Blue Streak (Cedar Point)
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| Blue Streak | |
 Initial drop on Blue Streak |
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| Location | Cedar Point |
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| Type | Wood |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 23, 1964 |
| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Company |
| Designer | Frank F. Hoover & John C. Allen |
| Model | Out and Back roller coaster |
| Height | 78 feet (23.8 m) |
| Drop | 72 feet (21.9 m) |
| Length | 2,558 feet (779.7 m) |
| Max speed | 40 mile per hour (64.4 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:45 |
| Max Vertical Angle | 45 degrees |
| Capacity | 1300 riders per hour |
| Height Restriction | 48 inches (121.9 cm) |
| Blue Streak at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Blue Streak at RCDB | |
Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster following the out and back design, and is the oldest operating roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. According to park officials, the roller coaster has given over 54 million rides since its inception in 1964.[1]
[edit] History
Blue Streak was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (now Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters), and named after "The Blue Streaks", the nickname of the Sandusky High School athletic teams.
Blue Streak was considered an ACE coaster classic until 1995 when the bench seats were replaced with divided seats, individual lap bars, and headrests. Blue Streak was not always the sky blue color it is today; when it opened, the wood was unpainted.
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[edit] References
- ^ Blue Streak at Cedar Point. Retrieved on July 21, 2006.
| Roller coasters at Cedar Point |
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Blue Streak - Cedar Creek Mine Ride - Corkscrew - Disaster Transport - Gemini - Iron Dragon - Jr. Gemini - Magnum XL-200 - Mantis - Maverick - Mean Streak - Millennium Force - Raptor - Top Thrill Dragster - Wicked Twister - WildCat - Woodstock Express |
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