Cedar Point
An Ohio peninsula park with around sixteen roller coasters, more than almost anywhere, on a Lake Erie sandspit.
Updated 30 August 2026
The park opened in 1870 as a bathing beach on a sandspit reaching into Lake Erie and grew into a coaster park with a reputation among enthusiasts as the strongest collection anywhere - around sixteen at any given time, with the number shifting as rides are removed and built. Millennium Force in 2000 was the first complete-circuit coaster over three hundred feet. Top Thrill Dragster launched to 120 miles per hour in under four seconds and was closed after a 2021 incident, then rebuilt and reopened as Top Thrill 2. Steel Vengeance, a wooden structure with steel track, holds several records for a hybrid. The peninsula setting means water on both sides and wind that closes rides.
The main sights
- Around sixteen coasters - among the largest collections anywhere.
- Millennium Force - the first full-circuit coaster over three hundred feet.
- Steel Vengeance - a record-holding wood-and-steel hybrid.
- A lake peninsula setting - water on both sides, and a beach.
When to go
May to September; the park closes for winter. A full day.
Good to know
Wind off the lake closes the tall rides regularly. Summer queues are very long without a fast pass, which costs a great deal. The season is short. Parking is charged.
Nearby
Put-in-Bay is offshore by ferry; Sandusky is at the causeway.
Key facts
Source: Wikidata, item Q859230, read on 18 October 2026.
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