SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Point officials provided an update on Wednesday on when the Top Thrill 2 ride could reopen this season.
The amusement park announced earlier this month that a mechanical issue forced the park to close the ride for an extended time. Top Thrill 2 debuted when the park opened for the season on May 4.
While officials did not specify what the issue was, they said the manufacturer Zamperia is making a “mechanical modification” to the ride’s vehicles.
Top Thrill 2 replaced the Top Thrill Dragster rollercoaster, which closed in August 2021 after an incident in which a bracket came off the ride and struck a 44-year-old woman in the back of the head.
While speculation has some concerned the ride would be closed the entire year, Cedar Point spokesperson Tony Clark provided 3News, 10TV's sister station in Cleveland with the following brief update Wednesday morning:
“We don’t anticipate it will be a summer-long closure. We hope to provide an update soon (still not more to share other than what’s been said in the statement).”
Clark said any pertinent updates on the status of Top Thrill 2 will be shared on their social media platforms “when ready.”
TOP THRILL 2 EXPLAINED: NEW RIDE EXPERIENCE
So what makes Top Thrill 2 different? Here’s how Cedar Point describes the coaster.
Riders will immerse themselves as they join the CP Racing Team and climb into one of three, sleek high-performance racing vehicles. Each of Top Thrill 2’s trains will feature open-air seating, providing heart-pounding views on the world’s first and only dual-tower vertical speedway.
On the start, using an all-new linear synchronous motor (LSM) launch system, riders will peel out down the straightaway reaching speeds of 74 mph, racing toward the sky on Top Thrill 2’s original 420-foot-tall “top hat” tower. After experiencing weightlessness during the “rollback” – the coveted fan-favorite moment when the train’s momentum isn’t great enough to make it up and over the tower – the train shifts into reverse and into its second launch, reaching speeds of 101 mph.
Riders will then see Cedar Point unlike ever before as they speed into a backward climb at a 90-degree angle on a new, 420-foot-tall track tower. After a second moment of weightlessness, the train shifts into drive and races forward into its third launch, clocking in at the ride’s top speed of 120 mph.
Crossing over the top hat tower, the train decelerates momentarily before diving into a 270-degree spiral and crossing the finish line.
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