The History of Cedar Point and The World's First Hypercoaster Magnum XL-200 | Expedition Cedar Point 

How 80s do you want your advert? Cedar point: yes

This was fascinating! The crazy part is Arrow was basically competing with themselves at this point. They could tell the Cedar Park management " well Busch gardens just bought a really cool interlocking looper...." and then sell them whatever crazy idea the Arrow design team came up with.

CP has some of the best coaster advertisements I’ve ever seen

while you did touch on the "coaster wars" term.... a cool new big episode or multi parter could be the actual coaster wars, like the tallest, fastest, most inversions, longest, steepest.... each but follow the story of every time the record got broken.... id certainly like to see that series!

Expedition Cedar Point? Yes please!!! I'll take anything and everything to do with this park. It's my family's absolute favorite, and we've been going for the past 15 years. There's no other park, in my opinion, that comes close to what Cedar Point delivers. They're trying to amp up King's Island, but there's just something special about Cedar Point. Looking forward to more videos!

That water swing thing from the beginning looked fun

Growing up in southeast Michigan, trips to Cedar Point were so much fun! Family, school, friends, whatever.

"When you're all grown up, you're ready for the magnum" is hilarious depending on the context.

i love magnum so much. i'm sure everyone has stories about it like these but once while riding this, my dad got hit in the forehead by a bee, and another time, a lady in front of my sister and i had her phone fly out of her pocket. my sister was able to catch it and give it back to her, but it was kind of alarming. great experiences though :~)

Love seeing the fun old ads. I also loved hearing Millennium Force’s music at the end.

Been attending Cedar Point for 25 years, amazing to see how far the park has come through history!

I'll never forget the very first time I went to CP at age 7 or 8 with my parents and little brother. We went the week before school in 1990 when the park was dead. I went on all the other coasters with no problem, but once I saw Magnum's lift hill I stopped in my tracks contemplating whether or not I wanted to ride. After what seemed like minutes but was actually only a couple seconds I saw my family climbing the stairs to the station and I was like screw it, I guess I'm riding. It absolutely blew me away. The only thing that ever compared to that first Magnum ride was my first ride on Millennium Force. Those are the only two individual rides that have blown me away.

I worked on magnum during the 2018 and 2019 summers. It is an absolutely beautiful ride. Its really thrilling and it one of the most reliable and efficient rides in the park. They will never build a ride like it again, and that makes it even more unique. Also I got to be in it's new POV for it's 30th season operating. I was the ride op pushing the button in the back. You would see me just as it returns to the station.

Magnum is still kind of a beast. That first drop def caught me off guard last time I rode it.

Magnum is simply amazing. The Death Run at the end is one of the greatest moments on any coaster. Having ejector airtime that strong is something to behold. I'm so happy Cedar Point is my home park because I can ride this all the time.

I love cedar point. Do a episode on mean streak/ steel vengeance? Magnum XL is so cool. Great view of the beach and the sunset.

This was my second coaster EVER only after the iron dragon cause my friend forgot about the giant ass drop and thought it was part of another coaster. Lets just say, going from a super tame coaster to this nearly made me shit my pants.

Ooh Millennium Force music at the end, legit

I'm going here for this park's 150th anniversary.

CP was my father’s favorite park. We would drive from north of Pittsburgh almost every summer to ride the new coasters. I remember the year the Magnum XL opened and the first time I rode it and nothing I’ve done since compares to that rush of adrenaline. The Gemini and Corkscrew remain my two favorite coasters of all time.

I never knew how lucky I was growing up going to cedar point every year. I remember walking under Magnum to get in the park from the hotel and water park and riding it last thing at night a bunch of times unltil Raptor which became my new obsession. I actually kinda miss stuff like Disaster transport (and Pirate ride) though, had a charm you can't really put your finger on.

I’m desperate to get to Cedar Point. It’s an absolute must do park.

I’m so happy you are doing expedition cedar point, after seeing you announce it on Twitter and on your RU-vid tab, I have been waiting for this, and I know that this will be great!

I lost power in my house with all my clothes in the washer so your video makes my day a bit better

I absolutely loved Cedar Point when we went for a school trip during my 4th grade year in the late 90s. An amusement park with everyone in my class that was able to go? Hell yea, sign me up. Some of my favorite memories riding coasters at that park during that trip. Rode so many rides that I still felt like I was on one when riding back to the hotel on the charter bus. I could only rave about that place after leaving and still see it as a great place that Ohioans have to be proud of. I’ve been longing to go back ever since, even if I’m a bit more shy and anxious when it comes to riding coasters as I’ve gotten older.

As an Ohioan who lives a short drive from Sandusky, I'm proud to say you have done the Park justice so far, I excitedly await the next installment of this series!!!

Man I grew up at this place, it's really cool learning new stuff about my childhood.

I'll never forget driving to Cedar Point in the late 90's and seeing Magnum XL. Blew my mind as a little kid. Still one of the best coasters I've ever ridden

Magnum is the origin of my obsession with roller coasters. I was about 7 years old and I remember being terrified while waiting in line. That fear quickly turned into sheer adrenaline and joy after that first drop. Such great memories doing marathon rides on Maggie at night too!

I’ve been to Cedar Point a few times and it NEVER gets old! There is a certain magic to Magnum. It’s like playing a vintage guitar. It gets you right in the jellies.

a new expedition series IM HOOCKED

That's a beautiful look at my home park. Also, that outro music sounds just like the station music for Millennium Force.

I was the Supervisor of this ride in 2015 and it was HANDS DOWN the best Roller Coaster to work at the park! Amazing video, and Help Someone Smile Today!

Finally made it to Cedar Point back in 2009. WHAT A PARK. Looking forward to a return visit in the future when my kids are a little older.

Thank God they had Arrow do it and not Togo. Magnum is still in my top 20

Steel Vengeance and Millennium Force would be neat with the story overviewing the fact that Steel Dragon 2000 was looming

What a trip down memory lane! Thank you for your work on Cedar Point. I remember when Gemini was the new coaster. The campground was close by and I remember waking up in my Aunt and Uncle's pop-up camper hearing the trains being run for morning tests. Oh the anticipation! Cedar Point is still great, but I do miss the days when there were more trees. Looking forward to seeing what they do with the new boat ride planned for next year's big anniversary... I used to love the old Paddlewheel Excursion.

Is it just me, or does Magnum's track look different than every other Arrow coaster? Much shorter from the support to the rail

One of the best parts of riding a coaster in CP is the view. There you are, cranking up a hill, enjoying Lake Erie, then you drop. Wheeee!

I remember my first ride on Magnum. A school field trip in 1990. It was legendary.

Thank you for making this! Wish I could like this more than once. Would love to see more of Expedition Cedar Point!

Honestly, it's kind of amazing how smooth Magnum is when you consider it's been operating for over 30 years... and was made by Arrow.... and made without computers.

I really appreciate the Wicked Twister and Millennium Force station music in the intro and outro.

We went to Cedar Point in the early 2000's. We went on every single roller coaster in the park! My favourite was the Millennium Force, and we actually rode it twice! When I laid down that night, it literally still felt like I was on a roller coaster still! It was so much fun, but I definitely couldn't do it now!

Roller coaster capital of the world, what put Sandusky on the map

Thank you for such an informative video, I grew up going to Cedar Point every summer when I was a kid. We stayed at the Breakers most years. I do remember years where we only went for the day, most likely during tough economic years on my father, but our parents would never let us as kids know it at the time. I remember feeling like it was something special, like not all the kids I knew were able to. A few years later as my two sisters and I got a bit older were always allowed to bring our friends with us. I remember the first year our parents got two rooms, so they could have a bit of a vacation themselves. And we had a bit of freedom. So it was pretty cool to be there for a few days with someone ya knew and had free roam of the place. The first few years I remember not being tall enough to get on the Roller coasters, which was fine with me I was scared of the big rides. That was in the early eighty's, the only big coasters at the time were the Blue Streak, Corkscrew, and the Gemini. I remember that first year when I was finally tall enough to ride the roller coasters and my younger sister wasn't yet, so we tried to 80's up her hair with Aquanet, so she was tall enough, and it worked!! We rode the Blue Streak first, then the Corkscrew and last to ride was the Gemini but I was terrified, my older sister got me to go on with her. I was scared to death the whole way up the first hill, but rode more times in the next few days. Lots of great memories of Cedar Point, first time I got a kiss from a girl was in the video game arcade located on the midway under the chairlift , lol. I haven't been to the park in many years since moving out of Ohio. I have been to many Six Flags parks over the years, they all seem rather small compared to Cedar Point. Thanks for bringing back many great memories of that place. Seeing this video really brought it back for me. Must make future plans for a visit.

Love the Magnum XL-200 section

How amazing is that “Gemini” original television advert? 👌

Going to Cedar Point is a dream of mine. I love roller coasters so going there would make me feel like I've achieved something

Magnum was my first coaster last year at 23! I was terrified, but now I'm addicted! This was so fun to watch!

My childhood park! I got to ride Magnum XL 200 on its opening day, and it remains one of my favorite coasters.

Worked at Cedar Point for 6 years. Us Thunder Canyon boys had to clean up after Magnum at night since it was before mixed crews. It's amazing what lost articles you find under a coaster. 30 years and the Magnum is still sinking, right?

Proud to be a regular at cedar point. I grew up on this amusement park and it holds such a great place in my heart because it sparked my love for roller coasters.

My first coaster as of yesterday! 💕

One of my favorite coasters at cedar point. Thank you for doing this video

I was one of the Magnum XL-200 Ride Hosts for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. Absolutely still my favorite ride at that park, both to ride and to operate. In my extensive test rides, I found that the seats in Car 1-Row 3 and Car 6-Row 1 are the best for the airtime. Operating the ride was a nonstop race to get the trains out as quickly as possible. In 3 train operation, there's a time limit set by the automatic brake operations in the Ready Brakes (Brakes just before turning right into the station). If you don't get a train unloaded, loaded, checked and dispatched less than 35 seconds after the previous one clears the lift hill, that previous train will slam into the Safety Brakes after Tunnel 3. Those brakes are so strong, that I've observed Car 3 being lifted off of the track and suspended in the brake caliper while its road wheels spin freely. By my napkin math, the trains leaving that third tunnel are traveling on an average day, 35-40 mph. Timing the impulse of the brakes, I found that they stop the train in less than a second. This makes the Safety brakes stop you with a force of >2G. Naturally something to avoid, so most of the Ride Hosts on platform are trying their best to move things along as quickly and safely as possible. Somehow or another, always being at the edge of getting those trains out on time wasn't very stressful. At one point I was the leadership in charge of the ride for an hour, and set an all time record for the rides current operating system (installed in 2014) for most dispatches in an hour at 44. Based on our testing, I believe the theoretical maximum is 45, but the margin for error is so negligible that it would have to be done like clockwork.

Magnum!! It may not be the "best" coaster in the world, maybe not even in the park, but it will always be my favorite. There is nothing like a night ride on Magnum after a hot summer day. Out there in the dark by yourself, the waterpark below silent and the waves of the lake lapping at the shore, you speed through the elements seemingly faster than ever... just flying over every hill, bang, bang! Magnum.

Always soo great to see my home park being talked about! awesome video as well.

Gemini is still one of the best rides. Very short lines (due to double tracks), fun ride, getting to slap hands and race the other car.

A video about Desperado would be awesome! That thing was legendary back in the 90s

I credit this ride for helping me overcome my fear of roller coasters. I was 8 years old when it opened, but didn't ride it until I was 14. When I was a kid, I was both fascinated by and afraid of coasters; I would ride some of the smaller ones, but didn't really enjoy them, and though I slowly worked my way up to larger ones like Gemini, Magnum was out of the question. Once I rode it, though, I was hooked, and I've been a coaster nut ever since. Thanks, Magnum!

The freakin airtime hills on this thing are still unmatched. It’s incredible to me that it was entirely hand- and eyeball-crafted.

OMG I loved this video I literally got lost is the nostalgia!!!!! Love you dude

love the vids keep up the great work. do one about the history of Carowinds please and the history of theme parks in myrtle beach sc to. there was more down here than just the old hard rock/ freestyle park

Great seeing footage of the Jumbo Jet, the 1st coaster I rode at CP in 1976. Rode on the Magnum it's inaugural season, and a few times since. My favorite coaster!

This might be my favorite video you've made so far. Very informative & interesting! Landmark hypers (any full circuit coaster with a height or drop 200-299 ft) that I can think of off the top of my head: Magnum, Steel Phantom, Apollo's Chariot & Ride of Steel, Son of Beast, X2, Karnan, Steel Vengeance.

It may be rough but it was what started it all. Still a very good coaster. Thanks Dick for bringing it to life for us.

Awesome video! Thanks for the history. It's very cool

Really nice video. Having worked there in 1987, I remember employee bonfires on the beach right under where the Magnum first drop ended up being installed. We never suspected that the first 200 ft tall coaster would end up running right over our heads. Cedar Point is a very special place. Looking forward to the next videos.

Great vid! It really shows how historic this park is

Always great to see new content from you.

The magnum is one of my favorite rides of all time, this park is such a great park!

Definitely “thumbs up” for your wonderful video. There’s so much I want to say... Grew up in Toledo, so my family went every summer. Plenty of glorious memories from those days as a park guest. Just magical times. In college, I interviewed and was hired, so I was able to go behind the scenes and be a part of the “magic”. Worked there 3 summers (the Mill Race/Midway Carousel) then Kiddie Land and then White Water Landing). In those days, being a seasonal park, most of the employees were college students, like me, who were housed in dorms, so there was a lot of youth & energy. I would have to say, those were some of the most memorable, fun days of my life. As an employee, it was normal for us to refer to the park guests as “animals” behind their backs. (“I just caught some animals trying to cut in line, tried to leave to get food and then get back in line.” “The animals are even more aggressive to get into the ride than normal.” “You wont believe the mess the animals left at the french fry stand!!”) One day, while running the merry-go-round in Kiddieland, a man with his 9 year old asked me, “Do you guys still call the park guests ‘animals’?” He said he used to work there years ago, and that was the term they used. I confided to him, “Yup. Still do!” I moved to L.A. after college, but returned to Toledo in 2011 for a visit. Went with the family to Cedar Point, so I revisited places like Kiddieland. I popped my head into the Lost Kids building to ask if they still called park guests”animals”. There was an employee, an older man, not a college student. Thinking management is now trying to hire toward more diversity. I asked my “animals” question to him and...he seemed to have no clue what I was talking about. I guess, somehow, management curbed that bad habit amongst employees!! All in all, I cherish those days. The lights, the sounds, the smells, the camaraderie, the fun. I thank you for this video and the memories...

Love the new expedition!! Though Dorney Park is my home park and Steel Force will always be one of my favorites (especially when they used to do the Banshee Phantom theme during Halloween Haunt), Magnum XL is definitely a legendary ride. My family always tries to take an annual summer trip to CP and other Cedar Fair parks since my dad is an employee at Dorney. Great video like always!

"Even when you see it, you won't believe it". I rode the Magnum on "Media Day", the day before Cedar Point opens for the season, the year it was put in! Nothing was like it! I ride it still, but others in the park are more interesting, now. I am a Michigander who's been going there since 1978 (CorkScrew & Gemini). Good Times. Now my kids love CP, too.

Just found your channel through Super enthused. Loving the information on theme parks! Totally awesome

Man , I went there when I was a kid . Awesome place . I remember the skeleton train ride and blue streak coaster .

An important part of the Cedar Point story is Geauga Lake. A small park about an hour and a half east. This small park at one point had one of the oldest and tallest wooden roller coasters in the world. It was eventually purchased bu Six Flags and became the largest amusement park in the world. The park was later purchased by Cedar Fair. Do a story on Geauga Lake. I used to work there for 7 summers.

Great job, once again!

Awesome video! So much nostalgia...

This was great! Magnum XL-200 is still amazing, it's one of my favorite coasters! The airtime is absolutely crazy, especially when the trims aren't on.

Awesome video as always, love them!!!

when i went to cedar point for the first time earlier this year, Magnum XL 200 was one of my *absolute favorites*

This is so good. I hope you do more cedar point videos

Great video! Imagine how smooth this beast was when it opened.

I love Cedar Point!! I've been going since the 70s.

Ironically, I'm pretty sure that's Paul Frees (Ghost Host) doing the Cedar Point commercial.

Yeah, I've read that Ron Toomer did bend coat hangers and wires when doing designs.

I've heard stories that Magnum's trains were heavily modified Mine Train chassis, and hearing about the fact they didn't debut with upstop wheels but rather upstop pads makes me think there's a few grains of truth to these stories.

I love Cedar Point. I had no idea about the Magnum being such a big deal. Millennium Force is still my favorite 💗

love your vids and production especially the theme music, keep t up bro

Great video incredibly well done!

Man, I remember being so excited the summer I was finally tall enough for the Magnum

Holy cow, over 200 feet, 72 mph and 5,106ft in 1989.... good god that must have been some opening day, the hype was real.

Cedar Point is my home park, and the legendary profile of the park is not overstated at all. It's a destination for anyone who loves these machines. The size, variety of manufacturing companies present, designs, and historic significance of most of these coasters is akin to going to a living museum. My only complaint is wanting another good wooden coaster, maybe something by the Gravity Group. I would also love to see a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter coaster built indoors to recreate/re-envision Disaster Transport when it was at its prime. I want to add that the park has more rides in general than any other amusement park, so there are a lot of flat rides and kids rides for people to enjoy. They could probably use a new dark ride, but there is a lot to do, plus the beach is fantastic. It's really one of the best amusement parks in the world.

Well done. Your videos are awesome. I love the Millennium coaster at CP.

I love hearing the millennium force music at the end!

Amazing video and I’m really looking forward to that Raging Bull video!!!😁👏🏼

great as usual, going next year and im from the Uk i cant wait!

I'd like to see Expeditions on Mako, the Big One, Apollo's Chariot, DC Rivals Hypercoaster, Ride of Steel at Darien Lake, Goliath at Six Flags Over Georgia, and Expedition GeForce.