List of former Cedar Point attractions

This is a list of rides, attractions and themes from the Cedar Point amusement park that no longer exist in the park.

Ride	Picture	Year opened	Year closed	Manufacturer	Description
Broadway Trip		1964	1964	Mack Rides	A steel roller coaster, it operated at six different parks before being dismantled in 2003.[1]
Cyclone		1929	1951	Harry G Traver	A wooden roller coaster.[2]
Dip the Dips Scenic Railway		1908	1917	Unknown	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 33 feet (10 m).[3]
Disaster Transport		1985	2012	Intamin	Formerly known as Avalanche Run before being enclosed in 1989. It was an enclosed Bobsled roller coaster.[4]
High Frolics		1918	1940	Andy Vettel	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 75 feet (23 m). It was originally named Scenic Railway, then rebuilt and renamed Leap Frog Railway in 1918, and in 1933 it was renovated and its name was changed to High Frolics.[5][6]
Jumbo Jet		1972	1978	Schwarzkopf	A steel roller coaster, it was a larger and longer version of the Jet Star series of coasters, which followed the Schwarzkopf Wildcat design. The Jumbo Jet was introduced in 1972, making Cedar Point's one of the first.[7][8] It used individual self-powered cars to run up a spiral lift hill unassisted. The coaster run had some 90° sections, and an ATC-style radar prop rotated up above the ride. Jumbo Jet is currently located at Dreamland in Minsk, Belarus.[9]
Leap the Dips		1912	1935	Andy Vettel	A wooden out and back roller coaster.[10]
Little Dipper		1952	1952	Allan Herschel Company	A small kiddie coaster that was a one-year concession previously operated a Myrtle Beach Pavilion.[11]
Mean Streak		1991	2016	Dinn Corporation	A wooden roller coaster. Mean Streak was the tallest wooden coaster in the world with the longest drop when it opened to the public, standing 161 feet (49 m). Its closure date of September 16, 2016 was announced on August 1, 2016. The site currently holds Steel Vengeance, a hybrid roller coaster which incorporates some elements of Mean Streak's design.
Racer		1910	1928	McKay Construction	A wooden racing roller coaster with a height of 46 feet (14 m).[12]
Scamper		1962	1969	Unknown	A wooden wild mouse roller coaster.[13]
Super Coaster		1952	1964	Allan Herschell Company	A steel kiddie roller coaster that previously operated at Myrtle Beach.[14]
Switchback Railway		1892	1901	Unknown	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 25 feet (7.6 m) and a speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). Switchback Railway was Cedar Point's first roller coaster. It was different in that it did not have a powered lift hill so the cars needed to be pulled back to the station by hand.[15]
Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan		1902	1909	Frederick Ingersoll	A wooden roller coaster with a height of 46 feet (14 m).[16]
Top Thrill Dragster		2003	2023	Intamin	A first-of-its-kind full circuit Intamin strata coaster, at a height of 420 feet (130 m). The attraction was closed in August 2021 due to an accident, and was scrapped in September 2022. The ride was replaced with Top Thrill 2 in 2024.[17]
Wicked Twister		2002	2021	Intamin	An inverted impulse roller coaster marketed as the tallest and fastest of its kind in the world when it opened. Replaced by The Grand Pavilion in 2023.
Wildcat		1970	1978	Schwarzkopf	A steel wild mouse roller coaster. It operated at two other parks including Valleyfair before being dismantled in 2001.[18]
WildCat		1979	2011	Schwarzkopf	A steel wild mouse roller coaster. Removed in 2011 to make room for Luminosity. It operated in three locations in the park before being removed.[19] The footprint for WildCat now houses part of Valravn and Sirens Curse.
Wild Mouse		1959	1963	B. A. Schiff & Associates	A steel wild mouse roller coaster.[20]

Ride	Picture	Year opened	Year closed	Manufacturer	Description
Airplane Dips		1917	Unknown	Aero Joy-plane company	A track ride themed to airplanes that went around a circle similar to tumble bug.
Antique Cars		1969	2021	Arrow Development	An automobile track ride in Frontier Town with cars that resemble an early Cadillac car. This ride was demolished in November 2021. It was replaced by The Farmhouse Kitchen & Grill in 2022.
Bayern Kurve		1970	1984	Schwarzkopf	A Bayern Kurve bobsled type ride.
Bumper Boats		1993[21]	2013	Hampton	A kiddie bumper boat ride located in the Gemini's Children Area. It was removed for Lake Erie Eagles.
Caterpillar		1924	1961	Unknown	A fast-paced ride that generates a decent helping of centrifugal force, causing the riders on the inside of the seats to crush the riders on the outside of the seats.[6]
Circle Swing		1906	1920s or 1930s	Unknown	A Swing ride that was located at the center of the former amusement circle midway.
Chaos		1997	2010	Chance Rides	A Chaos type ride that was one of the first of its kind. It inverts its riders in three degrees of motion: lifting, inverting, and spinning. Moved in 2002 to make room for defunct ride Top Thrill Dragster, and relocated to the former Schwabinchen location.
Choo Choo Lagoon		1995	2016	Unknown	A children's area featuring a train style Splashground. Replaced by Lemmy's Lagoon.
Demon Drop		1983	2009	Intamin	An Intamin Freefall ride that provides the feeling of weightlessness. It was relocated to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and opened for the 2010 season.[22] It was replaced with Ocean Motion which was re-located to make room for WindSeeker.
Dodgem		1967	2001	Unknown	A bumper cars ride located across from Magnum XL-200. It was moved to Michigan's Adventure. A separate Dodgem remains on The Boardwalk.
Earthquake		1965	1984	Arrow Development	A dark ride based on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This ride formerly operated at Freedomland U.S.A. and was relocated to Cedar Point in 1965. The ride transportation system was provided by Arrow Development.
Flying Coaster[23]		1961	1967 or 1968	John Norman Bartlett	A ride that went around in a circular track with a steep hill that gave riders the sensation of flying.
Flying Skooters		1944	1960	Unknown	A kiddie rider where riders sat in airplanes and swung back and forth as they went in a circle.[6]
Frontier Carousel		1972	1994	Dentzel	A 1921 Dentzel wooden carousel with 50 jumping horses, 12 standing horses, 4 menagerie animals (1 deer, 1 giraffe, 1 lion, 1 tiger) and 2 chariots. It was purchased from Lansing, Michigan and moved to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in 1995. The carousel building still stands in Frontier Town and is used as a haunted house during HalloWeekends. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[24]
Frontier Lift		1968	1985	Von Roll	A second sky ride which operated separate from the existing one. It ran from the main midway to Frontier Town. The site of the midway station is now the station for Iron Dragon, but the Frontier Town station still stands; restrooms occupy the ground floor, while the second floor is used for employee meetings and storage. A Cart is used for HalloWeekends.
Ferris Wheel		1920s or 1930s?	Unknown	Unknown	A small ferris wheel located next to High Frolics.
Fun House		1950s or 1966?	1981	Unknown	A 3-story walk-through house. This "upside-down house" featured someone in a rocking chair on the ceiling and the labyrinth room where the floor was at an angle representing an upside-down attic roof. Replaced with the Kid Arthur's Court play area, which would also eventually be removed. Portions of this attraction are used in the HalloWeekends attraction "The Magical House on Boo Hill".
Giant Sky Wheel		1961	1980	Herschell	A double wheel Ferris wheel with two wheels mounted on opposite ends of a giant pivoting arm, allowing one wheel to turn high in the air while the other was being loaded. It was located near the front main entrance.
Hot Rods		1970	2013	Hampton	A children's circular old-fashioned automobile ride located inside of Kiddy Kingdom.
Mill Race		1963	1993	Arrow Development	A log flume water ride that was located near the main entrance. It had a relatively small footprint, and was the second Arrow Development flume to open. The final drop on this ride was once sponsored by Nestea and was called the "Nestea Plunge", named after a very popular advertising slogan of the time. The ride was retired after the 1993 season to make room for Raptor.
Miniature Merry go round		1920s or 1930s			A miniature merry go round that stood next to Cyclone and High Frolics.
Monorail		1959	1965	Ohio Mechanical Handling Company	A monorail with a gasoline-powered engine and five streamlined passenger cars that ran along a three-quarter mile long course suspended nine feet off the ground.[25]: p.131
Moon Rocket		1946	1940s–1950s	Unknown	Spinning ride that only lasted a few seasons on the midway due to poor business.[6][26]
Old Timers		1970	2013	Hampton	A children's circular old-fashioned automobile ride located inside of Kiddy Kingdom.
Octopus		1941	Unknown	—	A spinning ride that spun around on an axis with several spinning arms and ride vehicles similar to the Monster currently located in Gemini Midway.
Paddlewheel Excursions		1961	2011		A boat ride with wise-cracking captains that transported its guests on a relaxing voyage around Cedar Point's lagoons past scenes depicting early, rural Americana.[25]: p.133  Paddlewheel Excursions closed on Labor Day 2011 to make room for defunct attraction Dinosaurs Alive!. The ride was originally known as "Riverboat Cruises," then renamed Western Cruise in 1964. Renamed "Paddlewheel Excursions" in 1987, when the loading dock was relocated to the Gemini Midway, upon the opening of Iron Dragon (whose station currently sits on the present-day dock of Western Cruise).[27]
Pirate Ride		1966	1996	Arrow Development	A pirate-themed dark ride located near the Blue Streak queuing area. This ride formerly operated at Freedomland U.S.A. and was relocated to Cedar Point in 1966. The building still stands today and remnants of the ride can still be seen. The ride transportation system was provided by Arrow Development.
Rotor		1961[25]: p.138	1964	Anglo Rotor Corporation	A rotor type ride. A cylindrical room that spun while the floor dropped, leaving riders stuck to the wall by centrifugal force.
		1967	1984	Chance Rides
Schwabinchen		1970	2002	Mack Rides	A Trabant. The ride motion pattern resembled that of a spinning coin before coming to rest. The Schwabinchen had a tilted loading platform and featured a beautiful German tavern dancer in the center, where riders "sat" on the outskirts of the "Lady In Red's" dress. It was removed in 2002 to make room for Chaos after defunct ride Top Thrill Dragster was built.
Sea Swing		1904	Unknown	Traver Engineering	An amusement park ride with a central axis and a circular track.[28][29]
Shoot the Rapids		1967	1981		The ride closed in 1981 to make room for White Water Landing. Where Maverick is located now.
Shoot the Rapids		2010	2015	Intamin	A log flume water ride that was named after the original Shoot the Rapids. Frequent ride problems, including an incident in 2013, led to its closure. The original Shoot the Rapids closed to make way for another defunct water ride, White Water Landing (Cedar Point).
SkyScraper		2008	2015	Gravity Works	A Booster type ride. The ride was 2 minutes long and rotated its riders at a max speed of 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) at a max height of 160 feet (49 m).[30] The ride was previously located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and Valleyfair.
Sky Slide		1968	1991	Unknown	A Fun Slide. It featured a huge cyan-colored fiberglass slide located just west of the Main Arcade. Guests had to sit on a burlap mat while sliding down. There were two long steep drops followed by a short dip, and the slide had 15 "lanes" for riders.
Snake River Expedition		2021	2023		A themed Riverboat attraction that navigated the route formerly taken by the retired Paddlewheel Excursions.
Space Spiral		1965	2012	Von Roll/Willie Buhler's Space Towers Company	A 330-foot (100 m) tall Gyro tower that gave riders a 360-degree view of the surrounding area. Space Spiral was the first amusement ride in the world to top 300 feet (91 m). It featured a distinctive two-level cabin, found only on a few early models. However, the second level wasn't used in the ride's later years. It was imploded and demolished on September 12, 2012.[31]
Speed Slides		1988	2011	Unknown	Two body slides in Soak City. Replaced by Riptide Raceway.
Sir Rub-A-Dub's Tubs		1986	2014	Unknown	A small water ride in kiddie kingdom. Replaced by Dodgem.
Snake River Falls		1993	2024	Arrow Dynamics	A Shoot-the-Chute ride. It opened as the tallest and fastest water ride in the world with a drop of 80 feet (24 m).[32]
Star Voyager		1961	1986	Kasper Klaus	A Kasper Klaus Satellite Jet ride in which 20 jet-like vehicles were attached to a rotating arm. As the ride rotated, guests could pull or push the yoke of the vehicle to make the jet rise or descend.
Tiki-Twirl		1970	1984	Mack Rides	A Polynesian-themed version of a Mack Calypso. As of 2016, the existing Calypso was renamed "Tiki Twirl" after the 1970 ride and relocated near the giant wheel. In 2023 the name reverted to Calypso.
Trabant		1966	1990	Chance Rides	A Trabant type ride in which the riders sat on the ends of a round disc-shaped object similar to a flattened cone. The ride motion pattern resembled that of a spinning coin before coming to rest and featured a disco ball as its centerpiece.
Tumble Bug		1934	1963	Traver Engineering	An amusement park ride with a central axis and a circular, humped track.[28][29]
Turnpike Cars		1959	2014	Arrow Dynamics	The ride featured cars themed as mini hot rods from the 1950s and 1960s. Replaced by Valravn.
Twister		1950s??	early 1970s	Unknown	A spinning ride that was located where the main midway restaurants are. In the late 60s it was moved to where the Grand pavilion stands today.
VertiGo		2001	2001	S&S Worldwide	An air powered thrill ride that used three 265-foot (81 m)-tall towers and cable to propel riders over 300 feet (91 m). One of the rides three towers partially collapsed after its debut season. Park management felt the potential for failure of this ride design outweighed the positive impact made by repairing it, and it was removed prior to the start of the 2002 season. It was located in Challenge Park, located between Cedar Point and Soak City.
Water Toboggan		1890	early 1900s	Unknown	A slide built out into Lake Erie approximately where Windseeker stands today.
White Water Landing		1982	2005	Arrow Development	A log flume water ride built on the former site of the original Shoot the Rapids. It operated for twenty-three years before it was retired to make room for Maverick. The station and queue are now part of Maverick's queue and gift shop.
Witches' Wheel		1977	2018	HUSS Park Attractions	An Enterprise ride that spun riders, eventually inverting them upside down for several rotations more than 60 feet (18 m) above ground. Replaced by BackBeatQue.
Yankee Bullet		1941	Unknown	Unknown	Fast-paced ride that had enclosed ride cars, most of the information on the ride has been lost to time.
Zugspitze[33]	unknown	1966	1971	Mack Rides	A variation of a standard Mack Himalaya-type ride.
Jaycopter		1964 ??	1964 ??	Jaycopter Corporation	A unique helicopter simulator, originally intended for military training. Also operated at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair.
Professor Delbert's Frontier Fling		1996	2024	Ride Entertainment Group	A 152 feet (46 m) dual arch Skycoaster model. Operated as Ripcord in Challenge Park from 1996 to 2016. This was an upcharge attraction.

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• Cedar Point History at The Point Online