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Kirk Franklin headlines JoyFest Gospel Music Festival Saturday, September 26 at Cedar Point

Cedar Point Press Release

SANDUSKY, Ohio, – Some of gospel music’s best-known performers will take center stage at Cedar Point next weekend when the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort will host the JoyFest Gospel Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 26.

During Joyfest, Cedar Point guests will be able to watch some of the most popular entertainers in gospel music and a family-friendly comedian. The first-ever JoyFest Gospel Music Festival at Cedar Point will be held from 4-9:30 p.m. in the Soak City parking lot. (Admission to Cedar Point is required.)

Performing at JoyFest will be:

Kirk Franklin whose album, Hero, won two Grammy Awards;
Dr. Marvin Sapp, the 2008 Best Gospel Artist award winner;
Crystal Aikin, winner of BET’s Sunday Best gospel competition;
Tye Tribbett who received a Grammy Award nomination for his Victory Life! album in 2006; and
Comedian Bone Hampton, who has appeared on BET’s Comic Views and Comics Unleashed, will emcee the festival.

Combo tickets to Cedar Point and the concert are available online until 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 and at Cedar Point on the day of the show. Concert only tickets for season passholders and deals for groups of 15 or more are also available. For more information and a link to purchase tickets, please visit cedarpoint.com.

Inside the park, Cedar Point will be hosting its annual HalloWeekends festival that combines the thrills and excitement of Cedar Point’s rides and roller coasters with the fun and frights of Halloween. New for this season are two haunted houses, three live shows and the Overlord, the powerful chieftain of all the creepy monsters who prowl the park during HalloWeekends.

HalloWeekends also offers a variety of entertainment for young families that includes the Monster Midway Invasion Celebration parade, the Magical House on Boo Hill, the Hay Bale Maze and Planet Spooky and Camp Spooky children’s areas.

HalloWeekends at Cedar Point will be held Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays through Nov. 1. Cedar Point will be open 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday nights (only a portion of the park is open); noon to midnight on Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. (On Sunday, Oct. 11, the park will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

For more information about these events, please visit cedarpoint.com or call the park’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.

There will be singing, sailing and screaming next weekend at Cedar Point

Cedar Point Press Release
 
SANDUSKY, Ohio, – Cedar Point amusement park/resort, recently voted the “Best Amusement Park in the World” for a record 12th consecutive year, will host a wide variety of special events next weekend that are sure to thrill guests of all ages.

Christian Music Concert
On Saturday, Sept. 19, Cedar Point guests can rock out to an all-star lineup of Christian music artists as the park debuts its’ first-ever PointFest festival.  PointFest will allow fans of contemporary Christian music to see and hear some of the biggest names in the industry up close and personal at Cedar Point.  The PointFest lineup includes Bluetree, Family Force 5, multiple-Dove Award winner Brandon Heath and Christian music icon TobyMac.   

The festival will begin at approximately 4 p.m. and will run until after 9 p.m. and will take place in the Soak City parking lot.  Combo tickets to Cedar Point and the concert are available online and at Cedar Point.  Concert only tickets for season passholders and deals for groups of 15 or more are also available.  Admission to Cedar Point is required.  For more information and a link to purchase tickets, please visit cedarpoint.com.

HalloWeekends
This weekend will also mark the start of Cedar Point’s 13th-annual HalloWeekends event.  In addition to all of the thrills and chills that guests have come to expect from HalloWeekends, Cedar Point will introduce two all-new haunted houses this season!   

Happy Jack’s Toy Factory will be located in the Disaster Transport building and will feature a wide variety of toys from days gone by and many of them are no longer suitable for this world.  Just off the Main Midway, next to Planet Spooky, G.A. Boeckling’s Eerie Estate will have more than 20 rooms of scream-inducing terror!

HalloWeekends at Cedar Point will be held Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 18 through Nov. 1.  Cedar Point will be open 6 p.m. to midnight on Friday nights (only a portion of the park is open); noon to midnight on Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays.  (On Sunday, Oct. 11, the park will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

For more information, including hours of operations and pricing, please visit halloweekends.com or call the park’s general information line at 419.627.2350.   

North American In-Water Boat Show
The 37th annual North American In-Water Boat Show is set to drop anchor in the Cedar Point Marina, Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 16-20.   

The Cedar Point Boat Show is the largest boat show on the Great Lakes and features hundreds of the newest power and sail boats and accessories.  This year, visitors will be able to enjoy the Boats Under $15,000 and Boats $15,000-$25,000 Pavilion, the Brokerage Pier and the Demo Dock and Sail Pier.  New this year, guests can climb aboard two LCM-8 Landing Crafts!  A wide variety of other activities and the always-popular Party Barge will also be available.

Regular admission is $9 for adults, $7 for adults age 60 and older, while children, age 12 and younger, are free.   

Hours for the boat show will be noon to 7 p.m., Wednesday through Friday, Sept. 16-18; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20.

For more information about these events, please log onto to cedarpoint.com or call Cedar Point’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.

2010 Passes at the Lowest Price

Regular 2010 Season & Platinum Passes go on sale at Cedar Point this weekend at the LOWEST PRICE OF THE YEAR! You have to come to the park to save big.

Purchase any regular 2010 Season or Platinum Pass this weekend at Cedar Point and receive a FREE Cedar Fair VIP jacket. Plus, you’ll get a coupon for a 50% savings off one regular Funday ticket or one Friday night ticket, valid this weekend and the rest of the 2009 season. Use it for yourself, or bring a friend.

Cedar Point - Platinum Pass

Season Passholder Appreciation Weekend

We’re open Friday, September 11 through Sunday, September 13. And during this Bonus Weekend, we have some pretty sweet news.

As a bonus, ALL Passholders* (Cedar Point Season & Cedar Fair Platinum) can enjoy Exclusive Ride Time on Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force.

Plus, get the family and friends together and track down and identify images from the park during our Season Passholder Scavenger Hunt. You could win your own private ride time for you and 35 friends on Millennium Force in 2010!

You can take advantage of food and game Flash Your Pass offers too. And if you’re worried about missing the Ohio State game on Saturday – don’t! We’re showing it on the big screen. For complete details on this weekend’s event, visit Season Pass Central.

Rides may not be available due to maintenance or weather conditions. Scavenger Hunt forms must be downloaded from our website; limited quantities available at the park.
* Passholders must meet applicable riding requirements.

Summer Blast Weekend

summer_blast_09Saturday, August 22 is Cedar Point’s Summer Blast and they’re lighting up the night sky with fireworks at 10 p.m.!  Plus, enjoy EXTRA RIDE TIME because the park open until MIDNIGHT! That means when you purchase a Starlight ticket for Saturday (valid for admission after 5 p.m.), you’re getting a great value. And, Cedar Point is even offering an overnight package, a special carry-out pizza meal deal (served just before the fireworks) and your chance to win great prizes from hhgregg with Cedar Point’s Scavenger Hunt.

Purchase your packages and get all the details at Cedar Point’s Online Deals page.