufacturer Intamin Designer Werner Stengel Model Twisted Impulse Coaster Lift / launch system LIM Launch track Height 215 ft ( 66 m ) Drop 206 ft ( 63 m ) Length 675 ft ( 206 m ) Speed 72 mph ( 116 km / h ) Inversions 0 Duration 0 : 40 Max vertical angle 90 ° Capacity 1,000 riders per hour Acceleration 0.4 G - force 2.1 Height restriction 52 -- 78 in ( 132 -- 198 cm ) Trains Single train with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 32 riders per train. Fast Lane available Wicked Twister at RCDB Pictures of Wicked Twister at RCDB Wicked Twister is a second generation steel Inverted Impulse roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Contents 1 History 2 Ride experience 2.1 Layout 2.2 Details 3 Safety systems 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History Construction on Wicked Twister started on October 15, 2001 when the Stadium Games, formerly the Aquarium, were razed. Wicked Twister was officially announced about a month later on November 20. The first pieces of steel were erected on December 15 and the first piece of track was installed four days later. The first test run occurred on April 2, 2002. Wicked Twister 's media day was held on May 2, 2002 then it opened to the public on May 5. Additional supports were added to the ride 's structure for the 2003 season. Two yellow supports were added to each spike to connect the track to the top of the main support structure. Ride experience Layout Train being launched At the beginning of the ride, the linear induction motors propel the train forward out of the station during its first launch at 50 mph ( 80 km / h ), which carries the train approximately halfway up the front tower. After coming to a stop, the train falls and enters the LIM section again, where the train is accelerated during its second launch to 63 mph ( 101 km / h ) in the backward direction so that the train climbs halfway up the rear tower. The train then stops and drops forward before re-entering the LIM section where additional thrust is added as the train gains to 69 mph ( 111 km / h ) during its third launch, causing the train to reach its highest point on the front tower. Stopping and reversing, the train drops and re-enters the LIM section where the LIM launches the train for the fourth time, making the train reach a maximum speed of 72 mph ( 116 km / h ) to travel a maximum of 206 ft ( 63 m ) up the rear tower. With the one more final pass forward through the LIM section, the train goes up the front spike once more before the train reverses. As it travels back toward the station, the brakes are applied and it stops within the station platform. Unlike other Inverted roller coasters, there is no floor in the loading station that drops out underneath the train. Riders must climb into their seats when loading. Wicked Twister cars toward the top of one of the spiral towers Details Wicked Twister consists of two 215 feet ( 66 m ) tall spikes. Both ends of the towers ( track ) are designed with 450 - degree vertical twists which is the main difference between Wicked Twister and other Inverted Impulse roller coasters. Between the towers, a horizontal track section incorporates the load and unload area as well as the linear induction motor propulsion system. The ride was built directly on the Cedar Point Beach with its entrance plaza being in the former Aquarium location. The track is painted yellow with teal supports. The ride features one train that consists of eight cars. Riders are arranged two across in two rows for a total of 32 riders. Wicked Twister 's theme song is `` The Winner '' by the Crystal Method. Safety systems Wicked Twister has many additional safety systems installed because it passes the station multiple times, and at high speeds. The first of these systems is a `` light curtain '', named for the nature in which it operates. Two emitters and two receivers are placed on each side of the ride station. Each emitter sends a thick, invisible beam of light towards the receiver on the other side. If at any time this beam is broken during ride operation, it will automatically emergency stop. Another safety system is installed under the station, attached to the automatic platform gates. If an individual places too much downward vertical force, or shakes the gates, the ride emergency stops. Yet another safety system is located on all other gates on the ride, including entrance and exit. The gates are electromagnetically sealed while the ride is in progress, to ensure guests do not enter. After the 2009 season yet another safety system was installed on the train that wirelessly communicates with the light curtain mentioned above that can stop the train anywhere on the launch / brake section of the track when the light is broken. See also Vertical Velocity ( roller coaster ) Possessed ( roller coaster ) References ^ Jump up to : `` PointBuzz history ''. PointBuzz. Retrieved October 22, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Wicked Twister Press Release ''. November 20, 2002. Retrieved October 22, 2012. Jump up ^ Hyde, Andrew. `` Wicked Twister construction timeline ''. Experience the Point. Retrieved October 22, 2012. ^ Jump up to : Marden, Duane. `` Wicked Twister ( Cedar Point ) ''. Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved October 22, 2012. Jump up ^ `` New support pictures ''. Magnumforcexl200. April 26, 2003. Retrieved October 22, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Wicked Twister ''. AmericaCoasters.com. Retrieved June 24, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Wicked Twister POV ''. Sharp Productions. August 3, 2010. Retrieved October 25, 2012. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wicked Twister. Cedarpoint.com - Official Wicked Twister page Wicked Twister Photo Gallery at The Point Online Preceded by Alpengeist World 's tallest inverted roller coaster May 2002 -- present Succeeded by Current record holder Preceded by Volcano, The Blast Coaster World 's fastest inverted roller coaster May 2002 -- present Succeeded by Current record holder Cedar Point History Current attractions Former attractions Roller coasters Blue Streak Cedar Creek Mine Ride Corkscrew GateKeeper Gemini Iron Dragon Magnum XL - 200 Maverick Millennium Force Raptor Rougarou Steel Vengeance Top Thrill Dragster Valravn Wicked Twister Wilderness Run Woodstock Express Attractions Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad maXair Power Tower Skyhawk SlingShot WindSeeker Water rides Snake River Falls Thunder Canyon Resorts Camper Village Castaway Bay Cedar Point 's Express Hotel Hotel Breakers Lighthouse Point Sandcastle Suites Hotel Other Cedar Point Shores Planet Snoopy Cedar Point Light Fast Lane Dinosaurs Alive ! 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Mill Race Shoot the Rapids Space Spiral VertiGo White Water Landing WildCat Website : cedarpoint.com Intamin List of Intamin rides Current roller coaster models Accelerator Drop Coaster Giga Impulse LSM Launch Mega Mine train MotorBike Prefabricated Wooden Polercoaster ( in association with US Thrill Rides ) Spinning SurfRider Suspended Vertical Lift Wing Coaster Wing Rider Wooden ZacSpin Discontinued roller coaster models Space Diver Stand - up Swiss Bob Other current rides Bounty Flume Ride Flying Dutchman Giant Drop Gyro Drop Gyro Swing Gyro tower Hyper Splash Looping Starship Mega Splash Rapid Ride Super Splash Tow boat ride Other discontinued rides Double and triple Ferris wheels Freefall Notable rides American Eagle Colossos Colossus Demon Drop El Toro Falcon 's Fury Formula Rossa Incredicoaster Kingda Ka Kirnu Millennium Force Possessed Sky Whirl Stealth Storm Runner Superman : Escape from Krypton The Giant Drop Thirteen Top Thrill Dragster Tower of Terror II Volcano, The Blast Coaster Wicked Twister Wilderness Run Xcelerator Website : www.intaminworldwide.com Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wicked_Twister&oldid=860299235 '' Categories : Operating roller coasters Roller coasters by name Roller coasters introduced in 2002 Steel roller coasters Inverted roller coasters Launched roller coasters Roller coasters manufactured by Intamin Hypercoasters Cedar Point Roller coasters operated by Cedar Fair Roller coasters in Ohio 2002 establishments in Ohio Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Français Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 19 September 2018, at 18 : 23 ( UTC ). 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Question: when was wicked twister built at cedar point
Answer: May 5, 2002