It opened in 1870 and is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the US behind Lake Compounce. Cedar Point, which is owned and operated by Cedar Fair, is the flagship of the company's amusement park chain.
Cedar Point permanently 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.
A Michigan woman struck in the head by a metal bracket that fell off a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park has sued the park and its parent company, alleging their negligence caused the accident that left her with traumatic brain injuries.
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Sandusky-based Cedar Fair, the parent company of Cedar Point and 10 other amusement parks, has rejected a $4 billion offer from Six Flags, according to Reuters. The news comes two days after Reuters reported that Six Flags was pursuing a purchase of amusement-park rival Cedar Fair.
Don't call it a throwback. Blue Streak may be Cedar Point's oldest and most classic coaster, but it still competes with some of the park's heavy hitters. It's one for the ages and has been a family favorite since it opened in 1964, when it reversed a decade long drought of coasters in the park.
A new video released by Cedar Point this week teases what's ahead for the amusement park's popular Top Thrill Dragster, three years after it was shut down after a park patron was severely injured by a piece of metal that fell from the ride.
Superstar singer Mariah Carey made a visit to the Sandusky amusement park for Labor Day, accompanied by 11 year-old twins Moroccan and Monroe. Had the best time at @cedarpoint!Never again with the heels though, Carey wrote on her Instagram account on Monday evening.
Police in Sandusky said 45-year-old James Young of East Canton died after jumping a fence to retrieve some of his belongings. They had fallen while Young was riding the Raptor roller coaster. Young was an Intervention Specialist for the 2014-2015 school years at the Louisville public schools.