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Cedar Point
Theme park · North America
🇺🇸 Sandusky, Ohio, United States
The roller coaster capital of the world
Overall score8.0
Opened
1870
Size
364 acres (147 ha)
Rides
66 attractions
Avg. visit
9 hours
Ticket range
$60–$95 USD
Events & shows
WinterFest
Holiday event with millions of lights, ice skating on the lagoon and seasonal shows.
Visual Archive
Cedar Point sits on a Lake Erie peninsula and has spent 150 years collecting record-breaking steel. Seventeen coasters — Steel Vengeance, Millennium Force, Top Thrill 2, Maverick — give it the deepest thrill lineup on earth.
Theming is thin by Disney standards, but for pure ride quality nothing in North America competes.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 11am-8pm midweek, 10am-10pm on peak summer days
- Seasonal closures
- Closed roughly November to early May, apart from HalloWeekends and Winter events
- Queue-skip pass
- Fast Lane and Fast Lane Plus wristbands, priced roughly $80-$180 depending on the date. From about $110 USD.
- How long to stay
- Full day, two for coaster completists
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day and multi-visit tickets often bundled with Cedar Point Shores water park and on-site hotel stays.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $199 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- Cleveland Hopkins (CLE), ~60 miles; Toledo (TOL), ~50 miles
- Public transit
- Very limited public transit; a car is effectively required, with seasonal shuttles from nearby hotels
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $25 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Hotel Breakers on the beach, plus Castaway Bay, Cedar Point Express Hotel and Lighthouse Point cabins
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Paved, step-free midways with wheelchair and ECV rental inside the main gate. The Ride Accessibility Program assesses guests and issues a boarding pass listing which rides they can safely ride; most coasters require transfer from a wheelchair.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- A thrill-seeker's park aimed at teens and adults; Camp Snoopy covers young children but the headline rides are intense
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in late May, early June or September; avoid July and August weekends
- Dining
- Mostly casual American quick-service; an all-season dining plan is available for frequent visitors
- Outside food
- Outside food and drink are not permitted.
- Weather cover
- Almost entirely outdoor — coasters shut down in storms and high winds, with limited indoor shelter beyond dining and arcades.
- Baby care
- Nursing and changing facilities available at first aid and family restrooms.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- Cashless park — cards and mobile wallets only, with cash-to-card kiosks on site.
- Official app
- Cedar Point app (iOS/Android): wait times, map, Fast Lane and dining plan management.
Archival records
Top Thrill Dragster: world's tallest and fastest coaster
Golden Ticket Award for Best Amusement Park, 16 consecutive years