Editing Millennium Force (section)

===Announcement and construction===
Millennium Force was announced on July 22, 1999.<ref name="Bryan Times announcement" /><ref name="n109208731">{{Cite news |last=Weiss |first=Kristopher |date=1999-08-01 |title=Cedar Point unveils ride of 2000 |pages=17 |work=Chillicothe Gazette |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109208731/cedar-point-unveils-ride-of/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |archive-date=September 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220908235541/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109208731/cedar-point-unveils-ride-of/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It would be the tallest roller coaster in the world, taking the record from [[Fujiyama (roller coaster)|Fujiyama]] at [[Fuji-Q Highland]] in Japan.<ref name="Bryan Times announcement">{{cite news|title=Cedar Point plans world's tallest coaster|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=chxPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5247,2777288&dq=millennium+force&hl=en|access-date=January 3, 2013|newspaper=[[The Bryan Times]]|date=July 22, 1999|archive-date=June 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609231758/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=chxPAAAAIBAJ&pg=5247%2C2777288&dq=millennium+force&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="n109208625">{{Cite news |date=1999-07-23 |title=New Cedar Point coaster to hit 92 mph |pages=8 |work=News Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109208625/new-cedar-point-coaster-to-hit-92-mph/ |access-date=2022-09-08 |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911144417/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109208625/new-cedar-point-coaster-to-hit-92-mph/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ride cost $25 million to design and build.<ref name="Blade, fulfills expectations">{{cite news|title=Cedar Point coaster fulfills expectations|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5Q0wAAAAIBAJ&pg=6433,2088289&dq=millennium+force+magnetic+braking&hl=en|access-date=January 5, 2013|newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]|date=July 21, 2000|archive-date=September 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911144414/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5Q0wAAAAIBAJ&pg=6433,2088289&dq=millennium+force+magnetic+braking&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> Cedar Point, Intamin, and [[Werner Stengel]] designed the layout of the ride. After the ride was announced, several disputes about whether Millennium Force or [[Superman: The Escape]] was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world arose between Cedar Point and [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]]. Superman: The Escape is {{convert|415|ft|m}} high and its speed is {{convert|100|mph}}; however, it is a [[shuttle roller coaster]], not a complete-circuit roller coaster.<ref name="CP, SFMM dispute">{{cite news|last=Kraft|first=Randy|title=Cedar Point A Top Contender In The Roller-coaster Wars|url=https://www.mcall.com/1999/08/08/cedar-point-a-top-contender-in-the-roller-coaster-wars/|access-date=January 5, 2013|newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]|date=August 8, 1999|archive-date=January 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040436/http://articles.mcall.com/1999-08-08/entertainment/3264655_1_roller-coaster-millennium-force-six-flags-magic-mountain|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Superman stands up to Millennium Force">{{cite news|title=Superman stands up to Millennium Force|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/408812449|access-date=January 3, 2013|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=August 6, 1999|archive-date=October 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029230417/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/USAToday/doc/408812449.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug%206,%201999&author=&pub=USA%20TODAY&edition=&startpage=&desc=Superman%20stands%20up%20to%20Millennium%20Force|id={{ProQuest|408812449}} |url-status=live}}</ref>

Construction started in August 1999 when the site was cleared.<ref name="MF nears end of construction">{{cite web|title=310-Foot-Tall "Giga-Coaster" Nears End Of Construction|url=http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/march00/stories/030900_02.shtml|publisher=Ultimate Roller Coaster|access-date=January 4, 2013|date=March 9, 2000|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112028/http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/march00/stories/030900_02.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Millennium Force was built in the Frontier Trail section of the park.<ref name="Toledo Blade announcement">{{cite news |last=Bates |first=Kim |date=July 23, 1999 |title=Coaster to toast record |newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KktPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4715,2727974&dq=millennium+force&hl=en |access-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911144415/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KktPAAAAIBAJ&pg=4715,2727974&dq=millennium+force&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Vindicator announcement">{{cite news |date=July 23, 1999 |title=Cedar Point plans to build world's tallest roller coaster |newspaper=[[The Vindicator]] |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLVIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,3673179&dq=millennium+force&hl=en |access-date=January 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911144420/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pLVIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1461,3673179&dq=millennium+force&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> The ride involved the relocation of the Giant Wheel and the [[Cedar Point and Lake Erie Railroad]].<ref name="n109208731" /> The removal and relocation of the Giant Wheel began in October on closing day; the first of 226 supports was installed on October 11, starting at the [[brake run]].<ref name="Construction facts" /><ref name="First supports erected">{{cite web|last=Schmidt|first=Walt|title=2000 Changes ramp up|url=https://pointbuzz.com/News/Story/246|publisher=PointBuzz|access-date=January 3, 2013|date=October 12, 1999|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402173751/http://pointbuzz.com/News/Story/246|url-status=live}}</ref> Two hundred twenty-six [[Deep foundation|footers]], each about {{convert|5|ft|m}} deep were dug; the largest ones were {{convert|56|by|56|ft|m}}.<ref name="Construction facts" /> The concrete construction was done by Mosser Construction.<ref name="Mosser construction">{{cite news|title=Chief executive appointed by Mosser Construction|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wlhPAAAAIBAJ&pg=2044,1211337&dq=millennium+force+construction&hl=en|access-date=January 5, 2013|newspaper=[[Toledo Blade]]|date=December 19, 2000|archive-date=September 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911144423/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wlhPAAAAIBAJ&pg=2044,1211337&dq=millennium+force+construction&hl=en|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[lift hill]] was topped off in early January 2000.<ref name="Lift hill topped">{{cite web|title=Cedar Point Tops Off World's Tallest Roller Coaster|url=http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/january00/stories/010500_02.shtml|publisher=Ultimate Roller Coaster|access-date=January 4, 2013|date=January 5, 2000|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402180113/http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/news/archives/january00/stories/010500_02.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref>

The ride's construction took seven months, and 120 construction workers and project managers participated. Testing took two months.<ref name="Construction facts" /> The park conducted a "pull-through" by pulling a train along the course to ensure proper clearance. The ride was inspected and tested with water-dummies on the trains.<ref name="MF nears end of construction" />