October 18 - We are closely following the progress of the eagerly awaited Top Thrill Dragster reimagining which was first announced back in September. For further information on the story of Top Thrill Dragster, be sure to read our indepth featured article, TOP THRILL DRAGSTER: The Inside Track on Cedar Point's Landmark Coaster and Potential Final Lap. Use the search bar below: Fun Spots Mine Blower to get RMC re-track? So. yeah, Cedar might actually be done with all the headaches Dragster has caused. The wording implies that the attraction will remain in some form, and given how iconic it is with Cedar Point visitors, I think it would be crazy for the park to simply tear it down without warning when there isn't anything catastrophically wrong with it. TOP THRILL DRAGSTER: The High Octane Story of Cedar Point's Coaster Wars Icon And Its Post-Pitstop Second Life. Cedar Point announced Tuesday through various social media platforms that the "Top Thrill Dragster" will not reopen and is now officially retired. Your email address will not be published. SANDUSKY, Ohio The Top Thrill Dragster ride is set to reopen at Cedar Point today, according to spokesman Tony Clark. I am no engineer but I wonder if there is a way they could close Dragster but make use of the tower for another ride. This is where the Formula One aspect could potentially come in. Learn how your comment data is processed. 6 Changes You May Have Missed At The Magic Kingdom, Universal Halloween Horror Nights Speculation Map V2.0 Has Just Been Released. All rights reserved (About Us). We posted an article, Top Thrill Dragster To Be Reimagined, Rumors Fly Of What This Could Look Like!,which outlined a number of potential ideas which included: Screamscape has posted on their Facebook page a number of photos which were sent in from a reader who had captured photos of parts of the track being removed. [23] An investigation by the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) determined that half of the bolts securing the plate dislodged. A bracket came loose and hit the woman in line. /*-->. Screamscape has posted a number of ideas which are currently being discussed by fans online of the many different directions Cedar Fair may go in for Top Thrill Dragster: Now with this last idea, Savage Coasters have created an animated concept of this, naming it Dragster 555. Six Flags America Shuts Down 2 Areas Indefinitely, Kentucky Kingdom Retires T3 Roller Coaster, Recapping OSUs SITE 2023 Student-led Conference, Review: Serengeti Flyer at Busch Gardens Tampa. [24] Although ODA finished its investigation in February 2022, exonerating Cedar Point from any wrongdoing,[25] park officials announced that Top Thrill Dragster would remain closed for the 2022 season. Brand New Intamin Vertical Launch Coaster Could Revolutionize Guest Experience. Your email address will not be published. Fans are certainly expecting higher and faster! While it remains on the list of the park's attractions on its website, Cedar Point has not commented on the coaster's fate for next season. There has still not been any official word for Cedar Point or Knott's Berry Farm either confirming or denying these rumors but we will keep you up to date with further information as and when it is announced. Of course that list could be updated in a heartbeat. Surely though, Cedar Fair will be looking to take back the record of the tallest and fastest from Kingda Ka? On August 15, there was an accident at Cedar Point (owned by Cedar Fair) that involved the 420-foot (128-meter) tall Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster, according to ABC News. Using a new LSM Launch system to make Top Thrill Dragster go faster than Kinda Ka's current record of 0 to 128mph in 3.5 seconds. The video shows the removal of parts of the track around the loading station. It's coming down. Copyright 2009-2020 Theme Park Tourist, website by Siruss, Whats Next For Rock 'n' Roller Coaster? August 6 - Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point has been closed since August 2021 after an incident where a guest waiting in line was struck by a metal object that fell from the roller coaster. I don't know what type they are. The final report came out on the accident that injured a woman last year. Cedar Point's tallest coaster will not reopen - at least not in its present form. Natalie has always been amazed by theme parks and thinks nothing beats walking around a Disney Park soaking up the sights, sounds and magical atmosphere hand in hand with the ones she loves. The attraction's removal will notleavea void for such a ride that is popular with families and younger unlicensed drivers as there is an identical attraction dubbed the Cadillac Cars on the park's main Midway. By WWJ Newsroom. The injuries were mainly arm abrasions, with one passenger experiencing cuts to the face. Increasing the height by either taking the top section off and re-engineering it or lowering the bottom ends of the track at the base of the tower into a below-grade trench. What happened with TTD could be partly a maintenance failure although the coaster did experience an inordinate amount of downtime. Clarks statement continued, Today we received the results of the investigation by the Ohio Department of Agricultures Division of Amusement Ride Safety & Fairs, which determined that after examining the documentation provided and conducting interviews of Cedar Point staff, ODA found no evidence that Cedar Point had knowledge of or reason to believe that the Top Thrill Dragster was in an unsafe condition that could cause a hazard to riders, employees, or the public on Aug. 15, 2021.'. CP Coaster Top 10: 1. When Top Thrill Dragster debuted, it set four new records: It became the fastest roller coaster in the world with a maximum speed of 120mph (190km/h). Cedar Point Top Thrill Dragster victim was struck by bracket size of a 'man's hand', Guest struck by metal piece that fell off roller coaster at Cedar Point, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. take a deeper dive into this in the video below. State officials had been investigating the ride after a coaster part struck a guest who was waiting in the queue back in August 2021. I know when Kingda Ka went down in 2005 they did a major modification to the queue line so it didn't go under the launch track i wonder if that is under consideration if Top Thrill re opens in 2022! Top Thrill Dragster is themed to Top Fuel drag racing, with the starting launch designed to resemble a dragstrip. From the tweet below fromUpdates About Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster, we can see that work is progressing fast and all that now remains of where the queue line stood is a hole in the ground. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The large investment tied it with Millennium Force as being the most expensive in park history. In a nod to the former attraction, Clark did say they plan to keep the covered bridge that the cars once drove over. Maverick 6. The Ohio park announced on its social media this morning that it has retired Top. According to a report by the Sandusky Register the Intamin Accelerator coaster will remain closed for the 2022 season. The tallest and fastest roller coaster at Cedar Point - Top Thrill Dragster - will remain closed for the 2022 season, park officials confirmed to 3News on Friday. I don't know if it is the correct answer, but doesn't Disaster Transport meet this criteria? Vote Here! [15] [6] Track pieces identified as Intamin were previously spotted near Mean Streak. At the time, only four such cranes in the United States were tall enough to handle construction of the 420-foot tower section. [15] It became the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, overtaking the height record from Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land, built three years earlier, and the speed record from Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland, which opened in late 2001. [CDATA[// >