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Cedar Point Seeks A Very Important Family

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Cedar Point Press Release

SANDUSKY, Ohio –- The search begins.

Cedar Point’s Opening Day may still be a few weeks away, but the historic amusement park/resort in Sandusky, Ohio, is currently looking for a Very Important Family (V.I.F.) to help it celebrate the opening of the 2011 season on Saturday, May 14.

Now through April 15, Cedar Point’s biggest and most loyal fans can log on to www.facebook.com/cedarpoint to enter the Very Important Family Contest.  Interested guests will have to tell park officials by video why they should be chosen as Cedar Point’s Very Important Family.

The winning family will be invited to help with the ribbon-cutting ceremony that will officially open Cedar Point for the summer on Saturday, May 14.  Also participating in the Opening Day Ceremony will be Dick Kinzel, President and CEO of the Cedar Fair Entertainment Company, Cedar Point’s General Manager John Hildebrandt and everyone’s favorite beagle — Snoopy.

Besides the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the winning family will also receive six complimentary tickets to the park on Opening Day, a commemorative photograph of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, preferred seating on the ride of their choice, a Cedar Point gift bag and a complimentary lunch at a Cedar Point restaurant.

To enter, contestants need to create a video explaining why they should be chosen as Cedar Point’s Very Important Family.  Participants are encouraged to supply a link to their video.  (Videos must be less than 90 seconds in length.)  Official rules and regulations can be found on the V.I.F. Facebook tab.

Deadline for entering the contest is Friday, April 15.
Cedar Point officials will select the top videos and post them on the park’s YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/CedarPointVideos where people will be able to vote for their favorite video.  The winner will be determined by the number of “likes” it receives on YouTube and a panel of Cedar Point judges.

Voting will take place from Thursday, April 28 through Sunday, May 1.  The winner will be announced on Monday, May 2.

Cedar Point will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 14 and will be open daily through Labor Day, Sept. 5, plus Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 9-11 through Oct. 28-30, 2011.

For more information about the V.I.F. contest, please visit Cedar Point’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/cedarpoint).

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HalloWeekends, PointFest and Boat Show Return to Cedar Point

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Cedar Point Press Release

SANDUSKY, Ohio, – Cedar Point will offer a wide array of family entertainment this weekend when three popular special events return to the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort.

PointFest

Back for its second year, PointFest returns to Cedar Point on Saturday, Sept. 18. With nearly seven hours of music and entertainment, PointFest will feature some of today’s most popular Christian artists. The PointFest lineup includes Grammy- and American Award-winner Casting Crowns, Family Force 5, Manic Drive, Sixteen Cities, Remedy Drive and David Nassar.

The concert will begin at approximately 2 p.m. with performances continuing until 9 p.m. The event will be held 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 HalloWeekends 14. New this season will be Dr. D. Mented’s Asylum for the Criminally Insane, a brand new haunted house in Frontiertown. Inhabited by dozens of horrific creatures and a mad scientist, this could be the scariest location in the park!

Returning for their second season will be two other haunted houses: Happy Jack’s Toy Factory, a bizarre collection of toys and dolls from days gone by, and G.A. Boeckling’s Eerie Estate that will feature more than 20 rooms of scream-inducing terror!

HalloWeekends at Cedar Point will be held Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 17 through Oct. 31. 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 noon to 9 p.m. Sundays. (On Sunday, Oct. 10, the park will be open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.)

For more information, including attractions, entertainment and hours of operation, please visit halloweekends.com or call the park’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.

North American In-Water Boat Show

The North American In-Water Boat Show will drop anchor in the Cedar Point Marina for the 38th consecutive year from Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 15-19.

The Cedar Point Boat Show will be the largest in-water boat show on the Great Lakes and will feature hundreds of the newest power and sail boats, equipment and accessories. This year, visitors will be able to enjoy the Boats Under $15,000 and Boats $15,000-$25,000 pavilions, the Brokerage Pier and the Demo Dock and Sail Pier. A variety of other activities and the always-popular Party Barge will also be available.

Regular admission is $9 for adults and $7 for seniors (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. 15-17; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 19.

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

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CP Triathlon to hit the water, pavement today

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From the Sandusky Register…

SANDUSKY

In the midst of swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles and capping that off with a grueling marathon, athletes from Sandusky and across the world will find out what they’re really made of Sunday.

It’s at least eight hours of all-out physical exertion — and that’s if you’re a professional. Others may take as long as 17 hours to finish.

More than 1,000 athletes are set to participate in the race that begins bright and early Sunday morning at Cedar Point.

TRIATHLON AT A GLANCE

  • Full Triathlon: 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile run.
  • Half Triathlon: 1.2 mile swim, 56 mile bike ride and 13.1 mile run.
  • $150,000 grand prize, as well as prizes for top age group finishers.
  • About 400 athletes registered for the full race; 600 plan to do the half.
  • Course starts at the beach behind Breakers hotel at Cedar Point, winds over rolling hills stretching as far as Vermilion on bike.
  • Race course open from 7 a.m. to midnight, with top athletes expected to complete the full race in eight or nine hours.
  • Information at REV3tri.com.

Check out the course maps by clicking on the PDF documents below. That way you can cheer on the athletes… or at least won’t get stuck behind a pack of bikers or runners.

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Cedar Point closing Sept. 11 for Honda appreciation day

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From cleveland.com…

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Unless you’re a Honda manufacturing employee, don’t bother heading over to Cedar Point amusement park next Saturday, Sept. 11.

Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. of Marysville bought out the entire park for what has become one of its most popular employee appreciation events.

Honda spokesman Ron Lietzke said the annual event draws tens of thousands of Honda’s 13,500 Ohio employees, family members and friends.

Badge-bearing Honda workers and their guests get reduced admission (normally $45.99) as well as access to an employee health fair and a glimpse at some of its newest vehicles.

Cedar Point, which is open only Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays after Labor Day, will also be closed Friday, Sept. 10. The park will reopen to the public at noon on Sunday, Sept. 12.

Neither Cedar Point nor Honda would say how much it costs to rent the entire park.

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Cedar Point Hosts REVOLUTION3 Triathlon

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Cedar Point Press Release

On Sunday, Sept, 12, Cedar Point will host the first-ever REVOLUTION3 Triathlon.

The REVOLUTION3 Triathlon will consist of two events: a full distance (140.6-mile) triathlon and a half-distance (70.3-mile) triathlon. It will be the first time Cedar Point has hosted a triathlon and the first time a triathlon has ever been held in Sandusky and Erie County, Ohio.

More than 1,100 participants are expected to compete. There will be more than 350 people competing in the full triathlon while almost 800 participants have entered the half-triathlon.

The REVLUTION3 Triathlon will be the final leg of a three-race competition. Other triathlons in the series include the Knoxville Olympic (May) and Quassy Half-Marathon at Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury, Conn (June). Both races were held earlier this summer.

The full triathlon course (140.6 miles) consists of:
-Swimming 2.4 miles off the Cedar Point Beach;
-Biking 112 miles to and from Cedar Point along the rural roadways of Erie County; and
-Running 26.2 miles from Cedar Point to downtown Sandusky and back to Cedar Point (twice).

The half triathlon course (70.3 miles) consists of:
-Swimming 1.2 miles off the Cedar Point Beach;
-Biking 56 miles to and from Cedar Point along the rural roadways of Erie County; and
-Running 13.1 miles from Cedar Point to downtown Sandusky and back to Cedar Point.

Both races will start and end at Cedar Point. The swimming course begins and finishes on the Cedar Point Beach. At the end of the running course, the finish line is near the Extreme Sports Stadium on the Cedar Point midway.

Although contestants in the REVOLUTION3 Triathlon are coming from across the country, many of the competitors are from Ohio and the Great Lakes region. Members of several running clubs in western Ohio are expected to participate. Each has a story to tell.

Pastor John C. Adams is new to triathlons. At 56, he did not even enter his first 5K until May of last year. He also had a fear of water. But Pastor John fully embraced the challenge.

Since May, he has already competed in his first two triathlons. The first, the Rev3 in Knoxville, Tenn., was the first time he swam in open water.

Besides working as a full-time pastor for the New Life Church in Sandusky, Adams is also the Chaplain for the Erie County Sheriff’s Office and the National Director for the Multisport Ministries chaplaincy program.

Adams is only one of the many participants who has an interesting story to tell. There are many others.

More than 1,100 participants have already entered the race. The competitors will vary in age, background and experience. The field will also consist of several professional athletes.

On Sunday, Sept. 12, the schedule for the race will be:
-Full Rev Pro Swim: 6:50 a.m.
-Full Rev Swim: 7:05 a.m.
-Half Rev Swim: 8:30 a.m.

The Full Rev Swim will begin on the Cedar Point Beach near the Sandcastle Suites Hotel. The Half-Rev Swim will begin near the Soak City waterpark. Both swimming events will end on the Cedar Point Beach near the Hotel Breakers.

The finish line for both events will be near the Extreme Sports Stadium on the Cedar Point midway. The first finishers are expected to complete the course shortly after noon. The finish line will remain open until midnight.