Roller Coasters

Looking for some fun and excitement this summer? Never been to Ohio? Has it been a while since the last time you were strapped to a cart, 400 feet in the air and gone hurtling toward the earth at a ninety-degree angle? Well then, perhaps this summer will be just the right time to take a family road trip to Cedar Point.

Cedar Point is an amusement park located in Sandusky, a small Ohio peninsula that juts out into Lake Erie. The park currently holds the record for most roller coasters in a single park, weighing in at 17 different coasters, one of which—the Top Thrill Dragster—is the second tallest and second fastest in the entire world.

The park is no stranger to breaking world records. The Blue Streak, named for the local Sandusky High School mascot, has given over fifty-four million rides since it opened in 1964. In 1976, the Corkscrew was the first coaster to turn riders completely upside-down three times. In 1989, the park unveiled the Magnum XL 200, a coaster that towered over the Sandusky landscape at 200 feet, only to be outdone in 2000 by the Millennium Force at 300 feet and again three years later by the Top Thrill Dragster, its apex at well over 400 feet straight up into the Ohio sky. The park certainly has a long history of thrilling its visitors, and seems to find a way to outdo itself with even more remarkable coasters every year.

This summer will also mark the opening of Cedar Point’s Snoopy-themed children’s area, Planet Snoopy. Children will be able to enjoy rides on miniature teacups, miniature trains, miniature 4×4’s and much more. The area will also feature daily shows, a special parents section and an all-new restaurant that sports a kids-only menu, with a tiny adults selection of entrees located at the very bottom of the last page.

If roller coasters are a bit too fast-paced and the family is starting to overheat, Cedar Point has also opened a water-themed park called Soak City. Located just next door to the monstrous rides of the main park are over eighteen acres filled with 17 water slides, a lazy river where visitors can spend their day bobbing around on inflatable rafts, a giant wave pool, two kids areas and an adults swim-up bar.

Cedar Point entry fees are reasonable and the park has even opened a campground nearby, which is a fun and inexpensive way to see this great American attraction. Cedar Point is open for business, excitement, adventure and fun for the whole family this May.

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