Cedar Point (Onochverse)

Cedar Point is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and operated by Cedar Fair and is the flagship of the amusement park chain. Known as "America's Roller Coast", the park features 18 roller coasters – second-most in the world, only behind Six Flags Magic Mountain (20). Cedar Point's most recent roller coaster, Wild Mouse, opened to the public on May 6, 2023.
Cedar Point's normal operating season runs from early May until Labor Day in September, after which it reopens only on weekends through Halloween, featuring events such as HalloWeekends. Other attractions near the park include a one-mile-long (1.6 km) white-sand beach, an outdoor water park called Cedar Point Shores, an indoor water park called Castaway Bay, two marinas, an outdoor sports complex called Cedar Point Sports Center, and several nearby resorts.
The park has reached several milestones. It is the only amusement park in the world with four roller coasters that are at least 200 feet (61 m) in height – Magnum XL-200, Millennium Force, Top Thrill Dragster, and Steel Vengeance – as well as the only one with roller coasters in all four height classifications. Cedar Point also received the Golden Ticket Award for "Best Amusement Park in the World" from Amusement Today for 16 consecutive years from 1997 to 2013. The park is in the top 20 amusement parks in the United States with an estimated 3.6 million visitors in 2017. The park also has several buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
==History==
===Boeckling era===
===After Boeckling: the George A. Roose era===
===Dick Kinzel era===
===Dorian Ellis era===
==List of attractions==
===Roller coasters===
As of May 2023, Cedar Point features 18 roller coasters.
Name 	Year Opened	Manufacturer 	Description 	Location
Blue Streak 	1964 	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters	A wooden roller coaster that is the oldest operating coaster at Cedar Point. 	Main Midway
Cedar Creek Mine Ride	1969 	Arrow Development 	A mine train roller coaster that features two separate lift hills, and is the second-oldest at Cedar Point behind Blue Streak. 	Frontier Town
Corkscrew 	1976 	Arrow Development 	A steel roller coaster spanning the midway that was the first in the world to feature three inversions. 	Gemini Midway
Cyclone 	2016 	The Gravity Group 	An inverting wooden roller coaster; named after the former Cyclone coaster that used to operate at the park from 1929 to 1951. 	Main Midway
Disaster Transport 	1985 	Intamin 	An enclosed steel bobsled coaster. Formerly known as "Avalanche Run" from 1985 to 1990. 	Boardwalk
GateKeeper 	2013 	Bolliger & Mabillard 	A steel roller coaster that featured the highest inversion in the world and broke several records among Wing Coaster models when it first opened. 	Boardwalk
Gemini 	1978 	Arrow Development 	A racing roller coaster with steel track situated on a wooden structure, marketed as the tallest, fastest, and steepest in the world at the time of its opening. 	Gemini Midway
Iron Dragon 	1987 	Arrow Dynamics 	A suspended roller coaster located in the Millennium Midway section of the park. 	Millennium Midway
Magnum XL-200 	1989 	Arrow Dynamics 	A steel roller coaster that was the first in the world to surpass 200 feet in height, which led to the coining of the term hypercoaster. 	Gemini Midway
Mantis 	1996 	Bolliger & Mabillard 	A steel roller coaster that opened as the tallest, fastest, and longest stand-up roller coaster in the world when it opened. It was converted to a Floorless Coaster model for the 2015 season, featuring new trains and new colors.	Millennium Midway
Maverick 	2007 	Intamin 	A steel launched roller coaster that features multiple launches and a beyond-vertical 95-degree drop. 	Frontier Town
Millennium Force 	2000 	Intamin 	A steel roller coaster that was the first in the world to exceed 300 feet in height and complete a full circuit, leading to the designation giga coaster. It briefly held world records for height and speed. 	Millennium Midway
Raptor 	1994 	Bolliger & Mabillard 	An inverted roller coaster that was the tallest, fastest, and longest of its kind in the world when it first opened. It also introduced the cobra roll inversion to inverted coasters. 	Main Midway
Steel Vengeance 	2018 	Rocky Mountain Construction 	A steel roller coaster that utilizes a wooden structure exceeding 200 feet in height, marketed as the first hybrid hypercoaster in the world. 	Frontier Town
Top Thrill Dragster 	2003 	Intamin 	A launched roller coaster that opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, reaching a height of 420 feet and a maximum speed of 120 mph. 	Gemini Midway
Wilderness Run 	1979 	Intamin 	A steel kiddie roller coaster previously known as Jr. Gemini and renamed Wilderness Run in 2014. It was the first coaster manufactured by Intamin. 	Camp Snoopy
Wild Mouse 	2023 	Zamperla 	A custom spinning wild mouse roller coaster that opened on May 6, 2023. Cars reach a maximum speed of 35 mph (56 km/h), and each individual car seats four passengers. 	Boardwalk
Woodstock Express 	1999 	Vekoma 	A steel Junior Coaster model from Vekoma located within Camp Snoopy. 	Camp Snoopy
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