The History of Cedar Point and The World's First Hypercoaster Magnum XL-200 | Expedition Cedar Point

Join us on the first episode of Expedition Cedar Point as we take a brief look at the parks history and the creation of the world's first Hypercoaster - Magnum XL 200. This Arrow coaster was the first to break 200 feet and also started the coaster wars with parks aiming to build taller and bigger rides. Following on from this we launch Hypercoaster week looking at some other unique and special over 200 foot coasters.
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Coaster Studios - • Magnum XL-200 Off-Ride...
CoasterBob62 - • Cedar Point 1976
shparker - • Cedar Point 1972
Joe Duea - • Valleyfair Footage 70's
Bruce Bauler - • Valleyfair 1990
Action Coasters - • Video
Larry Johnson - • Video 1 Cedar Point 1983
News 5 Cleveland - • Cedar Point May 1984
Ghosthost1969 - • Cedar Point - 1987 Hom...
Menachem Piekarski - • shockwave six flags gr...
Sean Flaharty - • Video
Cedar Point Fanpage - • Dick Kinzel: Cedar Poi...

[@bjoe385]

How 80s do you want your advert? Cedar point: yes

[@virginiacapitalcoasters7033]

The commercial was made in the 80s

[@bjoe385]

Virginia Capital Coasters I Know, I just find it quite funny how it looks today. Of course the way it was done was probably cutting edge at the time.

[@audigamer8261]

Woooosh?

[@bjoe385]

AudiGamer I would say so

[@baronvonlimbourgh1716]

Must be late 80's right? I got a very early 90s vibe from the advert shown at the start. Not sure when it was made.

[@craigperry3779]

This was fascinating! The crazy part is Arrow was basically competing with themselves at this point. They could tell the Cedar Park management " well Busch gardens just bought a really cool interlocking looper...." and then sell them whatever crazy idea the Arrow design team came up with.

[@tismejaytee]

CP has some of the best coaster advertisements I’ve ever seen

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Especially in the 80s

[@joph2592]

alton towers are weirder

[@tismejaytee]

Grand_Master nah

[@Demon-POT]

I think alton towers adverts are more weird and unique but that's just my opinion and your equal to yours. 👍👍🤩🤩

[@codydaman1713]

“Ted bear ted bear say goodbye” shits pretty creepy

[@coasterinc1987]

while you did touch on the "coaster wars" term.... a cool new big episode or multi parter could be the actual coaster wars, like the tallest, fastest, most inversions, longest, steepest.... each but follow the story of every time the record got broken.... id certainly like to see that series!

[@dougconner95]

coasterinc that’s a great idea!!! I would love it

[@FullTimeCoasterTour]

Agreed! This could be a full length documentary for Pete's sake! If anyone could do it it's Expedition Theme Park!

[@LUchesi]

Thumbs up from me!

[@awildfurret]

World Coaster War 2!

[@kelseylogan4981]

Expedition Cedar Point? Yes please!!! I'll take anything and everything to do with this park. It's my family's absolute favorite, and we've been going for the past 15 years. There's no other park, in my opinion, that comes close to what Cedar Point delivers. They're trying to amp up King's Island, but there's just something special about Cedar Point. Looking forward to more videos!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you!

[@yourexperienceguide]

Kelsey Logan Kings Island just doesn’t compare does it? CP is far superior, I went for the first time last year (did a weekender from the UK) and I’ve been hooked ever since

[@EatMyYeeties]

I fully agree! I've yet to visit a park as intense as Cedar Point.

[@1omarella]

Kelsey Logan I live in central Ohio so I am right in the middle between Cedar Point and Kings Island. Cedar Point has more coasters with more variety for sure but I still enjoy them both. They offer different things in my opinion. Cedar Point for thrills, Kings Island for a little more laid back nostalgia. But both parks have a little of both. We visit both parks just about every year.

[@lo1bo2]

Growing up in southeast Michigan, trips to Cedar Point were so much fun! Family, school, friends, whatever.

[@garrettbainbridge1954]

Yup growin up in southwest michigan we went every year

[@Exorsizzle]

i love magnum so much. i'm sure everyone has stories about it like these but once while riding this, my dad got hit in the forehead by a bee, and another time, a lady in front of my sister and i had her phone fly out of her pocket. my sister was able to catch it and give it back to her, but it was kind of alarming. great experiences though :~)

[@Driver8takeabreak]

In the 90s, a kid a car up from us dumped some water in the air in one of the tunnels. My friend next to me was horrified that it was puke and was yelling at the kid that he better run when we got to the station.

[@triadrailfanproductions]

There were these teens who couldn’t afford to buy tix for CP so they Throwed Fish onto Magnum!

[@rustyshacklefordrefined5756]

I’m a truck driver in Ohio, one time my dad and I took a load into Cedar Point 2 weeks before opening and a bee flew in the truck and it stung me as I swatted it.

[@JakeLX]

Love seeing the fun old ads. I also loved hearing Millennium Force’s music at the end.

[@mischiefmanaged5757]

I’m desperate to get to Cedar Point. It’s an absolute must do park.

[@orangecayman520]

Mischief Managed Plz come to Cleveland, we literally don’t have tourism besides Cedar Point.

[@mattflickinger8151]

Do 2 days!

[@blakesteenrod4765]

Connor Likes Cars - you serious? Cleveland has the Christmas Story house, Riverside Bar area, The Q, progressive field and ofc Little Italy.

[@mischiefmanaged5757]

Connor Likes Cars we are planning on coming next year. We are U.K. based and have only done the predictable Florida stay. We’d love to see more of the US so we are doing a mini road trip from North Carolina to Ohio. Hoping to spend 5 days around Cleveland so please share your tips for other things to see and do besides Cedar Point. 😄

[@rustyshacklefordrefined5756]

@@blakesteenrod4765 BA Sweeties

[@mikejames3471]

I'll never forget the very first time I went to CP at age 7 or 8 with my parents and little brother. We went the week before school in 1990 when the park was dead. I went on all the other coasters with no problem, but once I saw Magnum's lift hill I stopped in my tracks contemplating whether or not I wanted to ride. After what seemed like minutes but was actually only a couple seconds I saw my family climbing the stairs to the station and I was like screw it, I guess I'm riding. It absolutely blew me away. The only thing that ever compared to that first Magnum ride was my first ride on Millennium Force. Those are the only two individual rides that have blown me away.

[@kkr203]

Ooh Millennium Force music at the end, legit

[@wesstevens4287]

I was hoping I wasn't the only one that heard that!

[@TheVloggerDude2018]

I love cedar point. Do a episode on mean streak/ steel vengeance? Magnum XL is so cool. Great view of the beach and the sunset.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I will! Thanks

[@TheVloggerDude2018]

Expedition Theme Park no thank you! I’m on a car trip and the timing of this video is perfect!

[@alphazeroproductions4811]

@@ExpeditionThemePark A Rise and Saint Snow was disbanded due to huge problems with son of beast ETP: That's story thought that deserves on Expedition Kings Island & Expedition Love Live!

[@surgegamer]

Been attending Cedar Point for 25 years, amazing to see how far the park has come through history!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

such an iconic park!

[@zachjones8996]

Magnum is still kind of a beast. That first drop def caught me off guard last time I rode it.

[@coastaku1954]

But the ride is terrible after that

[@zachjones8996]

Coastaku those hills at the end hurt but you get crazy ejector

[@coastaku1954]

@@zachjones8996 I'd rather have the 6 ejector hills on Steel Vengeance since the restraints don't suck and Alan Shilcke can actually design smooth rides

[@zachjones8996]

Coastaku well yeah SV is the best ride on the planet haha. It’d be cool if they could do some re-profiling on magnum

[@coastaku1954]

@@zachjones8996 Yes, then it will be good, cause the Layout is fine, it's traversing that layout is where the problems are

[@tylerulbricht1880]

I worked on magnum during the 2018 and 2019 summers. It is an absolutely beautiful ride. Its really thrilling and it one of the most reliable and efficient rides in the park. They will never build a ride like it again, and that makes it even more unique. Also I got to be in it's new POV for it's 30th season operating. I was the ride op pushing the button in the back. You would see me just as it returns to the station.

[@abbyginge03]

This was my second coaster EVER only after the iron dragon cause my friend forgot about the giant ass drop and thought it was part of another coaster. Lets just say, going from a super tame coaster to this nearly made me shit my pants.

[@garminkid]

Magnum is simply amazing. The Death Run at the end is one of the greatest moments on any coaster. Having ejector airtime that strong is something to behold. I'm so happy Cedar Point is my home park because I can ride this all the time.

[@yourexperienceguide]

Andrew Lineweaver The air time on that run back is just incredible, absolutely love it! I’d love to have that coaster at my home park

[@trainlover16]

I'm going here for this park's 150th anniversary.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

see you there!

[@trainlover16]

Expedition Theme Park u going there too?

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

@@trainlover16 yep!

[@joph2592]

would but its thousands of miles away...

[@trainlover16]

Expedition Theme Park nice.

[@KnittinSittinCatMama]

CP was my father’s favorite park. We would drive from north of Pittsburgh almost every summer to ride the new coasters. I remember the year the Magnum XL opened and the first time I rode it and nothing I’ve done since compares to that rush of adrenaline. The Gemini and Corkscrew remain my two favorite coasters of all time.

[@TwoBs]

I absolutely loved Cedar Point when we went for a school trip during my 4th grade year in the late 90s. An amusement park with everyone in my class that was able to go? Hell yea, sign me up. Some of my favorite memories riding coasters at that park during that trip. Rode so many rides that I still felt like I was on one when riding back to the hotel on the charter bus. I could only rave about that place after leaving and still see it as a great place that Ohioans have to be proud of. I’ve been longing to go back ever since, even if I’m a bit more shy and anxious when it comes to riding coasters as I’ve gotten older.

[@Spiderific]

That water swing thing from the beginning looked fun

[@pigeononbread5477]

I lost power in my house with all my clothes in the washer so your video makes my day a bit better

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I am glad it helps! :D Hope it comes back soon

[@sillyreymond]

Your washer is holding your clothes hostage lol

[@AeternaVT]

I’m so happy you are doing expedition cedar point, after seeing you announce it on Twitter and on your KZbin tab, I have been waiting for this, and I know that this will be great!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you!

[@barnuner]

I never knew how lucky I was growing up going to cedar point every year. I remember walking under Magnum to get in the park from the hotel and water park and riding it last thing at night a bunch of times unltil Raptor which became my new obsession. I actually kinda miss stuff like Disaster transport (and Pirate ride) though, had a charm you can't really put your finger on.

[@suhspence]

I'll never forget driving to Cedar Point in the late 90's and seeing Magnum XL. Blew my mind as a little kid. Still one of the best coasters I've ever ridden

[@brettschaft5463]

Magnum is the origin of my obsession with roller coasters. I was about 7 years old and I remember being terrified while waiting in line. That fear quickly turned into sheer adrenaline and joy after that first drop. Such great memories doing marathon rides on Maggie at night too!

[@andrewvarney5687]

As an Ohioan who lives a short drive from Sandusky, I'm proud to say you have done the Park justice so far, I excitedly await the next installment of this series!!!

[@SOL1Dfps]

"When you're all grown up, you're ready for the magnum" is hilarious depending on the context.

[@senquezbradley5092]

Why did i have to so far down to find this lol

[@reiemg]

Man I grew up at this place, it's really cool learning new stuff about my childhood.

[@MarioMonte13]

I was one of the Magnum XL-200 Ride Hosts for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Absolutely still my favorite ride at that park, both to ride and to operate. In my extensive test rides, I found that the seats in Car 1-Row 3 and Car 6-Row 1 are the best for the airtime. Operating the ride was a nonstop race to get the trains out as quickly as possible. In 3 train operation, there's a time limit set by the automatic brake operations in the Ready Brakes (Brakes just before turning right into the station). If you don't get a train unloaded, loaded, checked and dispatched less than 35 seconds after the previous one clears the lift hill, that previous train will slam into the Safety Brakes after Tunnel 3. Those brakes are so strong, that I've observed Car 3 being lifted off of the track and suspended in the brake caliper while its road wheels spin freely. By my napkin math, the trains leaving that third tunnel are traveling on an average day, 35-40 mph. Timing the impulse of the brakes, I found that they stop the train in less than a second. This makes the Safety brakes stop you with a force of >2G. Naturally something to avoid, so most of the Ride Hosts on platform are trying their best to move things along as quickly and safely as possible. Somehow or another, always being at the edge of getting those trains out on time wasn't very stressful. At one point I was the leadership in charge of the ride for an hour, and set an all time record for the rides current operating system (installed in 2014) for most dispatches in an hour at 44. Based on our testing, I believe the theoretical maximum is 45, but the margin for error is so negligible that it would have to be done like clockwork.

[@cashonly8385]

I’ve been to Cedar Point a few times and it NEVER gets old! There is a certain magic to Magnum. It’s like playing a vintage guitar. It gets you right in the jellies.

[@Real28]

That's a beautiful look at my home park. Also, that outro music sounds just like the station music for Millennium Force.

[@dumbpup]

Real That’s because it is the station music for Millennium Force

[@Toonamp]

Worked at Cedar Point for 6 years. Us Thunder Canyon boys had to clean up after Magnum at night since it was before mixed crews. It's amazing what lost articles you find under a coaster. 30 years and the Magnum is still sinking, right?

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

sinking every single day :D

[@meghan293]

I watched someone lose their shoe while working at the waterpark on magnum

[@dindog22]

my friend lost her sunglasses on the first hill of the Blue Streak. she's from Ghana and it was her first and last roller coaster ride ever. it did her in

[@Real28]

Lord, it was the meme before there were memes.

[@markmiller4503]

@@ExpeditionThemePark I thought the Magnum was a very smoth ride until 2 years ago. I thought it might need new wheels or something. That's why I was shocked when they said it was rough. It was always as smooth as maverick or any other modern coaster.

[@FamousAtticusJS]

Finally made it to Cedar Point back in 2009. WHAT A PARK. Looking forward to a return visit in the future when my kids are a little older.

[@AirtimeThrills]

Thank God they had Arrow do it and not Togo. Magnum is still in my top 20

[@jiffyblue3882]

Airtime Thrills THANK GOD!

[@jiffyblue3882]

If it were a Togo, it’d be a rare credit(if it would even make it to 2019)

[@HorrorEnthusieat1721]

Omg u are my favorite youtuber ever!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍I subscribed to you

[@AirtimeThrills]

@@HorrorEnthusieat1721 thanks!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

Roller coaster capital of the world, what put Sandusky on the map

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

exactly Avery!

[@atlbrysco6198]

And thank god it did.. there isn't anything else in Ohio worth mentioning.... 😜

[@ConceptualCoasters]

ATLBrysco kings island?

[@atlbrysco6198]

@@ConceptualCoasters You know Phantom, King's Island isn't bad... but my comment was more general beyond just roller coasters. There just ain't much in Ohio to get people excited beyond amusement parks... Despite that, unfortunately when King's Island got bought by Cedar Fair (including the other two parks) it stopped being really about artistry and offering something different for the riders, it became more about "what can we make money on?" While parks try to be more about the latest and greatest, it is more about making money than really exciting visitors and producing something really visionary. Making a profit isn't a bad thing... but when guests to your park become a side consideration and it all comes down to debits and credits on a balance sheet you have a tendency to forget the reason the park is there - to entertain people.

[@dindog22]

America's Roller Coast

[@violetlongitude5963]

One of the best parts of riding a coaster in CP is the view. There you are, cranking up a hill, enjoying Lake Erie, then you drop. Wheeee!

[@delidanks]

Steel Vengeance and Millennium Force would be neat with the story overviewing the fact that Steel Dragon 2000 was looming

[@passholder_trav]

How amazing is that “Gemini” original television advert? 👌

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Maybe the best one yet

[@vaultlife7110]

Man I LOVED gemini. They got the two cars hyped up and they would race, one would finish first.

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

I remember my first ride on Magnum. A school field trip in 1990. It was legendary.

[@halo2mukee]

The magnum is one of my favorite rides of all time, this park is such a great park!

[@AdlerTheEagle]

I was the Supervisor of this ride in 2015 and it was HANDS DOWN the best Roller Coaster to work at the park! Amazing video, and Help Someone Smile Today!

[@robotfactory205]

I really appreciate the Wicked Twister and Millennium Force station music in the intro and outro.

[@ravenniles545]

What a trip down memory lane! Thank you for your work on Cedar Point. I remember when Gemini was the new coaster. The campground was close by and I remember waking up in my Aunt and Uncle's pop-up camper hearing the trains being run for morning tests. Oh the anticipation! Cedar Point is still great, but I do miss the days when there were more trees. Looking forward to seeing what they do with the new boat ride planned for next year's big anniversary... I used to love the old Paddlewheel Excursion.

[@electrohalo8798]

a new expedition series IM HOOCKED

[@wickedphant0m]

Honestly, it's kind of amazing how smooth Magnum is when you consider it's been operating for over 30 years... and was made by Arrow.... and made without computers.

[@coastaku1954]

Magnum isn't smooth though!!!!

[@wickedphant0m]

@@coastaku1954 It's not smooth objectively, but it's smoothER than many other coasters of the 80s/90s. As a product of its time, it's impressive.

[@coastaku1954]

@@wickedphant0m Ever ridden a Schwarzkopf? Arrow Suspended Coasters were pretty smooth, so was Viper at Darien Lake, all of them are older than Magnum, yet way smoother, even Gemini right next door is LEAGUES smoother, I can happily marathon Gemini when I can only do Magnum once or twice

[@princesskristan]

Going to Cedar Point is a dream of mine. I love roller coasters so going there would make me feel like I've achieved something

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

I hope you get to go!

[@belacickekl7579]

Yeah, it's a wonderful place, and I feel totally spoiled that it was my home park

[@jenner81]

We went to Cedar Point in the early 2000's. We went on every single roller coaster in the park! My favourite was the Millennium Force, and we actually rode it twice! When I laid down that night, it literally still felt like I was on a roller coaster still! It was so much fun, but I definitely couldn't do it now!

[@yourexperienceguide]

Love the Magnum XL-200 section

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Better than the Big One?

[@yourexperienceguide]

Expedition Theme Park Easily, everyone knows my favourite coaster is Magnum 😅

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

True 😄

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Gemini is still one of the best rides. Very short lines (due to double tracks), fun ride, getting to slap hands and race the other car.

[@rebeccaperry6303]

My childhood park! I got to ride Magnum XL 200 on its opening day, and it remains one of my favorite coasters.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Such a good ride!

[@reicse]

when i went to cedar point for the first time earlier this year, Magnum XL 200 was one of my *absolute favorites*

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Such a good ride!

[@coastaku1954]

@@ExpeditionThemePark No it is not! Good rides don't hurt me in 13 diffrent places!

[@ArrowThrills]

@@coastaku1954 true I'm never ridding magnum xl200 again after this year unless it gets new trains. Even the so called padding didn't improve the ride.

[@coastaku1954]

@@ArrowThrills THANK YOU!!!!!! God those hills hurt

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

@@ArrowThrills If the bar is the problem here's the trick: 1. Don't staple yourself leave some room between your legs and the bar. 2. After lowering raise your legs by doing a tippy toes motion with your feet. This will prevent the ride op from stapling you 3. After the train leaves the station hold up the bar with your hand for the entire ride this prevents the bar from coming down and stapling you. If you do this you should avoid the theigh crush issue. Yes you could argue a ride shouldn't have to be ridden this way to enjoy it but Magnum is 30 years old and wasn't designed with computers. It's amazing it even runs at all

[@jumpbacktome]

Magnum!! It may not be the "best" coaster in the world, maybe not even in the park, but it will always be my favorite. There is nothing like a night ride on Magnum after a hot summer day. Out there in the dark by yourself, the waterpark below silent and the waves of the lake lapping at the shore, you speed through the elements seemingly faster than ever... just flying over every hill, bang, bang! Magnum.

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

The freakin airtime hills on this thing are still unmatched. It’s incredible to me that it was entirely hand- and eyeball-crafted.

[@checkerboard_floor9552]

My first coaster as of yesterday! 💕

[@Bob_at_Quibsonguitarworks]

"Even when you see it, you won't believe it". I rode the Magnum on "Media Day", the day before Cedar Point opens for the season, the year it was put in! Nothing was like it! I ride it still, but others in the park are more interesting, now. I am a Michigander who's been going there since 1978 (CorkScrew & Gemini). Good Times. Now my kids love CP, too.

[@soda7865]

Proud to be a regular at cedar point. I grew up on this amusement park and it holds such a great place in my heart because it sparked my love for roller coasters.

[@RaiderNation84]

A video about Desperado would be awesome! That thing was legendary back in the 90s

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Maybeeeee 😄

[@nothanksguy]

Is it just me, or does Magnum's track look different than every other Arrow coaster? Much shorter from the support to the rail

[@Skippyboy2348]

It uses the mine train form factor not the looper form factor which is why it used upstop pads

[@nothanksguy]

@@Skippyboy2348 makes sense! I wonder if that means you could put geminis trains on it

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

@@nothanksguy Magnums trains use the same chassis as Gemini, in fact Magnums trains are almost identical to Geminis train the only differences being the fiber glass shell and having upstop wheels instead of upstop pads

[@speedybill47]

@@Skippyboy2348 IVE WONDERED THIS FOR YEARS

[@alexanderhamilton6249]

speedybill47 SAME

[@breannalouis9527]

Magnum was my first coaster last year at 23! I was terrified, but now I'm addicted! This was so fun to watch!

[@anthonybarnes2355]

Man , I went there when I was a kid . Awesome place . I remember the skeleton train ride and blue streak coaster .

[@otterdccaptain9229]

An important part of the Cedar Point story is Geauga Lake. A small park about an hour and a half east. This small park at one point had one of the oldest and tallest wooden roller coasters in the world. It was eventually purchased bu Six Flags and became the largest amusement park in the world. The park was later purchased by Cedar Fair. Do a story on Geauga Lake. I used to work there for 7 summers.

[@SeanFlaharty]

Great job, once again!

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you Sean! Guessing you were there opening year 😄

[@SeanFlaharty]

@@ExpeditionThemePark Actually, I didn't go on opening year. I was too afraid to ride any big coasters until my first ride on The Beast in 1990. I took my first ride on Magnum a few weeks later.

[@jvcolddayinhell2761]

Thank you for making this! Wish I could like this more than once. Would love to see more of Expedition Cedar Point!

[@johnanderson6401]

love the vids keep up the great work. do one about the history of Carowinds please and the history of theme parks in myrtle beach sc to. there was more down here than just the old hard rock/ freestyle park

[@jackschissler255]

It may be rough but it was what started it all. Still a very good coaster. Thanks Dick for bringing it to life for us.

[@oldredbarnman]

Great seeing footage of the Jumbo Jet, the 1st coaster I rode at CP in 1976. Rode on the Magnum it's inaugural season, and a few times since. My favorite coaster!

[@AbiFranklin]

Man, I remember being so excited the summer I was finally tall enough for the Magnum

[@craigs1266]

I love Cedar Point!! I've been going since the 70s.

[@Lottie2002]

I love Cedar Point. I had no idea about the Magnum being such a big deal. Millennium Force is still my favorite 💗

[@Jason_Maier]

Yeah, I've read that Ron Toomer did bend coat hangers and wires when doing designs.

[@millimetersofmercury]

There's a docu with an interview with him (sorry, the title escapes me) where he literally twists one into an Arrow loop on camera

[@kaosworld9491]

One of my favorite coasters at cedar point. Thank you for doing this video

[@Counterpoint1951]

I credit this ride for helping me overcome my fear of roller coasters. I was 8 years old when it opened, but didn't ride it until I was 14. When I was a kid, I was both fascinated by and afraid of coasters; I would ride some of the smaller ones, but didn't really enjoy them, and though I slowly worked my way up to larger ones like Gemini, Magnum was out of the question. Once I rode it, though, I was hooked, and I've been a coaster nut ever since. Thanks, Magnum!

[@edwardmihevic2214]

Thank you for such an informative video, I grew up going to Cedar Point every summer when I was a kid. We stayed at the Breakers most years. I do remember years where we only went for the day, most likely during tough economic years on my father, but our parents would never let us as kids know it at the time. I remember feeling like it was something special, like not all the kids I knew were able to. A few years later as my two sisters and I got a bit older were always allowed to bring our friends with us. I remember the first year our parents got two rooms, so they could have a bit of a vacation themselves. And we had a bit of freedom. So it was pretty cool to be there for a few days with someone ya knew and had free roam of the place. The first few years I remember not being tall enough to get on the Roller coasters, which was fine with me I was scared of the big rides. That was in the early eighty's, the only big coasters at the time were the Blue Streak, Corkscrew, and the Gemini. I remember that first year when I was finally tall enough to ride the roller coasters and my younger sister wasn't yet, so we tried to 80's up her hair with Aquanet, so she was tall enough, and it worked!! We rode the Blue Streak first, then the Corkscrew and last to ride was the Gemini but I was terrified, my older sister got me to go on with her. I was scared to death the whole way up the first hill, but rode more times in the next few days. Lots of great memories of Cedar Point, first time I got a kiss from a girl was in the video game arcade located on the midway under the chairlift , lol. I haven't been to the park in many years since moving out of Ohio. I have been to many Six Flags parks over the years, they all seem rather small compared to Cedar Point. Thanks for bringing back many great memories of that place. Seeing this video really brought it back for me. Must make future plans for a visit.

[@ArthurTerry-we1uv]

Cedar point s history inspires me it's a amusement park testimony if you wait you will be blessed just look at it today it's a coaster heaven

[@afluker6757]

Awesome video! So much nostalgia...

[@djsugarc1075]

One of my all time favorite rides

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

So good!

[@djsugarc1075]

Expedition Theme Park thank you for your amazing research, this is my fav of your videos so far!

[@mithramusic5909]

Awesome video! Thanks for the history. It's very cool

[@Coaster_Crazy]

Excellent video as always dude

[@Pantheragem]

Ironically, I'm pretty sure that's Paul Frees (Ghost Host) doing the Cedar Point commercial.

[@Demon-POT]

Great vid! It really shows how historic this park is

[@rockedoutstone]

Just found your channel through Super enthused. Loving the information on theme parks! Totally awesome

[@5zero_7]

Whoa, not often that Valleyfair gets brought up! Valleyfair needs more coasters though.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Needs some love for sure

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

This might be my favorite video you've made so far. Very informative & interesting! Landmark hypers (any full circuit coaster with a height or drop 200-299 ft) that I can think of off the top of my head: Magnum, Steel Phantom, Apollo's Chariot & Ride of Steel, Son of Beast, X2, Karnan, Steel Vengeance.

[@matthintz9468]

Cedar Point is my home park, and the legendary profile of the park is not overstated at all. It's a destination for anyone who loves these machines. The size, variety of manufacturing companies present, designs, and historic significance of most of these coasters is akin to going to a living museum. My only complaint is wanting another good wooden coaster, maybe something by the Gravity Group. I would also love to see a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter coaster built indoors to recreate/re-envision Disaster Transport when it was at its prime. I want to add that the park has more rides in general than any other amusement park, so there are a lot of flat rides and kids rides for people to enjoy. They could probably use a new dark ride, but there is a lot to do, plus the beach is fantastic. It's really one of the best amusement parks in the world.

[@theyoloders]

Always soo great to see my home park being talked about! awesome video as well.

[@lucasm7177]

Great video incredibly well done!

[@zachkelley1867]

This is so good. I hope you do more cedar point videos

[@virginiacapitalcoasters7033]

Nice Mini Documentary.

[@TheMunchBunchy]

Awesome video as always, love them!!!

[@melskunk]

Always great to see new content from you.

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Thank you

[@HonorinTreason]

Great video! Imagine how smooth this beast was when it opened.

[@Formula1st]

Sometimes the trims still don’t kick in and apparently it makes it one of the best rides in the world

[@ExpeditionThemePark]

Gotta hate trims!

[@yourexperienceguide]

Formula 1st No trims make for a great ride

[@coastaku1954]

Magnum is one of my least favourite coasters of all time and the trims will just make it worse, they need to scrap it or reprofile it with B&M to make it rideable, cause in it's current state, I can't have children anymore thanks to the crappy restriants and seatbelts destroying my testies

[@davidtremain8645]

They usually turn them off at night ;)

[@yourexperienceguide]

Coastaku Nonsense

[@sexyorigamiking]

OMG I loved this video I literally got lost is the nostalgia!!!!! Love you dude

[@ACESAMU]

Love the new expedition!! Though Dorney Park is my home park and Steel Force will always be one of my favorites (especially when they used to do the Banshee Phantom theme during Halloween Haunt), Magnum XL is definitely a legendary ride. My family always tries to take an annual summer trip to CP and other Cedar Fair parks since my dad is an employee at Dorney. Great video like always!

[@sonimatic]

I'd like to see Expeditions on Mako, the Big One, Apollo's Chariot, DC Rivals Hypercoaster, Ride of Steel at Darien Lake, Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia, and Expedition GeForce.

[@hufflepuffgirl6794]

I've been going to Cedar Point most of my life and no one calls it Magnum XL 200, it's just Magnum. Also waiting 3 hours for Magnum is insane the only waiting you have to do is in the loading area which is always super crowded.

[@badatgaming]

I've heard stories that Magnum's trains were heavily modified Mine Train chassis, and hearing about the fact they didn't debut with upstop wheels but rather upstop pads makes me think there's a few grains of truth to these stories.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Magnums trains are identical to Geminis trains the only differences are the fiber glass shell and the fact Magnum has upstop wheels instead of pads (though it used to have pads)

[@northshore1000]

Definitely “thumbs up” for your wonderful video. There’s so much I want to say... Grew up in Toledo, so my family went every summer. Plenty of glorious memories from those days as a park guest. Just magical times. In college, I interviewed and was hired, so I was able to go behind the scenes and be a part of the “magic”. Worked there 3 summers (the Mill Race/Midway Carousel) then Kiddie Land and then White Water Landing). In those days, being a seasonal park, most of the employees were college students, like me, who were housed in dorms, so there was a lot of youth & energy. I would have to say, those were some of the most memorable, fun days of my life. As an employee, it was normal for us to refer to the park guests as “animals” behind their backs. (“I just caught some animals trying to cut in line, tried to leave to get food and then get back in line.” “The animals are even more aggressive to get into the ride than normal.” “You wont believe the mess the animals left at the french fry stand!!”) One day, while running the merry-go-round in Kiddieland, a man with his 9 year old asked me, “Do you guys still call the park guests ‘animals’?” He said he used to work there years ago, and that was the term they used. I confided to him, “Yup. Still do!” I moved to L.A. after college, but returned to Toledo in 2011 for a visit. Went with the family to Cedar Point, so I revisited places like Kiddieland. I popped my head into the Lost Kids building to ask if they still called park guests”animals”. There was an employee, an older man, not a college student. Thinking management is now trying to hire toward more diversity. I asked my “animals” question to him and...he seemed to have no clue what I was talking about. I guess, somehow, management curbed that bad habit amongst employees!! All in all, I cherish those days. The lights, the sounds, the smells, the camaraderie, the fun. I thank you for this video and the memories...

[@marcuslinton310]

That's okay, visitors usually call the park employees fucking morons because they can never answer questions and take forever to get people loaded in the rides.

[@masonmiledi1125]

I love Cedar Point!!!!!!!!!! I cant wait to go again. Can you do a Green Lantern First Flight and Colossus (original) at six flags magic mountain if it's not to hard.😁😁😁😁👍👍