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Top Thrill Dragster Climbs 420 Feet
UPDATED: 12:17 pm EST January 10,
2003
SANDUSKY, Ohio -- Forget about all the buzz, the mystery has been solved at Sandusky, Cedar Point.
The Sandusky amusement park has introduced the tallest, fastest roller coaster in the world. The Top Thrill Dragster is currently being built and will be ready for the park's opening in May. The 420-foot tall coaster towers about the Cedar Point skyline. It is the first roller coaster to ever top 400 feet. But that's not all, the ride also is the first to reach speeds of 120 mph. Thrill seekers will launch out of loading gate in dragster-style trains and quickly reach 120 mph in just 4 seconds. The trains will then shoot up the 420-foot hill on a track that rotates 90 degrees. Riders crest the apex and then free fall back down, reaching 120 mph again. The track also has a series of twists on the way down. 
"Top Thrill Dragster will forever redefine roller-coaster-riding around the globe, while putting an exclamation mark on Cedar Point's ongoing commitment to being the leading thrill ride park in the world," said Daniel Keller, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point. A Cedar Point spokeswoman said the ride lasts about 30 seconds. It can hold about 1,500 riders an hour. The ride is located in the center of the park along the midway by Power Tower, Iron Dragon and Magnum XL-200. This is Cedar Point's 16th roller coaster. The park has more coasters than any other in the world. Top Thrill Dragster will be the ninth world-record-breaking ride at Cedar Point. Cedar Point is located in Sandusky, Ohio -- halfway between Cleveland and Toledo -- on the Lake Erie shore.
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"Top Thrill Dragster will forever redefine roller-coaster-riding around the globe, while putting an exclamation mark on Cedar Point's ongoing commitment to being the leading thrill ride park in the world," said Daniel Keller, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point. A Cedar Point spokeswoman said the ride lasts about 30 seconds. It can hold about 1,500 riders an hour. The ride is located in the center of the park along the midway by Power Tower, Iron Dragon and Magnum XL-200. This is Cedar Point's 16th roller coaster. The park has more coasters than any other in the world. Top Thrill Dragster will be the ninth world-record-breaking ride at Cedar Point. Cedar Point is located in Sandusky, Ohio -- halfway between Cleveland and Toledo -- on the Lake Erie shore. Copyright 2007 by NewsNet5. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
