Cedar Point
Amusement park in Sandusky
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| 2024 | Top Thrill 2 replaced the original Top Thrill Dragster. |
| July 1 2024 | Cedar Fair and Six Flags officially merged, forming a new company under the Six Flags name, with former Cedar Fair leadership maintaining control and headquarters established in Charlotte, North Carolina. |
| 2023 | Atomic Scrambler (formerly Scrambler) relocated from near Corkscrew to The Boardwalk |
| 2023 | Matterhorn ride relocated from near Corkscrew to The Boardwalk |
| 2023 | Snake River Expedition was closed after a brief operational period. |
| 2023 | Wicked Twister was replaced by The Grand Pavilion. |
| November 2 2023 | Cedar Fair announces a merger with Six Flags, forming a new company that will operate under the Six Flags name, with Cedar Fair's management remaining in control. |
| 2022 | Cedar Point recorded an estimated 3.44 million visitors, ranking as the second-most visited seasonal amusement park in North America. |
| 2022 | Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island attraction was closed. |
| September 2022 | Top Thrill Dragster was completely scrapped. |
| June 2022 | Cedar Fair sells the land of California's Great America to Prologis for $310 million, signing an 11-year lease with plans to close the park at the lease's conclusion. |
| February 15 2022 | United Parks & Resorts withdraws its buyout offer after Cedar Fair rejects the proposal. |
| February 1 2022 | United Parks & Resorts makes an unsolicited all-cash bid to buy Cedar Fair for $3.4 billion. |
| 2021 | Snake River Expedition, a themed Riverboat attraction, was introduced to navigate the route previously used by Paddlewheel Excursions. |
| December 31 2021 | Cedar Fair's contract to manage Gilroy Gardens expires, with both parties agreeing not to renew the contract. |
| November 2021 | Antique Cars ride was permanently closed and demolished after 52 years of operation, subsequently replaced by The Farmhouse Kitchen & Grill in 2022. |
| August 2021 | Top Thrill Dragster was closed due to an accident. |
| July 29 2021 | Cedar Fair announces plans to build a $28 million esports arena expansion at the Cedar Fair Sports Center, with a targeted opening in the first half of 2023. |
| 2019 | Snoopy Bounce attraction was closed. |
| 2019 | Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island attraction was established. |
| 2019 | All Cedar Fair parks began offering all-season Fast Lane passes. |
| October 2019 | Six Flags offers to buy Cedar Fair for $4 billion, which is rejected by Cedar Fair. |
| July 2 2019 | Cedar Fair acquires Sawmill Creek Resort in Huron, Ohio for $13.5 million. |
| June 13 2019 | Cedar Fair signs a $261 million deal to acquire Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts' Galveston and New Braunfels locations, with an option to buy Schlitterbahn Kansas City. |
| April 2019 | Cedar Fair announces a partnership with Feld Entertainment to introduce Monster Jam Thunder Alley Areas in select parks. |
| March 27 2019 | Cedar Fair purchases 112 acres of land beneath California's Great America from the City of Santa Clara for $150 million, ending their previous land lease arrangement. |
| 2018 | Dinosaurs Alive! attraction was removed to make way for Forbidden Frontier. |
| 2017 | Professor Delbert's Frontier Fling (formerly RipCord) relocated from Challenge Park to former Shoot the Rapids site near Forbidden Frontier |
| October 4 2017 | Cedar Fair announces Richard Zimmerman will succeed Matt Ouimet as CEO, with Ouimet becoming executive chairman of the board of directors, effective January 1, 2018. |
| 2016 | Calypso ride (previously known as Tiki Twirl) relocated within the park. |
| 2016 | Jet Express starts high-speed ferry service from downtown Sandusky to Kelleys Island and Put-in-Bay. |
| 2016 | Challenge Park was removed to allow for expansion and rebranding of Soak City to 'Cedar Point Shores'. |
| 2016 | Cedar Fair began testing all-season Fast Lane passes at Valleyfair and Dorney Park. |
| September 16 2016 | Mean Streak was permanently closed, with its site later becoming home to Steel Vengeance, a hybrid roller coaster. |
| September 5 2016 | Cedar Fair closed Wildwater Kingdom, the last operating part of the former Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom, with a portion of the land subsequently being redeveloped. |
| 2015 | Hotel Breakers undergoes a $50 million renovation by Cedar Fair. |
| 2015 | Dodgem ride relocated from Millennium Midway Plaza to The Boardwalk |
| 2015 | Calypso (formerly Tiki Twirl) ride relocated from next to Blue Streak to The Boardwalk |
| 2014 | SlingShot Reverse bungee ride introduced in Gemini Midway, launching riders up to high speeds. |
| 2014 | Rock, Spin, and Turn and Space Age rides relocated from Gemini Midway to Kiddy Kingdom |
| 2014 | Good Time Theater was removed at the end of the season for Valravn. |
| 2013 | Cedar Point completed its final year of sixteen consecutive Golden Ticket Awards for 'Best Amusement Park in the World' from Amusement Today. |
| 2013 | Cedar Point begins a $60 million multi-year resort renovation project. |
| 2013 | Oceans of Fun water park became included with admission to Worlds of Fun. |
| 2013 | An SEC report revealed Cedar Fair's portfolio consisted of eleven amusement parks, four outdoor water parks, one indoor water park, and five hotels. |
| 2013 | Sold Knott's Soak City: Palm Springs to CNL Lifestyle Properties. |
| 2012 | Starlight Experience was discontinued. |
| 2012 | Dinosaurs Alive! walkthrough attraction was opened, featuring 50 animatronic dinosaurs. |
| 2012 | Fast Lane was rolled out to all Cedar Fair parks for the entire operating season. |
| November 20 2012 | Cedar Fair sold its Knott's Soak City: San Diego location to SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment. |
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