Cedar Point hosts “Roller Coaster Anniversary Week” July 27-31

Cedar Point honoring six classic coasters special week.

Monday, 27 July 2009

Cedar Point Press Release

SANDUSKY, Ohio, -- With 75 rides including 17 roller coasters, Cedar Point is known around the world for having more rides and more roller coasters than any park in the world.  This summer six of the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort’s roller coasters are celebrating special anniversaries.  To commemorate this special occasion, Cedar Point will be honoring each of the six classic coasters with its own special day during “Roller Coaster Anniversary Week.”

Celebrating special anniversaries this summer are:  Blue Streak (45 years); Cedar Creek Mine Ride (40 years); Jr. Gemini (30 years); Magnum XL-200 (20 years); Raptor (15 years); and Woodstock Express (10 years).

Beginning Monday, July 27 through Friday, July 31, “Roller Coaster Anniversary Week” will honor a different coaster each day with a short ceremony held at the entrance of the featured coaster at 10 a.m.  Following the ceremony, a commemorative ride pin will be given out to the lucky riders in line.  At the exit, the first 250 riders will also receive free birthday ice cream, courtesy of Toft Dairy, Sandusky.  In addition, guests can enjoy trivia from the year the rides were built at the coaster queue.

The schedule for “Roller Coaster Anniversary Week” will be: Monday, July 27:  Jr. Gemini and Woodstock Express; Tuesday, July 28:  Blue Streak; Wednesday, July 29:  Cedar Creek Mine Ride; Thursday, July 30:  Magnum XL-200; and Friday, July 31:  Raptor.
For more about the coasters of Cedar Point, as well as Roller Coaster Anniversary Week, guests can log on to cedarpoint.com or call the Cedar Point Information line at 419.627.2350.