page_title: Cedar Point
section_title: Park timeline
hierarchical_section_title: Cedar Point / History / Park timeline
caption_attribution_description: Cedar Creek Mine Ride roller coaster station at Cedar Point.
context_page_description: Cedar Point is a 364-acre amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio. Opened in 1870, it is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the United States behind only Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is owned and operated by Cedar Fair and is considered the flagship of the amusement park chain. Known as "America's Roller Coast", the park features a world-record 71 rides, including 17 roller coasters – the second-most in the world behind Six Flags Magic Mountain. Its newest roller coaster, Steel Vengeance, opened to the public on May 5, 2018.
  Cedar Point's normal operating season runs from early May until Labor Day in September. The park then reopens only on weekends until the end of October or early November for a Halloween-themed event known as HalloWeekends. Other attractions near the park include a one-mile-long white-sand beach, an outdoor water park called Cedar Point Shores, an indoor water park called Castaway Bay, two marinas, an outdoor sports complex called Cedar Point Sports Center, and several nearby resorts.
  The park has reached several milestones.
context_section_description: 1870: Cedar Point opens
  1892: Switchback Railway opens
  1899: Bay Shore Hotel opens
  1902: Figure-Eight Roller Toboggan opens
  1905: Hotel Breakers opens
  1907: Switchback Railway closes
  1908: Dip the Dips Scenic Railway opens
  1910: Racer opens
  1912: Leap the Dips opens
  1917: Dip the Dips Scenic Railway closes
  1918: High Frolics (formerly known as Leap Frog Railway) opens
  1925: Noah's Ark opens
  1928: Racer closes
  1929: Cyclone opens
  1933: Leap Frog Railway was renamed High Frolics
  1934: Tumble Bug opens
  1935: Leap the Dips closes
  1940: High Frolics closes
  1946: Midway Carrousel opens
  1951: Cyclone closes
  1952: Super Coaster opens
  1955: Fascination opens
  1957: The Cedar Point Causeway opens
  1958: Cadillac Cars open
  1959: Monorail, Turnpike Cars, and Wild Mouse opens; Noah's Ark closes; Construction is completed on the Cedar Point Marina
  1960: Scrambler opens
  1961: Sky wheel, Rotor, and Star Voyager (formerly called Super Jets) open
  1962: Sky Ride and Scamper opens
  1963: Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad and Mill Race open; Wild Mouse closes
  1964: Blue Streak, and Paddlewheel Excursions (formerly called Western Cruise) open
  1965: Space Spiral, Earthquake, and Jungle Larry's African Safari open
  1966: Pirate Ride, Trabant, and Upside Down Funhouse opens
  1967: Cedar Downs Racing Derby, Second Rotor, Sealand Marine exhibit, Shoot-the-Rapids, and Frontiertown open; Super Coaster closes
  1968: Frontier Lift, Kiddieland Carousel and Sky Slide open
  1969: Cedar Creek Mine Ride, Antique Cars, and the Town Hall Museum open; Scamper closes
  1970: WildCat, Bayern Kurve, Dodgem No. 2, Monster, Schwabinchen, Calypso, Super Himilaya, Centennial Theatre, Kiddy Kingdom, and Tiki Twirl open, Cedar Point marked the 100th anniversary
  1971: Frontier Trail and Camper Village RV Campground open; Zugspitze closes
  1972: Frontiertown Carousel, Jumbo Jet, Giant Wheel and Matterhorn open
  1975: The Cedar Point Cinema opens
  1976: Corkscrew and Troika open
  1977: Witches' Wheel opens
  1978: Gemini opens; Jumbo Jet was closed down
  1979: Jr. Gemini and Wave Swinger open
  1980: Oceana Dolphin stadium opens; Sky Wheel closes;
  1981: Ocean Motion opens; Sky Wheel, Funhouse and Shoot-the-Rapids close
  1982: White Water Landing and Kid Arthur's Court open
  1983: Demon Drop opens
  1984: Tiki Twirl, Rotor, Bayern Curve and Earthquake close
  1985: Avalanche Run and Berenstain Bear Country indoor complex opens; Frontier Lift closes; WildCat, Matterhorn and Super Himalaya moved to make room for Avalanche Run; Schwabinchen relocated near Ocean Motion
  1986: Thunder Canyon opens; Sir Rub-A-Dub's Tubs added to Kiddy Kingdom
  1987: Iron Dragon opens; Monster is relocated to make room for Iron Dragon; Western Cruise station is moved and renamed Paddlewheel Excursions to make room for Iron Dragon
  1988: Soak City waterpark opens
  1989: Magnum XL-200 opens
  1990: Sandcastle Suites; Main Stream and Tadpole Town added to Soak City; Trabant closes; Avalanche Run is transformed into Disaster Transport
  1991: Mean Streak opens; Sky Slide closes
  1992: Challenge Park opens; outdoor complex added to Berenstain Bear Country
  1993: Snake River Falls opens; Mill Race closes
  1994: Raptor opens; Jungle Larry's African Safari closes; Calypso and Midway Carousel relocated to make room for Raptor; Turnpike Cars reduced to make room for Raptor; Christmas in the Park is held for the first and last time
  1995: Zoom Flume and laser light show added; Renegade River and Choo-Choo Lagoon debut in Soak City; Breakers East is added to Hotel Breakers
  1996: Mantis and Ripcord open; Pirate Ride closes
  1997: Chaos opens; Soak city expansion; HalloWeekends introduced for the first time
  1998: Power Tower opens; Bumper Boats relocated from Kiddy Kingdom to Gemini Midway
  1999: Camp Snoopy opens; Breakers Tower is added to Hotel Breakers; Super Himalaya is relocated to make room for Camp Snoopy; Oceana Dolphin stadium is renamed The Aquatic Stadium with new show, Splash!; Kid Arthur's Court closes
  2000: Millennium Force and Breakers Express open; Giant Wheel relocated to make room for Millennium Force.
  2001: Lighthouse Point ope
caption: Cedar Creek Mine Ride, added in 1969
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