Magnum XL-200

Magnum XL-200 is an Arrow Dynamics steel hypercoaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built in 1989, it was the first complete circuit roller coaster to break the 200 foot barrier. It is considered to have started the roller coaster wars, in which amusement parks competed to build the highest and fastest roller coasters. Magnum XL-200 is classified a hypercoaster as well as an out and back roller coaster: the first three hills take ride... more

Magnum XL-200 is an Arrow Dynamics steel hypercoaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built in 1989, it was the first complete circuit roller coaster to break the 200 foot barrier. It is considered to have started the roller coaster wars, in which amusement parks competed to build the highest and fastest roller coasters. Magnum XL-200 is classified a hypercoaster as well as an out and back roller coaster: the first three hills take riders out (away from the station). After a high-speed pretzel turn, the train then races back through a series of tunnels and small airtime hills. When Magnum XL-200 opened, it did not have up-stop wheels. Instead, it used pads, similar to those used on Gemini (in fact, Gemini still uses the up-stop pads). Shortly after its debut, however, regular, more-traditional up-stop wheels were added to the trains. Cedar Fair, LP CEO Dick Kinzel has been quoted as saying he was one of the few to ride Magnum XL-200's first train, boarding the train after... less