<p><em>Before we begin, a very special thanks and shoutout goes to Ken Miller, author of the <a href="https://amzn.to/4vtusou" target="_blank">&#8220;Rolling Through The Years: A Cedar Point Atlas &#038; Chronology; 2nd Edition&#8221;</a> and the <a href="https://sanduskycedarpointmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Sandusky Cedar Point Historical Museum</a> for help in collaboration on piecing together the Cedar Point CoasterMania timeline and historical artifacts.</em></p>
<p>If there is one thing Cedar Point fans proved in 2026, it is do not mess with CoasterMania. Over the past several years Cedar Point has been tailoring that annual roller coaster event to a broader audience and trying to create something that stands out in the industry. </p>
<p>What once was an event held exclusively for roller coaster enthusiasts that belonged to a park approved roller coaster club eventually was opened up to the general public so anyone could come and enjoy the park with additional benefits for the day.</p>
<p>But how did CoasterMania come to be?</p>
<p>According to the Rolling Through The Years book by Ken Miller, along with the Gemini opening, Cedar Point held the first CoasterMania event June 30-July 2, 1978. Over 300 guests came to the event filled with industry speakers, meals and exclusive ride time on Gemini, Corkscrew, WildCat and Blue Streak.</p>
<p>Then any records of CoasterMania do not show up until the event returned in 1989.</p>
<p>Below we will do our best from available records to highlight the historical timeline of Cedar Point&#8217;s CoasterMania. If you have any historical artifacts or details from previous events, please feel free to submit them for inclusion into the article.</p>
<h1>CoasterMania History</h1>
<h4>1989 CoasterMania event returns</h4>
<h4>Magnum Mania I was June 1, 1990</h4>
<h4>Magnum Mania II was June 7, 1991</h4>
<h4>June 5, 1992 CoasterMania returns</h4>
<h4>1993 unknown</h4>
<h4>June 3, 1994</h4>
<p> 1,170 guests attended and Blue Streak received its Great Ohio Coaster Club plaque</p>
<h4>June 2, 1995</h4>
<h4>June 7, 1996</h4>
<h4>June 6, 1997</h4>
<h4>June 5, 1998</h4>
<h4>June 4, 1999</h4>
<p> (11th annual) Roller coaster designer Ron Toomer guests speaks while park celebrates 10th anniversary of Magnum XL-200</p>
<h4>June 2, 2000</h4>
<p> Big Chuck and Lil John host live television broadcast during CoasterMania</p>
<h4>June 1, 2001 </h4>
<h4>June 7, 2002</h4>
<p> Over 1,500 enthusiasts attended</h4>
<h4>June 6, 2003</h4>
<p> Features ERT on seven attractions including new Top Thrill Dragster</p>
<h4>September 18, 2004</h4>
<h4>June 3, 2005</h4>
<h4>June 2, 2006</h4>
<h4>June 15, 2007</h4>
<h4>June 6, 2008</h4>
<p> &#8211; 6-8am ERT on Maverick<br />
 &#8211; 6-8:30am ERT on Millennium Force &#038; Raptor<br />
 &#8211; 7:30-8:30am ERT on Blue Streak<br />
 &#8211; Noon-1pm Q&#038;A in Cedar Point Convention Center<br />
 &#8211; 2-3:30pm Lunch<br />
 &#8211; 10-11pm ERT on Gemini &#038; Jr Gemini<br />
 &#8211; 10:30pm-midnight ERT on Magnum<br />
 &#8211; 10:45pm-12:30am ERT on Top Thrill Dragster</p>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2008-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Plaquard.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2008-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Plaquard.jpg" alt="2008 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26193" /></a></p>
<h4>June 5-6, 2009</h4>
<p>Featuring guest speaker and roller coaster designer Ron Toomer with over 1,500 guests<br />
Friday<br />
 &#8211; 6pm Social Hour<br />
 &#8211; 7:30pm Special Magnum Anniversary Presentation<br />
 &#8211; 10:30pm ERT on Magnum + 2 other coasters</p>
<p>Saturday<br />
 &#8211; 6:30am ERT<br />
 &#8211; 9am CoasterMania mini-golf challenge<br />
 &#8211; 9am CoasterMania Skills competetion<br />
 &#8211; Noon CoasterMania Film Festival<br />
 &#8211; 2:30pm Luncheon<br />
 &#8211; 10:30pm ERT</p>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2009-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2009-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2009 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26194" /></a></p>
<h4>June 4-5, 2010</h4>
<p>Friday<br />
&#8211; 9am Registration<br />
&#8211; 6pm Social Hour<br />
&#8211; 7:30pm Special Presentation by Walter Bolliger &#038; CoasterMania Film Festival<br />
&#8211; 10:45pm- 12:30am ERT on Top Thrill Dragster, Magnum, Raptor, Mantis</p>
<p>Saturday<br />
&#8211; 4:30am Registration<br />
&#8211; 5:30-6:30am Millennium Force behind-the-scenes tour<br />
&#8211; 6:30-8:30am ERT on Millennium Force<br />
&#8211; 6:30-7:30am Behind-the-scenes of Maverick<br />
&#8211; 7:30-9am ERT on Maverick, SkyHawk, Shoot the Rapids<br />
&#8211; 9am Mini golf challenge/Games of Skill on Gemini midway<br />
&#8211; 2:30pm Lunch<br />
&#8211; 11:15pm-12:15pm ERT on MaXair, Disaster Transport, Blue Streak, Wicked Twister</p>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2010-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2010-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2010 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26197" /></a></p>
<h4>June 3-4, 2011</h4>
<p>Friday<br />
&#8211; 9:30am Registration<br />
&#8211; 5:30pm Social Hour<br />
&#8211; 7pm Special presentation by Richard Kinzel; CoasterMania Film Festival<br />
&#8211; 10:45pm-1am ERT on SkyHawk, Magnum, Top Thrill Dragster, Mean Streak</p>
<p>Saturday<br />
&#8211; 4:30am Registration<br />
&#8211; 5:30-8:30am ERT on Millennium Force, Maverick, Mantis, Corkscrew<br />
&#8211; 2:30pm Lunch<br />
&#8211; 10:15pm-Midnight ERT on Raptor, Blue Steak, Disaster Transport, Wicked Twister, MaXair<br />
&#8211; 11pm-Midnight ERT on WindSeeker </p>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2011-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2011-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2011 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26198" /></a></p>
<h4>July 13, 2012</h4>
<p>Cedar Point announced the retirement of the Space Spiral and Disaster Transport at CoasterMania</p>
<p>6:30-7am Behind-the-scenes of Top Thrill Dragster<br />
7-7:30am Behind-the-scenes of Gemini<br />
7:30-9am ERT on Millennium Force, Raptor, Maverick, Iron Dragon, WindSeeker<br />
9-10am ERT on Bluestreak, Dodgem<br />
1-2:30pm Lunch<br />
11:30pm-12:30am ERT on Mean Streak, Wicked Twister, Disaster Transport<br />
11:30pm-1:30am ERT on Top Thrill Dragster, Magnum, Gemini, </p>
<figure id="attachment_26201" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26201" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2012-CoasterMania-Flyer_Page_1.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2012-CoasterMania-Flyer_Page_1.jpg" alt="2012 CoasterMania Flyer_Page_1" width="1000" height="1700" class="size-full wp-image-26201" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-26201" class="wp-caption-text">2012 CoasterMania Flyer_Page_1</figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_26202" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-26202" style="width: 1000px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2012-CoasterMania-Flyer_Page_2.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2012-CoasterMania-Flyer_Page_2.jpg" alt="2012 CoasterMania Flyer_Page_2" width="1000" height="1700" class="size-full wp-image-26202" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-26202" class="wp-caption-text">2012 CoasterMania Flyer_Page_2</figcaption></figure>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2012-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2012-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2012 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26200" /></a></p>
<h4>June 7, 2013</h4>
<h4>June 6, 2014</h4>
<p>&#8211; 7am Registration<br />
&#8211; 7:30-9am ERT on Millennium Force, GateKeeper, Raptor, Iron Dragon<br />
&#8211; 9-10am ERT on Blue Streak, Wicked Twister, MaXair, WindSeeker<br />
&#8211; 1-2:30pm Lunch<br />
&#8211; 10:30-11:30 ERT on Gemini, SkyHawk, Pipe Scream, Lake Erie Eagles<br />
&#8211; 10:30pm-12:30am ERT on Top Thrill Dragster, Magnum, Maverick</p>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2014-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2014-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2014 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26204" /></a></p>
<h4>June 5, 2015</h4>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2015-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2015-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2015 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26205" /></a></p>
<h4>June 3, 2016</h4>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2016-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2016-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2016 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26206" /></a></p>
<h4>June 2, 2017</h4>
<p> Tickets are $35 (Season Passholder ticket) or $80 (event ticket and one-day park admission). This event is limited to specific coaster fan clubs.</p>
<h4>June 1, 2018</h4>
<p> (Exclusive to seven roller coaster clubs: American Coaster Enthusiasts, European Coaster Club, Roller Coaster Club of Great Britain, Club de Fans de Montanas Rusas, Club TPR, CoasterBuzz Club and Great Ohio Coaster Club. </p>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2018-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2018-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2018 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26207" /></a></p>
<h4>June 7, 2019</h4>
<p><a href="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2019-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg"><img src="https://cpfoodblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/2019-Cedar-Point-CoasterMania-Itinerary.jpg" alt="2019 Cedar Point CoasterMania Itinerary" width="768" height="768" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26208" /></a></p>
<h4>CoasterMania cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic</p>
<h4>June 5, 2021</h4>
<p> $40 for season pass holders and $80 for non-pass holders</p>
<h4>June 3, 2022</h4>
<p> Event no longer required coaster club membership and opened to the general public</p>
<h4>June 2, 2023</h4>
<p> $45 for passholders, $90 for admission and CoasterMania</p>
<h4>June 7, 2024</h4>
<p> $50 for season pass holders and $95 for non-pass holders</p>
<h4>June 6, 2025</h4>
<h4>June 5, 2026</h4>
<p>Cedar Point announced for the 2026 season they would be replacing their iconic CoasterMania roller coaster event with an event June 5, 2026 that offers exclusive ride time on 4 roller coasters before the park opens to the public. </p>
<p>Dubbed the Morning Rush, Cedar Point would offer to open Siren&#8217;s Curse, Millennium Force and Iron Dragon from 7:30-9am exclusively for Morning Rush participants. Then from 9:30-11am guests will have access to Rougarou. </p>
<p>For the price of $95, guests could purchase a ticket to the event. This price did not include admission as a separate season pass or single-day ticket was also required. </p>
<p>In addition to the special event access, guests would receive a premium all-day dining plan wrist band, exclusive event t-shirt, and (1) single use Fast Lane Plus voucher. </p>
<p>Six Flags said based on the event popularity, they may offer additional events each month throughout the year.</p>
<p>Well within hours of backlash online that this event was replacing CoasterMania, Cedar Point pulled the event from its website and swiftly brought back in CoasterMania. Guests offered hundreds of comments on what they love and makes CoasterMania special, and the park promptly heard the calls loud and clear. </p>

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