Editing Cedar Point (section)

==In popular culture==
Cedar Point has had a cultural influence on American society as evidenced in many forms of media such as books, television, and film. In the 1940 biographical film ''[[Knute Rockne, All American]]'' documenting the life of famous [[University of Notre Dame|Notre Dame]] football coach [[Knute Rockne]], Cedar Point is featured at a pivotal point in the story. In 1913, Knute works as a lifeguard on a beach at Cedar Point, where he and his college roommate [[Gus Dorais]] worked on the [[forward pass]]. The concept, which was first used in a scrimmage game at Cedar Point, would revolutionize the sport and the film would later be preserved in the Library of Congress [[National Film Registry]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sanduskyregister.com/article/20878|title=Marker to commemorate Rockne's Sandusky connection|last=Jackson|first=Tom|date=May 24, 2010|work=Sandusky Register|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/this-month/article/102726|title=Knute Rockne, All American|publisher=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> In 2004, an independently produced film, ''Close Encounters of the Fourth Kind: Infestation From Mars'', was shot at several historic locations around Sandusky including Cedar Point. Dick Kinzel, CEO of Cedar Fair at the time, had a brief speaking role in the film.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.toledoblade.com/frontpage/2004/10/27/Sandusky-to-get-the-1st-peek-at-alien-attack.html|title=Sandusky to get the 1st peek at alien attack|last=Murphy|first=Steve|work=The Blade|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref>

In the 2006 book ''The Warrior Heir'' by [[Cinda Williams Chima]], the main characters take a field trip to Cedar Point with their high school class.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cool.coolcleveland.com/wiki/Newsletter/CoolClevelandKidsSummerReadingListOfLocalAuthors|title=Put These Local Children's Book Authors On Your Kids' Summer Reading Lists|publisher=Cool Networks, LLC|access-date=May 21, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521131314/http://cool.coolcleveland.com/wiki/Newsletter/CoolClevelandKidsSummerReadingListOfLocalAuthors|archive-date=May 21, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=Arts+%26+Entertainemnt&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=91AEBC3E4E5A450DA66C3C0FDAD9B00C|title=Most Interesting People 2009|date=January 2009|work=Cleveland Magazine|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> In a 2010 episode of ''[[Bert the Conqueror]]'' on the [[Travel Channel]], Bert takes the "Foursome Fearsome" roller-coaster challenge in which he rides the four fastest and tallest coasters in the park in under an hour.<ref name="Bert the Conqueror - Cleveland.com">{{cite web |url=http://blog.cleveland.com/westsidemom/2010/06/cedar_point_featured_in_travel.html|title=Cedar Point Featured in Travel Channel's Bert the Conqueror|last=Nicolanti|first=Tesa|date=June 15, 2010|publisher=Cleveland.com|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Bert the Conqueror - CoasterCritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/06/bert-the-conqueror-takes-on-roller-coasters.html|title=Bert the Conqueror Takes on Roller Coasters|last=Bullock|first=Joel|date=June 16, 2010|publisher=The Coaster Critic|access-date=May 21, 2015|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905163201/http://www.thecoastercritic.com/2010/06/bert-the-conqueror-takes-on-roller-coasters.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> A 2012 episode of Travel Channel's ''[[Off Limits (TV series)|Off Limits]]'' takes a look at off-season maintenance at the park and features the host, [[Don Wildman]], working with the maintenance crew on Mean Streak and Millennium Force.<ref name="Off Limits - CP">{{cite web|url=https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog-article/online-fun/Cedar-Point-Episode-of-Off-Limits-Airs-Tuesday |title=Cedar Point Episode of "Off Limits" Airs Tuesday |date=May 7, 2012 |publisher=Cedar Point |access-date=May 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521124316/https://www.cedarpoint.com/blog-article/online-fun/Cedar-Point-Episode-of-Off-Limits-Airs-Tuesday |archive-date=May 21, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="Off Limits - TC">{{cite web|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/shows/off-limits/episodes/digging-under-manhattan-climbing-coasters-and-training-in-disaster-city|title=Digging Under Manhattan and Climbing Coasters|publisher=Travel Channel|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref> In 2012, the "Extreme Heights" and "Speed Demons" episodes of ''[[Insane Coaster Wars]]'' on the Travel Channel feature Cedar Point coasters Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster, respectively. Commentary for the series was primarily filmed at Cedar Point.<ref name="Insane Coaster Wars - LATimes">{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2012-jun-26-la-trb-insane-coaster-wars-travel-channel-06201226-story.html|title=Top thrill rides compete in Travel Channel's 'Insane Coaster Wars'|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|date=June 26, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=May 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name="Insane Coaster Wars - TC">{{cite web|url=http://www.travelchannel.com/interests/family/articles/insane-coaster-wars|title=Travel Channel's Insane Coaster Wars|work=Travel Channel|access-date=August 2, 2012}}</ref> In 2021 an episode of [[Dinner: Impossible]] aired featuring host [[Robert Irvine]] preparing a meal celebrating the park's 150th anniversary.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Thrill-Seekers|url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/dinner-impossible/episodes/thrill-seekers|access-date=2021-10-26|website=Food Network|language=en}}</ref>