Millennium Force

Millennium Force
The 310-foot (94 m) lift hill and 122° turn of Millennium Force
Cedar Point
LocationCedar Point
Park sectionMillennium Midway
Coordinates41°28′54″N 82°41′17″W / 41.48167°N 82.68806°W / 41.48167; -82.68806
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateMay 11, 2000 (2000-05-11)
Opening dateMay 13, 2000 (2000-05-13)
CostUS$25,000,000
ReplacedGiant Wheel
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerIntamin
DesignerWerner Stengel
ModelGiga Coaster
Track layoutOut and back
Lift/launch systemCable lift hill
Height310 ft (94 m)
Drop300 ft (91 m)
Length6,595 ft (2,010 m)
Speed93 mph (150 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration2:20
Max vertical angle80°
Capacity1,300 riders per hour
G-force4.5
Height restriction48–78[1] in (122–198 cm)
Trains3 trains with 9 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 36 riders per train.
RestraintsT-bars With Seatbelt
Fast Lane Plus available
Millennium Force at RCDB
Video

Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, it was the park's fourteenth roller coaster when it opened in 2000, dating back to the opening of Blue Streak in 1964. Upon completion, Millennium Force broke five world records and was the world's first giga coaster, a term coined by Intamin and Cedar Point to represent a roller coaster that exceeds 300 feet (91 m) in height. It was briefly the tallest and fastest in the world until Steel Dragon 2000 opened later the same year. The ride is also the third-longest roller coaster in North America following The Beast at Kings Island and Fury 325 at Carowinds.

Millennium Force features a 310-foot-tall (94 m) cable lift hill with a 300-foot (91 m) drop, two tunnels, three overbanked turns, and three hills. The coaster also has a top speed of 93 mph (150 km/h). Since its debut, Millennium Force has been voted the number one steel roller coaster ten times in Amusement Today's annual Golden Ticket Awards. Although Millennium Force has been surpassed in height and speed, it remains one of the tallest and fastest coasters in the world.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Rider Height Requirements". Cedar Point. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Record Holders  (Statistic: Height)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  3. ^ Marden, Duane. "Record Holders  (Statistic: Speed)". Roller Coaster DataBase.