Valid any public operating day through Labor Day, Sept. 5, 2011 only.Not valid after Sept. 5, 2011. Visit CedarPoint.com for schedules. No Rain Checks, No Refunds, No Exchanges.

With 75 rides, including 17 roller coasters, Cedar Point amusement park/resort in Sandusky, Ohio, will provide an exciting day of fun and thrills for everyone in the family. Located on a peninsula jutting into Lake Erie, Cedar Point is one of the most popular amusement park and vacation destinations in the country.

For starters, Cedar Point has more rides than any park in the world, an unmatched assortment of thrilling coasters and family favorites. It also offers a variety of award-winning live shows, themed children’s areas, special attractions, eateries serving sumptuous meals and treats and gift shops offering a wide array of souvenirs and memorabilia. Plus, Snoopy and the Gang visit the park every day!

For the 13th consecutive year, Cedar Point was named the “Best Amusement Park in the World” in the annual poll conducted by Amusement Today, an international amusement industry publication. Cedar Point is the only park to be the recipient of this highly coveted award. The 310-foot-tall Millennium Force roller coaster was also selected as the “Best Steel Roller Coaster in the World!”

For added fun, Soak City, an 18-acre outdoor water park, and the Challenge Park activity complex that features miniature golf, go-kart tracks and the thrilling RipCord skycoaster are right next door.

Offering a variety of guest accommodations, Cedar Point is the perfect destination for a family vacation or getaway weekend. Guests can choose between beautiful and convenient beachfront properties overlooking Lake Erie and a sandy beach and cottages, cabins and luxury RV campsites that are just a stroll away from the park. It also has a year-round indoor waterpark resort, RV campground and two marinas.

This summer, Cedar Point will celebrate its 141st anniversary. It first opened in 1870.

New for 2011!

New this summer will be WindSeeker, a thrilling 301-foot-tall swing ride located on the Cedar Point Beach that will spin riders in open two-passenger swings with their feet dangling in the breeze!

At a cost of $5 million to build, WindSeeker will provide breathtaking views as riders spin nearly 30 stories above Cedar Point, Lake Erie and the Cedar Point Beach.

World-renowned for its gourmet hot dogs, chili dogs, onion rings and fresh toppings, Pink’s Hot Dogs, a Hollywood legend for more than 70 years, will open its first franchise east of Las Vegas on the Cedar Point Midway.

In September, the park will hold HalloWeekends XV, its annual fall festival of fun and frights, while the Revolution3 Triathlon featuring full- and half-distance races will be held for the second consecutive year. A week later, PointFest, a Christian music concert, will return for the third year.

Roller Coasters

Featuring four world-record-setting roller coasters, including Millennium Force and the 420-foot-tall Top Thrill Dragster, the world’s first 40-story coaster, Cedar Point is internationally known for its vast collection of coasters. With 17 coasters, Cedar Point provides a full day of excitement for coaster-riders of all types. Thrill-seekers flock to the twisting Maverick that opened in 2007 and the Magnum XL-200, while everyone enjoys a ride on the Iron Dragon suspended coaster and the Cedar Creek Mine Ride. For younger guests, Woodstock Express and Jr. Gemini offer an exciting coaster ride designed specifically for them.

This summer, three of the park’s popular coasters will celebrate special anniversaries. The Mantis, the tallest stand-up roller coaster in the world when it opened in 1996, will celebrate its 15th anniversary, while 20 years ago, the 161-foot-tall Mean Streak was the world’s tallest wooden coaster when it was introduced in 1991.

Celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Corkscrew opened in 1976 and was the first triple-looping roller coaster in the world.

Rides

Cedar Point’s unmatched collection of rides gives guests of all ages a full day of riding adventures. Riders can pick from three different water rides ranging from Shoot the Rapids that opened last summer to the Thunder Canyon river-rafting ride, the park’s oldest existing water ride. Other favorites include the Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad, three carrousels and the Sky Ride that carries guests nearly 10 stories above the Cedar Point midway.

Located in Frontiertown, the swinging Skyhawk will celebrate its fifth anniversary this summer (2006).

Fun for Kids

Young riders can play all day at Cedar Point. With four special areas for small children, there’s fun in every direction for kids of all ages.

There are seven rides that put a big smile on everyone’s face at Planet Snoopy. Plus, Snoopy and his friends visit every day to meet all of their friends. Home to the Woodstock Express roller coaster, Camp Snoopy has rides and the Camp Snoopy Theatre where children can sing and dance with Snoopy!

At Kiddy Kingdom on the main midway, there are more than a dozen rides including an antique carrousel and a curving water ride. For more riding adventures, the Gemini Children’s Area offers child-sized versions of some of the park’s most popular adult rides.

Showtime

Cedar Point presents an array of award-winning live shows that will entertain everyone in the family all day long.

Talented singers and dancers perform lively shows in the park’s three theaters. This summer, The Jack Aldrich Theatre will feature classic favorites in a brand new show.

For entertainment of a different kind, skateboarders, rollerbladers and dancers go airborne in the All Wheels Extreme stunt show that returns to the Extreme Sports Stadium. At the Good Time Theatre, Everyone Loves Snoopy features America’s favorite beagle and his friends in a high-energy ice skating show!

Shows are presented throughout the day. Using more than one million colored lights, the Starlight Experience illuminates the Frontier Trail.