Cedar Point‚ known to many as a coveted day trip to ride some of the biggest roller coasters America has to offer; But what many do not know is its fascinating past and the interesting events that took place that make it as we know it today. Located in the Sandusky Bay‚ Cedar Point has become one of the prize possessions of Ohio. With a history dating back to the 1870‚ the classic amusement park on the shore of Lake Erie has seen its share of rides‚ roller coaster‚ people and history. From a deserted
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Cedar Point Amusement Park When I lived in Michigan‚ one of my fondest memories was going to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky‚ Ohio. We lived over 3 hours away so it was a perfect day trip. When we reached Cedar Point Road‚ Lake Eerie was to the right and along the horizon seventeen roller coasters stood high as sky scrapers. As we entered the park we were greeted by Snoopy and the Peanuts gang. The park was soon filled with children laughing‚ parents pushing strollers‚ and adrenaline
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Cedar Point is a 364-acre (1.47 km²) amusement park located in Sandusky‚ Ohio‚ United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. It currently holds the world record for most roller coasters (17)‚ one of which‚ Top Thrill Dragster‚ is the world’s second tallest and second fastest roller coaster‚[1] reaching speeds of 120 mph (190 km/h) and a height of 420 feet (130 m). Cedar Point is also the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than 200 feet (61 m). As of 2008[update]
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Cedar Point’s Value to Erie County Ohio Ramona Daniel BCOM/215 Victoria Stewart Although some people complain about the traffic in the summer‚ Cedar Point has a positive impact on the economy of Erie County Ohio. Thru tourism‚ expansion and charitable works they have improved the economy of the area a thousand times over. Each year Cedar Point draws millions of tourists to the area. Those tourists stay in hotels‚ eat at restaurants and buy souvenirs. “Tourists spent more than $1
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Cedar point: I think that we should go to Cedar point because it is a really amazing amusement park.Cedar Point features more than 150 rides‚ shows and attractions. Also‚ Cedar Point was voted the “Best Amusement Park in the World” for 16 consecutive years by the readers of Amusement Today. Cedar point has three unique carousels‚ with 164 animals to ride‚ including one of only three operating D.C. Muller carousels in the world. They also use 1800 gallons of paint each year with 872 colors. Cedar
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Then with speed the train is basically on it’s own. Not all roller coasters run on chain lifts. Some roller coasters get launched like a sling shot such as Top Thrill dragster at Cedar Point. Some roller coasters get lifted with an elevator like Millenium Force. The roller coasters slow down with a magnetic part of the track. A roller coaster is a dynamic‚ three dimensional fixed course that is operated by gravity. Roller coasters
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Have you ever experience true fear? I have the day I went on my first roller coaster. The date was February twenty-fifth 2010 it was my second trip two Magic Mountain and I was going with my closest friends‚ Chris and Ritchard. I had told them that I had been on dozens of intense roller coasters that will literately take your breath away but the truth was I had never been on a roller coaster a day in my life. The first time I been to Magic Mountain I was only a toddler‚ I was too small to even
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Review Paper The sound of panicked screams and laughing shrieks pierced the air‚ punctuated by the roaring of friction being created by speed. Glaring sun shone down oppressively on Six Flags Fiesta Texas‚ an amusement park deep in the heart of Texas and nestled in a stone quarry. This particular amusement park features several thrilling rollercoasters‚ countless family rides‚ a large waterpark‚ and full sized restaurants. As soon as I drive into the parking lot‚ the golden and blue rollercoaster
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Have you ever ridden a roller coaster and felt the weird feeling in your stomach when the cart goes downhill very quickly? The physics of roller coasters are the reason for this. Roller Coasters have gone through many different designs and built different ways in the past. Engineers working on these coasters have to consider the many ways gravity and acceleration affect the riders and the coaster. This author recently has experienced this very process of creating a roller coaster‚ and had an interesting
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The Roller Coaster has a long varied history. It has origins in large ice slides found mostly in Russia around the 16th and 17th century. In the 1800s many appeared‚ primarily in America. The industry continued into the 1920s‚ which are known as the “golden age” for roller coasters. Production for roller coasters slowed down during the Great Depression‚ and by WW2 very few were being produced.The industry has made a comeback since‚ with a large production boom beginning in the 60s-80s. The varied
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