![]() ![]() In this instance, the train does not crest the tower and falls down the track backwards. If Top Thrill Dragster does not reach high enough speeds (usually under 115 mph), the ride will experience a rollback. However, there is one instance on Top Thrill Dragster in which the ride malfunctioning is a dream come true for Cedar Point fanatics. Wicked, right?Ī ride malfunctioning is usually bad news. When the train descends the tower, you reach your speeds of 120 mph again. Where does the train go once it reaches its max speed? It takes riders up a 90 degree, 420 ft tower and then back down again. Top Thrill Dragster catapults riders to 120 mph in four seconds using a high-horsepower-high-maintenance launch system. When Top Thrill Dragster opened to the public in 2003, the laws of physics had been pushed to the limits. It’s a 17 second ride with a 2 hour queue time even on good days, but it’s worth every minute. It started a whole new category of roller coasters: the stratacoaster. If we’re not counting the developing polercoasters, Top Thrill Dragster remains the second tallest (behind Kingda Ka) and third fastest (behind Formula Rossa and Kingda Ka) roller coaster in the world. Make sure you soak in the views during that 30 seconds up the cable lift!ĭid you know: Just before Millennium Force hits the breaks, it is still travelling at nearly 65 mph? On the right, you will get a premium view of Cedar Point. To your left, you will see nothing but Lake Erie and Sandusky’s skyline. Not only is the ride experience the best on Millennium Force you can’t beat the views either. Not only does its first hill pack a punch, Millennium has three nearly-inverted large overbank turns and two other large hills packed with an abundance of airtime. While plummeting down its towering first hill, it feels like a literal free fall. Millennium Force is one of the tallest and fastest roller coasters in the world at 310 ft tall and 93 mph. ![]() Well, Millennium is Amusement Park Today’s Best Steel Roller Coaster in the World… again. The world’s first Giga coaster is as popular as ever, and here’s why: ![]()
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