Mean Streak
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Mean Streak
Cedar Point · US · Dinn Corporation Wooden coaster (Curtis D. Summers design)
“A frontier of timber rose by Lake Erie, then thundered away.”
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Fast facts
- Mean Streak opened at Cedar Point on May 11, 1991. coasterpedia.net
- Dinn Corporation built the ride to a Curtis D. Summers design. coasterpedia.net
- It stood 161 feet tall and reached 65 mph. coaster101.com
- The wooden coaster ran without inversions. coasterpedia.net
- Its listed capacity was 1,600 riders per hour. de.wikipedia.org
- The project cost $7.5 million. coasterpedia.net
- It closed on September 16, 2016, and was replaced by Steel Vengeance. coasterpedia.net
The story of Mean Streak
Work for Mean Streak began as Cedar Point prepared a new wooden landmark for the 1991 season. The ride opened on May 11, 1991, in the park’s Frontiertown section, built by Ohio-based Dinn Corporation as a Curtis D. Summers twister design at a cost of $7.5 million. en.wikipedia.org
For the visitor who walked deep into the peninsula, Mean Streak stood near the far reaches of Cedar Point, by Frontier Town, Lake Erie views, and the campground side of the resort. Its great timber frame gave that end of the park the look of a frontier trestle carried to holiday scale. coasterpedia.net
Such a large wooden undertaking required continuing care. In 1994 a trim brake was added on the first drop to reduce speed, help with track wear, and improve comfort, and the ride was re-tracked several times during its years of service. en.wikipedia.org
Cedar Point announced on August 1, 2016, that Mean Streak would give its last public rides on September 16. Park leadership later said they had listened to guests, tracked ridership, and saw an opportunity to improve the ride; crews then placed steel rails on the old wooden structure for the new Steel Vengeance. en.wikipedia.org· news5cleveland.com
Sources
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- coaster101.com Acceptable source
- de.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- news5cleveland.com Acceptable source