This weekend, the sights and sounds of America’s Roller Coast^® return as Cedar Point opens for the season on Saturday, May 3.

Press Release from Cedar Point: SANDUSKY, Ohio (Feb. 4, 2025) –Cedar Point’s record-breaking Siren’s Curse tilt roller coaster is one step closer to bringing even more happy screams to the famed amusement park destination.

SANDUSKY, Ohio (Sept. 19, 2024) – Cedar Point, The Roller Coaster Capital of the World®, will add fathoms of thrills to its world-renowned and…

May 10, 2024, Press Release from the American Red Cross: Fort Wayne, Ind. [May 10, 2024] — The American Red Cross and Cedar Fair theme parks are teaming up this summer to encourage the community to give blood. Those who come out to donate blood or platelets at select blood drives will receive a free Cedar Fair Park ticket in thanks for helping save lives. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. The Red Cross provides about 40% of our nation’s blood and blood components, all from generous volunteer donors. During Trauma Awareness Month in May, help us keep hospitals prepared for all transfusion needs, including emergencies.

April 30, 2024, Press Release from Cedar Point: SANDUSKY, Ohio (April 30, 2024) – Top Thrill 2, the world’s tallest and fastest triple-launch strata coaster, will open to the public on Cedar Point’s opening day, Saturday, May 4. The “strata” coaster, known as any roller coaster eclipsing a height of 400 feet, was first pioneered by Cedar Point in 2003. The new and reimagined Top Thrill 2 dominates the park’s skyline with not one, but two 420-foot-tall track towers, putting riders in the driver’s seat for one of the greatest races of all time.

In the event of a pandemic, would you like accommodation or your money back? According to the Toledo Blade, the Ohio Supreme Court will decide this week whether or not 2020 Cedar Point Season pass holders should receive partial refunds due to the park being shut down for two months during the 2020 season. During the COVID-19 pandemic, parks like Cedar Point and Kings Island were forced to shut down in attempt to slow the spread of the virus.  Since the park was shut down for the first two months of its season, Laura Valentine of Mayfield Heights argues that she and other passholders should receive pro-rated compensation for that two-month period. Cedar fair argues that not only was the park unable to open during that time, but they also extended the 2020 pass onto the 2021 season.  Valentine in response says that it's not that the park shut down, it is that the park is keeping the full cost of the passes.

Roller coaster enthusiasts have been waiting for the chance to get back on the rails, and now they can. You now must make an online reservation for the day of your visit, complete a pre-visit health screening, have your temperature taken before entering the park, and you must wear a mask at all times. There will be social distancing markers throughout the parks including ride lines and they are also maintaining a limited capacity of visitors. Both parks have a free mobile app to assist you with your visit.

Cedar Point once again has been named the "Best Amusement Park" in the country by USA Today.

The newspaper's 10 Best Readers choice award has the Sandusky Ohio park beating out other well known travel destinations in Florida, Virginia and Tennessee.  Their roller coaster “Steel Vengeance" won the best roller coaster award.  The awards were voted on by a panel of travel experts and the editors for USA Today.  Also, the travel website, TripAdvisor gave them their certificate of excellence for a 5th consecutive year.  The general manager of the theme park says the awards validate their mission to be the top destination for families. 

Press Release from Cedar Point: 

Cedar Point Voted “Best Amusement Park” Once Again

SANDUSKY, Ohio (June 28, 2019) – Cedar Point has once again been named “Best Amusement Park” in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The park beat other famous travel destinations in Florida, Virginia, Tennessee and more.

 In addition, Cedar Point’s world-record-breaking Steel Vengeance hyper-hybrid roller coaster won the “Best Roller Coaster” award. This comes just after its “Best New Ride of 2018” recognition, chosen by readers and voters in Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards.

 The historic Hotel Breakers, Cedar Point’s beachside resort, also captured the top spot in the “Best Amusement Park Hotel” category. The iconic property offers spectacular views of Lake Erie, the famous mile-long Cedar Point Beach and the world’s best amusement park destination.

Cedar Point, Steel Vengeance and Hotel Breakers were chosen to be included in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards by a panel of experts that includes a combination of editors from USA TODAY and travel industry contributors. Online voting for the awards lasted four weeks and readers were allowed to vote for their favorites in each category, once per day.

 Adding to these accolades, Cedar Point has been issued TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence for a fifth consecutive year. The Certificate of Excellence is awarded to businesses all over the world that consistently deliver great service. According to TripAdvisor, approximately ten percent of total businesses listed on the travel site earn top reviews on a regular basis.

With 2019’s Certificate of Excellence, Cedar Point has been “inducted” into TripAdvisor’s “Certificate of Excellence Hall of Fame,” which recognizes businesses that have received a Certificate of Excellence for five consecutive years.

 “We’ve made it our mission to be the top destination for family fun, and these awards help validate our team’s efforts,” said Jason McClure, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point. “We’ve been a summertime tradition for almost 150 years, and we won’t ever rest on our promise to deliver an exceptional experience for our guests.”

Cedar Point amusement park has reversed a policy that banned visitors waiting in line for the roller coaster "Steel Vengeance" from carrying cellphones. The Sandusky park is adding zippered pouches to the bottom of the roller coaster seats, to hold phones and other loose items.