SANDUSKY, Ohio -- It’s alive!
Cedar Point is teasing roller coaster fans with a quick glimpse of the park’s new Steel Vengeance roller coaster taking an actual test run.
The park shared a brief video clip that shows what it looks like from the ride’s front seat as the coaster train plummets down its 90-degree first drop.
“Please please PLEASE give us the full POV soon!,” one Twitter user wrote.
Park spokesperson Tony Clark was swift and simple with his reply: “This is what we in the business call a “tease.” But it’s breathtaking!”
A full video of Steel Vengeance in action likely won’t be available for weeks.
Steel Vengeance opens to the general public as the 2018 season kicks off on Saturday, May 5, but you can be the first to climb aboard. Find out how HERE.
With the addition of Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point has the most roller coaster track in the world with 11.4 total miles. It’s also the only amusement park with six roller coasters taller than 200 feet.
See photos from the construction site:
PHOTOS | Steel Vengeance construction tour at Cedar Point
►TIMELINE | From Mean Streak to Steel Vengeance
Unlike other roller coasters at Cedar Point, Steel Vengeance will offer thrillseekers the opportunity to purchase a video of their ride experience.
Steel Vengeance takes over the space once held by the rickety Mean Streak roller coaster, and breaks a total of 10 world records.
WORLD RECORDS
- Tallest hybrid roller coaster (205 feet)
- Fastest hybrid roller coaster (74 mph)
- Longest hybrid roller coaster (5,740 feet)
- Steepest drop on a hybrid roller coaster (90 degrees)
- Longest drop on a hybrid roller coaster (200 feet)
- Most inversions on a hybrid coaster (4)
- Fastest airtime hill on a hybrid coaster (73 mph)
- Most airtime on a hybrid coaster (27.2 seconds)
- Most airtime on any roller coaster (27.2 seconds)
- World’s first hyper-hybrid roller coaster
STEEL VENGEANCE RIDE STATS
- Ride time: 2 minutes, 30 seconds
- Maximum speed: 74 mph
- Capacity: 1,200 riders per hour
- Model: Hyper-hybrid (Wood-steel coaster higher than 200 feet)
- Lift hill height: 205 feet
- Angle of first drop: 90 degrees
- Vertical drop height: 200 feet
- Total track length: 5,740 feet
- Ride: Three, 24-passenger trains named after ‘Wanted’ characters “Blackjack,” “Digger” and “Wild One”
- Restraints: Lap bar with redundant safety belt
