Is Top Thrill Dragster permanently closing?

PUBLISHED: September 6, 2022 at 4:05 p.m. | UPDATED: September 6, 2022 at 8:05 p.m. The thrills are over. The world's second-tallest roller coaster will be closed permanently, a year after a small object flew off the coaster and severely injured a woman in line.



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The World's Second-Tallest Roller Coaster Is Closing Forever After Woman Is Hit With Metal Debris Once the fastest coaster ever, the Top Thrill Dragster in Ohio is permanently grounded. Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio announced that they would be closing Top Thrill Dragster.

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Cedar Point announces its 'reimagined' Top Thrill Dragster will not open until 2024. Roller coaster fans will have to wait another year to ride what was once the tallest roller coaster in the world. Cedar Point announced Monday that its famed Top Thrill Dragster will not reopen until 2024.

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Top Thrill Dragster accident The roller coaster was immediately closed after the August 2021 mishap, and has never reopened.

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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.

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The Top Thrill 2 will make its debut during the summer season in 2024, replacing the Top Thrill Dragster which closed in August 2021.

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Cedar Point closing Top Thrill Dragster ride after it caused a severe injury in 2021. AKRON, Ohio — It was once the tallest roller coaster in the world. And some 19 years and a troubled past later, Cedar Point is retiring the famed Top Thrill Dragster.

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“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.

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SANDUSKY, Ohio -- After more than a year of speculation, Cedar Point has made it official. Top Thrill Dragster, at least in its current form, is closing permanently.

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Kingda Ka, billed as the world's tallest roller coaster, was closed on June 5 after operators reported a mechanical failure of a component of the launch system, Department of Community Affairs spokeswoman Tammori Petty-Dixon said in an email.

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SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point will replace Top Thrill Dragster with a new record-breaking roller coaster, Top Thrill 2, adding a second 420-foot-tall tower spike, three launches and a top speed of 120 mph.

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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.

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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.

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Typical street-car engines can run for hundreds of thousands of miles, but top-fuel dragster motors need rebuilds after every quarter-mile run. That might seem ridiculous, but the seals only last one full-throttle pull, and the spark plugs disintegrate during the run.

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