Tag Archives: August 2011

Admission, Deals, Events, News and Updates, Season Passes

Buy now and save big on a visit to Cedar Point

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Cedar Point Press Release

SANDUSKY, Ohio – With the start of the school year rapidly approaching, now is the best time to buy and save big on your next visit to Cedar Point.

There are several opportunities to save at least $12 on a one-day visit to the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort. But you must act quickly!

For a limited time, Cedar Point is now offering Pick-A-Date tickets on its website (cedarpoint.com). Select a specific date to visit the park and save $12 per ticket. Tickets can be used on a different date with an upgrade.

Now through Sunday, Aug. 14, Discount Drug Mart stores in Cleveland, Columbus and Youngstown are now offering tickets for only $37.99. These tickets will be valid on any operating day through Sunday, Oct. 30.

Participating AAA offices in the Cleveland area are now offering online tickets for a one-day ticket to the park for only $35, a savings of nearly $15 per ticket. To purchase these tickets, Cleveland-area AAA members should visit www.aaaohio.com. Tickets must be purchased by Wednesday, Aug. 31 and will be valid on any operating day through Sunday, Oct. 30.

Platinum Pass and Season Passholders at Cedar Point can also take advantage of Bring-A-Friend Sundays and save $30 on a ticket. Tickets must be purchased at the park on Sundays through Sept. 4.

Please visit cedarpoint.com for more details. Tickets for juniors, age 3 and older, under 48 inches tall, and Seniors, age 62 and older, are only $24.99. Children, age 2 and under, are free.

With 75 rides, including 17 roller coasters, Cedar Point has more rides than any park in the world.

New this summer is WindSeeker, a 301-foot-tall swing ride that spins riders nearly 30-stories above the Cedar Point Beach. Near the front of the park, Pink’s, a Hollywood legend for more than 72 years, serves gourmet hot dogs, chili dogs, onion rings with fresh toppings. It is its first franchise east of Las Vegas.

In addition to its thrilling roller coasters, Cedar Point also has a huge assortment of family rides such as the 136-foot-tall Giant Wheel Ferris wheel, the Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad and three antique carrousels, plus a variety of entertaining live shows.

Cedar Point will be open daily through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 5. The park will reopen for a Bonus Weekend and HalloWeekends, Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 9-11 through Oct. 28-30.

For more information about these big savings opportunities at Cedar Point, please visit Admission (Online Deals) under Plan A Visit at cedarpoint.com or call the park’s General Information Line at 419.627.2350.

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Is Cedar Point still America’s Roller Coast?

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From the Sandusky Register…

Cedar Point Skyline

SANDUKSY

A Six Flags park in California is the new roller coaster champion, but Cedar Point officials say the rival park wears a tarnished crown.

Cedar Point says the park’s Superman: Escape from Krypton ride isn’t a roller coaster, and it shouldn’t be counted as such.

The Sandusky Register interviewed three roller coaster buffs, all of whom disagree with Cedar Point — they say Escape from Krypton is a legitimate roller coaster.

Last month Six Flags Magic Mountain in Los Angeles announced that with the opening of its newest ride, Green Lantern: First Flight, the park now has 18 roller coasters.

That surpasses Cedar Point’s 17.

But Cedar Point spokesman Robin Innes says Six Flags is stretching the definition of “roller coaster” when it includes Superman: Escape from Krypton.

According to the ride’s official website, Escape from Krypton blasts riders along an L-shaped track that extends 415 feet into the air, giving them 6.5 seconds of weightlessness and plummeting them back to earth in a free fall.

It describes the ride as a “dual-track coaster.”

But the ride resembles Cedar Point’s Power Tower, Innes said, which lifts riders straight into the air.
Cedar Point does not include Power Tower among its official list of 17 coasters.

Escape from Krypton also resembles Demon Drop, a former Cedar Point ride. Referring to Six Flags’ Escape from Krypton, Innes said, “We would call it a free-fall ride.”

Innes also said the quality of Cedar Point’s coasters is second to none.
Six Flags, meanwhile, isn’t jumping into the fray.

A spokeswoman for Six Flags Magic Mountain, Sue Carpenter, did not return phone messages a Register reporter left Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Still, roller coaster enthusiasts and people unaffiliated with the theme parks say it’s reasonable to classify Superman: Escape from Krypton as a roller coaster.

Events, News and Updates, News Stories

PEANUTS Happiness Is… Cedar Point

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Cedar Point Press Release

SANDUSKY, Ohio, July 29, 2011 — With the help of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the other PEANUTS characters, Cedar Point will be celebrating what individual happiness really means during PEANUTS Happiness Is… Week.

Next week, Monday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 7, the Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park/resort will be holding special PEANUTS-themed events dedicated to having fun.

Starting Monday, Camp Snoopy and Planet Snoopy will have tables filled with a variety of fun activities for children to do as they take a break from all the rides and shows the park has to offer.

Kids can partake in a PEANUTS-themed activity sheet that is filled with connect-the-dots, tic-tac-toe, and much more. The sheets will also allow kids to gain early entry to the 4 p.m. performance of Everybody Loves Snoopy ice-skating show.

Guests will also have the opportunity to create a Chain of Happiness that will allow kids to express themselves by writing on a strip of paper of what makes them happy. The decorated strips of paper will then be linked together to form a giant chain that will be put on display for guests to see and enjoy.

All week long, guests can find happiness by “Helping Snoopy’s Friends.” Any guest who donates, new, unopened treats for our furry friends will receive a coupon for $10 off one regular admission ticket. All donations will be given to the Humane Society of Erie County.

During PEANUTS Happiness Is… Week, guests having the most fun will receive a coupon for a free scoop of ice cream from Toft’s Ice Cream Parlor located in the front of the park, next to Pink’s, the new hot dog eatery that opened this summer.

On Sunday, Aug. 7, Happiness Is… Week will be celebrating birthdays with a giant gift. On that day, Snoopy and the gang will unwrap the present revealing a surprise that every guest will be able to enjoy.

For additional PEANUTS fun, the Breakfast Buffet with the PEANUTS Characters will be available from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 6-7. The PEANUTS characters will greet guests at the Midway Market. Tickets may be purchased online at cedarpoint.com or at the gate.

For more information about PEANUTS Happiness Is… Week, please visit cedarpoint.com or call the park’s general information line at 419-627-2350.