Blue Streak (Cedar Point)

Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. Built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Blue Streak opened to the public on May 23, 1964, and is the park's oldest roller coaster. In 2013, it achieved its highest ranking of 27 among the world's top wooden roller coasters in the annual Golden Ticket Awards publication by Amusement Today. With the closure of Mean Streak on September 16, 2016, Blue Streak remains the only operating wooden coaster at Cedar Point.HistoryCedar Point went without a roller coaster for more than a decade following its removal of Cyclone in 1951. Blue Streak was the only roller coaster at Cedar Point when it opened on May 23, 1964. The attraction's success led to a rebirth of roller coasters at Cedar Point, including the installation of Cedar Creek Mine Ride (1969), Corkscrew (1976), Gemini (1978) and Jr. Gemini (1979).Blue Streak features a traditional "out-and-back" layout design from Philadelphia Toboggan Company. The roller coaster was named after the style of the wooden roller coaster, commonly referred to as a streak, and the color of the wood was painted blue. Cedar Point invested 200,000 to construct the wooden roller coaster, and it remains a favorite at the park and within annual roller coaster polls. In Amusement Today's 2013 Golden Ticket Awards, Blue Streak was ranked 27th among wooden roller coasters worldwide – its highest ranking to date.