Magnum XL-200
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Magnum XL-200
Cedar Point · US · Arrow Dynamics Hyper Coaster
“Lake Erie gave Cedar Point a horizon; Arrow carried it past 200 feet.”
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Fast facts
- Opened to the public at Cedar Point on May 6, 1989. coasterpedia.net
- Built by Arrow Dynamics as a steel Hyper Coaster. coasterpedia.net
- Height: 205 ft (62.5 m). en.wikipedia.org
- Top speed: 116 km/h (72 mph). en.wikipedia.org
- Inversions: 0. en.wikipedia.org
- Theoretical capacity: 2,000 riders per hour. en.wikipedia.org
- Reported construction cost: US$8 million. en.wikipedia.org
The story of Magnum XL-200
On the Lake Erie peninsula, Cedar Point sought a new kind of steel ride for the close of the nineteen-eighties: height, speed, and no inversions. Arrow Dynamics was chosen, and the scheme grew from a lower proposal into an eight-million-dollar machine that would pass the 200-foot mark. en.wikipedia.org
Magnum XL-200 opened for visitors on May 6, 1989, at Cedar Point’s Gemini Midway. The park’s own history records that year as the arrival of the world’s first coaster to top the elusive 200-foot threshold. coasterpedia.net· sixflags.com
The Arrow lift climbs 205 feet before the course turns out toward Cedar Point Shores and the Lake Erie beach, sending trains through tunnels and the pretzel turnaround at up to 116 km/h. It makes its grand argument without a single inversion. sixflags.com· en.wikipedia.org
Recognition followed long after those first summer queues. Magnum XL-200 received ACE Roller Coaster Landmark status in 2004, and Amusement Today’s Golden Ticket Awards list it as the No. 1 Steel Coaster for 1998, 1999, and 2000. sixflags.com· goldenticketawards.com
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- sixflags.com Preferred source
- sixflags.com Preferred source
- goldenticketawards.com Acceptable source