Cedar Point preserves two iconic rides with the National Roller Coaster Museum

Disaster Transport and the Wildcat are newest additions to the NRCMA collection.

Wednesday, 13 March 2013

National Roller Coaster Museum Press Release

SANDUSKY, OHIO (March 12, 2013) — Cedar Point is one of America’s oldest amusement parks and it knows the importance of preserving history. When the park’s Anton Schwarzkopf Wildcat Coaster was removed in 2011 and then the installation of the park’s 16th roller coaster, Gate Keeper, displaced the park’s Disaster Transport (formerly Avalanche Run) attraction near the front gate Cedar Point knew the history of those iconic attractions should be preserved so they called the National Roller Coaster Museum (NRCMA) to help.

“Both the Wildcat and Disaster Transport/Avalanche Run thrilled millions of Cedar Point guests in their history. We are very happy that the National Roller Coaster Museum will be able to preserve their memories,” H. John Hildebrandt, Cedar Point vice-president and general manager said.

In late 2012, ride vehicles from both attractions were shipped to the NRCMA’s archive facility in Plainview, Texas for processing and storage. Each ride shows a snapshot of time and technology in the history of the fun.

“These are great examples of well-loved family attractions,” Gary Slade, chairman of the NRCMA said. “We are excited to build on this relationship with John and the Cedar Fair Corporation with their history in the timeline of family fun in the United States.

“The NCRMA shows our commitment as an industry to preserving and honoring the wonderful machines that so help to define who we are,” Hildebrandt said.

The organization’s first travelling exhibit showcasing the history of the roller coaster and a sampling of the hundreds of thousands of artifacts in the NRCMA collection is on display at Dollywood this summer beginning in May.