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David Miran, ODA chief of amusement rides, said Top Thrill Dragster's green train, as seen in this file photo, lost an "L-shaped" bracket on the back of the train car during an Aug. 15, 2021, ride. It ...
When the Dragster opened in 2003, the park's then $25-million centerpiece attracted long lines, in part because it was the thrill of a lifetime, but also because it was constantly breaking down ...
Billed as the world’s "tallest and fastest triple-launch" strata-coaster, the Top Thrill Dragster has been renamed Top Thrill 2.
This is a drag for fans of a big ride at Cedar Point: The Sandusky amusement park is retiring the Top Thrill Dragster.. The park said in a short social media post on Tuesday, Sept. 6, that it will ...
This is not the first incident in the Top Thrill Dragster's 18-year history. In 2016, CBS Detroit reported that the ride was temporarily shut down after a cable line became detached from the ride.
When Top Thrill Dragster debuted in 2003, it was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. It lost that title in 2005, to a nearly identical ride, Kingda Ka, ...
Top Thrill 2, the long-awaited re-imagining of Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster, will not reopen this operating season, the Sandusky, Ohio-based park announced on August 23.
The main reason that Cedar Point’s Top Thrill Dragster wasn’t too terrifying was that it was only 17 ... Her work has been featured in the Detroit Free Press, Between the Lines, and Metromode ...
SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point will replace Top Thrill Dragster with a new record-breaking roller coaster, Top Thrill 2, adding a second 420-foot-tall tower spike, three launches and a top speed ...
Cedar Point has confirmed its Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster will remain closed for the 2022 season following an incident in the park in August of 2021. Skip Navigation.
David Miran, ODA chief of amusement rides, said Top Thrill Dragster's green train, as seen in this file photo, lost an "L-shaped" bracket on the back of the train car during an Aug. 15, 2021, ride ...
This is a drag for fans of a big ride at Cedar Point: The Sandusky amusement park is retiring the Top Thrill Dragster. The park said in a short social media post on Tuesday that it will shutter ...