| Magnum XL-200 | |
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| Cedar Point | |
| Location | Cedar Point |
| Park section | Gemini Midway |
| Coordinates | 41°29′7.25″N 82°41′10″W / 41.4853472°N 82.68611°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 6, 1989 |
| Cost | US$8,000,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Model | Hyper Coaster |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 205 ft (62 m) |
| Drop | 194.7 ft (59.3 m) |
| Length | 5,106 ft (1,556 m) |
| Speed | 72 mph (116 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 60° |
| Capacity | 2,000 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
 Fast Lane available | |
| Magnum XL-200 at RCDB | |
Magnum XL-200, colloquially known as simply Magnum, is a steel roller coaster built by Arrow Dynamics at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. When it opened in 1989, it was the tallest, fastest, and steepest complete-circuit roller coaster in the world as well as the first hypercoaster – a roller coaster that exceeds 200 feet (61 m) in height.[1] Some have credited Magnum with starting a period in the industry known as the roller coaster wars, in which amusement parks competed with one another at a rapid pace to build the next tallest and fastest roller coaster.[2][3] More than 40 million people had ridden Magnum by 2009.[4]
Magnum XL-200 held the title of tallest roller coaster in the world until 1994 when The Big One opened at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the United Kingdom, as well as the title of longest drop and fastest speed until surpassed two years later by Steel Phantom at Kennywood Park outside Pittsburgh. Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Awards ranked the ride as the best steel roller coaster each year from 1998 to 2000. Magnum XL-200 continues to rank among the top 50 steel roller coasters; as of 2022[update], it was ranked 25th in the world.[5]
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- ^ "Magnum XL-200 20th anniversary ceremony". PointBuzz. Archived from the original on July 25, 2010. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
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