Magnum XL - 200 - wikipedia Magnum XL - 200 Magnum XL - 200 Cedar Point Coordinates 41 ° 29 ′ 7.25 '' N 82 ° 41 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.4853472 ° N 82.68611 ° W ﻿ / 41.4853472 ; - 82.68611 Coordinates : 41 ° 29 ′ 7.25 '' N 82 ° 41 ′ 10 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 41.4853472 ° N 82.68611 ° W ﻿ / 41.4853472 ; - 82.68611 Status Operating Opening date May 6, 1989 Cost US $ 8,000,000 General statistics Type Steel Manufacturer Arrow Dynamics Designer Ron Toomer Model Hyper Coaster Track layout Out and Back Lift / launch system Chain lift hill Height 205 ft ( 62 m ) Drop 194.7 ft ( 59.3 m ) Length 5,106 ft ( 1,556 m ) Speed 72 mph ( 116 km / h ) Inversions 0 Duration 2 : 00 Max vertical angle 60 ° Capacity 2,000 riders per hour Height restriction 48 in ( 122 cm ) Trains 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. Fast Lane available Magnum XL - 200 at RCDB Pictures of Magnum XL - 200 at RCDB Magnum XL - 200, colloquially known as simply Magnum, is a steel roller coaster built by Arrow Dynamics at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. When built in 1989, it was the tallest, fastest, and steepest complete - circuit roller coaster in the world as well as the first hypercoaster -- a roller coaster that exceeds 200 feet ( 61 m ) in height. Some have credited Magnum with starting a period in the industry known as the roller coaster wars, in which amusement parks competed with one another at a rapid pace to build the next tallest and fastest roller coaster. More than 40 million people had ridden Magnum as of 2009. Magnum XL - 200 held the title of tallest roller coaster in the world until 1994 when Pepsi Max Big One opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the United Kingdom. Amusement Today presented Magnum with its `` Best Steel Roller Coaster '' Golden Ticket Award for three consecutive years from 1998 to 2000. As of 2014, it was ranked thirteenth in the world by the same publication. Contents 1 History 1.1 Background 1.2 Opening 2 Ride experience 2.1 Layout 2.2 Trains 2.3 Track 3 Accident 4 Awards and rankings 5 Records 6 References 7 External links History Background By the mid-1980s, Cedar Point had grown into a successful collection of roller coasters and other smaller rides on the shores of Lake Erie. Dick Kinzel took over as president and CEO of Cedar Fair, the company that operates the park, in 1986. In 1988, Kinzel saw a report on CNN about the opening of a new coaster in Japan called Bandit at Yomiuriland that emphasized height and speed but had no inversions. Kinzel wanted to introduce a similar coaster that emphasized steep drops and negative g - forces over inversions and spins, which were common at the time. It had been 10 years since the last major addition, Gemini, was introduced. Cedar Point asked for proposals from TOGO, Dinn Corporation, Intamin and Arrow Dynamics to build a roller coaster without inversions or over-the - shoulder restraints. They chose Arrow, which proposed a 187 feet ( 57 m ) - tall coaster. That got Cedar Point 's management interested in breaking the 200 - foot ( 61 m ) barrier, partly because of the publicity to be gained from building the first roller coaster to do so. The name Magnum XL - 200 was chosen because Magnum, P.I. was popular at the time and Cedar Point 's management wanted to incorporate the height into the name. The original proposal was to cost $7.5 million, but was raised to $8 million after the height was extended to 200 feet ( 61 m ). Opening Entrance sign introduced on Magnum 's 20th anniversary in 2009 Magnum XL - 200 was announced on August 16, 1988, and construction began shortly thereafter. Following its completion in 1989, Kinzel was one of the first people to ride the coaster, boarding the train after one test cycle. It officially opened to the public on May 6, 1989 as the world 's tallest, fastest and steepest complete - circuit roller coaster. It was measured for the Guinness Book of World Records on June 2. Cedar Point set a record attendance in 1989, due in part to the introduction of the Magnum. Magnum was awarded the ACE Roller Coaster Landmark award on June 21, 2004. Magnum has been repainted once in its history. The original track color was scarlet red, but the park started painting Magnum Molly orange in 2005. The job was completed in 2006. Cedar Point celebrated Magnum 's 20th anniversary on opening day in 2009 with a ceremony and an appearance by Ron Toomer, its designer. A new entrance sign was also introduced. Magnum XL - 200 has been the target of false rumors since 1998 claiming the structure was sinking due to unstable ground. The rumors supposedly started as an April Fools Day joke in an Ohio newspaper, but quickly spread via the Internet. Cedar Point quickly denounced such rumors. Ride experience Layout Magnum XL - 200 is classified as a hypercoaster and an out and back roller coaster. After the train departs the station, it travels west over the walkway leading to Cedar Point Shores. It then makes a 90 - degree turn to the right and begins the 205 - foot ( 62 m ) climb to the top of the chain lift hill, which operates at a speed of 6 mph ( 9.7 km / h ). The train descends 194.7 feet ( 59.3 m ) at a 60 - degree angle, reaching a top speed of 72 miles per hour ( 116 km / h ). The train then ascends a 157 - foot ( 48 m ) camelback hill, curving to the left into the first tunnel. Coming out of the tunnel, the train ascends a third, 80 - foot ( 24 m ) - tall hill. After the third hill, it enters a pretzel - shaped turnaround ( a set of trim brakes can be found before the turn around to reduce the speed and positive Gs ) where it curves to the left toward the beach and then left again into another tunnel. The train then traverses over seven airtime hills and a third tunnel into a mid-course brake run. The train turns left and goes back over the walkway to Cedar Point Shores. It then turns right and enters the brake run, followed by a 90 degree right turn back into the station. One cycle of the ride lasts about 2 minutes. Trains Riders coming back to the station Magnum XL - 200 has three white - and - black trains. Each train has red, black or blue striping at the front. Each train has six cars ; riders are arranged two - across in three rows for a total of 36 riders per train. Magnum was the first coaster in which Arrow Dynamics used its Hypercoaster trains, which were subsequently installed on dozens of other new rides. Riders are secured by a single lap bar and a seat belt. When Magnum XL - 200 opened, it used pads similar to those still in use on Gemini. Shortly after its debut, however, these up - stop plates were replaced with more traditional up - stop wheels that keep the train from flying off its rails. Track Magnum XL - 200 's steel track is 5,106 feet ( 1,556 m ) in length, and its main hill is approximately 205 feet ( 62 m ) high. Magnum XL - 200 originally had a scarlet red track with silver supports. The track was repainted Molly orange in 2005, but the supports remained silver. The track consists of a tubular steel spine connected by struts to tubular steel running rails. When it opened, a steel out and back roller coaster without any loops was unheard of. Magnum is not a smooth - riding roller coaster, partly because its pieces were welded together, unassisted by computer design. The track sections range from 2 feet ( 0.61 m ) to 200 feet ( 61 m ) and 157 support columns were used. Accident On May 26, 2007, one of the coaster 's trains collided with another at less than 10 miles per hour ( 16 km / h ), causing minor damage to both trains and minor injuries to at least three passengers. Two people were taken to a first aid station, and a third person was taken to a local hospital because of an asthma attack. The ride reopened the next day and park spokesman Robin Innes said the accident was caused by rain : `` We think it was just caused by excessive moisture on the tracks due to the heavy rain storms we had in the morning '' he said. Awards and rankings Magnum 's ACE Landmark sign Magnum XL - 200 was designated an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark on June 21, 2004, at the 27th Annual Convention of the American Coaster Enthusiasts. It received the designation for inspiring more than a dozen similar rides on three continents and for being the first hypercoaster. Golden Ticket Awards : Top steel Roller Coasters Year 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Ranking 5 7 9 8 10 8 9 13 15 15 23 NAPHA Survey : Favorite Steel Roller Coaster Year 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 Ranking N / A Records Preceded by Dragon Mountain World 's Tallest Complete Circuit Roller Coaster May 1989 -- May 1994 Succeeded by Big One Preceded by Bandit World 's Fastest Roller Coaster May 1989 -- May 1991 Succeeded by Steel Phantom References ^ Jump up to : `` Magnum XL - 200 stats and info ''. Ultimate Roller Coaster. Retrieved September 8, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Magnum XL - 200 ''. Experience the Point. Retrieved September 7, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Magnum XL - 200 20th anniversary ceremony ''. PointBuzz. Retrieved September 8, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` A Blast from the Past Part 3 ''. News Plus Notes. November 12, 2009. Retrieved November 23, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` 2014 Top 50 steel Roller Coasters '' ( PDF ). 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Question: when was the magnum built at cedar point
Answer: 1989