List of former Cedar Point attractions

Cedar Point from the lake in the late 1930s. The Cyclone Roller Coaster is on the far left and the first hill of the High Frolics Roller Coaster is in the center.

This is a list of rides, attractions and themes from the Cedar Point amusement park that no longer exist in the park.

Defunct roller coasters

Ride	Picture	Year opened	Year closed	Manufacturer	Description
Broadway Trip		<1964	>1964	Mack Rides	A steel roller coaster, it operated at six different parks before being dismantled in 2003.[1]
Cyclone		1929	1951	Harry G Traver	A wooden roller coaster. The bad economy led to its closure[2]
Dip the Dips Scenic Railway		1908	1917	Unknown	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 33 feet (10 m).[3]
Disaster Transport		1985	2012	Intamin	An enclosed bobsled roller coaster. It was only one of four still operating in the world when it closed.[4] Formerly known as Avalanche Run (1985–1990).[5]
High Frolics		1908	1940	Andy Vettel	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 75 feet (23 m). It was originally named Scenic Railway, then rebuilt and renamed Leap Frog Railway in 1918, and in 1933 it was renovated and its name was changed to High Frolics.[6][7]
Jumbo Jet		1972	1978	Schwarzkopf	A steel roller coaster, it was a larger and longer version of the Jet Star series of coasters, which followed the Schwarzkopf Wildcat design. The Jumbo Jet was introduced in 1972, making Cedar Point's one of the first.[8][9] It used individual self-powered cars to run up a spiral lift hill unassisted. The coaster run had some 90° sections, and an ATC-style radar prop rotated up above the ride. Jumbo Jet is currently located at Dreamland in Minsk, Belarus.[10]
Leap the Dips		1912	1935	Andy Vettel	A wooden out and back roller coaster.[11]
Racer		1910	1928	McKay Construction	A wooden racing roller coaster with a height of 46 feet (14 m).[12]
Scamper		1962	1969	Unknown	A wooden wild mouse roller coaster.[13]
Super Coaster		1952	1967	Allan Herschell Company	A steel kiddie roller coaster that previously operated at Myrtle Beach.[14]
Switchback Railway		1892	1907	Unknown	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 25 feet (7.6 m) and a speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). Switchback Railway was Cedar Point's first roller coaster. It was different in that it did not have a powered lift hill so the cars needed to be pulled back to the station by hand.[15]
Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan		1902	1909	Frederick Ingersoll	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 46 feet (14 m).[16]
Wildcat		1970	1978	Schwarzkopf	A steel wild mouse roller coaster. It operated at two other parks including Valleyfair before being dismantled in 2001.[17]
WildCat		1979	2011	Schwarzkopf	A steel wild mouse roller coaster. Removed in 2011 to make room for Luminosity. It operated in three locations in the park before being removed.[18]
Wild Mouse		1959	1963	B. A. Schiff & Associates	A steel wild mouse roller coaster.[19]

Defunct rides

Ride	Picture	Year opened	Year closed	Manufacturer	Description
Bayern Kurve		1970	1984	Schwarzkopf	A Bayern Kurve type ride.
Bumper Boats		1970	2013	Hampton	A kiddie bumper boat ride located in the Gemini's Children Area. It was removed for Lake Erie Eagles.
Caterpillar		1924	1961	Unknown	A fast-paced ride that generates a decent helping of centrifugal force, causing the riders on the inside of the seats to crush the riders on the outside of the seats.[7]
Chaos		1997	2010	Chance Rides	A Chaos type ride that was one of the first of its kind. It inverts its riders in three degrees of motion: lifting, inverting, and spinning. Moved in 2002 to make room for the Dragster, and relocated to the former Schwabinchen location.
Demon Drop		1983	2009	Intamin	A Intamin Freefall ride that provides the feeling of weightlessness. It was relocated to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and opened for the 2010 season.[20] It was replaced with Ocean Motion which was re-located to make room for WindSeeker.
Dodgem		1967	2001	Unknown	A bumper cars ride located across from Magnum XL-200. It was moved to Michigan's Adventure. Top Thrill Dragster's tower stands there today. A separate Dodgem remains on the Cedar Point Midway.
Earthquake		1965	1984	Arrow Development	A dark ride based on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This ride formerly operated at Freedomland U.S.A. and was relocated to Cedar Point in 1965. The ride transportation system was provided by Arrow Development.
Flying Skooters		1944	1960	Unknown	A kiddie riders where riders sat in airplanes and swung back and forth as they went in a circle.[7]
Frontier Carousel		1972	1994	Dentzel	A 1921 Dentzel wooden carousel with 50 jumping horses, 12 standing horses, 4 menagerie animals (1 deer, 1 giraffe, 1 lion, 1 tiger) and 2 chariots. It was purchased from Lansing, Michigan and moved to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in 1995. The carousel building still stands in Frontiertown and is used as a haunted house during HalloWeekends. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[21]
Frontier Lift		1968	1985	Von Roll	A second sky ride which operated separate from the existing one. It ran from the main midway to Frontiertown. The site of the midway station is now the station for Iron Dragon, but the Frontiertown station still stands; restrooms occupy the ground floor, while the second floor is used for employee meetings and storage.
Fun House		1966	1981	Unknown	A 3-story walk-through house. Of particular popularity was the upside-down room (which featured someone in a rocking chair on the ceiling) and the labyrinth room where the floor was at an angle. Replaced with the Kid Arthur's Court play area, which would also eventually be removed. Portions of this attraction are used in the HalloWeekends attraction "The Magical House on Boo Hill".
Giant Sky Wheel		1961	1980	Herschell	A double wheel with two arms mounted on opposite ends of a giant pivoting arm, allowing one wheel to turn high in the air while the other was being loaded. It was located near the front main entrance.
Hot Rods		1970	2013	Hampton	A children's circular old-fashioned automobile ride located inside of Kiddy Kingdom.
Jungle Larry's African Safari		1965	1994	N/A	A zoological attraction with live animal exhibits, including some trained-animal shows. Originally, guests had to walk a long bridge over a lagoon to get there.[22]:p.135 When the midway was extended in 1976, this part of the lagoon was filled in.
Mill Race		1963	1993	Arrow Development	A log flume water ride that was located near the main entrance. It had a relatively small footprint, and was the second Arrow Development flume to open. The final drop on this ride was once sponsored by Nestea and was called the "Nestea Plunge", named after a very popular advertising slogan of the time. The ride was retired after the 1993 season to make room for Raptor.
Monorail		1959	1965	Ohio Mechanical Handling Company	A monorail with a gasoline-powered engine and five streamlined passenger cars that ran along a three-quarter mile long course suspended nine feet off the ground.[22]:p.131
Moon Rocket		1946	1940s-1950s	Unknown	Spinning ride that only lasted a few seasons on the midway due to poor business.[7][23]
Old Timers		1970	2013	Hampton	A children's circular old-fashioned automobile ride located inside of Kiddy Kingdom.
Paddlewheel Excursions		1960	2011	N/A	A boat ride that transported its guests on a relaxing voyage around Cedar Point’s lagoons past scenes depicting early Americana.[22]:p.133 Paddlewheel Excursions closed on Labor Day 2011 to make room for Dinosaurs Alive!. It was originally known as Riverboat Cruises, then renamed Western Cruise in 1964 but was later renamed again to Paddlewheel Excursions in 1986.[24]
Pirate Ride		1966	1996	Arrow Development	A pirate-themed dark ride located near the Blue Streak queueing area. This ride formerly operated at Freedomland U.S.A. and was relocated to Cedar Point in 1966. The building still stands today and remnants of the ride can still be seen. The ride transportation system was provided by Arrow Development.
Rotor		1961[22]:p.138	1964	Anglo Rotor Corporation	A rotor type ride. It spun round, in a cylinder room in which the walls spun while the floor dropped, leaving riders stuck to the wall by centrifugal force.
		1967	1984	Chance Rides
Schwabinchen		1970	2002	Mack Rides	A ride in which the riders sat on the ends of a round disc-shaped object similar to a flattened cone. The ride motion pattern resembled that of a spinning coin before coming to rest. The Schwabinchen had a tilted loading platform and featured a beautiful German tavern dancer in the ride's center, where riders "sat" on the outskirts of the "Lady In Red's" dress. It was removed in 2002 to make room for Chaos after the Dragster was built, taking the current spot
Sea Swing		1904	Unknown	Traver Engineering	An amusement park ride with a central axis and a circular track.[25][26]
Shoot the Rapids		2010	2015	Intamin	Was a log flume. Frequent rude problems, including an incident in 2013, led to its closure.
Sky Slide		1968	1991	Unknown	A Fun Slide. It featured a huge cyan-colored fiberglass slide located just west of the Main Arcade. Guests had to sit on a burlap mat while sliding down. There were two long steep drops followed by a short dip, and the slide had 15 "lanes" for riders.
Space Spiral		1965	2012	Von Roll/Willie Buhler's Space Towers Company	A 330-foot (100 m) tall Gyro tower that gave riders a 360-degree view of the surrounding area. Space Spiral was the first amusement ride in the world to top 300 feet (91 m). It featured a distinctive two-level cabin, found only on a few early models. However, the second level wasn't used in the ride's later years. It was imploded and demolished on September 12, 2012.[27]
Speed Slides		1988	2011	Unknown	Two body slides in Soak City. Replaced by Dragster H2O.
Star Voyager		1961	1986	Kasper Klaus	A Kasper Klaus Satellite Jet ride in which 20 jet-like vehicles were attached to a rotating arm. As the ride rotated, guests could pull or push the yoke of the vehicle to make the jet rise or descend.
Tiki-Twirl		1970	1984	Mack Rides	A Polynesian-themed version of a Mack Calypso.
Trabant		1966	1990	Chance Rides	A Trabant type ride in which the riders sat on the ends of a round disc-shaped object similar to a flattened cone. The ride motion pattern resembled that of a spinning coin before coming to rest and featured a disco ball as its centerpiece.
Tumble Bug		1934	1963	Traver Engineering	An amusement park ride with a central axis and a circular track.[25][26]
Turnpike Cars		1959	2014	Arrow Dynamics	The ride featured cars themed as mini hot rods from the 1950s and 1960s.
VertiGo		2001	2001	S&S Worldwide	An air powered thrill ride that used three 265-foot (81 m)-tall towers and cable to propel riders over 300 feet (91 m). One of the rides three towers partially collapsed after its debut season. Park management felt the potential for failure of this ride design outweighed the positive impact made by repairing it, and it was removed prior to the start of the 2002 season. It was located in Challenge Park, located between Cedar Point and Soak City.
Water Toboggan		1890	early 1900s	Unknown	A slide built out into Lake Erie approximately where Windseeker stands today.
White Water Landing		1982	2005	Arrow Development	A log flume water ride built on the former site of the original Shoot the Rapids. It operated for twenty-three years before it was retired to make room for Maverick. The station and queue are now part of Maverick's queue and gift shop.
Zugspitze[28]		1966	1971	Mack Rides	A variation of a standard Mack Himalaya-type ride.

Defunct attractions

Former shows

References

External links

• Cedar Point Timeline at CedarPoint.com
• Cedar Point History at The Point Online