Top Thrill 2
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Top Thrill 2 is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. North Milan Hill stands 201 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Super Himalaya, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail passes 1.8 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Top Thrill 2 is a launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. The ride originally opened as Top Thrill Dragster in 2003, becoming the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, as well as the first ever strata coaster. The original was an Accelerator Coaster model from Intamin designed by Werner Stengel, featuring a height of 420 feet (130 m) and a drop distance of 400 feet (120 m). It could accelerate from 0 to 120 mph (190 km/h) in 3.8 seconds and was themed to Top Fuel drag racing, with a launch track designed to resemble a dragstrip. Although its height and speed records were surpassed by Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2005, the ride consistently ranked as one of the world's top steel coasters. Following a serious incident in 2021, in which a guest was severely injured while standing in line, Top Thrill Dragster was abruptly shut down and remained closed with an uncertain future. Nearly two years later, Zamperla was hired to create a new version of the ride, adding a second 420-foot (130 m) tower and replacing Intamin's hydraulic launch system with a new linear synchronous motor (LSM) launch system. Though less powerful, the LSM launch propels the train three times in a new launch sequence – forward, backward, and forward again – to reach the same maximum speed as the original design. The coaster reemerged as Top Thrill 2 on May 4, 2024, featuring a new, longer riding experience. However, its inaugural season was cut short after only a week of operation, when an issue with its trains required modifications. The ride eventually reopened the following season in 2025, and after Kingda Ka closed, it briefly recaptured the title as the tallest roller coaster in the world. Falcons Flight claimed the title when it opened later that year.
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Wikidata Q1189847, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 29.6 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Tower · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Super Himalaya: 0.0 mi
- Power Tower: 0.0 mi
- Iron Dragon: 0.1 mi
- Corkscrew: 0.1 mi
- Rougarou: 0.1 mi
- Battery Park: 1.8 mi
- Shoreline Park: 1.9 mi
- Facer Park: 2.1 mi
- Huron Park: 2.3 mi
- Dauch Park: 2.3 mi
- Pipe Creek Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Lakeside Daisy State Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Joseph Steinen Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Sheldon Marsh Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Sheldon Marsh: 6.7 mi
- Town Hall Museum: 0.3 mi
- Maritime Museum of Sandusky: 1.8 mi
- Follett House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Merry-Go-Round Museum: 2.5 mi
- The Keeper's House: 3.7 mi
- Erie County Firefighters' Memorial: 2.4 mi
- The Keeper's House: 3.7 mi
- Home of Benajah Walcott: 3.7 mi
- Lake Erie: 4.0 mi
- The Keepers of the Light: 4.0 mi
- Cedar Point Beach: 0.2 mi
- Lakeside Beach: 5.5 mi
- North Swimming Beach: 8.1 mi
- North Pond Barrier Beach: 9.0 mi
- Main Street Beach: 9.1 mi
- Inscription Rock: 7.7 mi
- Camp Patmos Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Shrine to the Virgin Mary: 9.2 mi
- Atlas: 12.9 mi
- Put-in-Bay Sign: 13.6 mi
- Marblehead Lighthouse State Park: 3.9 mi
- The Keeper's House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Huron Harbor Light: 9.1 mi
- Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial: 13.5 mi
- Old Lighthouse Walkway: 14.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
- Lakefront Daisy Garden3: 5.3 mi
- George Baker Gundlach Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- School Garden: 8.6 mi
- Memorial Bricks: 15.2 mi
- Sugar Rock: 10.4 mi
- North Milan Hill: 12.4 mi
- Taft Hill: 13.8 mi
- Willow Point: 10.5 mi
- Canvasback Point: 15.0 mi
- Winous Point: 16.0 mi
- Kelleys Island State Park Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Henry T. Beatty Memorial Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
- westbound rest area: 17.4 mi
- Lorain Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Top Thrill 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Milan Hill | SSE 160° | 201 m | 12.4 mi |
| Sugar Rock | WNW 303° | 174 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:06 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 05:58 | 20:27 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:20 | 17:05 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sandusky, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Oak Harbor · 24 mi
- Amherst · 25 mi
- Lorain · 27 mi
- Oberlin · 28 mi
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