Siren's Curse Explained

Siren's Curse
Location:Cedar Point
Section:Millennium Midway
Subsection:Celebration Plaza
Opened:2025
Year:2025
Status:Under construction
Previousattraction:WildCat
Cedars Dorm
Type:Steel
Manufacturer:Vekoma
Model:Tilt Coaster
Lift:Chain lift hill
Height Ft:160
Length Ft:2,966
Speed Mph:58
Inversions:2
Angle:90
Trains:2
Carspertrain:6
Rowspercar:2
Ridersperrow:2
Restriction In:48
Rcdb Number:22124

Siren's Curse is an upcoming steel roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. The Tilt Coaster model, manufactured by Vekoma, is planned to open in early summer 2025.[1] The ride will have a length of with a maximum height of, a 90-degree drop, and two inversions, making it North America’s tallest, longest and fastest Tilt Coaster. The ride will be Cedar Point's third roller coaster installation in as many years, after Wild Mouse (2023) and Top Thrill 2 (2024).

Siren's Curse's theme is tied to the park's presence on Lake Erie, making reference to Greek mythology, where "sirens" were female beings who sent sailors to their demise via songs. The ride's trains will feature an integrated audio and lighting system to tie into the theme.[2]

History

Announcement

Cedar Point first hinted at the coaster on September 13, stating "Something Is Surfacing" on their social media accounts.[3] Siren's Curse was announced on September 19, 2024 as North America's tallest, fastest, and longest tilt coaster.[2] The announcement came as a surprise to many as there was no physical or virtual indication a new roller coaster was in the works.[4]

Characteristics

Location

Siren's Curse will be located along the Millennium Midway/Celebration Plaza, taking the place of the former WildCat roller coaster, which closed in 2011. Since, the site had mostly been used as viewing for the parks shows on the Celebration Stage, such as the former nighttime show Luminosity. The adjacent Perimeter Road will also be rerouted, allowing the ride to utilize vacant land formerly occupied by the Cedars employee dorms, which were demolished in 2019.[5]

Manufacturer

Siren's Curse will be a Tilt Coaster model manufactured by Vekoma. Along with Circuit Breaker at COTAland and Iron Rattler at Six Flags Qiddiya also scheduled to open in 2025, the rides will be the first Tilt Coaster installations since Gravity Max's opening at Lihpao Land in 2002.[6]

Trains

Siren's Curse will operate with two trains that consists of six cars with four seats per car, for a total capacity of 24 riders per train. Riders must be at least 48inches tall to ride. The ride's trains will feature an integrated audio and lighting system to tie into the theme of "sirens" on Lake Erie.[7]

Track

The steel tubular track will be 2965feet long and the lift is approximately 160feet high. The track color is red with the supports being dark gray. The structure of the lift hill is being designed to replicate a shipping crane tower on Lake Erie. The tilt aspect of the drop is being billed as a "broken off" piece of track as it turns 90 degrees to drop passengers.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cedar Point announces new record-breaking roller coaster, Siren's Curse for 2025. Frank. Witsil. Detroit Free Press.
  2. Web site: Siren's Curse: Cedar Point's newest record-breaking tilt rollercoaster opens in 2025. September 19, 2024. News 5 Cleveland WEWS.
  3. cedarpoint. Cedar Point. 1834744013284360289. September 13, 2024. Cedar Point.
  4. Web site: Dietz . Justin . September 19, 2024 . Cedar Point announces new roller coaster . September 20, 2024 . The Courier.
  5. News: Dietz . Justin . Cedar Point demolishing Cedars dorms . October 15, 2024 . . January 9, 2019.
  6. Web site: Tilt Coaster - Vekoma . Roller Coaster Database . . October 15, 2024.
  7. Web site: Siren's Curse: Cedar Point's newest record-breaking tilt rollercoaster opens in 2025. September 19, 2024. News 5 Cleveland WEWS.
  8. Web site: Haidet. Ryan. September 19, 2024. Cedar Point announces new Siren's Curse roller coaster for 2025 season: Watch video. September 20, 2024. wkyc.com.