Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio
The beautiful Lake Erie beach is what drew the first
guests to Cedar Point back in 1870. Louis Zistel, a Sandusky entrepreneur,
brought them across Sandusky Bay on a small side-wheel steamer. In
1888, the Grand Pavilion was built. In 1897 George Arthur Boeckling bought CP
for $256,000. He would spend the rest of his life working to make CP
a destination park for everyone. The Hotel Breakers opened on
June 12, 1905. It contained 600 rooms, most with a view of Lake Erie. Each
room had running water, and 100 had private baths, a rarity for
turn-of-the-century resorts. This wonderful hotel remains in operation
today! The lagoons also were opened the same year.
In the 1930s and 40s, the Coliseum Ballroom was home
to countless dances, musical performances, and radio broadcasts. By
the mid 1950s, businessmen George Roose and Emile Legros planned on turning
the Point into a housing development. But after a few years of ownership,
Roose and Legros changed their minds and decided to turn CP into the Disneyland
of Ohio. Many rides still in operation such as the Sky Ride, Blue Streak,
C.P.&L.E Rail Road, and Cadillac Cars opened in the 1960s. Currently the park has more rides than any
other amusement park. The Wild Mouse spinning coaster was built by
Zamperla in 2023. Siren's Curse is expected to open
some time in 2025. It is a Tilt Coaster, built by Vekoma.
Blue Streak
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
Corkscrew
Disaster Transport
(formerly Avalanche Run)
GateKeeper
Gemini
Iron Dragon
Magnum XL-200
Maverick
Millennium Force
Raptor
Rougarou
(formerly Mantis)
Steel Vengeance
(formerly Mean Streak)
Top Thrill 2
(formerly Top Thrill Dragster)
Valravn
Wicked Twister
Wildcat
Wilderness Run
(formerly Jr. Gemini)
Woodstock Express
Aerial views and panoramas
