Cedar Point debuts record-breaking tilt coaster
Why it matters: Siren's Curse is the 19th roller coaster at the Sandusky theme park and will be the tallest, fastest "tilt coaster" in the country.
It features elements unlike any other ride at the park, Cedar Point says. Riders will approach the edge of broken-off track and tilt into a 90-degree angle before the first drop.
By the numbers: The two-minute ride covers 3,000 feet of red steel track — modeled in part after Lake Erie shipping cranes — and tops out at 58 miles per hour.
Top Thrill 2, which opened last year after a three-year hiatus, is the park's fastest at 120 miles per hour.
Yes, but: Siren's Curse includes two 360-degree, zero-gravity barrel rolls and a twisty track with multiple moments of weightlessness.
Between the lines: The ride's name and theme is inspired by "the sirens of the lake who lured sailors to their underwater demise with their sweet, seductive songs," Cedar Point says.
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