Cedar Point

A huge attraction in Ohio is a place called Cedar Point--- a famous amusement park known as "the roller coaster capital of the world." Jared (Toledo's best piano player) and I drove out to Sandusky, Ohio to get some thrill on. I once considered myself spoiled in the ways of roller coasters--- thanks to Six Flags over Texas. Six Flags houses The Batman, The Texas Giant, and the Titan. Cedar Point is the home of multiple record breaking rides that are pretty much the most amazing coasters I have ever been on.

Here are a few roller coaster records, just to give you an idea of the RC domination that is Cedar Point.

Largest Drop: The drop is measured by taking the vertical difference in feet from the top of the largest drop to the bottom.
1. Kingda Ka, 418 feet, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey
2. Top Thrill Dragster, 400 feet, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
3. Steel Dragon 2000, 306 feet, Nagashima Spaland, Mie, Japan

4. Millennium Force, 300 feet, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
5. Goliath, 255 feet, Six Flags Magic MountainValencia, California
6. Titan, 255 feet, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas
7. Fujiyama, 230 feet, Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan

8. Phantom's Revenge, 228 feet, Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
9. Desperado, 225 feet, Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino, Primm, Nevada
10. Superman Ride of Steel, 221 feet, Six Flags New England, Agawam, Mass.

Fastest: The speed is determined by the roller coaster's maximum speed in terms of miles per hour (mph) at any point during the ride.
1. Kingda Ka, 128 mph, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey
2. Top Thrill Dragster, 120 mph, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
3. Dodonpa, 106.8 mph, Fujikyu Highlands, FujiYoshida-shi, Japan
4. Steel Dragon 2000, 95 mph, Nagashima Spaland, Mie, Japan
5. Millennium Force, 92 mph, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
6. Goliath, 85 mph, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California
7. Titan, 85 mph, Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas
8. Phantom's Revenge, 82 mph, Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, Penn.
9. Xcelerator, 82 mph, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
10. Fujiyama, 81 mph, Fujikyu Highlands, FujiYoshida-shi, Japan
11. Thunder Dolphin, 81 mph, Tokyo Dome City, Tokyo, Japan

Angle of Descent: The steepness is determined by measuring the steepest angle of descent on any part of the roller coaster.
1. Vild-Svinet, 97 degrees, BonBon Land, Holme-Olstrup, Demark
2. Typhoon, 97 degrees, Bobbejaanland Family Park, Lichtaart, Belgium
3. Speed: No Limits, 97 degrees, OakwoodPembrokeshire, United Kingdom
4. Rage, 97 degrees, Adventure Island, Essex, United Kingdom
5. Mystery Mine, 95 degrees, Dollywood, Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
6. Maverick, 95 degrees, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
7. HyperSonic XLC, 90 degrees, Paramount's Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia
8. Dodonpa, 90 degrees, Fujikyu Highlands, FujiYoshida-shi, Japan
9. Gravity Max, 90 degrees, Discovery World, Taichung, Taiwan
10. Xcelerator, 90 degrees, Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, California
11. Top Thrill Dragster, 90 degrees, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
12. Storm Runner, 90 degrees, Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania
13. Kingda Ka, 90 degrees, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey

Millennium Force, 300 feet, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Maverick, 95 degrees, Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio