Thursday, May 3, 2007

Ohio amusement parks...

Ohio is the home for three major amusement parks, all owned by Cedar Fair...

GEAUGA LAKE
Location: Aurora, OH
Distance: 3 hours
Opening date: May 25th
Similar to: Darien Lake. It used to be a sister park to Darien Lake in the 80’s.


CEDAR POINT
Location: Sandusky, OH
Distance: 4 hours
Opening date: May 12th
New for 2007: Maverick - a steel, launched roller coaster with a 95-degree first drop! Pictured to the right is Maverick going through the Heartline Canyon. Check out animated footage of the new ride here and expect it to open in early June.
Similar to: Unique with 17 roller coasters!!! That’s more than any other amusement park in the world!


KING’S ISLAND
Location: King's Island, OH
Distance: 6.5 hours
Opening date: Now open
New for 2007: Firehawk - a flying roller coaster you ride on your stomach! This was previously the X-Flight coaster at Geauga Lake.
Similar to: Canada’s Wonderland with bigger roller coasters.

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