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===Thrill rides=== Cedar Point has 15 thrill rides. The newest is SlingShot, which was introduced in 2014.<ref name="Thrill rides">{{cite news |title=Cedar Point Things To Do β Thrill rides |url=http://www.cedarpoint.com/things-to-do/thrill-rides| access-date=June 21, 2012}}</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! style="width:14em;" | Ride ! style="width:2em;" | Year opened ! style="width:11em;" | Manufacturer ! Description !Location ! Thrill level<ref name="RideRatings" /> |- | Atomic Scrambler | style="text-align:center" | 1960 | style="text-align:center" | Eli Bridge Company | A [[Scrambler (ride)|Scrambler]] ride that is one of the oldest rides operating at Cedar Point. Formerly named Scrambler until being relocated to the Boardwalk section of the park in 2023. |Boardwalk | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | Calypso | style="text-align:center" | <!-- Originally opened in -->1970<!-- New theme doesn't change this --> | style="text-align:center" | [[Mack Rides]] | A spinning ride that spins riders in two degrees of motion. Previously known as Tiki Twirl when it was relocated in 2016. Name reverted to Calypso in 2023 when the Lakeside Midway became the Boardwalk |Boardwalk | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | [[Cedar Downs Racing Derby]] | style="text-align:center" | 1967 | style="text-align:center" | [[Frederick Church (engineer)|Prior and Church]] | A high-speed, circular ride resembling a [[carousel]] themed to horse racing. It is one of only two remaining installations of its kind still operating in the United States alongside the installation in [[Playland (New York)]].<ref name="MC turns 100" /> Manufactured in 1920 by Prior and Church, the ride was sold to Cedar Point in 1965. It was originally located at the defunct [[Euclid Beach Park]] in east Cleveland, where it was called "Great American Racing Derby", and is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="CDRD NRHP" /><ref name="EBP timeline">{{cite web|title=Timeline of Euclid Beach Park|url=http://www.euclidbeach.org/timeline|publisher=Euclid Beach Park now|access-date=October 3, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722035440/http://www.euclidbeach.org/timeline|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> |Main Midway | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | Dodgem | style="text-align:center" | 1970 | style="text-align:center" | Soli of Italy | A classic [[bumper cars]] attraction. |Boardwalk | align="center" bgcolor="#F7B754" | '''{{fontcolor|white|4}}''' |- | Matterhorn | style="text-align:center" | 1972 | style="text-align:center" | [[Mack Rides]] | A circular [[Matterhorn (ride)|matterhorn]] ride that swings riders as it moves in a clockwise motion while traveling up and down. Relocated to the new Boardwalk area in 2023. |Boardwalk | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | [[maXair (ride)|maXair]] | style="text-align:center" | 2005 | style="text-align:center" | [[HUSS Park Attractions]] | A [[Frisbee (ride)|Giant Frisbee]] ride, it is one of only two Giant Frisbees made by HUSS in the world. |Boardwalk | align="center" bgcolor="#ED5B33" | '''{{fontcolor|white|5}}''' |- | Monster | style="text-align:center" | 1970 | style="text-align:center" | [[Eyerly Aircraft Company]] | A standard [[Monster (ride)|monster]] ride. |Gemini Midway | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | Ocean Motion | style="text-align:center" | 1981 | style="text-align:center" | [[HUSS Park Attractions]] | A swinging [[Pirate ship (ride)|pirate ship]] ride that reaches a height of {{convert|65|ft|m}}. |Main Midway | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | [[Power Tower]] | style="text-align:center" | 1998 | style="text-align:center" | [[S&S Worldwide]] | A combo [[Drop tower (ride)|drop tower]] ride featuring both a [[Space Shot (ride)|Space Shot]] and a [[Turbo Drop]]. Power Tower is the only four-towered drop tower ride in the world, devoting two towers to each drop cycle. |Top Thrill 2 Midway | align="center" bgcolor="#ED5B33" | '''{{fontcolor|white|5}}''' |- | [[Skyhawk (Cedar Point)|Skyhawk]] | style="text-align:center" | 2006 | style="text-align:center" | [[S&S Worldwide]] | A [[Screamin' Swing]] ride. |Frontier Town | align="center" bgcolor="#ED5B33" | '''{{fontcolor|white|5}}''' |- | [[SlingShot (Cedar Point)|SlingShot]] | style="text-align:center" | 2014 | style="text-align:center" | [[Funtime (manufacturer)|Funtime]] | A {{convert|236|ft|m}} tall [[Reverse bungee]] ride that launches riders up {{convert|360|ft|m}} at speeds up to {{convert|62|mph|kph}}. SlingShot is an additional charge attraction. |Gemini Midway | align="center" bgcolor="#ED5B33" | '''{{fontcolor|white|5}}''' |- | Super Himalaya | style="text-align:center" | 1970 | style="text-align:center" | [[Mack Rides]] | A circular [[Music Express]] ride that travels in a clockwise motion on a track of various elevations. |Top Thrill 2 Midway | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | Troika | style="text-align:center" | 1976 | style="text-align:center" | [[HUSS Park Attractions]] | A [[Troika (ride)|Troika]] ride in which riders reach a height of {{convert|25|ft|m}}. |Boardwalk | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | Wave Swinger | style="text-align:center" | 1979 | style="text-align:center" | [[Zierer]] | A [[Swing ride|wave swinger]] ride featuring hand painted murals. Riders reach a height of {{convert|16|ft|m}}. |Frontier Town | align="center" bgcolor="#FED530" | '''{{fontcolor|white|3}}''' |- | [[WindSeeker]] | style="text-align:center" | 2011 | style="text-align:center" | [[Mondial (amusement ride manufacturer)|Mondial]] | A [[WindSeeker]] [[Swing ride|tower swinger]] ride. It was one of the first of its kind. |Boardwalk | align="center" bgcolor="#F7B754" | '''{{fontcolor|white|4}}''' |}
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