Cedar Creek Mine Ride
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Cedar Creek Mine Ride is a roller coaster
operating at Cedar Point
in Sandusky, Ohio
in the Frontiertown section of the park. It is the second oldest operating roller coaster in the park behind Blue Streak
. While many patrons mistake the coaster as being wooden, the ride is actually constructed of steel tubular track on a wooden frame; hence it is considered a hybrid steel roller coaster
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Cedar Creek Mine Ride is one of two roller coasters at Cedar Point to utilize two separate lift hills, the other being Iron Dragon. Cedar Creek Mine Ride was originally built to handle up to six trains at once but currently operates with three.
Opened in 1969, Cedar Creek Mine Ride has given over 62 million rides in its 4 decades of service. Considered tame by today's standards, the ride is still very popular with small children and families.
Roller coaster
The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885...
operating at Cedar Point
Cedar Point
Cedar Point is a 364 acre amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Erie. Cedar Point is the only amusement park with four roller coasters that are taller than...
in Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Erie County. It is located in northern Ohio and is situated on the shores of Lake Erie, almost exactly half-way between Toledo to the west and Cleveland to the east....
in the Frontiertown section of the park. It is the second oldest operating roller coaster in the park behind Blue Streak
Blue Streak (Cedar Point)
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 construction in 1964.-History:Blue Streak is a traditional...
. While many patrons mistake the coaster as being wooden, the ride is actually constructed of steel tubular track on a wooden frame; hence it is considered a hybrid steel roller coaster
Steel roller coaster
A steel roller coaster is a roller coaster that is defined by having a track made of steel. Steel coasters have earned immense popularity in the past 50 years throughout the world...
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Cedar Creek Mine Ride is one of two roller coasters at Cedar Point to utilize two separate lift hills, the other being Iron Dragon. Cedar Creek Mine Ride was originally built to handle up to six trains at once but currently operates with three.
Opened in 1969, Cedar Creek Mine Ride has given over 62 million rides in its 4 decades of service. Considered tame by today's standards, the ride is still very popular with small children and families.