| Millennium Force | |
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_06.JPG) The 310-foot (94 m) lift hill and 122°
turn of Millennium Force | |
| Cedar Point | |
| Location | Cedar Point |
| Park section | Millennium Midway |
| Coordinates | 41°28′54″N 82°41′17″W / 41.48167°N 82.68806°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | May 11, 2000 |
| Opening date | May 13, 2000 |
| Cost | US$25,000,000 |
| Replaced | Giant Wheel |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Werner Stengel |
| Model | Giga Coaster |
| Track layout | Out and back |
| Lift/launch system | Cable lift hill |
| Height | 310 ft (94 m) |
| Drop | 300 ft (91 m) |
| Length | 6,595 ft (2,010 m) |
| Speed | 93 mph (150 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:20 |
| Max vertical angle | 80° |
| Capacity | 1,300 riders per hour |
| G-force | 4.5 |
| Height restriction | 48–78[1] in (122–198 cm) |
| Trains | 3 trains with 9 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 36 riders per train. |
| Restraints | T-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]
- ^ "Rider Height Requirements". Cedar Point. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Record Holders (Statistic: Height)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Record Holders (Statistic: Speed)". Roller Coaster DataBase.