Cedar Point
Cedar Point
Location
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Website
www.cedarpoint.com/
Owner
Cedar Fair Entertainment
Company
Opened
1870
Operating
season
May – early November
Area
364 acres (1.47 km2)
(1.47 km²)
Rides
75 total
• 17 roller coasters
• 2 water rides
Slogan
"America’s Rockin’ Rollercoast"
and "Ride On"
Cedar Point from the air
Cedar Point
is a 364-acre (1.47 km²)
amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio,
United States on a narrow peninsula jutting
into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world
record for most roller coasters (17), one of
which, Top Thrill Dragster, is the world’s
second tallest and second fastest roller coast-
er[1], reaching speeds of 120 mph (190 km/h)
and a height of 420 feet (130 m). Cedar Point
is also the only amusement park with four
roller coasters that are taller than 200 feet
(61 m). As of 2008, Cedar Point has more
rides (75) than any other amusement park.[2]
It also has a mile-long white sand beach,
an outdoor water park (Soak City), an indoor
waterpark and hotel (Castaway Bay), two
marinas,[3] several hotels, and Challenge
Park, which features attractions such as go-
karts
and miniature
golf.
Known as
"America’s Roller Coast", Cedar Point has
been voted "Best Amusement Park in the
World" by Amusement Today for the past el-
even years.
The park opened in 1870, and is the
second oldest amusement park in North
America after Lake Compounce. Cedar Point
is the flagship park for Cedar Fair Entertain-
ment Company (which is headquartered at
the park) and, along with Valleyfair, was one
of the original parks owned and operated by
the company.
Cedar Point’s normal operating season
runs daily from early May through Labor
Day, then for nine weekends following Labor
Day. Operating hours vary throughout the
summer, but on most days the park opens at
10:00 a.m. and closes at 10:00 p.m. Guests of
the on-site hotels (Hotel Breakers, Sandcastle
Suites, Lighthouse Point, Camper Village,
Breakers Express and Castaway Bay) are
granted 1 hour early access to the park. In
2009, Cedar Point will be o