Wicked Twister
2002
The 1990's was a huge expansion ERA for Cedar Point. In 1990 Avalanche Run was converted into Disaster Transport. Mean Streak became the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in 1991. In 1993 saw the addition of Snake River Falls. In 1994 Raptor was the first major project to transform the Main Midway in 30 years. In 1996 riders would stand up to their fear on Mantis. Soak City was expanded in 1997. Riders would be blasted on the world's tallest drop tower in 1998 on Power Tower. In 1999 Camp Snoopy became the park's family-friendly area. Millennium Force opened in 2000 as the world's tallest roller coaster. With the success of all these attractions, Cedar Point would add something unique in 2002!
Wicked Twister ride facts
Height: 215 feet Drop: 207 feet Speed: 72 MPH Hills: 2 Inversions: 0 Type: Impulse roller coaster Designer: Werner Stengel Company: Intamin AG of Switzerland Capacity: 1,000/HR Opened: May 5, 2002 Number of Coaster at that time: 15 Cost: 9 Million Cedar Point's 11th oldest roller coaster! |
Wicked Twister was built by Intamin of Switzerland. Intamin built several other rides at cedar point. In 1979, Jr. Gemini became Intamin's first roller coaster to ever be built. In 1983 Demon Drop became one of the first of its kind in the world to be installed.
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Avalanche Run brought a unique bobsled experience to Cedar Point in 1985. In 1986, Thunder Canyon became Cedar Point's runaway river rapids ride. In 1990, Avalanche Run was enclosed and re-themed to Disaster Transport. In 2000, Millennium Force became the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world and the first roller coaster over 300 feet. The fun didn't stop in 2002. Intamin would return to Cedar Point a few more times. In 2003, Top Thrill Dragster became the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world when it reached heights of 420 feet. In 2007 Maverick became Cedar Point's wild experience but the new ride didn't break any records. Over the years Intamin built rides that had a lot of problems and rides that became rare. Demon Drop would close in 2009 to be relocated to Dorney Park for 2010. In 2010 Shoot the Rapids became Cedar Point's newest water ride. Shoot the Rapids had a lot of problems when the ride was at Cedar Point. Disaster Transport was removed from Cedar Point in 2012. In 2014, Jr. Gemini was re-themed as Wilderness Run. Shoot the Rapids was the last new ride built by Intamin at Cedar Point. The ride was removed in 2015.
Ride Experience
As the train reaches the end of the launch section, it heads up the forward tower. The train makes it about halfway up the tower then it pauses, and heads backwards through the launch section.
The train heads 215 feet up the tower and twists 450 degrees on its way up. When it gets to the top, the train pauses and heads down going forward.
The train then twist its way up the tower and twists 450 degrees. once the train gets to the top, it stops and goes backwards.
The train then heads back up the back spiral and twists 450 degrees for the final time. The ride then stops and heads down the tower going forward.
The train goes up the forward spiral for the final time and it twists 450 degrees. When the train gets to the top, it stops and heads down backwards.
Wicked Twister Makes An Impact on Cedar Point
In the years following the opening of Wicked Twister Cedar Point opened a number of attractions that would help make the parks line-up better including 8 roller coasters: Top Thrill Dragster (2003), maXair (2005), Skyhawk (2006), Maverick (2007), Planet Snoopy (2008), Shoot The Rapids (2010-2015), WindSeeker (2011), Dinosaur's Alive (2012-2018), GateKeeper (2013), Pipe Scream (2014), Wilderness Run (2014), Rougarou (2015), Valravn (2016), Cedar Point Shores Waterpark (2017) and Steel Vengeance (2018). All of these new attractions have brought something unique to Cedar Point.
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Last Updated: 10/30/2018
Photos by: Jake Hamons, Russ Hauden and Cedar Point