Blue Streak, Wooden roller coaster at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, United States
Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company with a traditional out-and-back layout. Its pale timber lattice carries the track up a 78-foot lift hill, then down a 72-foot, 45-degree drop reaching 40 mph. Two trains of four cars, six riders each, run the circuit.
Philadelphia Toboggan Company built the roller coaster, which opened on May 23, 1964. The construction brought a major wooden coaster back to the park after Cyclone was removed in 1951.
The ride takes its name from "The Blue Streaks", the athletic nickname of Sandusky High School, and the train and much of the structure are painted blue. It is the oldest roller coaster still operating at Cedar Point, and in 2022 American Coaster Enthusiasts named it a Coaster Landmark during Coaster Con 44.
Blue Streak runs two trains of four cars, each car seating six riders in three rows of two, giving a capacity of 1,400 people per hour. The station sits at the end of an out-and-back circuit: the lift hill climbs about 24 metres, the first drop falls 22 metres at 45 degrees, and a 180-degree left turn at the far end sends the train back parallel to the outbound track. The final brake run is covered before the train returns to the station.
American Coaster Enthusiasts designated the roller coaster as a Coaster Landmark in July 2022 during Coaster Con 44. The recognition honors the ride's role in the history of American wooden coasters.
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