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    Cedar Point’s newest roller coaster will make a splash in 2025

    Caradoc Wyn Posted on

    Cedar Point plans to add a new record-breaking roller coaster to its already impressive offering next year.

    And for many, there will likely be two new roller coasters in 2025, as the park’s new Top Thrill 2 coaster only operated for about a week before abruptly closing for the season due to ongoing remodeling.

    The newest addition to Sandusky Park will offer a once-in-a-lifetime ride experience and is said to be America’s tallest, fastest and longest tilt roller coaster.

    The theme of “The Siren’s Curse” is the mythical sirens who live beneath the surface of Lake Erie and attract sailors with their songs.

    What will the Siren Curse be like in Cedar Point?

    Cedar Point says coaster riders will hear this sad music as they ride up a 160-foot-high lift hill.

    Once at the top, the riders come across a broken track that leads to nowhere.

    The tower’s platform then tilts vertically downwards by 90 degrees as the rail connects to a winding rail below.

    The roller coaster then races down the 900-meter-long, winding track at a top speed of 93 km/h.

    In total, riders experience 13 moments of weightlessness or so-called airtime moments as well as two 360-degree barrel rolls in weightlessness and a high-speed “triple-down” element with a winding and banked track.

    The roller coaster trains, which can accommodate 24 passengers, will feature integrated audio and LED lighting.

    The new thrill machine – with its compact vertical design – will be located next to the Iron Dragon roller coaster and near the Cedar Point Marina.

    Guests must be at least 122 cm tall to ride.

    When does Siren’s Curse open in Cedar Point?

    Cedar Point says construction on the new roller coaster will begin soon.

    Unlike in previous years, Cedar Point is not promising that the new roller coaster will be ready by opening day next spring.

    The park says the new roller coaster will open in early summer 2025.

    It will be the 19th roller coaster on offer at the park, including Top Thrill 2, which was closed for most of this season for renovations.

    “Record-breaking thrills have always been at the heart of Cedar Point’s roller coasters, and Siren’s Curse lives up to that standard,” said Carrie Boldman, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point, in a statement. “The entire ride is an experience full of nonstop action, but that first precarious angle where you hold on tight – looking straight down – waiting for the track to snap into place will be a special moment that our fans will love. It’s the first of its kind for Cedar Point, and we’re excited to offer it to our guests.”

    Construction of the newest roller coaster will coincide with efforts to reopen the Top Thrill 2 roller coaster at Cedar Point.

    The park has not disclosed what problems led to the season-long closure of the remake of the troubled Top Thrill roller coaster, but workers have been seen taking the coaster’s cars apart and inspecting the tracks for months.

    Cedar Point announced Thursday that the Top Thrill 2 roller coaster is scheduled to reopen in 2025.

    The announcement of Siren’s Curse came after the park said goodbye to its water attraction Snake River Falls over Labor Day weekend.

    What is a tilt roller coaster?

    The so-called “Tilt” roller coaster is a relatively new concept in the USA

    Derek Perry, communications director for American Coaster Enthusiasts, said the Cedar Point roller coaster, designed and built by Dutch company Vekoma, offers a unique ride experience because the track at the top tilts “from parallel to the ground to a vertical position like a seesaw” as it aligns with a track hidden underneath.

    As soon as the tracks meet, the roller coaster train plunges downward at a 90-degree angle.

    “I’m so excited that Cedar Point is building this,” he said. “It was such a surprise.”

    Vekoma is also building a tilt coaster for the Circuit of the Americas amusement park on a race track in Texas.

    The Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts roller coaster at Universal Florida uses a similar trick.

    Tilt coasters are already in operation in amusement parks in other countries, including Germany and China.

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