Valravn (roller coaster)

Valravn
Valravn in May 2016
Cedar Point
Location	Cedar Point
Park section	Main Midway
Coordinates	41°28′53″N 82°41′02″W / 41.481298°N 82.683970°W / 41.481298; -82.683970
Status	Operating
Soft opening date	May 6, 2016 (2016-05-06)
Opening date	May 7, 2016 (2016-05-07)
Cost	$25 million
Replaced	Good Time Theatre Turnpike Cars[1]
General statistics
Type	Steel – Dive Coaster
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Model	Dive Coaster
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	223 ft (68 m)
Drop	214 ft (65 m)
Length	3,415 ft (1,041 m)
Speed	75 mph (121 km/h)
Inversions	3
Duration	2:23
Max vertical angle	90°
Capacity	1,200 riders per hour
Height restriction	52 in (132 cm)
Trains	3 trains with 3 cars. Riders are arranged 8 across in a single row for a total of 24 riders per train.
Fast Lane Plus only available
Valravn at RCDB

Valravn is a steel roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Built and designed by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), it was the first Dive Coaster model in the Cedar Fair chain of parks and opened on May 7, 2016, as the tallest, fastest, and longest of its kind in the world. It remains the tallest, sharing its height record with Yukon Striker at Canada's Wonderland. Valravn is also the first Dive Coaster to use B&M's vest-style, over-the-shoulder restraints and the third Dive Coaster overall to open in the United States. The installation marked the hundredth roller coaster from B&M, dating back to the company's founding in 1988.

Following on the heels of Rougarou, which opened at Cedar Point in 2015, Valravn also takes its name from cultural folklore. The ride's theme is based on a mythological bird from Danish folklore called the valravn, which means "raven of the slain".