Calling all coasterheads! We’ve got a total scream-fest lined up for all you adrenaline junkies and speed freaks: we’re talking some of the boldest, maddest, fastest and wildest rides in the whole of the USA.
Cedar Point is a pilgrimage for thrill seekers, a 364-acre amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio. Opened in 1870, it is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the U.S. behind Lake Compounce.
Cedar Point is known as the coaster capital of the world, home to no fewer than 17 – count ‘em, 17 – massive rollercoasters and 71 rides. We’re talking more fast and more furious than Dwanye the Rock Johnson and Vin Diesel in a speed race. Except this time, you’re mostly upside down.
So sit down, buckle up, and get ready to scream!!
1. Blue Streak
It’s the oldest rollercoaster in Cedar Point, so if you’re a rollercoaster nerd this is an absolute must. If you’ve never ridden a wooden coaster before this is one of the finest in the world – perfect opportunity.
2. Corkscrew
The first modern-day coaster to feature three upside downs was revolutionary (sorry, not sorry) when it first opened. Corkscrew is two minutes of pure, riveting adrenaline as you loop-the-loop round these iconic swoops.
3. The GateKeeper
GateKeeper? More like game changer. It broke seven world records. Seven. Highest inversion in the world? Check. Record-breaking wing coaster? Check. One for your bucket list? CHECK.
4. Steel Vengeance
It broke no fewer than 10 world records when it opened this year, immediately won best new ride in the 2018 Golden Ticket amusement park awards, and won the hearts and minds of rollercoaster enthusiasts the world over with its hybrid wooden and steel structure. You know you wanna tick this one off your list.
5. Iron Dragon
It’s helix heaven, with a descending, 270-degree helix and a pretzel-shaped helix to contend with, but the real joy of this coaster is the rush as you race towards the lakes and lagoons beneath you, only to be whisked up at the last minute.
6. Millennium Force
Mega bragging rights await on this one: hop on the Millennium Force and you can say you’ve cracked the world’s first giga rollercoaster. This absolute beast set world records for speed, height and steepness when it first opened.
7. Valravn
It’s the fastest. The tallest. The longest. Dive rollercoaster in the entire world. Hot damn. Do we even need to say anything else?!
8. Top Thrill Dragster
One of only two strata rollercoasters in the world, Top Thrill Dragster is no drag. It’s a ‘top hat’ – that means it’s a sheer blast of power straight out the gate, accelerating to 120mph in under 4 seconds. Then it’s a steep incline before the drop: a stomach-flipping plunge 130m downwards!
There we have it, are you brave enough to visit the legendary Cedar Point and ride these epic coasters?
If you live overseas, Ohio isn’t likely to be the first place to visit in the United States, but you like adventured rollercoasters you should consider going.
Whether you live in Ohio, or you want to plan an epic north America road trip taking in one of the best theme parks in the world, you really need to visit Cedar Point.
