Cedar Pointpermanently closing Top Thrill Dragster, world's second-tallest roller coaster. SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — An amusement park in Ohio announced Tuesday it would be permanently closing the world's second-tallest roller coaster.
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Cedar Point on announced it is replacing its Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster with Top Thrill 2 next year.
Earlier this year, Cedar Point confirmed their reimagined Top Thrill Dragster would open for the 2024 season after announcing in September the current ride experience was being retired after 19 seasons.
(WOOD) — One of Cedar Point's most popular rides will be resurrected. The amusement park teased that Top Thrill Dragster will return with “a new formula” in 2024. The video was posted to social media on Monday, 20 years to the day of the ride's first announcement in 2003.
(This was something of a Cedar Point tradition. Top Thrill Dragster was the fourth coaster in the park's history to claim those two feats.) Built by roller coaster manufacturer Intamin, Top Thrill Dragster cost $25 million (about $42 million in today's currency).
The decision by Cedar Point comes a year after a small metal object flew off the 420-foot (128-meter) tall Top Thrill Dragster coaster and struck a woman in the head at the park in Sandusky. A state investigation found no evidence that the park acted illegally or had reason to believe the ride was unsafe.
“Rachel suffered permanent and life-altering injuries as a result of being struck in the head by a dislodged flag plate while simply standing in line,” said Attorney James Murray, who represents Rachel Hawes, her husband and her father.
Top Thrill 2 is the ONLY dual-tower strata coaster in the world! Known for its innovation in roller coaster thrills, Cedar Point is the first amusement park in the world to reimagine and redefine the “strata coaster” – a roller coaster that eclipses the height of 400 feet.
Highlights of the new rides coming to Six Flags parks include: Six Flags Over Texas – The world's first log flume now becomes one of the world's longest log flumes in 2024. The new El Rio Lento will feature one new lift hill and two big drops including a giant, steep nosedive to add to the fun.
At the time of its closure, Top Thrill Dragster had accommodated 18 million riders over 19 seasons. A portion of the roller coaster's track near the station was dismantled in late 2022. In January 2023, the park released the tagline A New Formula For Thrills on social media to describe the planned modifications.
Record-breaking Top Thrill Dragster is being retired a year after the roller coaster seriously injured a woman waiting in line, Cedar Point announced yesterday.