A brand new, record-breaking roller coaster will open at Cedar Point in 2025, officers on the Sandusky, Ohio-based park introduced in the present day.
“Siren’s Curse is the tallest, fastest, longest tilt coaster in North America,” Tony Clark, director of communications at Cedar Point, advised Fox News Digital in an on-camera interview.
Riders on board Siren’s Curse will “climb 160 feet into the air,” earlier than encountering what Clark referred to as the roller coaster’s “signature move.”
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“Your train will travel to a piece of track that all of a sudden disconnects and tilts 90 degrees,” he mentioned.
Riders shall be “looking straight down at the midway below. And then at once everything locks into place, it’ll release you, and then you’ll travel through the rest of the ride,” he mentioned.
“Siren’s Curse is the tallest, fastest, longest tilt coaster in North America,” mentioned Tony Clark, director of communications at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. (Artist idea rendering courtesy of Cedar Point)
“It’s going to be a pretty amazing experience,” mentioned Clark, including that the coaster’s velocity will attain 58 miles per hour.
Siren’s Curse is only one of two roller coasters in North America with this “tilt” mechanism, mentioned Clark. A 3rd is below development in Texas.
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“Cedar Point’s been recognized for roller coaster innovation over its historical past,” mentioned Clark.
He continued, “And so we were the first to have several big coasters that had not been seen before. This is one that’s not in our lineup.”
Clark mentioned the lean mechanism is “very different from the other roller coasters that we have.”
Siren’s Curse will characteristic a “tilt” mechanism earlier than dropping riders by means of the remainder of the monitor. (Artist idea rendering courtesy of Cedar Point)
“We wanted to add something diverse and different to our lineup,” he mentioned. “And Siren’s Curse is exactly that.”
And whereas the coaster might look scary, Clark insists that the rider isn’t at any actual threat.
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“The whole point of thrill ride is really to give you a thrill. That is the point. And there’s always this sense of danger, but the danger, though, is just kind of in your head because the manufacturer does a lot of testing,” he mentioned, including that Cedar Point additionally does its personal testing on rides.
The mechanism will “lock” the prepare into place on the monitor, mentioned Clark.
The Siren’s Curse roller coaster climbs 160 ft into the air.
“And then only when it’s locked will that tilt table release and then turn 90 degrees,” he mentioned.
“So a whole lot of security precautions are put into the trip’s security methods. Even if one little factor would not work, it is a ‘check engine’ mild and the trip would not run.”
The announcement of Cedar Point’s latest roller coaster took some theme park fans unexpectedly – particularly because the park has had important bother over the previous season with its latest roller coaster, Top Thrill 2.
“No one really saw this coming at all,” mentioned Brandon Stoff, creator of the YouTube channel “Theme Park Recommendations” who posts content material about roller coasters and upcoming theme park sights.
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The trip hits a high velocity of 58 miles per hour. (Artist idea rendering courtesy of Cedar Point)
Stoff mentioned that previous to studying about Siren’s Curse, he believed Top Thrill 2 would “be marketed as the new ride in 2025” at Cedar Point.
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“Cedar Point blew us out of the water with an epic announcement for their new-for-2025 record-breaking tilt coaster,” mentioned Stoff of Charlotte, North Carolina.
He continued, “Siren’s Curse will be a great addition to Cedar Point’s already impressive lineup of roller coasters.”
Siren’s Curse is predicted to open in early summer season 2025, Clark advised Fox News Digital. (Artist idea rendering courtesy of Cedar Point)
Next yr, Stoff predicted, shall be “epic” for Cedar Point, particularly as Top Thrill 2 is scheduled to re-open after closing as a consequence of points with the trip’s autos.
Aside from the tilting mechanism, Siren’s Curse will even characteristic on-board audio and LED lights on its trains – that are different firsts for the park.
These options will assist improve the trip’s story, mentioned Clark, which tells the story of the “Lake Erie monster” coming to take over the trip.
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“You’ll hear that audio throughout the entire experience,” he mentioned. “We’re excited to have that as a first here at Cedar Point.”
Exactly when park friends will be capable of trip Siren’s Curse isn’t but clear.
Siren’s Curse is predicted to open in “early summer 2025,” mentioned Clark, just a few weeks after Cedar Point opens for the summer season in May.
