10 LOST Rides of Cedar Point REVEALED
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- Cedar Point, renowned for its jaw-dropping roller coasters, holds a rich history of attractions lost to time. Join us on a journey through decades of thrills as we uncover the tales behind these iconic rides.
From the swashbuckling Pirate Ride, to the drenching White Water Landing each attraction has its own unique story to tell.
Dive into the history of Demon Drop, the daring free-fall tower and explore the twists and turns of roller coaster WildCat
Discover the space-themed Disaster Transport, the towering Space Spiral, and the breathtaking Top Thrill Dragster, each leaving an indelible mark on Cedar Point's skyline. Learn about Shoot The Rapids, Mean Streak, and the dizzying Wicked Twister, each contributing to Cedar Point's legendary status.
Join us as we pay homage to these lost rides and celebrate the evolution of Cedar Point into the world-class amusement park it is today.
00:00 - The Roller Coast
00:13 - Pirate Ride
02:19 - White Water Landing
04:10 - Demon Drop
07:02 - WildCat
08:51 - Disaster Transport
11:25 - Space Spiral
12:54 - Shoot the Rapids
14:43 - Mean Streak
17:02 - Top Thrill Dragster
19:36 - Wicked Twister
22:15 - Lasting Impressions
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📺 Video Credits 📺
amusement420 - • Cedar Point Maverick v...
Brian Downey - • Visit to Cedar Point 1968
Brian Knight - • Cedar Point Trip 1987
Cedar Point - • Wicked Twister - Offic...
Cedar Point - • Mean Streak Commercial...
Cedar Point Fanpage - • Wicked Twister Demolit...
coasterace - • Coasterace Retro Amuse...
CoasterBob62 - • Cedar Point JULY 1997
CoasterBob62 - • Cedar Point Shoot the ...
coastercrutchfield - • Wicked Twister (Off-ri...
coastercrutchfield - • Mean Streak (HD POV) C...
CoasterForce - • Demon Drop off-ride HD...
CoasterJunkie - • Disaster Transport (In...
Coaster Master Media - • Forbidden Frontier FUL...
Coaster Studios - • Top Thrill 2 Front Row...
Coaster Thrills - • Wicked Twister Off-Rid...
Coaster Thrills - • Top Thrill Dragster Of...
COF Coasters - • Cedar Point - White Wa...
COF Coasters - • Cedar Point - Wildcat ...
DarthEvader76 - • 1994 Cedar Point Pirat...
David Hahner - • Avalanche Run and Demo...
davidjellis - • Wildcat - Cedar Point ...
ElToroRyan - • Top Thrill Dragster Of...
ElToroRyan - • Steel Vengeance Off-Ri...
GhostHost1969 - • Cedar Point - 1987 Hom...
Insider Parks - • Shoot The Rapids Splas...
Intamin Amusement Rides - • Shoot the Rapids: Ceda...
Jeff Putz - • Disaster Transport at ...
Kerney-cation - • Cedar Point - New Boar...
Larry Johnson - • Video 1 Cedar Point 1983
Mark Krugman - • 1988 Cedar Point Demon...
News 5 Cleveland - • Cedar Point May 1984
oxxyray - • Cedar Point B-Roll Foo...
Ray P’s Videos - • Cedar Point's Pirate Ride
Ray P’s Videos - • Cedar Point 1996
Rick Stein - • A Visit to Freedomland...
Sean Flaharty - • Power Tower Opening Da...
Sean Flaharty - • White Water Landing's ...
Sean Flaharty - • Wicked Twister - Media...
Sharp Productions - • Disaster Transport (On...
Sharp Productions - • Shoot the Rapids (HD P...
Themeparkfanatic - • Space Spiral at Cedar ...
Theme Park Predictions - • Top Thrill Dragster Of...
Theme Park Maniacs - • Cedar Point: Ocean Mot...
WinZippoMan - • Disaster Transport Ins...
WKYC Channel 3 - • Mean Streak RMC constr...
XtremeCosaters network - • Cedar Point Classic Fo...
YakPakVlog - • Space Spiral Demolitio...
zach_clarke - • Maverick | Cedar Point...
Zombieface Coasters - • Gatekeeper 4K Offride ...
For more Cedar Point lost rides check out my follow up video - th-cam.com/video/qB-z7nZa70s/w-d-xo.htmlsi=b1IbbZjEko-1QFDL
Disaster Transport I loved so much. The wait in line was just the coolest with the parts and the cargo bay. So so atmospheric. Also great to get out of the summer heat!
Disaster Transport gets a lot of love. Maybe it’s a sign that people want an indoor attraction with a strong theme at the park!
I loved that ride! Well, the ride itself is not as memorable as that sweet furistic glowy dark theme... And yeah, waiting in line was cool with the looks, sounds and ambient music. I miss it
haha the ride was ass but man did the AC feel nice.
same my guy
Prior to Disaster Transport it was Avalanche Run. Same ride but without the building around it. That was one of my favorites as a youngster. They enclosed it because sand from the beach was getting blown in and would clog the "track" forcing the ride to shut down.
I've been going to Cedar Point since 1970. I remember all of these rides! The Wild Cat was my first (of many) roller coasters .... thanks for the memories!
Thank you for watching! What a great first roller coaster!
They are WAY TOO expensive anymore!
Cedar Point was a mandatory place to go for summer vacation. Imagine, the Blue Streak is still running. And in May 2024 it will turn 60. I recall putting coins in our pockets to see where they fell. CP is certainly a fun place and always has top notch rides.
I too started in 1973 at age 4. I miss the way CP used to be more family oriented. Yes coasters drawn adrenaline freaks but some of us like a even mix...that is gone now.
Oh man, the nostalgia. I've ridden most of these, as a kid Disaster Transport was my favorite ride there. Top Thrill was cool because it was the closest one could get to the feeling of being shot off an aircraft carrier without joining the Navy. I do remember Mean Streak being a bit rough and getting jostled around quite a bit compared to other coasters.
Thanks for watching and sharing your memories!
For god sakes "Cedar point" please don't ever mess with Blue Streak. I love it's beautiful greeting as you drive down the causeway getting close to the park and it,s the most traditional family-friendly thrilling Roller coaster in the park. Although I've ridden every major roller coaster since the early eighties at cedar point.( I got to catch up with three new roller coasters there though)
I agree. I hope Cedar Point understand the place older rides have in a modern park.
I agree! For its size, especially compared to all the behemoths in the park, Blue Streak packs a great punch. I lived in Cleveland for three years and got to Cedar Point 2-3 times each year. Blue Streak was always a must ride.
It could use some love. Could use a full retrack, and some paint. Thankfully, it's holding strong as the only wood coaster at the park currently. They should really address that as well. Take out mine ride , and call GCI.
@@Spike-sk7ql 💯agree
Or add a brand new wooden coaster and keep Mine Ride. There is plenty of space on Adventure/Millennium island.
Pirate Ride was such a cheesy ride but it was traditional that we rode that ride first! Such nostalgia ❤
It sure looked like a fun ride, I never got to experience it. I’m glad the video brought back memories.
I used that one to build up my confidence to go on the next cheesy one until I had gotten brave enough to go on a bigger one. I STILL don’t know what ANY of the big drops look like, I closed my eyes & prayed for the best!😂😂
When I was a little kid, that damn dragon monster that popped up scared the hell out of me the first time I rode the pirate ride. Great memories of all the rides that are gone but the new memories of the rides that replaced them
Does anyone remember Jungle Larry or the upside down fun house? The train ride was a must when you were ready to just relax & watch the town of skeletons. So many memories for the 1960s/70s.
It looks like such a different park back then. I wish I could have experienced it during that time. I’ve just had to look up Jungle Larry too!
I wish I could’ve seen the Upside Down Fun House
Yes I loved the store at Jungle Larry's. But sorry for the animals...especially when the Corkscrew went in. The screaming drove the big cats crazy!!
Why did they destroy Wicked Twister? It was a pretty fun ride and took up minimal space, seems like they could have easily relocated it to keep up their roller coaster count.
I don't think anyone really knows, but the beachside location does lead to increased wear on rides and their parts. Maybe it couldn't be kept, but some beachside Cedar Point rides from the 70's are still operation at other parks.
Went on disaster transport on mushrooms the day it closed, it will be a very core memory for the rest of my life.
😂😂😂
totes jelly!
I uhh... was it life changing, wait you said that.. just lol
I miss the upside-down fun house and there's very little record of it. I can only find a few photos of the exterior and not much else.
I found that when I was trying to research Earthquake. I couldn’t find much information about the interior.
i remember the grandma in the rocking chair on the ceiling...scared the crap out of me...@@CoasterConnections
There was also a small mirror hall to maneuver through as well as slides or a back staircase to exit the ride.
I loved the upside down fun house. I was so upset that they tore it down!
@@carterjae9866And the cats tail almost getting crushed by the rocking chair.
Raptor better never make this list 😠 😡
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It's got a great layout but I hate those restraints. If they redid the ride id be ok with it
Agreed. It’s 30 years old this year. I rode it in 2010 and was amazed it was as old as 1994. Felt like it was built with 2000s technology.
March 18, 2024 9:05 am
Being in Michigan, going to Cedar Point was a common Summer occurrence for us! Definitely remember the dual cabin observation tower, loved Disaster Transport and Demon Drop, too! Wicked Twister was fun though only rode it a couple times. Wanted to ride Top Thrill but it happened to be broken and in service every summer or other summer I went. I did enjoy Mean Steak but as you said, yeah, it got very rough and it left me rather shaken afterwards, glad to see it converted!
Some great memories you have there, thank you for sharing. So many people have grown up with this park.
omg i loved the wildcat as a kid.
Unfortunately I never rode it, but it looked like a fun ride.
So many of these were wonderful childhood memories 😭
Thank you so much for watching.
Did a paper on Cedar Point in college . The assignment was a commercial presentation for a product with PowerPoint. Had a blast with it.
I bet! 🖥️
I remember riding the Mean Streak 4 times in one day. Loved it.
I'd love to see how it compares today!
I will forever miss Wicked Twister, man. Such a good ride. I'd always end my days on it because the lines were short. Sometimes simple is the most fun.
Sometimes the simple ones are the best. Similar coasters are still out there… ride them while you can!
I was there once and there were not many people... No lines or short lines. We could ride the demon drop as fast as we could climb up there... And we did many times in a row.... Did that with gemini and the magnum too. Such an amazing, rare day!
Those are the sort of days I love. Cedar Point is one of those parks that seems to be busy all the time. Im surprised they dont have a longer operating season.
Great memories of being a kid in the 60s and a teen in the 70s and going at least once each summer throughout. My most vivid memory, though, is circa 2007. My boys, 8 and 6, were thrilled to go and that year ride roller coasters. As we approached on the midway they were talking up a storm. Before entering, they checked their heights against each coaster that they could ride. We by the tickets, enter the park, and the older one announces that he will not ride any coasters. My wife and I alternated going on coasters with the younger one. The younger one went on everything he could and tried to convince the checkers that he should be allowed to pass because he's only an inch or two short.
Thank you so much for sharing. I love hearing about stories like this!
I know this was more of a Coaster video, but does anyone remember the rotor? I was also disappointed when they took out the sky ride from the frontier town.
I’m sure many people remember the Rotor. Another ride for a follow up video I think!
I know many people miss the Frontier Lift, it saved a lot of walking. The cabins from it are still used on the Sky Ride today.
Was that the one that spun you around in a circle, and you'd stick to the wall (centrifugal force) when the floor dropped out?
22:46 yes it WAS @@ericthuemmel5275
White water rapids, Disaster Transport, Mean Streak, Magnum Xl were my favorite rides
I still think Magnum is the 2nd best ride in the park.
Great video. I worked at Cedar Point in 1980, ran the Funhouse, Wildcat, Rotor and Sky Ride. Working in 1990 was the Demon Drop and all of Kidde Kingdom. Worked 1991 in the Hotel Breakers. Worked there in 2020 AND 2021 in Food Operations, so i also saw many rides come and go as an employee. You did a GREAT JOB!!!❤😂
Thank you, that is high praise indeed coming from an ex employee.You sound like you have made a career in the industry, or maybe just enjoy working there!
@CoasterConnections I did enjoy it. Had also worked 3 seasons st Geauga Lake Park! That was awesome as there was always something to do and learn about. Many people think it's a no-brainer job but as you know, there's a lot more than it looks like at face value.
I miss Disaster Transport SO much! Even better on a really hot day.
I miss Wicked Twister too. At least it seems like Top Thrill Two will bring a part of that back.
Top Thrill 2 bringing back the swing launch! Hopefully the start of further investment in coming years too.
How about a shoutout for the Mine Ride!!!!
Cedar Creek Mine Ride? It’s not a lost ride… yet!
@@CoasterConnectionsI stand corrected! I got caught up in seeing everyone reminiscing about their favorite coasters 😊
Well done! Loved getting to reminisce about my trips to Cedar Point many yrs ago! Sad to see Disaster transport go…among others.
Disaster Transport was such a unique concept for a bobsled coaster. I’d love to see Cedar Point add more heavily themed rides in the future.
i had the pleasure to ride disaster transport and I didn't know it was a bobsled til after.@@CoasterConnections
I remember the commercials leading up to the debut of Demon Drop. We used to get SO hyped for new rides every season!
I love the old commercials! Demon Drop and Gemini are some of my favourites!
Oh my gosh you unlocked such core memories I loved the Pirate ride & The Earthquake ride!!!!! Demon Drop was one of my favorites drop towers. The Disaster Transport was one of my favorite indoor coasters. I can remember the Bearenstein Bear Country. The TTD was insane my mom and I rode it once but every time we went again it was shut down.!!! How could I forget the Aquarium????? Thank you so much!!!!!!
Thank you so much! There have been some great rides at the park over the years.
Oh this brought back MEMORIES. I grew up going to cedarpoint every summer in the 90s.
I’m so pleased you enjoyed it. I bet they were some fun summers!
Jumbo Jet gets no love
You aren’t the first person to say that! Maybe I need to do another video.
@@CoasterConnectionsYes please!! Jumbo Jet was literally the initial reason I started this video!!
I was always too short for the jumbo Jet. It required a higher height limit. I was very small for my age so kids younger than me got to ride it. Finally I reached the proper height went to the park and the closed it down for good. To this day I always wished that I had the chance to ride it
@@jeffsandler6190 I had a similar experience. I finally got to ride it ONCE right before it closed down.
@@jeffsandler6190 same
dragster wasn't lsm it was a hydraulic launch
Correction noted, thanks!
No big deal. That ride was a piece of SHIT anyway. Top Thrill Dumpster!
@@timothykaczmarek5871 Multiple years Voted one top Rides in the World. I would loved been on one the times didn't make it to the top and get Launched again, or really Rare when it Stopped at the Top
@@firstsgt279 Trust me. As an employee, that ride was a fucking major maintenance headache
@@timothykaczmarek5871 Sorry to hear that. Did Heat that added to maintenance and Breakdowns? I remember being at Cedar Point one day when it hit 103 degrees. One best days ever spent there, too hot for many others, they all left the Park so no wait on rides.
That Demon Drop kicked my ass literally.
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Awesome video. I rode all but the water rides as I'm not fond of staying soaked all day. I was truly sad when they tore down Wicked Twister. That was my traditional first ride of the day at Cedar Point.
I’m the same, I’ve been drier in a bath than on some water rides!
Thing is if it was a hot day - you were dry by the time you'd reach your next ride. Your hair would get get a free blow dry on the ride
Really miss the Mill Race and Wicked Twister. But no, build ANOTHER restaurant. The reason people go to amusement parks, right!!??
lol omg yes my thoughts exactly when I heard what they were doing building a food place!!!
At the age of 58, The Blue Streak is & will always be my warm up ride!
I know it wasnt a big ride, but I was very disappointed when they got rid of CHAOS. . Flipping caged in seats, rotating wheel & lifting arm, a trifecta of movement, each time you rode it was different, loved that thrill ride.
It wasn’t big, but it was fun!
There are still some of that ride type out there. I last rode one at the Adventuredome in Las Vegas.
I rode it before Cedar Point when it was still at Michigan's Adventure. It was a favorite. At least before the accident...
That too was a great ride
Whaaaa? I remember wicked twister. It was so fun.
I never got to ride, but love the coaster type.
thank you for this.
You're very welcome! ☺️
I use to love the Pirate Ride, I remember when it closed in 1996 I was 11 years old. I always remember the pirate yelling, Look out below! ALso pirates wasnt the only true dark ride at ceder point there was also Disaster Transport that opened in 1991 after it was enclosed due to sand getting on the track when it was called Avalanche Run.
Thank you for sharing! I think Cedar Point is overdue a new dark ride.
Man, wicked twister and disaster transport made some good memories!!
That area of the park seems to have a high proportion of the lost rides.
There was also the Rotor and Schwabinchen there in that area, plus Chaos moved from nearby Top Thrill Dumpster entrance is now.
Disaster Transport…great ride. Wonder if Cedar point ever thought about creating a midway full of the old stuff…kind of off to itself. No more than 4 major attractions. It would be really nice to ride the old pirate ride again!
Love this... or use them as inspiration for new attractions. Imagine an updated trackless Pirate Ride or a Disaster Transport utilising new technology.
I rode the demon drop at dorney park back in 2022, and I must say it was pretty fun, and it made me feel a wave of nostalgia, bringing back so many memories
That’s where I have ridden it too! I’m so glad it is still around.
Me too, there is only a few left in the world, which is understandable because the new drop towers are far better than the first generation models. I also went on the space spiral, I remember sitting in the shaft looking out of those shaded dark windows looking down at everything from the 265 ft tower. It would be nice to install another one there, maybe 445 ft or so and it could be in frontier town and made of brick with an elevator inside. It would be located right next to millennium force’s former queue line space and next to the train station
This is a great Memory Lane video, grew up going to Cedar Point, the most memorable was the day after graduating high school 1991..
Hopefully it’s a good trip down menu lane. I love seeing old park photos and videos and how parks have changed over the years.
It’s time for CP to get an indoor coaster again.
I absolutely agree. And they need to do it in spectacular style.
Growing up in Detroit through the 70s and 80s Cedar Point was a part of our childhood. I’d ridden nearly all of these growing up, and even went back to ride Top Fuel Dragster the year it opened. Surprised you didn’t mention it sometimes not completing the crest and rolling backwards to the start - then going again with the same people. Happened 3 times while we waited in line that day.
A rollback is usually a rare occurrence. It’s something fans of the ride hope they get, to happen 3 times is amazing.
Great video! I've never seen on ride footage of The Pirate Ride!
Thank you for watching!
Wild Cat was awesome!I liked Disaster Transport because just waiting in the queue was entertaining. It felt somewhat like a discount Space Mountain.
Thank you for watching. The problem with space themed rides is they always have the Disney comparison.
When they got Disaster Transport we employees called that Avalanche Re-Run. The higher ups didn't like that!!
Definitely miss some of these. Demon Drop was fun. We would put a coin on our legs to watch it float as we dropped. Also, I loved Disaster Transport. I was really bummed when it closed. Aside from being a place to hide from the heat or rain, I loved the visuals in the queue and during the ride. I didn’t mind being in line as much for that one cause of the cool stuff they designed to make it a different kind of experience.
Thanks for watching. You aren’t alone in loving Disaster Transport. I thought it was hated, but so many comments tell me it was loved!
Oh no! I loved Wicked Twister. I haven't been to Cedar Point since before the 2020 thing, but that was one cool ride. The fun story is that on our first ride of it, my friend and I were at the park and the ride was down, so we didn't get to see it in action. They had just re-opened it and there was hardly any line. We were on the first train to launch. We had no idea what to expect and when it shot out with such force, we really had a surprise and a blast. I am sad that this ride is gone.
I love the force on these rides too. That’s a fun story, thanks for sharing!
Does anyone remember the Rotor, a ride that the floor sinks, and centrifical force holds you in place? I remember a roller coaster called The Wildcat, in the early 1970's, when I went to Cedar Point with my family. I did get on that ride a couple of times, of course, after lengthy waits. The Blue Streak was Thee roller coaster back then. We wanted to go on that, but could not find the end of the line. It is amazing that roller coaster is still running today. I would imagine that with all the state of the art roller coasters of today, that there would hardly be any wait time to get on the Blue Streak these days. They say that you should not ride any roller coaster after eating for at least one hour. I remember seeing people in line for the Blue Streak eating hot dogs, chips, and sodas, but I would imagine that by the time they got on the ride, their food would have had plenty of time to digest. Later that day, by nightfall, we headed back to the Wildcat, but the line for that one was much longer than it was in the middle of the afternoon. I remember overheating somebody tell his father that he wanted go to on the Wildcat, to which his father replied, "I would love to get on it, too, but we'd never get on tonight with all these filthy rats in the way."
Thank you for sharing those memories! Check out my “more lost rides” video in the pinned comment to see The Rotor.
Nice video! Sadly I fell in love with Wicked Twister during its final season. 😅 Also, Meanstreak was probably the most appropriately named rollercoaster in history.
Thank you for watching! Definitely one that lived up to its name!
Twister was soooo underrated. Multi launch, tall, rerideable, and no line 👌🏻👌🏻
💯!@@seanmiller8151
Mean Streak I heard was actually quite good in its first few years. But sadly it fell from grace not too long after from trim brakes and octagon wheels. It was retracked plenty of times from a team of carpenters but it pretty much just never was the same coaster it was when it opened.
I loved Wicked Twister, front row of the last car, right hand side was the best seat on that coaster! Disaster Transport was alright, the Air Conditioning was nice on hot summer days. I never rode Mean Streak. Dragster was closed on all my visits.
Disaster Transport was a really interesting ride. Not really all that much of a thrill, but entertaining none the less.
Mean Streak was one of my favorites. When the ride was new, it was awesome, but as it aged the ride got really rough. I must have rode it a dozen times over the years it ran.
Thanks for sharing your insights into Cedar Point’s history. I love hearing little bits of info like this.
Grew up in huron in the 1970s , was there ALOT, great park
As you can tell from my accent I live a lot further away!
Top Thrill Dragster was really cool. Just the anticipation right before launch was exhilarating. That said, I hated waiting 2 or 3 hours for a ride that only lasted about 40 seconds. A couple of times it broke down just as we got close to the end of the queue which was irritating. I have no idea how people managed to have their arms up on that ride (at least at launch).
I put my arms up on Kingda Ka, but never got to experience Top Thrill. Hopefully I will the new version.
I rode the Demon Drop at Cedar Point, but it was in 1982, not after 1983. I know this because the day we went was the day before our 5 year HS reunion. We graduated in 1977.
I hope you enjoyed it in its early life I still think it rides great. Demon Drop is documented as opening May 15, 1983, so not sure about a 1982 ride.
@@CoasterConnections I only went to Cedar Point the one time in 1982, despite living in Michigan. I was specifically looking for this ride on this video.
Sadly no mention of Jumbo Jet. I was too short when it was at Cedar Point - and when I grew tall enough - it was gone 😞
I loved the Pirate Ride and the old Earth Quake (?) indoor rides as a youngling. Those types of rides were great when the weather turned bad.
(Didn't have cell phones with up to the second weather forecasts back then)
The frontier lift was great for heading for the parking lot when you were at the back of the park around closing time.
Another relaxing ride and good for after eating was the Paddle Wheel boats. I didn't care if the jokes were 10 years old, they were still enjoyable to me.
I'm glad to hear that I wasn't the only one who thought the Mean Streak was too rough to be enjoyable back in 2012 when I last rode it. I thought I was just getting too old :-)
More love for the Jumbo Jet! I can see a follow up video coming, there are so many lost rides at Cedar Point.
Thank you for sharing, I love reading about everyone’s memories.
I miss the Witches' Wheel...
Another great lost ride!
But they got ANOTHER RESTAURANT!!!!!+😂
Yes!! I adored that ride!!
@lauriehall9122 I loved it too, plus a lot of others they got rid of for stupid stuff. Really not happy with Cedar Point these past few years. They are DEFINITELY going in the wrong direction.
Was completely bummed when the took out the Wild Cat. For a small coaster is was simple but fun. Spent many a summers there.
I think many people share your opinion.
The Mean Streak was brutal. It was so rough that I always got a headache after riding it. I did like that is was a very long ride.
I love a rough ride, but this may have been too much for me!
The Mean Streak is so awful. I needed a chiropractor after that ride. Just a brutal, brutal coaster to go on.
You aren't the first to say that! It must be a popular opinion!
hehehe I took a friend on that, and he called it 'the Mike Tyson Experience'
Mean streak would beat you up! It was such a rough ride.
The name was accurate
Mean Streak wasn't bad if you drank lots of beer before getting on the damn thing. 😂
White Water Landing was the best!!
It looked fun!
Wicked Twister reminds a lot of possessed at Dorney Park. I immediately thought of it because of the resemblance from the picture before he even talked about the ride. Turns out that they were the same type of coaster.
Good spot and thanks for watching! I actually prefer some of the other models because of the holding brake on the straight spike. Unfortunately Steel Venom at Valleyfair is the only installation that still uses it.
@@CoasterConnections
Deja Vu at Great America was a much better ride than Vertical Velocity, which was similar to Twister…
Been going to Cedar Point since 2001 and this vid is definitely a trip down memory lane haha.
Thank you so much. Be sure to check out the new “more lost rides” video. It has some older attractions as well as some you will remember.
Demon Drop was always scary for me!
Don’t worry, I was scared my first time!
I lost my glasses on Mean Streak in 2005. It was also so bumpy. It knocked my hip out of alignment.
Oh wow! Certainly deserved its name that day!
I went on August 3, 2010 but missed out on a couple of these… Disaster Transport and Shoot the Rapids. My whole visit was compressed into one day so I focused on the biggest coasters. It was a Tuesday, and my senior year of high school started that Thursday so we had to be back home. Still think August 5 is way too early to start the school year… try August 25 instead.
March 18, 2024 9:09 am
It certainly is a big park to fit into one day, especially if you want to do everything.
You should move to England, over here we don't start school until early September!
@@CoasterConnections I’m 31 years old now and have been out of school for many years. I wouldn’t want to have to go to school into July but early September would have been nice to start back.
March 18, 2024 5:48 pm
I rode every single ride on this list.
Wow! That’s good going!
demon drop such a great ride, need to visit it in its new home
You should do. It's still a fun ride and one of only four left in the world.
@@CoasterConnections i remember when i was finally tall enough to ride ❤️ cedar point is my home park very thankful!
My mom and sister rode the Demon Drop back in the 90s when we spent the day at Cedar Point while camping at East Harbor State Park! I think that also might have been the day my sister, cousin, and I rode on Thunder Canton 13 consecutive times because there was no line xD
That’s some great memories. I love hearing about people’s visits to Cedar Point over the years.
I operated Demon Drop in 1990. That was a fun ride to operate. It had a mind of its own sometimes. We called it the Lemon Drop when it went down.
Really Well Done. :)
Thank you!
Your Welcome! I had no idea JUST HOW LONG some of those attractions were There! When you grow up so FAST it doesn't seem like you're seeing them for 20 years or More! Lol.. Thank you! Jeff in Detroit.
I can't believe wicked twister had an LSM launch in 2002 and even more powerful LSMs in 03 for top thrill dragster. That just blows my mind... Must have been a gigantic jump from 97 LSMs to then... Figured wicked twist was LIM and TTD be hydraulic 😂
Oh well… we all make mistakes 😇
Never rode these at Cedar Point, but was very happy to get on Demon Drop and Possessed at Dorney. Really enjoyed both.
Same. Doesn’t Possessed really remind of Wicked Twister from that picture?
You are the same as me, I only managed to ride Demon Drop after it was moved to Dorney Park.
@@kaitlinschwarz3644 Honestly thought it was moved until i just saw they were different coasters.
@@jeffgreen5429 From when it was removed that is highly doubtful to me. I never thought they were the same coaster you know why because I’ve been riding it since I was 10. I’m now almost 20 which makes them being the same ride impossible.
@@kaitlinschwarz3644 Fair nough. Neither Dorney nor Cedair Point is my home park, and i just went to both for the first time last year. So i had no clue there was any difference.
I grew up with season passes through the 80s/90s. This was such a trip down memory lane! Hated the pirate ride. Loved avalanche run. Didn't like the creepy Disaster Transport refurb, but definitely appreciated the air conditioning in the summer. Sad to see Mean Streak go. It was my favorite! (Though not the lines) I'm curious to see if Steel Vengeance is as good.
I love Cedar Point now, but also love seeing it back in the 80s and 90s. Thanks for sharing your memories of this great park.
Steel Vengeance is one of the best (if not the best) roller coasters out there, I hope you get to ride it.
i cant tell you how many times i rode disaster transport simply because it was airconditioned in there lol
When being cool is more important than a good ride! 🤣
Nice video.
Many thanks!
@@CoasterConnections You should visit Cedar Point.
One ‘coaster’ that you missed was the Jumbo Jet. The Wild Mouse also moved in the park. I seem to remember it by the beach but parallel to it. The rides were, right to left: the Fun House, Himalayan, and then the Wild Mouse. Does anyone remember The Rotor at the park? I was either too small or too scared to ride it.
I’ll add you to the Jumbo Jet fan club. Definitely one for a follow up video.
That was NOT the Wild Mouse over there. That was the 1st location of the Wildcat, next to Sea Land and the Funhouse on the beach side of the park.
@@timothykaczmarek5871 you are right. Thank you for correcting me. My mental picture from so long ago was correct with the wrong ride name.
@@davideissler6162 NO problem. Lots of people don't remember that being there either. I ran the Wildcat in 1980 when the old one there was moved to Valleyfair, and Oceana was built in that spot. The new Wildcat was where GateKeeper is now, and that one was moved again across from Iron Dragon until they finally removed it. Too bad because it was a fun little ride.
Oh love Himalayan!!
ocean motion originally sat where the swings are on the beach front
Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed!
Yep it right next to Oceania!! I remember the dolphins. It was horrible when they became I'll and then gone! But I was always upset they weren't in the ocean.
I've been on half of this list, never got to ride top thrill dragster, hopefully I'll ride to new version
Fingers crossed for you... I need to make a trip 'across the pond'!
I live around 3 hours away but I haven't been there in 15+ years@@CoasterConnections
I'm sad to see these coasters being destroyed 😢😢😢😢😢!!!!!!
I get that too, but also love to see what parks build next.
Mean Streak technically was not all destroyed. The wooden structure is mostly all still there but with a new steel layout on top. 😉😊
A wonderfully nostalgic list that reminds me of all the rides that I used to ride. But… You forgot to mention jumbo jet. The twisting spiral up roller coaster that sat where disaster transport eventually sat, and was the first one to go partial inversions, steel track, etc., so it was a combination of small coaster with a lot of speed. it was great to ride, especially as one advanced up the confidence level to bigger roller coasters. The only problem was riding that coaster when mosquito or fish fly season was at its peak. Because riders would often come back with lots of gunk in their teeth.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I’ve just released a follow up covering “10 more lost rides” and Jumbo Jet features on that - check it out!
Funny so many complain about the Mean Streak and how rough it was. Cork Screw was harder on my body than the amen Streak ever was.
Some of the older Arrow rides can be rough, but they are still fun!
I agree 💯!
I am sorry to see Mean Streak go but I agree it was a rough ride and I remember it getting rougher on subsequent visits to CP I haven’t been there in around a decade What a loss though but I’m glad they repurposed it
I’m glad also that I’ve experienced Top Thrill Dragster but that acceleration was almost too intense!
Hopefully you can get back there and experience Steel vengeance and Top Thrill 2.
The orginal wildcat is still open today!! After being at cedar point it was moved to valley fair. And then Jolly Rodgers in Ocean City Maryland and is still open there today!! It’s still named Wildcat.
I love it when lost rides make their way to other parks. A long lost coaster from my local park Alton Towers, England made its way to Idlewild in Pennsylvania.
I was always too scared to get on demon drop 😂
It’s certainly an intimidating ride. 🤣 Get to Dorney Park and give it a go!
Gemini was open last summer
Gemini is one of those that you should ride while you can. I fear it may make a 'Lost Rides' video soon.
The Wildcat that you mentioned wasn't the original one. The Original Wildcat opened at Cedar Point in May of 1970, and was removed after the 1978 season. The Wildcat in this video replaced the Ever Popular Jumbo Jet, in 1979 Rollercoaster that you Completely Overlooked. The Original Wildcat that closed at the end of the 1978 season, along with The Jumbo Jet, and the 1979 Wildcat was erected in the spot where The Jumbo Jet once occupied. The 1970-1978 Wildcat was relocated to Valley Fair Amusement, in Shakopee, Minnesota. The Jumbo Jet was a Very Traveled Rollercoaster after leaving Cedar Point, and now resides at an Amusement Park in the city of Minsk in Belarus. BTW, Top Thrill Dragster Trains wasn't launched by LSM''s, but with a Hydraulic Cable Launch System. Top Thrill 2 will use LSM''s the New Three 20 passenger Trains.
Thanks for the detailed info. I didn’t overlook the original Wildcat or Jumbo Jet, just saving some lost rides for a future video! 😊
And I know about the LSM mistake, but it’s hard to rectify once a video is up. 🤪 The correction was noted in earlier comments. 👍🏻
On a 90 degree day...disaster transport was nice with that ac in the building
Strangely enough I saw a lot of people saying that during my research. Cedar Point is sadly missing indoor attractions.
When I was very little. There was a spinning around ride that sucked you to the wall as the floor dropped out. Bet many got hurt. I did
Thanks for watching. I think you mean The Rotor. I bet you have some great memories of Cedar Point.
Demon drop still exists, being relocated to Dorney park
It sure does, that’s where I got to ride it! There is some footage at the end of Demon Drop’s section showing its new home.
@@CoasterConnections looks so good never got to ride it as a kid as I was 8 and was terrified of tall rides, I have gotten over that fear
I remember the opening of white water landing, it was a big deal in its day. Demon Drop was always kind of lame, as it was thrown together to compete against King’s Island. Wildcat was a lot of fun. One of the best of that version of coasters. I used to love Jumbo Jet, it was taken out in the 70s. They had a couple dangerous coasters in the 60s; my aunt and uncle said it was run down, and then turned it around. (The Corkscrew always reminds me of the bicentennial and my head hitting this heavy foam body claps! )
Thank you for sharing your memories. You aren’t the first person to reminisce about the Jumbo Jet, it seems it was a popular ride.
Kings Island never had anything close to the Demon Drop. That ride was one of a kind back in the day and Kings Island was still in its infancy. However now Kings Island is SOO MUCH BETTER THAN CEDAR POINT in so many ways.
TOP THRILL DRAGSTER DID NOT USE AN LSM LAUNCH. IT WAS A HYDRAULIC LAUNCH
I know, I made a mistake 😄
Can you do a LOST Rides of Brean Theme Park (formerly Brean Leisure Park)?
Thanks for your idea! Being a smaller park Brean is one of the harder places to research, but the lost rides videos are some of my favourite to produce.
@@CoasterConnectionswill it include David Pickstone’s Wild Mouse coaster?
Of all the rides they have mothballed, I miss the wildcat the most.
The sad part is it’s replaced with nothing!
@@CoasterConnectionsThat whole area of the park needs a definite makeover.
Wicked twister one night my son it was a slow night ride to ya vomit ! We road it back to back for 2 hours get off run back to get on 2 girls tried to keep up. ! Didn’t work out well I think it was 67 times in 2 hours..
That’s quite the ride marathon! I hope you did it on an empty stomach!
@@CoasterConnections my son and I rocked it !,
I was on the demon and the cork screw
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Surprised no mention of Mantis, enjoyed the video tho
Check out my latest video… you might see Mantis 😉
I grew up in central Michigan and my family made a handful of trips down to Cedar Point in the 80’s and 90’s. I haven’t lived in the Midwest for 26 years now, but still get back to visit family a few times a year, and have been back to Cedar Point a few times. While I haven’t always liked Cedar Point/Cedar Fair buying up so many other parks and sometimes closing them as to eliminate any competition and keep Cedar Point as king (such as Geauga Lake), I have a ton of amazing memories from the park. It’s still the king of coaster/thrill ride amusement parks. Almost every year that I went there, there was a brand new, record breaking ride, and it was always exciting. I remember being there the years that the Iron Dragon, Magnum, Mean Streak, Raptor, the then Mantis, and Millennium Force all opened. And I’m pretty sure as I remember that the Blue Streak was the very first roller coaster I ever rode when I was little. I used to get one of their poster sized maps every year that I went, and still have them all to this day. It’s been quite a few years now since I was back to the park, but I’ve been missing it in recent years. I have lived in Orlando for 26 years, so I’m not lacking for theme/amusement parks by any means, but Cedar Point is a different animal, and I miss it.
Wow, thank you for sharing your memories of Cedar Point! It sounds like you have spent many fun days at the park and have seen many attractions come and go over the years. Hopefully you can make it back there some day.
Geauga Lake Park was actually created by 4 former Cedar Point executives to form Funtime, Inc. An excellent park that never should have been closed by the greed of Cedar Point. They had the lock on all parks in Ohio with Cedar Point, Geauga Lake Park, eventually Wild Water Kingdom and Kings Island.
What about mill run? It was another water ride not as tall as the others but a fun ride nonetheless
I’m always looking for attractions to feature in a “More Lost Rides” video.
So remember it!!! It sat where Raptor now reigns.
I'm still upset Mantis is gone
That’s an idea for a follow up video!
What about the world's largest ferris wheel?
I can’t find any info about this. I’d love to know more 🎡
Dragster was hydraulic not LSM.
Thanks for watching! I know it was. Unfortunately the mistake made it into the video, but previous comments have acknowledged the error.
I miss disaster transport and mean streak :(
I didn’t realise when I made this video that Disaster Transport would get so much love.
The Demon Drop was a pocket change collector
Probably at Dorney too
I'll remember to check next time I ride!
We put coins on our knees at the top, then tried to catch them midair on the drop