30 Facts About Cedar Point

Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States.

Cedar Point is owned and operated by Cedar Fair and is the flagship of the amusement park chain.

Cedar Point received the Golden Ticket Award for "Best Amusement Park in the World" from Amusement Today for 16 consecutive years from 1997 to 2013.

The Cedar Point peninsula, named for its abundance of cedar trees, was originally known for its fishing.

Cedar Point charged 25 cents per person to ride from Sandusky to Cedar Point on his boat, Young Reindeer.

Related searches

Cedar Point appointed George A Boeckling, a businessman from Indiana, as the park's new manager.

Cedar Point marketed the peninsula primarily as a bathing resort complete with shows, exhibits, motion pictures and other forms of entertainment, but did not place emphasis on the park's rides.

Cedar Point continued to update its ride attractions, replacing the Racer, the Circle Swing, and other rides to make way for a Shoot-the-Chutes water ride, a Tilt-A-Whirl, and fun houses such as Noah's Ark and Bluebeard's Palace.

Cedar Point continued to oversee park operations, but as his condition worsened, he eventually had to remain indoors.

In 1964, Cedar Point built its oldest surviving roller coaster, the Blue Streak.

Robert L Munger Jr, president and chief executive officer of Cedar Fair, stepped down in 1986 due to health issues and was replaced by Richard "Dick" Kinzel.

In 1996, Cedar Point opened Mantis, then the tallest, steepest, and fastest stand-up roller coaster in the world.

Cedar Point built the first giga coaster, Millennium Force, in 2000.

In 2008, Cedar Point introduced Planet Snoopy, a kids' area constructed on the site of Peanuts Playground; it consists of family and children's rides relocated from Cedar Point's sister park Geauga Lake after it closed.

In 2010, Cedar Point added a new flume ride on the park's Frontier Trail named Shoot the Rapids, which included two drops and a three-minute journey through a rustic, western-themed environment.

Cedar Point removed WildCat for the 2012 season to make room for Luminosity.

Cedar Point has three water rides, excluding attractions located in Cedar Point Shores.

Fast Lane, introduced at Cedar Point in 2012, is a secondary queue system that offers shorter wait times on the park's most popular rides.

Cedar Point won the Golden Ticket Award from Amusement Today for "Best Amusement Park in the World" for 16 consecutive years from 1997 to 2013.

Cedar Point has won several IAAPA awards, including the Applause Award in 1996.

Cedar Point owns and operates six resorts, several of which are located on park grounds.

Cedar Point invested $60 million over the course of three years renovating many of the resorts, beginning in 2013.

Lighthouse Cedar Point, located along the west bank of the peninsula, contains 64 cottages and 40 cabins.

Cedar Point Marina is located on the Sandusky Bay side of the peninsula, directly adjacent to the amusement park.

Cedar Point's Express Hotel, formerly Breakers Express, is a hotel located one mile from Cedar Point.

Related searches

Sawmill Creek by Cedar Point Resorts, located in nearby Huron, Ohio, is a nearby resort purchased by Cedar Fair for $13.

All three of Cedar Point's carousels are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The second carousel at the park is the Cedar Point Downs Racing Derby, known as the Great American Racing Derby.

Cedar Point used to have a fourth carousel located in Frontiertown, next to the Wave Swinger.

Cedar Point has had a cultural influence on American society as evidenced in many forms of media such as books, television, and film.