CEDAR POINT 2010

Located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, Cedar Point amusement park/resort is one of the most popular amusement park and vacation destinations in the country.  With 75 rides, including 17 roller coasters, Cedar Point has more rides and more roller coasters than any park in the world and provides a full day of fun for guests of all ages.

Complementing the park’s vast collection of thrilling coasters and family favorites are an assortment of award-winning live shows, themed children’s areas, special attractions, eateries serving sumptuous meals and treats and gift shops offering a wide array of souvenirs and memorabilia.

For the 12th consecutive year, Cedar Point was named the “Best Amusement Park in the World” in the annual poll conducted by Amusement Today, an international amusement industry publication.  Cedar Point is the only park to be the recipient of this highly-coveted award.

Adjacent to the amusement park are the 18-acre Soak City waterpark and the Challenge Park activity complex that features miniature golf, go-kart tracks and the thrilling Ripcord skycoaster.

Cedar Point also has a variety of guest accommodations that make the resort the perfect destination for a family vacation or getaway weekend.   Overnight guests can choose between beautiful beachfront properties overlooking Lake Erie and cottages, cabins and luxury RV campsites just a stroll away from the park.  There’s also two marinas, RV campground and a year-round indoor waterpark resort.

New this summer at Cedar Point will be Shoot the Rapids, a wild river ride adventure that will cost more than $10.5 million to build.  A major addition to the themed Frontier Trail, Shoot the Rapids will have two hills, canyon walls with spraying water and a splashy grand finale!  With an 85-foot-tall first hill, it will be one of the tallest water rides in the world!

Other features on the 2,100-foot-long flume ride include surprise water elements, rustic setting and a long, dark tunnel.  There’s even a dry area for spectators to watch all the fun!

Millennium Force, the world’s first 300-foot-tall roller coaster, will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2010.  When it opened in 2000, Millennium Force was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world!  This summer, Cedar Point will also commemorate the 60th anniversary of the PEANUTS comic strip that first appeared in 1950. 

In September, the park will hold HalloWeekends XIV, its annual fall festival of fun and frights, and the inaugural Revolution3 Triathlon featuring full- and half-Iron-distance races.

First opened in 1870, Cedar Point will celebrate its 140th anniversary in 2010.  It is the second oldest amusement park in North America.

Roller Coasters

With 17 coasters, Cedar Point is known around the world for its unmatched collection of roller coasters featuring Top Thrill Dragster, a 420-foot-tall steel giant, and the ground-hugging Maverick.  Although it has introduced four coasters since 1978 that were the tallest and fastest in the world, Cedar Point also provides a full day of excitement for coaster-riders of all types.  Everyone enjoys a ride on the Iron Dragon suspended coaster and the Cedar Creek Mine Ride, while young guests are able to challenge Woodstock Express and Jr. Gemini.

Besides Millennium Force, two other coasters are also having noteworthy anniversaries:  Disaster Transport, an indoor coaster, will celebrate its 20th anniversary (1990), while a WildCat has been at Cedar Point since 1970 (40th anniversary).  Disaster Transport originally opened in 1985 as Avalanche Run, a bobsled ride.  It was enclosed and rethemed five years later. 

Rides

Cedar Point’s unmatched collection of rides provides non-stop entertainment for guests of all ages.  From a trip through Frontiertown on an authentic coal-burning stream engine to plunging over an 82-foot-tall water fall, guests can spin, twist, swing and loop all day long at the largest ride park in the world!

The swinging maXair will celebrate its fifth anniversary this summer, while the Space Spiral, a Cedar Point landmark since 1965, will mark its 45th anniversary in 2010.

Fun for Kids

There’s fun in every direction for kids of all ages at Cedar Point.  With four special areas for small children, young riders can play the whole day away!

At Planet Snoopy, there are seven rides that put a big smile on everyone’s face.  Plus, Snoopy and his friends visit every day to meet all of their friends.  Home to the Woodstock Express roller coaster, Camp Snoopy has seven rides and the Camp Snoopy Theatre where children can sing and dance with Snoopy!

Along the main midway, Kiddy Kingdom has more than a dozen rides including an antique carrousel and a curving water ride.  For more riding adventures, the Gemini Children’s Area offers miniature versions of some of the park’s most popular adult rides.

Showtime

Every day, Cedar Point presents an array of award-winning live shows that will entertain everyone in the family.  New this summer will be Everyone Loves Snoopy, a high-energy professional ice-skating show featuring Snoopy and the Gang.  It is not to be missed!

The park will also present brand new musical revues at each of its theaters:  Red Garter Saloon, The Palace Theatre and The Jack Aldrich Theatre.  The Jack Aldrich Theatre will feature an interactive musical revue based on Rock Band, the popular MTV game.

For entertainment of a different kind, bikers, in-line skaters, dancers and gymnasts go airborne in the All Wheels Extreme stunt show that returns to the Extreme Sports Stadium.

Shows are presented throughout the day.  In the evening, the Starlight Experience uses more than one million colored lights to illuminate the Frontier Trail.  At closing, the sky is filled with flames of fire during the Hot Summer Lights nighttime spectacular.

HalloWeekends XIV

For the 14th consecutive year, Cedar Point will present HalloWeekends, its annual fall festival of frights and fun that combines the park’s unmatched collection of rides and roller coasters with a broad assortment of Halloween attractions that range from outdoor scare zones and haunted houses to live entertainment and themed children’s attractions.

In 2009, HalloWeekends was ranked as one of the Top Ten amusement park Halloween events by HauntWorld Magazine, the haunt industry’s leading trade magazine.  It also received the 2009 Frightmaster Award, the highest rating given by HauntedHouseTours.com.

This fall, HalloWeekends will be held Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 17 through Oct. 31, 2010.

Revolution3 Triathlon

On Sunday, Sept. 12, Cedar Point will host the inaugural Revolution3 Triathlon.  It is the final leg of a three-race competition.

The first-year event will consist of full- and half-Iron-distance triathlons originating from the Cedar Point amusement park/resort.  The 140.6– and 70.3-mile courses will also include treks into Sandusky and Erie County.

The race will consist of swimming along the Cedar Point Beach (2.4 or 1.2 miles), biking along rural roadways of Erie County (112 or 56 miles) and running along the Cedar Point Causeway and into downtown Sandusky (26.2 or 13.1 miles).

Both races will finish on the Cedar Point midway.

Other triathlons in the series include the Knoxville Olympic (May) and the Quassy Half-Marathon at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Conn., (June).

For more information, please visit Rev3tri.com.

Soak City Waterpark

Located adjacent to Cedar Point, the 18-acre Soak City waterpark is the largest outdoor waterpark in northern Ohio.  With slides, inner tube rivers and huge wave pool, there are dozens of ways to keep cool while having fun.

Some of the waterpark’s most popular attractions include the half-million-gallon Breakers Bay wave pool, the 76-foot-tall Zoom Flume raft slide, and Splash Zone, a multi-story interactive play area with plenty of gadgets that spray and squirt.  There’s also two special areas for young children.

Soak City will be open daily Saturday, May 29 through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6.  Cedar Point admission is not required.

Challenge Park

With thrilling rides, go-karts and miniature golf, the Challenge Park activity complex offers its own brand of excitement.  Bordered by Cedar Point and Soak City, Challenge Park’s entertainment lineup includes the RipCord skycoaster, the spinning Skyscraper that carries riders 16 stories into the air, two challenging go-kart tracks and 36 scenic holes of miniature golf.

The facility also has an indoor arcade and eatery.

Challenge Park is open to the public.  Admission to Cedar Point or Soak City is not required.  Each attraction has a separate fee.

Resort Accommodations

Cedar Point offers a variety of resort accommodations that make it easy to maximize all of the fun and excitement of a Cedar Point vacation.

Money-saving packages that include overnight accommodations, admission tickets and more are available throughout the season.  As an added benefit, all Cedar Point Resort guests qualify for Early Entry and can enter the park one hour before Cedar Point opens to the public.

The jewel of Cedar Point’s resort properties is the historic Hotel Breakers.  Overlooking a beautiful sandy beach on Lake Erie, The Hotel Breakers has 650 rooms and suites.

New this summer will be a full-service Perkins Restaurant in the hotel’s lobby.

Other options at Cedar Point include Sandcastle Suites (187 suites) and Lighthouse Point that features cottages (64), cabins (40) and luxury RV campsites.  Next door is Camper Village, a RV campground with 112 lots nestled in a wooded area at the tip of the Cedar Point Peninsula.

On the mainland, just across the Cedar Point Causeway, are Breakers Express (350 rooms) and the year-round Castaway Bay indoor waterpark resort (237 rooms and suites).

For information or to make a reservation, please visit resorts.cedarpoint.com or call 419.627.2106.

For boaters, Cedar Point also has two marinas.  The Cedar Point Marina is one of the largest marinas on the Great Lakes (742 docks), while the Castaway Bay Marina has 160 slips.

For additional information about the marinas at Cedar Point, please visit marinas.cedarpoint.com or call 419.627.2334.

Castaway Bay

Conveniently located just minutes away from Cedar Point, the year-round Castaway Bay indoor waterpark resort is the ideal location for a family vacation.

With 237 rooms and suites and a huge waterpark that features a water coaster, body slides, kids’ areas, wave pool and more, Castaway Bay has plenty to see and do.  Other amenities include eateries, gift shops, a day spa, fitness center, spacious arcade, adjacent marina and outdoor pool and space for birthday parties, meeting and group events.

For information or to make a reservation, please visit castawaybay.com or call 419.627.2106.

The History of Cedar Point

Cedar Point first opened in 1870 and will be celebrating its 140th anniversary this summer.  It is considered the second oldest amusement park in North America.

In 1892, Cedar Point introduced its first roller coaster.  Standing 25 feet tall, the Switchback Railway reached a top speed of 10 mph!

The historic Hotel Breakers opened in 1905 and this summer will commemorate its 105th anniversary.

On Aug. 31, 1910, pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss landed on the Cedar Point Beach to establish a new world record for the longest over-water flight.  The 65-mile trip began at Cleveland’s Euclid Beach and successfully ended one hour and 17 minutes later at Cedar Point.

In a speech held in Cedar Point’s Grand Pavilion in July 1925, Helen Keller challenged the Lions Club to become the “Knights of the Blind” (85th anniversary).

Since 1978, Cedar Point has introduced four roller coasters that have held the title of the “Tallest and Fastest in the World” (Gemini, 1978; Magnum XL-200, 1989; Millennium Force, 2000; and Top Thrill Dragster, 2003).

Today, Cedar Point has more rides (75), including more roller coasters (17) than any amusement park in the world.

Approximately 3 million people visit Cedar Point each summer.

General Information

Cedar Point will open for its 141st season on Saturday, May 15 and will be open daily through Labor Day, Sept. 6, 2010. 

The park will also be open on Sunday, Sept. 12 and for HalloWeekends XIV on Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 17-19 through Oct. 29-31, 2010.

For additional information including daily operating hours and admission prices, please visit cedarpoint.com. or call 419.627.2350.

Groups of 15 or more qualify for discounted admission prices. Reservations are required.

Please visit cedarpoint.com for up-to-date information on special events and money-saving promotions.

Media Information

All the exciting details about Cedar Point 2010, including news releases, fact sheets and high-resolution images, can be found at:

media.cedarpoint.com

Media Contact:

Robin Innes
Director of Public Relations
419.627.2226
rinnes@cedarpoint.com

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