Global InformationCedar Point information
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| Location | Sandusky, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 41°28′41.14″N 82°40′44.08″W / 41.4780944°N 82.6789111°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1870 |
| Owner | Cedar Fair |
| General manager | Carrie Boldman |
| Operating season | Spring through fall |
| Attendance |  3.44 million in 2022[1] |
| Area | 364 acres (0.569 sq mi; 1.47 km2) |
| Attractions | |
| Total | 72 |
| Roller coasters | 16 |
| Water rides | 3 |
| Website | www |
Cedar Point is a 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It opened in 1870 and is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the US behind Lake Compounce.[2] Cedar Point, which is owned and operated by Cedar Fair, is the flagship of the company's amusement park chain.[3] Known as "America's Roller Coast",[4] the park features 16 roller coasters, which ranks third among amusement parks in North America behind Canada's Wonderland (18) and Six Flags Magic Mountain (20).
Cedar Point's normal operating season runs from early May until Labor Day in September, which is followed by weekend-only operation through Halloween during an annual event known as HalloWeekends.[5] Other amenities and attractions featured within the park include a one-mile-long (1.6 km) beach,[6] an outdoor water park named Cedar Point Shores, an indoor water park named Castaway Bay, two marinas, and an outdoor sports complex called Cedar Point Sports Center.
The park has reached numerous milestones over the years, including one in which Cedar Point became the only amusement park in the world with five roller coasters that exceed 200 feet (61 m) in height – Magnum XL-200, Millennium Force, Valravn, Steel Vengeance, and Top Thrill 2 – as well as the only park with roller coasters in all four height classifications. Cedar Point also received the Golden Ticket Award for "Best Amusement Park in the World" from Amusement Today for sixteen consecutive years from 1997 to 2013.[7] Among seasonal amusement parks in North America, Cedar Point consistently ranks as the second-most visited behind only Canada's Wonderland, with an estimated 3.44 million visitors in 2022. In addition, several of its buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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2022 Attendancewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Koehl, James (March 17, 2013). "Theme Park History: Cedar Point - Then and Now". Theme Park Insider. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
- ^ Schmidt, Walt (May 25, 2006). "Cedar Point will stay Cedar Fair's flagship". PointBuzz. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ MacDonald, Brady (July 15, 2011). "Top 10 roller coasters at Cedar Point". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
- ^ "Hours for Cedar Point". Cedar Point. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
- ^ "Cedar Point Beach". Cedar Point. Archived from the original on June 29, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
- ^ Cedar Fair (September 8, 2013). "Cedar Fair Parks Take Top Honors in Annual Poll" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved September 8, 2013.