This article is about the amusement park in Ohio. For other uses, see Cedar Point (disambiguation).
Cedar Point
Cedar Point Logo.svg
Slogan "Roller Coaster Capital of the World"
"Ride On"
"America's Rockin Roller Coast"
"Thrills Connect"
Location Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Coordinates 41°28′41.14″N 82°40′44.08″WCoordinates: 41°28′41.14″N 82°40′44.08″W
Owner Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
General Manager Jason McClure
Opened 1870
Operating season Early May through early November
Visitors per annum 3,382,000 in 2013[1]
Area 365 acres (0.570 sq mi; 1.48 km2)
Rides
Total 72
Roller coasters 16
Water rides 3
Website www.cedarpoint.com
Aerial view of Cedar Point in 2008
Current entrance sign (2005). The background changes depending on the new attraction that year
Cedar Point is a 365-acre (148 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio. Opened in 1870, it is the second-oldest operating amusement park in the United States behind Lake Compounce.[2] Cedar Point is owned and operated by Cedar Fair Entertainment Company and is considered the flagship of the amusement park chain.[3] Known as "America's Roller Coast",[4] the park features a world-record 72 rides, including 16 roller coasters which ties it with Canada's Wonderland for the second-most roller coasters in an amusement park behind Six Flags Magic Mountain. Its newest roller coaster, Rougarou, opened in May 2015.[5]
Cedar Point's normal operating season runs from early May until Labor Day, when the park is open daily. The park is then open only on weekends until the beginning of November for HalloWeekends, a Halloween event.[6] Other attractions near the park include a one-mile-long (1.6 km) white-sand beach,[7] an outdoor water park called Soak City, an indoor water park called Castaway Bay, an area known as Challenge Park, two marinas,[8] and several nearby resorts.
The park has reached several milestones. It is the only amusement park in the world with four roller coasters taller than 200 feet (61 m) – Magnum XL-200, Millennium Force, Wicked Twister, and Top Thrill Dragster – and is the only park with roller coasters in all four height classifications. Cedar Point has also received the Golden Ticket Award for "Best Amusement Park in the World" from Amusement Today for 16 consecutive years.[9] As of 2013, the park is the most visited seasonal amusement park in the United States with an estimated 3.38 million visitors in 2013.[1] The park also has several buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.