Editing Cedar Point (section)

{{Short description|Amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, US}}
{{About|the amusement park in Ohio}}
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{{Infobox amusement park
| name = Cedar Point
| logo = 2017 Cedar Point Logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| logo_caption = 
| image = 
| image_caption = 
| resort = 
| location = [[Sandusky, Ohio]], U.S.
| coordinates = {{coord|41|28|41.14|N|82|40|44.08|W|region:US-OH_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}
| theme = 
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.cedarpoint.com/}}
| owner = [[Six Flags]]
| general_manager = Colleen Murphy-Brady<ref name="General Manager 2025">{{cite web |last1=Glaser |first1=Susan |title=New Cedar Point manager has deep Geauga Lake roots |url=https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2025/05/new-cedar-point-manager-has-deep-geauga-lake-roots.html |website=Cleveland.com |access-date=June 1, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250521025452/https://www.cleveland.com/travel/2025/05/new-cedar-point-manager-has-deep-geauga-lake-roots.html |archive-date=May 21, 2025 |date=May 19, 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| status = Operating
| operator = 
| opening_date = {{Start date and age|1870}}
| closing_date = 
| previous_names = 
| season = May through October<!-- This is for the "Normal" operating season, not the holiday schedule which varies from year to year -->
| visitors = {{increase}} 3.44 million in 2022<ref name="2022 Attendance" />
| area = {{convert|364|acre|mi2 km2}}
| rides = 71
| coasters = <!--The park has 17 roller coasters, which DOES NOT include Pipe Scream.-->17<!--Do not count Pipe Scream without gaining consensus on talk.-->
| water_rides = 3
| footnotes = 
}}

'''Cedar Point''' is a {{convert|364|acre|adj=on}} [[amusement park]] located on a [[Lake Erie]] peninsula in [[Sandusky, Ohio]], United States, owned and operated by [[Six Flags]]. It opened in 1870 and is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the US behind [[Lake Compounce]].<ref name="History-Then and Now-TPI">{{cite web |last1=Koehl |first1=James |title=Theme Park History: Cedar Point - Then and Now |url=https://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201303/3408/ |website=Theme Park Insider |access-date=August 2, 2020 |date=March 17, 2013}}</ref> Prior to the merger with Six Flags in 2024, Cedar Point served as the "flagship park" of the [[Cedar Fair]] amusement park chain and hosted the corporate headquarters.<ref name=Flagship>{{cite web|last=Schmidt|first=Walt|title=Cedar Point will stay Cedar Fair's flagship|url=http://pointbuzz.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=926|publisher=PointBuzz|access-date=October 9, 2012|date=May 25, 2006|archive-date=January 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116110841/http://pointbuzz.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=926|url-status=dead}}</ref> Known as "America's Roller Coast",<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-top-10-cedar-point-roller-coasters-07201115-story.html|title=Top 10 roller coasters at Cedar Point|last=MacDonald|first=Brady|date=July 15, 2011|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 7, 2012}}</ref> the park features <!--Number DOES NOT include Pipe Scream-->17<!--(See past talk page discussion)--> [[roller coaster]]s, which ranks second among amusement parks in North America behind sister park [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] (19). 

Cedar Point's normal operating season runs from early May until [[Labor Day]] in September, which is followed by weekend-only operation through [[Halloween]] during an annual event known as [[HalloWeekends]].<ref name="Park hours">{{cite web|title=Hours for Cedar Point|url=https://www.cedarpoint.com/hours-directions/cedar-point|publisher=Cedar Point|access-date=January 12, 2014}}</ref> Other amenities and attractions featured within the park include a {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=mid|spell=in|-long}} beach,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cedarpoint.com/rides/Fun-on-the-Water/The-Cedar-Point-Beach |title=Cedar Point Beach |publisher=Cedar Point |access-date=April 7, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120629085542/http://www.cedarpoint.com/rides/Fun-on-the-Water/The-Cedar-Point-Beach |archive-date=June 29, 2012}}</ref> an outdoor [[water park]] named [[Cedar Point Shores]], an indoor water park named [[Castaway Bay (Sandusky, Ohio)|Castaway Bay]], two marinas, and an outdoor sports complex called Cedar Point Sports Center.

The park has reached numerous milestones over the years, including one in which Cedar Point became the only amusement park in the world with five roller coasters that exceed {{convert|200|ft|m}} in height&nbsp;– [[Magnum XL-200]], [[Millennium Force]], [[Valravn (roller coaster)|Valravn]], [[Steel Vengeance]], and [[Top Thrill 2]]&nbsp;– as well as the only park with roller coasters in all four [[Roller coaster#By height|height classifications]]. Cedar Point also received the [[Golden Ticket Awards|Golden Ticket Award]] for "Best Amusement Park in the World" from ''[[Amusement Today]]'' for sixteen consecutive years from 1997 to 2013.<ref name="Cedar Fair Parks Take Top Honors in Annual Poll">{{Cite press release|author=Cedar Fair|title=Cedar Fair Parks Take Top Honors in Annual Poll|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cedar-fair-parks-take-top-honors-in-annual-poll-222863011.html|access-date=September 8, 2013|date=September 8, 2013|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]}}</ref> Among seasonal amusement parks in North America, Cedar Point consistently ranks as the second-most visited behind only Canada's Wonderland, with an estimated 3.44 million visitors in 2022. In addition, several of its buildings are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].