Cedar Point is a 1.47 km² amusement park located in Sandusky, Ohio, USA on a narrow peninsula that abuts Lake Erie. Opened in 1870, the park is the second oldest operating amusement park in the United States after Lake Compounce. Cedar Point is the largest park owned by the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company (which is headquartered on the park grounds) and, along with Valleyfair, was one of the first parks owned and operated by the company. Cedar Point has a world record 72 rides on its grounds, which includes 15 roller coasters. Known as the “Rollercoaster Coast,” the park with 16 such slides ranks third in the world.
The park is usually open daily from early May until Labor Day and then nine more weekends until the end of October, when the park hosts HalloWeekends Halloween festivities. Hours vary throughout the season, but most often the park is open from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (until 11:00 p.m. on Saturdays in July, and the first half of August, as well as the Fourth of July). The park also has a 1.6 kilometer long sandy beach, an outdoor water park (Soak City), an indoor water park, two marinas, six hotels (Hotel Breakers, Sandcastle Suites, Lighthouse Point, Camper Village, Breakers Express, and Castaway Bay), and another park inside the park (Challenge Park – tickets there are sold separately from the main park) that contains activities such as go-karting, miniature golf, and Ripcord and Skyscraper rides.
The park owns several achievements. Cedar Point is the only amusement park in the world with four roller coasters over 61 meters: the Magnum XL-200, Millennium Force, Wicked Twister, and Top Thrill Dragster. Cedar Point is also the only park in the world with roller coasters in all four height classifications. Cedar Point has been recognized as the “World’s Best Amusement Park” by Amusement Today for the past 15 years. Along with Kings Island, Cedar Point is the most visited amusement park in the United States with a seasonal audience of 3.14 million people (2011 data).