98-504: A Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy was awarded by several organizations in honor of the great college football coach Knute Rockne , who died in a plane crash at the age of 43. Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy , presented annually by the DC Touchdown Club to the collegiate lineman of the year. Knute K. Rockne Intercollegiate Memorial Trophy , the national championship trophy awarded by
196-533: A plane crash . Knute Rockne was born Knut Larsen Rokne, in Voss, Norway , to smith and wagonmaker Lars Knutson Rokne (1858–1912) and his wife, Martha Pedersdatter Gjermo (1859–1944). He immigrated to Chicago with his parents when he was five years old. He grew up in the Logan Square area of Chicago, on the northwest side of the city. Rockne learned to play football in his neighborhood and later played end in
294-537: A "Kids Only" restaurant called Joe Cool Cafe, which had a small menu for adults. In 2009, Starlight Experience debuted, a night-time LED light extravaganza with floats themed to the four seasons. The $ 1,000,000 attraction took place on the Frontier Trail nightly beginning at twilight. In 2010, Cedar Point added a new flume ride on the park's Frontier Trail named Shoot the Rapids , which included two drops and
392-435: A 100-foot (30 m) drop at a 95-degree angle and includes a linear synchronous motor (LSM) launch in the middle of the ride reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour (110 km/h). In 2008, Cedar Point introduced Planet Snoopy , a kids' area constructed on the site of Peanuts Playground; it consists of family and children's rides relocated from Cedar Point's sister park Geauga Lake after it closed. The area also consisted of
490-561: A 364-acre (147 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio , United States, owned and operated by Six Flags . It opened in 1870 and is considered the second-oldest operating amusement park in the US behind Lake Compounce . Prior to the merger with Six Flags in 2024, Cedar Point served as the "flagship park" of the Cedar Fair amusement park chain and hosted
588-464: A battery of four field artillery pieces was constructed at the tip of the peninsula. It was used to defend a prison for Confederate soldiers on nearby Johnson's Island . Louis Zistel, a German immigrant, built two boats to transport the prisoners. In 1870, he began to ferry locals to the Cedar Point peninsula, which opened as a public bathing beach. Zistel opened a bathhouse on the north shore of
686-463: A family raft ride, a water playhouse, and two lazy rivers. Cedar Point added several record-breaking rides from 1989 to 2011 under Kinzel's management. Magnum XL-200 debuted in 1989 as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. It was the first coaster to exceed the 200-foot (61 m) barrier, which led to the coining of the industry term hypercoaster . It was also the first to reach speeds greater than 70 mph (110 km/h). Magnum
784-532: A game played at West Point . Led by quarterback Charlie "Gus" Dorais and Rockne, the Notre Dame team attacked the Cadets with an offense that featured both the expected powerful running game but also long and accurate downfield forward passes from Dorais to Rockne. This game was not the "invention" of the forward pass, but it was the first major contest in which a team used the forward pass regularly throughout
882-559: A local group called the Logan Square Tigers. He attended Lorenz Brentano elementary school and North West Division High School in Chicago where he played football and ran track. After Rockne graduated from high school, he took a job as a mail dispatcher with the post office in Chicago for four years. His clerk's salary was $ 600 in 1907 and $ 900 in 1909. When he was 22, he had saved enough money to continue his education. He
980-516: A maintenance shop in the late-1950s. In 1959, the hotels were repainted, new admission gates were installed, and over US$ 1,200,000 (equivalent to about $ 12,542,500 in 2023) was spent to refresh Cedar Point. The park's first roller coaster since the Cyclone, the Wild Mouse, was built. The resort also got a new kind of ride, a monorail , that was the most popular ride in 1959. Breakers Hotel
1078-477: A priority for Boeckling. He marketed the peninsula primarily as a bathing resort complete with shows, exhibits, motion pictures, and other forms of entertainment, but did not place emphasis on the park's rides. Several additional hotels and restaurants were constructed in the remaining years of Boeckling's tenure, including Hotel Cedars, White House Hotel, Crystal Rock Castle and Crystal Gardens Ballroom. Cedar Point continued to update its ride attractions, replacing
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#17327804089831176-632: A result of the COVID-19 pandemic . In April 2021, Carrie Boldman became vice president and the first female general manager in Cedar Point history, after Jason McClure was promoted to a corporate position at Cedar Fair. HalloWeekends returned in 2021 with an expanded operating calendar, which included Halloween Haunt and Tricks and Treats Fall Fest. Wicked Twister closed permanently on September 6, 2021, to make room for future development. An incident at Top Thrill Dragster in August 2021, which resulted in
1274-416: A second amusement park. The project was eventually cancelled due to local opposition. In 1975, Robert L. Munger Jr. took over as president of Cedar Point after Roose retired. The record-breaking Corkscrew roller coaster was built in 1976; it was the first roller coaster to span a midway and have three inversions. Gemini opened in 1978 and was advertised as the tallest, fastest and steepest roller coaster in
1372-469: A serious injury to a guest waiting in line, prompted an investigation by the Ohio Department of Agriculture . The park closed the ride the following two seasons and announced in 2023 that it would be modified by Zamperla to feature a second 420-foot (130 m) tower and two additional launches. In 2024, it briefly reopened as Top Thrill 2 , before being closed after a few days of operation for
1470-406: A splash landing that created a large wave, which splashed spectators on an overlooking bridge. It opened as the tallest and fastest water ride in the world. In 1994, Cedar Point unveiled Raptor , which opened as the tallest, fastest, and longest inverted roller coaster in the world, and the first ever to feature the signature cobra roll element. To accommodate the footprint of the new coaster,
1568-520: A stock-trade, where Roose and Legros would receive Marriott stock in exchange for Cedar Point stock. At the time, Marriott was expanding into the theme park business with locations in Illinois and California . The agreement was short lived as the deal was called off by Labor Day of that year. Around the same time, Cedar Point acquired property in the Irish Hills of Michigan in an attempt to build
1666-598: A three-minute journey through a rustic, western-themed environment. It was removed in February 2016 following a history of low ridership and a serious incident in 2013 injuring seven riders. WindSeeker , a 301-foot (92 m) tall tower that spins riders along the shoreline of Lake Erie, was introduced in 2011. WindSeeker did not open on time due to construction delays and opened to the public on June 14, 2011. On June 20, 2011, Cedar Fair announced that Dick Kinzel would retire on January 3, 2012, and Matt Ouimet would become
1764-476: Is SlingShot, which was introduced in 2014. Cedar Point has 8 family rides/attractions. Cedar Point has one water ride, excluding attractions located in Cedar Point Shores . Kiddy Kingdom opened in 1970 as Kiddieland but was renamed in 1993. It is located near Gatekeeper and contains 11 rides. Planet Snoopy is a children's area that opened in 2008. All of its rides were relocated from
1862-512: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Knute Rockne Knute Kenneth Rockne ( /kəˈnuːt/ kə-NOOT , though commonly pronounced / n u t / NOOT ; March 4, 1888 – March 31, 1931) was an American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame . Leading Notre Dame for 13 seasons, Rockne accumulated over 100 wins and three national championships. Rockne
1960-517: Is dramatized in the movies Knute Rockne, All American and The Long Gray Line . In May 1949, Knute Rockne appeared in the Master Man story on Kid Eternity comics, Vol 1, number 15. There is a Knute Rockne Street in San Antonio, Texas . Rockne's coaching tree includes: # denotes interim head coach *selected national champion by NCF Cedar Point Cedar Point is
2058-400: Is often credited as shifting the focus of Cedar Point, as noted by then-park Vice President, John Hildebrandt: "We all were smart enough to know we had something. Big steel made a big difference and with Magnum we started branding ourselves as a big time roller coaster park". To keep the momentum going, Mean Streak opened in 1991 as the northernmost attraction in the park. It broke records for
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#17327804089832156-556: Is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history. His biography at the College Football Hall of Fame , where he was inducted in 1951, identifies him as "without question, American football's most-renowned coach". Rockne helped to popularize the forward pass and made the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a major factor in college football. In 1931, at the age of 43, Rockne died in
2254-597: The Atlanta Journal , "I am surprised that a paper of such fine, high standing [as yours] would allow a zipper to write in his particular vein ... the article by Fuzzy Woodruff was not called for." On November 10, 1928, the Fighting Irish were tied with Army 0–0 at the end of the half. Rockne entered the locker room and told the team the words he heard on Gipp's deathbed in 1920: "I've got to go, Rock. It's all right. I'm not afraid. Some time, Rock, when
2352-420: The 1929 and the 1930 teams went undefeated and were national champions. According to interviews, Rockne considered his 1929 team his strongest overall. Rockne also said he considered his 1930 team to have been his best offensively before the departure of Jumping Joe Savoldi . Rockne was struck with illness in 1929, and the de facto head coach was assistant Tom Lieb . Rockne's all-time All-America backfield
2450-536: The 7–2–2 defense. Rockne's box included a shift . The backfield lined up in a T-formation , then quickly shifted into a box to the left or right just as the ball was snapped. Rockne also recognized that intercollegiate sports had a show-business aspect. Thus he worked hard promoting Notre Dame football to make it financially successful. He used his charm to court favor from the media, which then consisted of newspapers, wire services and radio stations and networks, to obtain free advertising for Notre Dame football. He
2548-465: The Akron Indians . There Parratt had Rockne playing both end and halfback and teamed with him on several successful forward pass plays during their title drive. Rockne moved to Massillon, Ohio , in 1915 along with former Notre Dame teammate Dorais to play with the professional Massillon Tigers . Rockne and Dorais brought the forward pass to professional football from 1915 to 1917 when they led
2646-708: The Catholic Church on November 20, 1925. The Rev. Vincent Mooney, C.S.C., baptized Rockne in the Log Chapel on Notre Dame's campus. Rockne died in the crash of a Transcontinental & Western Air airliner in Kansas on March 31, 1931, while en route to participate in the production of the film The Spirit of Notre Dame (released October 13, 1931). He had stopped in Kansas City to visit his two sons, Bill and Knute Jr., who were in boarding school there at
2744-582: The Dickinson System from 1931–1940. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Knute Rockne Memorial Trophy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Knute_Rockne_Memorial_Trophy&oldid=1153884294 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
2842-590: The Great Depression , little expansion happened through the 1930s. One of the few rides built in during this time was the Tumble Bug. The decaying Leap the Dips coaster was demolished in the mid-1930s. In the late 1930s, the resort was on the brink of being sold to the state of Ohio for US$ 3,000,000 (equivalent to about $ 63,583,300 in 2023). After the 1938 season, the directors had the second floor of
2940-617: The Lake Erie and Western Railroad purchased the peninsula for US$ 256,000 (equivalent to about $ 9,375,700 in 2023) in 1897 and formed the Cedar Point Pleasure Resort Company. The company appointed George A. Boeckling , a businessman from Indiana, as the park's new manager. Under his tenure, the peninsula was transformed from a picnic ground into a nationally recognized amusement park and resort destination. The second roller coaster at Cedar Point,
3038-538: The Michigan Aggies . He made his coaching debut on September 28, 1918, against Case Tech in Cleveland , earning a 26–6 victory. In the backfield were Leonard Bahan , George Gipp , and Curly Lambeau . In Gipp, Rockne had an ideal handler of the forward pass . Rockne handled the line and Gus Dorais handled the backfield of the 1919 team . The team went undefeated and was a national champion, though
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3136-526: The Mill Race log flume was removed, and the circular Calypso was relocated. In December 1994, the park held its only Christmas in the Park. The Midway Carousel was open, a horse-drawn carriage gave behind-the-scenes tours of the park and the midway held many Christmas festivals, including a Christmas tree. In 1996, Cedar Point opened Mantis , then the tallest, steepest, and fastest stand-up roller coaster in
3234-533: The National Register of Historic Places . In the late-19th century, the south shore region of Lake Erie became a popular vacation destination for the emerging middle-class in the United States. The Lake's islands, such as Kelleys Island and South Bass Island , were gaining a reputation for their freshwater bathing resorts . The Cedar Point peninsula, named for its abundance of cedar trees ,
3332-549: The Pembroke-Country Day School . A little over an hour after taking off from Kansas City, one of the Fokker Trimotor 's wings broke up in flight. The plane crashed into a wheat field near Bazaar, Kansas , killing Rockne and seven others. Coincidentally, Jess Harper, a friend of Rockne's and who was the coach Rockne had replaced at Notre Dame, lived about 100 miles (160 km) from the spot of
3430-425: The 1921 Notre Dame team "was the first team we know of to build its attack around a forward passing game, rather than use a forward passing game as a mere aid to the running game". Mohardt had both Eddie Anderson and Roger Kiley at end to receive his passes. The national champion 1924 team included the " Four Horsemen " backfield of Harry Stuhldreher , Don Miller , Jim Crowley , and Elmer Layden . The line
3528-411: The 2012 season to make room for Luminosity. This was the first time since 1978 that a roller coaster was removed from Cedar Point. On July 13, 2012, Cedar Point announced the removal of Disaster Transport and Space Spiral . Exactly a month later, Cedar Point announced GateKeeper , the longest wing coaster in the world, which opened on May 11, 2013. Along with GateKeeper, a new main entrance plaza
3626-609: The CEO of the company. Ouimet was employed by The Walt Disney Company for 17 years, including tenures as president of Disney Cruise Line and the Disneyland Resort . In 2012, Cedar Point added Dinosaurs Alive! , a walk-through exhibit featuring approximately 50 life-size animatronic dinosaurs. It was located on Adventure Island and replaced the Paddlewheel Excursions boat cruise ride. Dinosaurs Alive!
3724-611: The Coliseum modernized in the art deco style with a new stage. In the middle, the giant dance floor remained. Some of the top bands of the time played in the ballroom. As a result, it kept Cedar Point operating through the rest of the Depression. Momma Berardi's Home Made French Fries came to Cedar Point, Momma Berardi's family played an important role in the food industry at Cedar Point. Momma Berardi's fries were sold there from 1942 until 1978, winning four Reader's Choice Awards. By
3822-617: The Cyclone was being removed, the Laff-in-the-Dark, Rocket Ships, and Loop-A-Plane attractions were installed. Cedar Point Causeway was built in 1957 and is still in use. The president of Cedar Point, Bernie Zeiher, was replaced by George Roose around 1958, and Emile Legros was elected chairman that same year. In the 1950s, the Pagoda Gift Shop was a post-office and the Crystal Rock Castle was turned into
3920-598: The Fast Lane queue. A “limited” number of wristbands are sold each day. The two options available for purchase are "Fast Lane" and "Fast Lane Plus". The standard Fast Lane offers access to 17 attractions, while Fast Lane Plus covers the same rides and adds Valravn, Maverick, Millennium Force, Top Thrill 2, and Steel Vengeance. Beginning in the 2014 season, Cedar Point offers a Halloween-themed version of Fast Lane called Fright Lane, available during HalloWeekends. This version provides priority access to haunted attractions within
4018-614: The Figure-Eight Roller Toboggan, debuted in 1902. It was moved several years later and renamed The Racer. A pony track was built near the beach the same year. Mosquitos were an issue, so in 1904, the park hired the Detroit Dredging Company to drain swampy areas on the peninsula, thereby connecting a series of lagoons to form a water passageway that quickly became one of the park's signature attractions. Aside from sightseeing passenger boats,
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4116-616: The Golden Ticket Award for " Best New Ride of 2007 " with the roller coaster Maverick . Cedar Point has also won several IAAPA awards, including the Applause Award in 1996. Cedar Point's roller coasters have consistently ranked high in the Golden Ticket Awards. In the 2013 rankings, GateKeeper debuted at 28th, marking the first time that the park had six steel roller coasters in the top 50. Later,
4214-518: The Racer, the Circle Swing, and other rides to make way for a Shoot-the-Chutes water ride, a Tilt-A-Whirl, and fun houses such as Noah's Ark and Bluebeard's Palace. The Cyclone, a wooden roller coaster, opened in 1929. Boeckling, who was still attempting to expand the park, died from uremia on July 24, 1931. Edward Smith took over Cedar Point's management after Boeckling's death. As a result of
4312-603: The Tigers to the championship in 1915. Pro Football in the Days of Rockne by Emil Klosinski maintains the worst loss ever suffered by Rockne was in 1917. He coached the "South Bend Jolly Fellows Club" when they lost 40–0 to the Toledo Maroons . While many trace Knute Rockne's debut as a Notre Dame football coach to the war-torn 1918 season, or in 1914 when he became an assistant coach under Jesse Harper , his first position
4410-418: The bond to deteriorate to the point that sections of the plywood suddenly separated. The national outcry over the disaster triggered sweeping changes to aircraft design, manufacturing, operation, inspection, maintenance, regulation and crash investigation, igniting a safety revolution that ultimately transformed airline travel worldwide from one of the most dangerous forms of travel to one of the safest. Rockne
4508-454: The championship is not recognized by Notre Dame. Gipp died on December 14, 1920 , just two weeks after being elected Notre Dame's first All-American by Walter Camp. He likely contracted strep throat and pneumonia while giving punting lessons after his final game, on November 20 against Northwestern University. Since antibiotics were not available in the 1920s, treatment options for such infections were limited and they could be fatal even to
4606-490: The coach's absence as motivation for a 19–0 win; the upset likely cost the Irish a chance for a national title. The 1928 team lost to national champion Georgia Tech . "I sat at Grant Field and saw a magnificent Notre Dame team suddenly recoil before the furious pounding of one man– Peter Pund ", said Rockne. "Nobody could stop him. I counted 20 scoring plays that this man ruined." Rockne wrote of an attack on his coaching in
4704-620: The corporate headquarters. Known as "America's Roller Coast", the park features 17 roller coasters , which ranks third among amusement parks in North America behind sister parks Canada's Wonderland (18) and Six Flags Magic Mountain (20). Cedar Point's normal operating season runs from early May until Labor Day in September, which is followed by weekend-only operation through Halloween during an annual event known as HalloWeekends . Other amenities and attractions featured within
4802-409: The crash. Harper was called to make positive identification of Rockne's body. A memorial dedicated to the victims stands on the spot where the plane crashed. The memorial is surrounded by a wire fence with wooden posts and was maintained for many years by James Heathman , who, at the age of 13 in 1931, was one of the first people to arrive at the site of the crash. Rockne's unexpected death startled
4900-430: The defunct Geauga Lake amusement park, with the exception of Joe Cools Dodgem School. It is located near WindSeeker and contains eight rides. Camp Snoopy opened in 1999 and is located near Gemini . It contains seven rides and two kiddie coasters. Constructed in 1906, the coliseum has a ballroom on the top floor with a large arcade in the bottom floor. Cedar Point's water park opened in 1988 as Soak City and
4998-475: The end of World War II, Cedar Point was in need of financial help. The wood of the Cyclone roller coaster was rotting, the boardwalk was cracked in many places, and the fishing dock was in need of repair. In 1946, Cedar Point's oldest still-existing ride, the Midway Carousel, was installed. By 1951, the Cyclone coaster was razed because of its poor condition, leaving the resort without a roller coaster. As
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#17327804089835096-422: The exception of a Tilt-A-Whirl . The area also features a junior roller coaster built by Vekoma , Woodstock Express . Cedar Point built the first giga coaster , Millennium Force , in 2000. When it debuted, it was the tallest and fastest complete-circuit roller coaster in the world, climbing 310 ft (94 m) and reaching a maximum speed of 93 mph (150 km/h). In 2002, Wicked Twister opened as
5194-474: The former vice president and general manager of Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom. Two new family attractions called Pipe Scream and Lake Erie Eagles were added in 2014, along with a pay-per-ride thrill ride named SlingShot . Camp Snoopy and the Gemini Midway underwent renovations the same year, and some rides within those areas were relocated and given new themes. In 2015, the stand-up coaster Mantis
5292-413: The game. At Notre Dame, Rockne was educated as a chemist, and he graduated in 1914 with a degree in pharmacy. After graduating, he was the laboratory assistant to noted polymer chemist Julius Arthur Nieuwland at Notre Dame and helped out with the football team, but he rejected further work in chemistry after receiving an offer to coach football. In 1914, he was recruited by Peggy Parratt to play for
5390-420: The interhall football league was a paltry 2–5–4 across two seasons. During 13 years as head coach, Rockne led Notre Dame to 105 victories, 12 losses, five ties and three consensus national championships, which included five undefeated and untied seasons. Rockne posted the highest all-time winning percentage (.881) for a major college football coach. His schemes utilized the eponymous Notre Dame Box offense and
5488-471: The major Eastern teams that constituted the power center of college football at the time used the pass. In the summer of 1913, while he was a lifeguard on the beach at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio , Rockne and his college teammate and roommate Gus Dorais worked on passing techniques. These were employed in games by the 1913 Notre Dame squad and subsequent Harper- and Rockne-coached teams and included many features common in modern passing, including having
5586-567: The nation and triggered a national outpouring of grief, comparable to the death of a president. President Herbert Hoover called Rockne's death "a national loss". King Haakon VII of Norway posthumously knighted Rockne and sent a personal envoy, Olaf Bernts, Norwegian consul in Chicago, to Rockne's funeral. Rockne was buried in Highland Cemetery in South Bend , the city adjacent to the Notre Dame campus. Six of his players from
5684-418: The number changed to five, which are all in the top 25. The following steel and wooden coasters were ranked by Amusement Today in 2019: In 1960, the park's attendance reached 1 million for the first time. Five years later, the attendance reached 2 million. In 1975, attendance reached 3 million for the first time. In 2017, the park was ranked fourteenth overall in North America for attendance and first in
5782-409: The offerings for their visitors each year and added picnic tables, cleared acres of brush, and built a baseball diamond. After Slackford became ill in 1888, Dwelle entered into a more lucrative partnership with Adam Stoll and Louis Adolph, who owned land at Cedar Point, along with investors Charles Baetz and Jacob Kuebeler. The partnership's first venture was constructing a Grand Pavilion, which opened
5880-601: The only park with roller coasters in all four height classifications . Cedar Point also received the Golden Ticket Award for "Best Amusement Park in the World" from Amusement Today for sixteen consecutive years from 1997 to 2013. Among seasonal amusement parks in North America, Cedar Point consistently ranks as the second-most visited behind only Canada's Wonderland, with an estimated 3.44 million visitors in 2022. In addition, several of its buildings are listed on
5978-544: The park include a one-mile-long (1.6 km) beach, an outdoor water park named Cedar Point Shores , an indoor water park named Castaway Bay , two marinas, and an outdoor sports complex called Cedar Point Sports Center. The park has reached numerous milestones over the years, including one in which Cedar Point became the only amusement park in the world with five roller coasters that exceed 200 feet (61 m) in height – Magnum XL-200 , Millennium Force , Valravn , Steel Vengeance , and Top Thrill 2 – as well as
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#17327804089836076-534: The park into a "Disneyland" amusement center. Those plans fell through, however. Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad opened in 1963, transporting passengers from the middle of the park to the back. In 1964, Cedar Point built its oldest surviving roller coaster, the Blue Streak . It was named after the local high school's sports teams, the Sandusky Blue Streaks . Jungle Larry's Safari Island
6174-540: The park. Cedar Point won the Golden Ticket Award from Amusement Today for "Best Amusement Park in the World" for 16 consecutive years from 1997 to 2013. The park has also placed in categories for "Friendliest Park Staff" (2002, 2004 – 2006), "Cleanest Park" (2004, 2005), "Best Capacity" (1998–2002), "Best Kid's Area" (2004, 2013), "Best Outdoor Night Production" (2004–2007), "Best Shows" (2004, 2005), "Best Games Area" (2002), "Best Souvenirs" (2002), and "Best Halloween Event " (2005 – 2008, 2013, 2014). The park also won
6272-462: The passageway was used to transport coal to power plants near the center of the peninsula. The historic Hotel Breakers opened in 1905 as one of the largest hotels in the Midwest; it had 600 guest rooms and a cafe that could seat 400 guests. A new area of the park called "Amusement Circle" was designed in 1906 to link the pier to the beach. It was located southeast of the Coliseum, a large arena built
6370-421: The passer throw the ball overhand and having the receiver run under a football and catch the ball in stride. That fall, Notre Dame upset heavily favored Army 35–13 at West Point thanks to a barrage of Dorais-to-Rockne long downfield passes. The game played an important role in displaying the potency of the forward pass and "open offense" and convinced many coaches to add pass plays to their play books. The game
6468-406: The peninsula and the same year built a beer garden with a small dance floor. He charged 25 cents per person to ride from Sandusky to Cedar Point on his boat, Young Reindeer , widely recognized as the beginning of commercial tourism on the Cedar Point peninsula. In 1878, James West opened a group of bathhouses near the beach. By 1880, a local newspaper had observed that the popularity of the beach
6566-579: The previous year (Marty Brill, Tom Yarr, Frank Carideo, Marchy Schwartz, Tom Conley and Larry Mullins) carried him to his final resting place. More than 100,000 people lined the route of his funeral procession, and the funeral, held at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart , was broadcast live on network radio across the United States and in Europe as well as parts of South America and Asia. In 2024, Rockne
6664-609: The remainder of the season for extensive repairs. On July 1, 2024, Cedar Fair merged with Six Flags , and the combined Six Flags Entertainment Corporation took over Cedar Point. On September 19, 2024, Cedar Point announced Siren's Curse , the tallest, fastest and longest tilt coaster in North America, to open in 2025. At the end of the 2024 season, it was announced that Boldman would be stepping down from her role as vice president and general manager. Sources: As of May 2024 , Cedar Point features 17 roller coasters. 5 Cedar Point has 15 thrill rides. The newest
6762-413: The ride. Challenge Park was built between Hotel Breakers and Soak City in 1992. Challenge Park included RipCord, Skyscraper, and two eighteen-hole mini-golf courses. Snake River Falls was constructed in 1993 as a result of Soak City's popularity. The 82-foot-tall (25 m) structure sent riders plunging down a 50-degree angle at 40 mph (64 km/h). At the bottom of the hill, the ride ended with
6860-400: The roller coaster was, in fact, being refurbished. In August 2017, Cedar Point officially confirmed that Mean Streak would reemerge as Steel Vengeance in 2018. The park was set to celebrate its "150th Anniversary Season" in 2020, introducing a new family boat ride attraction called Snake River Expedition . However, both the celebration and the new ride's debut were postponed until 2021 as
6958-434: The same year in 1888 and marked the first concerted effort to operate the peninsula as a public resort. It was a two-story theater and concert hall with a bowling alley and photographer's studio. The building was recognized for its unusual architecture and still stands in the park. The first amusement ride at Cedar Point, a water toboggan ride consisting of a ramp that launched riders into Lake Erie, opened in 1890. Electricity
7056-588: The same year that featured a grand ballroom and other attractions. The Dip the Dips Scenic Railway roller coaster opened in 1908, but it was soon overshadowed by the larger Leap the Dips ride that opened in 1912. In 1917, Dip the Dips was razed and replaced by the Leap Frog Scenic Railway. With a growing assortment of rides including three roller coasters, Cedar Point was beginning to grow as an amusement park. However, that wasn't
7154-459: The second HUSS Giant Frisbee ride in the United States. Dan Keller also retired in 2005 as vice president and general manager. He was replaced by John Hildebrandt, who had been vice president and general manager of Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom since May 2004. In 2006, Skyhawk was built next to Snake River Falls; it is currently the tallest Screamin' Swing in the world. In the 2007 season, Cedar Point built Maverick , which features
7252-416: The tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world, reaching a maximum speed of 65 mph (105 km/h) and a height of 161 feet (49 m). Between major releases, the park continued to service and transform other rides, as well as build additional rides, areas, and amenities. For the 1990 season, Avalanche Run was transformed into Disaster Transport , adding special effects and fully enclosing
7350-534: The tallest, fastest, and longest inverted impulse roller coaster of its kind. In the midst of a highly-competitive industry with other parks, Cedar Point again set new records the following year with the debut of Top Thrill Dragster , which opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world in 2003. It reached a height of 420 ft (130 m) and a maximum speed of 120 mph (190 km/h). Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure broke both records two years later. maXair debuted in 2005 as only
7448-580: The team is up against it, when things are going wrong and the breaks are beating the boys, tell them to go in there with all they've got and win just one for the Gipper. I don't know where I'll be then, Rock. But I'll know about it, and I'll be happy." This inspired the team, who then won the game 12–6. The phrase "Win one for the Gipper" was later used as a political slogan by Ronald Reagan , who in 1940 portrayed Gipp in Knute Rockne, All American . Both
7546-567: The world. A kiddie coaster, named Jr. Gemini (now known as Wilderness Run), opened the following year across from the Gemini. White Water Landing opened in 1982, replacing the original Shoot the Rapids log flume . In 1983, Demon Drop was built at the front of the park. Avalanche Run opened in 1985 close to the beach and would later be re-themed as Disaster Transport. That same year, the San Francisco Earthquake Ride
7644-450: The world. Originally, the ride was to be called "Banshee", but it was later changed after negative public reaction. The discarded name would later be reused for Banshee at Kings Island in 2014. In 1997, the park introduced HalloWeekends , a Halloween -themed event with haunted houses and mazes, which typically operates from September through late October. Camp Snoopy debuted in 1999 featuring eight Snoopy -themed attractions, with
7742-432: The young and healthy. It was while on his hospital bed and speaking to Rockne that he is purported to have delivered the line "win just one for the Gipper". John Mohardt led the 1921 Notre Dame team to a 10–1 record with 781 rushing yards, 995 passing yards, 12 rushing touchdowns, and nine passing touchdowns. Grantland Rice wrote, "Mohardt could throw the ball to within a foot or two of any given space" and noted that
7840-552: Was Jim Thorpe , Red Grange , George Gipp , and George Pfann . Rockne met Bonnie Gwendoline Skiles (1891–1956) of Kenton, Ohio , an avid gardener, while the two were employed at Cedar Point . Bonnie was the daughter of George Skiles and Huldah Dry. The two married at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Sandusky, Ohio , on July 14, 1914, with Father William F. Murphy officiating and Gus Dorais as best man . They had four children: Knute Lars Jr., William Dorias, Mary Jeane and John Vincent. Rockne converted from Lutheranism to
7938-554: Was a well-known attraction that operated from 1965 until 1994 despite the death of Jungle Larry in 1984. The Cedar Creek Mine Ride opened in 1969; it is currently the second oldest roller coaster at Cedar Point. In 1970, the Centennial Theatre, named in honor of Cedar Point's 100th anniversary, was built. 1972 brought Giant Wheel and the now-defunct Jumbo Jet coaster. During the summer of 1974, Cedar Point reached an agreement with Marriott Corporation to be acquired in
8036-562: Was actually for the Corby and Sorin Hall football teams as a student-athlete in 1912 and 1913. These teams represented residence halls on the university grounds that competed against one another in various sports, the most popular of which was football. The term for these competitions is colloquially known as interhall sports. Ironically, while Rockne holds the highest winning-percentage of any major college football coach, his overall record in
8134-537: Was admitted to the University of Notre Dame in Indiana to finish his schooling. Rockne excelled as a football end there, winning All-American honors in 1913. Rockne also worked as a lifeguard at the Cedar Point park near Sandusky, Ohio in the summer of 1913. Rockne helped to transform the college game in a single contest. On November 1, 1913, the Notre Dame squad stunned the highly regarded Army team 35–13 in
8232-414: Was also moved in the process to the beach area near GateKeeper, where it was renamed Tiki Twirl. Raptor and Top Thrill Dragster were repainted as well. As the 2016 season came to a close, Cedar Point announced that Mean Streak would close permanently on September 16, 2016, although park officials declined to confirm that it was being torn down. The park teased subtle hints over the following year that
8330-465: Was constructed, replacing the entrance that was built in the 1960s. It features two 100-foot (30 m)-tall support columns that the GateKeeper trains go through. Cedar Point invested $ 60 million in its resort hotels over the next three years, starting in the 2013–2014 offseason. At the end of the 2013 season, John Hildebrandt retired as the park's general manager and was replaced by Jason McClure,
8428-547: Was increasing, with picnicking on the grounds becoming a popular pastime. The popularity of the peninsula attracted the attention of Benjamin F. Dwelle and Captain William Slackford, who leased land on the peninsula in 1882 and built eight new bathhouses, a dance hall, and wooden walkways on the beach. The steamboats R.B. Hayes and Lutts provided transport to Biemiller's Cove and Cedar Point Light . Building on early success, Dwelle and Slackford continued to expand
8526-407: Was installed at Cedar Point in 1891. The first roller coaster, Switchback Railway, opened the following year. It stood 25 feet (7.6 m) high and had a top speed of 10 miles per hour (16 km/h). The Switchback Railway was designed as two identical tracks side-by-side – one for the ride down and the other for the train to be hauled back to the top by the ride attendant. Representatives of
8624-592: Was known as the "Seven Mules". The Irish capped an undefeated 10–0 season with a victory over Stanford in the Rose Bowl . For all his success, Rockne also made what an Associated Press writer called "one of the greatest coaching blunders in history". Instead of coaching his 1926 team against Carnegie Tech , Rockne traveled to Chicago for the Army–Navy Game to "write newspaper articles about it, as well as select an All-America football team". Carnegie Tech used
8722-447: Was not the first coach to use the forward pass , but he helped popularize it nationally. Most football historians agree that a few schools, notably St. Louis University (under coach Eddie Cochems ), Michigan, Carlisle and Minnesota, had passing attacks in place before Rockne arrived at Notre Dame. The great majority of passing attacks, however, consisted solely of short pitches and shovel passes to stationary receivers. Additionally, few of
8820-483: Was originally known for its fishing. Local fishermen leased land and built living quarters there. Sandusky, which featured an important shipping harbor and two railroads, transformed into a major economic center over the next three decades. Railroad and steamship travel supported an emerging tourism industry, and rapid development of the area began. In the 1860s during the American Civil War , housing for
8918-435: Was reinterred on the campus of Notre Dame. Driven by the public feeling for Rockne, the crash story played out at length in nearly all the nation's newspapers and public demand for an inquiry into the crash's causes and circumstances ensued. The cause of the damage was determined to be that the plane's plywood outer skin was bonded to the ribs and spars with water-based aliphatic resin glue, and flight in rain had caused
9016-422: Was renamed Cedar Point Shores following an announcement on August 18, 2016. It is adjacent to Cedar Point and requires separate admission. Fast Lane , introduced at Cedar Point in 2012, is a secondary queue system that offers shorter wait times on the park's most popular rides. In addition to the standard admission charge, visitors can bypass the standard wait line by purchasing a wristband that grants access to
9114-533: Was replaced by Richard "Dick" Kinzel . Thunder Canyon , a river rafting ride manufactured by Intamin , also opened in 1986. In 1987, Iron Dragon , a suspended roller coaster, debuted on the Million Dollar Midway near the Cedar Point & Lake Erie Railroad station. In 1988, Soak City (now known as Cedar Point Shores), Cedar Point's outdoor water park, was constructed near Hotel Breakers. It featured speed slides, more than 10 body and tube slides,
9212-561: Was replaced with Forbidden Frontier after the 2018 season. A six-lane mat racer slide complex called Dragster H 2 O was added to Soak City. The slides around Dragster H 2 O were repainted and the Speed Slides were dismantled to make room for Dragster H 2 O. Cedar Point also introduced Fast Lane , their version of a fast-pass system, and a new nighttime show, Luminosity – Ignite the Night! . Cedar Point also removed WildCat for
9310-441: Was restored and the neglected cottages were demolished. The Coliseum and Grand Pavilion were both painted and remodeled. The Crystal Rock Castle Maintenance Shop, bathhouses, and the old powerhouse were demolished, and a new $ 50,000 bathhouse, boiler house, and maintenance shop were built in their place. In the 1960s, the idea of "pay one price" season passes became common. On March 28, 1960, Cedar Point announced plans to transform
9408-485: Was successful as a promoter for South Bend -based Studebaker and other products. Through sustained effort, work with Studebaker, several side jobs, and coaching at the University of Notre Dame Rockne eventually earned an income of $ 75,000 from all his financial activities combined. During the war-torn season of 1918 , Rockne took over from his predecessor Jesse Harper and posted a 3–1–2 record, losing only to
9506-471: Was transformed into a floorless roller coaster called Rougarou , receiving new trains and a new green and orange paint scheme in the process. Also in 2015, Hotel Breakers received a $ 25-million renovation. A new roller coaster called Valravn debuted in 2016 as the tallest, fastest, and longest dive coaster in the world. The 223-foot-tall (68 m) ride replaced the 40-year-old Good Time Theater along with an antique car ride known as Turnpike Cars. Calypso
9604-756: Was transformed into the Berenstain Bear Country. While Cedar Point operated independently up until this point, Munger saw the opportunity to expand by acquiring Valleyfair amusement park in Minnesota in 1978. Parent company Cedar Fair Limited Partnership , commonly known as Cedar Fair, was later formed in 1983. Its name was derived from both parks – "Cedar" representing Cedar Point and "Fair" representing Valleyfair. The company went public on April 29, 1987. Robert L. Munger Jr, who also served as president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Cedar Fair, stepped down in 1986 due to health issues and
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