Blue Streak
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Blue Streak opened in 1964 and is currently Cedar Point's oldest existing roller coaster. When Blue Streak opened it was operated manually. At first, the ride's lap bars did not lock and the seats were bench style and had no seat belts. Over time the ride was modified.
One of the first changes to be made was to the lap bars. The lap bars were changed to lock so riders would be safer.
The ride's station was also a double loading station similar to that of Millennium Force. Blue Streak was Cedar Point's tallest roller coaster for 12 years (1964 - 1975).
One of the first changes to be made was to the lap bars. The lap bars were changed to lock so riders would be safer.
The ride's station was also a double loading station similar to that of Millennium Force. Blue Streak was Cedar Point's tallest roller coaster for 12 years (1964 - 1975).
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Blue Streak's station is located on the Blue Streak Midway.
The station looks very nice and can get quite breezy on hot days. Blue Streak leaves the station with a left turn and goes up the lift!
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The logo on the station has changed to reflect the ride's time at the park. The current logo has the skyline of the park in the background!
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Blue Streak then goes up its 78-foot lift hill. Blue Streak creeps its way to the top of the amazing hill.
As Blue Streak goes up you hear the clicking sound. Blue Streak has the feel of an old classic and also the sound of an old classic! |
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When the train gets to the top, it drops you down 76 feet!
During the drop, riders on Blue Streak are lifted out of their seat, giving them the feeling of airtime, which is the feeling of floating! |
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Blue Streak then goes over a few bunny hills.
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Blue Streak's amazing airtime hill is next! Riders will float over this hill as Blue Streak flies over the top of it!
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Blue Streak heads into a turnaround. The turn is seriously fast! Blue Streak then heads back to the station!
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To get back, Blue Streak uses a series of bunny hills!
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Those small hills give amazing airtime!
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Blue Streak then hits the break run and goes back to the station!
The Fast Lane program was added to Blue Streak in 2012.
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Blue Streak's entrance is to the left of the station and under the break run.
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Changes
Like all of the other rides in the park, eventually, Blue Streak got new automatic platform gates.
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In the 1990's, Cedar Point changed the way the ride operated. The old unloading station became the new duel loading station.
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Blue Streak's entrance was moved from the front of the station to under the break run.
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The queue area was moved from the right of the coaster to between the station and the lift hill.
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In the late 1990's, the trains were modified. They received new lap bars, new seat belts, and a new headrest. The trains were also painted a different shade of blue and orange. The foot pedals seen in the front of the cars today were added in 2013.
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Blue Streak was painted for the 2012 season.
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Withstanding the test of time!
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Height - 78 Feet
Drop - 76 Feet Speed- 40 MPH Length - 2,558 Feet Hills - 9 Inversions - 0 Type - Out and Back wooden coaster Designer - Frank Hoover Company - Philadelphia Toboggan Company Capacity - 1,400 riders per hour Year Opened - 1964 Coaster number at Cedar Point when opened - 3 |
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Over the years, Blue Streak has become and remained popular. It has truly withstood the test of time. Blue Streak has been at Cedar Point longer than any other roller coaster! Since Blue Streak has been built, Cedar Point has built 21 roller coasters. Since 1964, Cedar Point has only taken out 5 roller coasters.
Blue Streak turned 50 in May of 2014. In the history of Cedar Point, Blue Streak was the first roller coaster to ever reach 50 years of operation. Blue Streak has also been there longer than any other coaster! Guests must be at least 48 inches to ride Blue Streak. |
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