SANDUSKY, OHIO (WXYZ) — Cedar Point is gearing up to debut the new Top Thrill 2 roller coaster to the public on the amusement park’s opening day on May 4.
“Cedar Point has a long-lasting legacy of record-breaking roller coaster innovation and Top Thrill 2 delivers everything a thrill-seeker could want, including staggering height and speed,” said Carrie Boldman, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point in a press release. “With the wide range of thrills for the whole family, Cedar Point is the place to visit this summer. We can’t wait for our guests to take their very first lap on the world-record-breaking Top Thrill 2.”
During the testing phase, engineers programmed the roller coaster’s fully automated ride sequence, improving the linear synchronous motor launch system, testing rider safety systems, running it through its different speeds and getting state licensing.
VIDEO: See video of the coaster testing below:
Top Thrill 2, the world’s tallest and fastest triple-launch strata roller coaster, has a 420-foot-tall vertical spike tower in addition to the existing “top hat” tower that will touch the clouds over the Cedar Point Peninsula.
Top Thrill 2 is on the site of the former Top Thrill Dragster. Cedar Point retired Top Thrill Dragster after nearly two decades in September 2022.
The amusement park said Top Thrill 2 will have three high-performance racing vehicles with open-air seating and riders will launch three times, reaching speeds of 120 mph. The three 20-passenger trains will soon be programmed to work together.
Riders will experience weightlessness during the rollback as they won't make it up the tower, and the train will shift into reverse when the train won't make it up and over the tower at speeds of 101 mph.
Then, the final launch will have them go backward at a 90-degree angle on the new, 420-foot tall track tower, and the train will hit its third launch at speeds of 120 mph where they will cross over the top-hot tower and dive into a 270-degree spiral and cross the finish line.
To learn more about Top Thrill 2, visit cedarpoint.com.
