Cedar Point Ride of the Day

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009: Cedar Point Ride of the Day

Our ride of the day for this week is the Midway Carousel.

The Midway Carousel is the first ride that guests see when entering Cedar Point. It is a large carousel that Cedar Point bought in 1963, and is one of the few Daniel Muller carousels that are still in existence. The horses are carved beautifully, and there are four stationary chariots. After many years of operation, the carousel was revived and given a new location on the Main Midway in 1994; renovations totaling over $250,000! But today, the carousel is still providing families a classic ride to remember.

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Brad

Cedar Point Ride of the Day

Today's ride of the day is Skyhawk!

Skyhawk is a thrill ride located at Cedar Point that was built by S&S Power in 2006. The rides model is a Screamin' Swing, which means that riders sit facing two directions on two different arms that swing in two different directions. The ride is currently the largest ride of its kind, swinging riders over 125 feet, reaching an angle of 120 degrees, which means steeper than vertical! This also means that riders are sent through the swing at speeds of 60 MPH! Skyhawk is a lot more than your average playground swing!

Image courtesy Cedar Point Amusement Park

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Brad

Cedar Point Ride of the Day

The ride of the day is Blue Streak. Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster that opened in 1964 near the front of Cedar Point. This year will be Blue Streak's 45th season at the park! Although Blue Streak may not be the biggest ride in the park, when it opened, it was a monster. At a height of 78 feet, Blue Streak now makes for a good ride for starters. The ride also has a lot of hills and air time, and is a nice classic coaster to take a ride on.

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Brad

Cedar Point Ride of the Day

Today's ride of the day is Corkscrew. Corkscrew is an Arrow Dynamics corkscrew that was constructed at Cedar Point in 1976. The ride was the first roller coaster to go up-side-down three times, and the first roller coaster to ever have corkscrews over a midway. The ride was patriotically colored to highlight that 1976 was the United State's bicentennial.

Height: 85 Feet

Speed: 49 MPH

Year: 1976

Location: Main Midway

Type: Arrow Corkscrew

Manufacturer: Arrow Dynamics

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Picture Courtesy Cedar Point Amusement Park

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Brad

Cedar Point Ride of the Day

This week's ride of the day is Demon Drop!

Demon Drop is an Intamin First-Generation Freefall Ride. Riders are put in box shaped cars, where they are held in by over-the-shoulder restraints, and then taken up a tall tower. At the top, they are suspended over the side, and then dropped down, where they return to the station. Demon Drop was the first ride of its kind, and is now the last remaining ride in the United States. The ride is located at the very front of the park, and usually catches visitors' attention with its unique location and loud noises.

Here is a picture of the ride:

Picture courtesy Cedar Point Amusement Park

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Brad

Cedar Point Ride of the Day

Today's ride of the day is maXair!

maXair is a swinging thrill ride at Cedar Point built in 2005. The ride was built by Huss, and is the tallest ride of it's kind. Riders are strapped in to a large circle shaped car, which then rotates and swings up to a very steep angle at the same time. The restraints are over-the-shoulder, and there are 48 people in each cycle. There have been reports that maXair has a very high nausea factor, and is not good for people with weak stomachs, but I have never had a problem with it. Overall, maXair is a very fun ride that everyone should try at least once!

Picture: Cedar Point

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Brad