Cedar Point is celebrating their 150th Anniversary this season, and part of that major celebration is the addition of the Snake River Expedition, a spiritual successor to the park’s former Paddleboat Excursion. This week on the podcast, we talk with...
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Weber Group Helps Bring Snake River Expedition From Concept to Completion
Cedar Point’s new-for-2021 Snake River Expedition is now open. Originally slated for the 2020 season, Cedar Point’s 150th anniversary, Snake River Expedition is a creative reimagining of the park’s former Paddlewheel Excursions boat ride, which closed in 2011. The attraction...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Announces June Operating Calendar Changes
Citing labor shortages that are affecting the park’s ability to fully staff “America’s Roller Coast” and deliver the level of fun and memorable experiences that guests traditionally experience at the resort, Cedar Point and Cedar Point Shores have made changes...
Continue reading...Cedar Fair Parks Update COVID-19 Policies and Protocols
Cedar Fair parks across the country are preparing to open for the 2021 season — some for the first time since 2019 — with new or updated health and safety protocols to keep guests safe and combat the spread of...
Continue reading...7 Potential Locations for Gerstlauer’s Mystery Coaster
Yesterday, Gerstlauer, through their partners at Ride Entertainment, announced that they would be building a “One-of-a-Kind” record breaking coaster in the United States. The coaster is scheduled to open in May of 2022, and will be announced formally in the...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Promotes Carrie Boldman to Vice President & General Manager
Yesterday, Cedar Point announced that Carrie Boldman has been named vice president and general manager of the park. She succeeds Jason McClure, who was promoted to senior vice president of park operations for Cedar Fair. Boldman previously served as Cedar Point’s...
Continue reading...12 Best Theme Park Steam Trains in America
All-aboard! What’s a visit to a theme park without a ride on a classic steam locomotive? Here’s our picks for the best theme park steam trains in America. To come up with this non-scientific list, we looked at many factors...
Continue reading...Cedar Point Unveils Plans for Fun-Filled Summer
After an appreciated 2020, Cedar Point is ready to offer a full season of entertainment in 2021, including the celebration of its postponed 150th anniversary. Also returning are signature special events, a spectacular nighttime parade and party, along with the...
Continue reading...Scene75 Dayton Now Open Bigger and Better
Five hundred and sixty-nine days after being partially destroyed by a tornado, Scene75 Dayton is back – bigger and better than before. Rebuilding Scene75 Dayton The end of Memorial Day weekend 2019 saw multiple devastating tornadoes strike the Dayton, Ohio...
Continue reading...One Team: Cedar Fair Comes Together for Cedar Point’s Fall Fest
If there’s one word to describe the past eight months in the theme park industry, interesting feels like a strong candidate. (This is assuming that we can’t use a bunch of choice “four-letter” words, since this a family-friendly website.) What...
Continue reading...20 Years of Millennium Force – The Coaster101 Podcast
This week on the Coaster101 Podcast we’ve got an audio version of our recent 20 in 2020 article about Millennium Force at 20 years old. Nick Weisenberger joins us to talk about everything he learned researching the history of the...
Continue reading...20 in 2020: Millennium Force at Cedar Point
The next stop in our 20 in 2020 series takes us to the Ohio peninsula of America’s Rockin’ Roller Coast. High above the shores of Lake Erie sits what might be the most popular roller coaster of the past two...
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