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    Get to know Cedar Point's roller coasters and check out the details on your favorites

    By Chad Murphy, Akron Beacon Journal,

    6 hours ago

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    Cedar Point is known for its roller coasters, boasting that the Top Thrill 2 is the world's "tallest and fastest triple-launch" strata-coaster.

    How many roller coasters are at Cedar Point?

    Cedar Point has 18 coasters catering to everyone, from children to thrill-seeking adults. Here's a look at their details, according to the park's rides and experiences website .

    Blue Streak

    Opened in 1964, Blue Streak is Cedar Point's oldest and most classic coaster. It still competes with some of the park's heavy hitters, according to Cedar Point's website.

    • Height: 78 feet
    • Speed: 40 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes

    Cedar Creek Mine Ride

    Opened in 1969, Cedar Creek Mine Ride was the centerpiece of Frontier Town. It straps riders into a runaway mine cart straight out of the 1800s, sending them through tunnels and over water.

    • Height: 48 feet
    • Speed: 40 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 50 seconds

    Corkscrew

    You can’t miss the Corkscrew's iconic blue track and white supports as you walk under it in the middle of the midway. Opened in 1976, it was the first coaster featuring three inversions, according to the park.

    • Length: 2,050 feet
    • Speed: 48 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes

    GateKeeper

    Right at the very front of the park, the GateKeeper—which opened in 2013—breaks seven world records. Riders take flight on a golden griffon through two keyholes at the top of the gates in the remodeled entrance plaza.

    • Height: 170 feet
    • Speed: 67 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes

    Gemini

    The Gemini coasters has been racing since 1978. Riders choose between Team Red and Team Blue for the side-by-side competition.

    • Height: 125 feet
    • Speed: 60 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 40 seconds

    Iron Dragon

    With the track above you, Iron Dragon literally leaves you hanging over Cedar Point Lagoon, swinging side to side over the park and across the water.

    • Height: 76 feet
    • Speed: 40 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds

    Magnum XL-200

    As the first hyper-coaster and first ever coaster to top 200 feet, Magnum XL-200 is a Guinness Book of World Records holder for its height.

    • Height: 205 feet
    • Speed: 72 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 45 seconds

    Maverick

    Maverick acts more like a bucking bronco than a coaster, packed with twists, corkscrews, launches, tunnels, and plenty of airtime.

    • Height: 105 feet
    • Speed: 70 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds

    Millennium Force

    The tallest roller coaster and the first to top 300 feet when it opened at Cedar Point in 2000, Millennium Force debuted with the longest drop and the fastest speed, topping out at 93 mph.

    • Height: 310 feet
    • Speed: 93 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes

    Pipe Scream

    Pipe Scream has something for everyone and has cemented itself as a family favorite since its opening in 2014.

    • Height: 43 feet
    • Speed: 43 mph
    • Length: 302 feet

    Raptor

    Raptor riders' feet dangle through 3,790 feet of track filled with a 100-foot vertical loop, two inverted corkscrews, a zero gravity roll and the world’s first ever cobra roll.

    • Inversions: 6
    • Speed: 57 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 15 seconds

    Rougarou

    The first floorless coaster at Cedar Point, Rougarou roars to life as your feet dangle in midair. Watch your feet as you travel at top speeds being chased through the swamp it has habituated since 2015.

    • Height: 145 feet
    • Speed: 60 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds

    Steel Vengeance

    Steel Vengeance opened as an unmatched world-record breaker with some serious stats: 205 feet tall, 74 miles per hour, longest hybrid coaster in the world at 5,740 feet and almost 30 seconds of airtime.

    • Height: 205 feet
    • Speed: 74 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 30 seconds

    Top Thrill 2

    Though currently grounded for repair , Top Thrill 2 launches riders three times in an epic competition to reach the finish line.

    • Height: 420 feet
    • Speed: 120 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes

    Valravn

    This roller coaster elevates riders 223 feet before dangling them over the edge and dropping them at a 90-degree angle.

    • Height: 223 feet
    • Speed: 75 mph
    • Duration: 2 minutes, 23 seconds

    Wild Mouse

    The new Wild Mouse is a twisting family thrill for coaster lovers of all ages.

    • Height: 52 feet
    • Speed: 35 mph
    • Duration: 1 minute, 10 seconds

    Wilderness Run

    Giving child-sized thrills for over 35 years, Wilderness Run gives a glimpse of what else can be conquered in the future at Cedar Point.

    • Height: 19 feet
    • Speed: 6 mph
    • Duration: 50 seconds

    Woodstock Express

    Woodstock Express Roller Coaster in the heart of Camp Snoopy will take you on a wild and crazy trip, just like Woodstock’s flights – up, down and all around.

    • Height: 38 feet
    • Speed: 25 mph
    • Duration: 1 minute, 10 seconds

    This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Get to know Cedar Point's roller coasters and check out the details on your favorites

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