- Cedar Creek Mine Ride
Infobox roller coaster
name = Cedar Creek Mine Ride
caption =
location= Cedar Point
type = Steel
type2= Mine Train
manufacturer = Arrow Dynamics
designer =Ron Toomer
model = Runaway Mine
track =
lift = Two chainlift hill s
status = Open
opened =May 24 ,1969
height = 55
drop = 48
angle = 45
length = 2400
speed = 42
inversions = 0
duration = 2:42
capacity = 2,400
cost =
restriction= 48
rcdb_number=18"Cedar Creek Mine Ride" is a roller coaster operating at
Cedar Point inSandusky, 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 asteel roller coaster ."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. Many of those block brakes have been removed. The coaster typically only operates with two trains, and three on high attendance days, and one on low attendance days.
"Cedar Creek Mine Ride" has given over 62 million rides since it opened in
1969 , but over the past ten years attendance has declined on the ride.cite news
title = Cedar Creek Mine Ride
publisher = Cedar Point
url = http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/cedar_creek_mine_ride/index.cfm
accessdate = 2007-12-21 ]References
External links
* [http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/cedar_creek_mine_ride/index.cfm CedarPoint.com - "Cedar Creek Mine Ride" Official Page]
* [http://www.thepointol.com/mineride.html ThePointOL.com - "Cedar Creek Mine Ride" Unofficial Page]
* [http://www.pointpics.com/categories.php?cat_id=26 PointPics.com - "Cedar Creek Mine Ride" Photo Gallery]
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