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Millennium Force

Visit Cedar Point's Official Site for a weekly diary on the progress of Millennium Force's construction

Cedar Point decided to break the 200 foot barrier in 1989, and ten years later, this park known world-wide as the roller coast announced its plans to build the world's first coaster to break the 300 foot barrier. There has been alot of debating going on about whether Superman: The Escape as Six Flags Magic Mountain and Tower Of Terror at Dreamworld Australia are truely taller roller coasters. I think that they are more designed to give you a freefall type feeling and they should be considered the world's tallest thrill rides. Anyway, this massive coaster known as an Intamin "giga-coaster" will peak 310 feet over the park and drop 300 feet at an amazing 80 degree angle reaching a top speed of 92 miles per hour. It will also introduce the world's first elevator cable system for a quicker ride up, a magnetic braking system, and a banked turn reaching 122 degrees, leaving you almost inverted.

Millennium Force Construction Slideshow

See the Press Release

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
Track Length:	6,595 feet
Lift Height:	310 feet
Angle of Lift Hill:	45 degrees
Vertical Drop:	300 feet
Angle of Descent:	80 degrees
Second Hill Height:	169 feet
Third Hill Height:	182 feet
Time:	Approximately 2 minutes and 45 seconds
Speed:	Approximately 92 mph

DESIGN
Model:	Out-and-back coaster
Structure:	Steel tubular track
Features:	Tiered seating on the coaster's cars for better viewing (similar to stadium seating) 122-degree overbanked turns (extremely banked, but not quite inverted) Two tunnels Elevator cable system; first of its kind in the world New magnetic braking system
Ride Capacity:	Approximately 1,600 riders per hour
Ride Manufacturer:	Intamin AG of Wollerau, Switzerland
VEHICLES
Coaches:	Nine four-passenger coaches on each train Three 36-passenger trains
Design:	Stainless steel coaches with lap bars and seat belts
10 WORLD RECORDS
1. Tallest roller coaster (310 feet)
2. Fastest roller coaster (92 mph)
3. Longest drop on a roller coaster (300 feet)
4. Most roller coasters at one park (14)
5. Most rides at one park (68)
6. First roller coaster to top 300 feet
7. Most steel roller coasters at one park (12)
8. Most roller coaster track at one park (44,013 feet)
9. First coaster to utilize elevator cable system
10. Steepest non-inversion banked turn on a roller coaster (122 degrees)