Millennium Force, Steel roller coaster in Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, US
Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, that uses a cable lift to reach a height of 310 feet (94 meters). The layout includes multiple banked turns and drops along a track spanning more than 6500 feet (nearly 2000 meters).
The ride opened in May 2000 as the first roller coaster in the world to exceed both 300 feet in height and 90 miles per hour (145 kilometers per hour). This debut marked a turning point in coaster engineering and influenced many later projects around the globe.
The name marks the year 2000, when the ride opened as the first giga coaster, a term coined by Intamin and Cedar Point for coasters over 300 feet. A DJ booth once entertained the queue, and its concrete base was still visible in 2025. The station plays the ride's main soundtrack theme under red fluorescent tubes.
Boarding takes place through a separate queue area with multiple rows for each of the three trains. Guests should store loose items in lockers near the entrance before riding, as the forces during the ride can dislodge them easily.
During the initial descent, riders glimpse Lake Erie from a height normally reserved for aircraft. The two tunnels along the course pass directly beneath the paths of other coasters and create brief moments of complete darkness.
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