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Magnum XL-200
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| Magnum XL-200 | |
 Riders cresting a hill on Magnum XL-200 |
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| Location | Cedar Point |
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| Type | Steel |
| Status | Open |
| Opened | May 6, 1989 |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Designer | Ron Toomer |
| Model | Hyper coaster |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 205 feet (62.5 m) |
| Drop | 194.67 feet (59.3 m) |
| Length | 5,106 feet (1,556.3 m) |
| Max speed | 72 miles per hour (115.9 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 2:00 |
| Max vertical angle | 60° |
| Capacity | 2000 riders per hour |
| Cost | US$ 8,000,000 |
| Height restriction | 48 inches (121.9 cm) |
| Magnum XL-200 at RCDB Pictures of Magnum XL-200 at RCDB |
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Magnum XL-200 is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built in 1989 by Arrow Dynamics, 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.
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Magnum XL-200 is classified a hypercoaster as well as an out and back roller coaster: the first three hills take riders "out"; after a high-speed pretzel turn and then races "back" through a series of tunnels and bunny hills. The Magnum, which often appears on coaster enthusiasts' Top 10 lists[1] , gives riders a view of Lake Erie from its almost mile-long track.
Many enthusiasts and frequent riders prefer certain seats on Magnum. One of the most popular seats is known as the "ejector seat", which gives the most amount of airtime throughout the ride. [2] Ironically, this seat often has the shortest wait of the entire train due to the awkwardly-designed loading platform.
When Magnum XL-200 opened, it did not have up-stop wheels. Instead, it used pads, like Gemini (in fact, Gemini still uses the up-stop pads to this day). Shortly after its record-breaking debut, however, regular, more-traditional up-stop wheels were added to the trains.[3] 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 only one test cycle. Over its entire history, Magnum has only been repainted once. The original color was scarlet red. Painting started in 2005 to moly orange, and then completed in 2006. For a period of time, Magnum operated with two different colors. [4] The name Magnum stems from the Latin root for large.[5]
Magnum XL-200 has been the target of false rumors claiming that the structure was sinking due to unstable ground and that plans were to disassemble the ride and sell it to either a Japanese theme park, or a Six Flags park. This rumor supposedly started as an April Fools Day joke in an Ohio newspaper, but quickly spread via the Internet. Cedar Point has denounced such rumors.[6]
- May 26, 2007, one of the coaster's trains collided with another at less than 10 MPH, causing minor damage to both trains and minor injuries to at least three passengers. Two people were taken to a First Aid Station, and a third person was taken to a local hospital because of an asthma attack. No one was seriously injured. Fifty-nine people were aboard the two trains. The ride reopened the next day, on May 27, and park spokesman Robin Innes said the accident was caused by rain: "We think it was just caused by excessive moisture on the tracks due to the heavy rain storms we had in the morning".[7]
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- ^ "Top 10 Coasters", Ultimate RollerCoaster, 1999. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ "Best Seats for Ejector Air", The Point Online, 2007-05-07. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ Sandy, Adam. "Roller Coaster History - Late Eighties", Ultimate RollerCoaster, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ "Magnum XL-200 Being Re-Painted!", The Point Online, 2005-03-29. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ "Latin: large, big, great", Word Info. Retrieved on 2007-12-24.
- ^ "Is Magnum XL-200 sinking?", CedarPoint.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- ^ Alcorn, Chauncey. "Rain blamed for Magnum malfunction", Sandusky Register, 2007-05-28. Retrieved on 2007-12-16.
- CedarPoint.com - Magnum XL-200's official page
- ThemeParkCritic.com - Reviews of Magnum XL-200
- PointPics.com - Photos of Magnum XL-200
- ThePointOL.com - Magnum XL-200 unofficial page
| Preceded by Bandit |
World's Tallest Complete Circuit Roller Coaster May 1989–May 1994 |
Succeeded by Pepsi Max Big One |
| Preceded by Bandit |
World's Fastest Roller Coaster May 1989–May 1991 |
Succeeded by Steel Phantom |
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| Blue Streak - Cedar Creek Mine Ride - Corkscrew - Disaster Transport - Gemini - Iron Dragon - Jr. Gemini - Magnum XL-200 - Mantis - Maverick - Mean Streak - Millennium Force - Raptor - Top Thrill Dragster - Wicked Twister - WildCat - Woodstock Express |