<Tr> <Th> Water rides </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cedarpoint.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Cedar Point is a 364 - acre (147 ha) amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio . Opened in 1870, it is the second - oldest operating amusement park in the United States behind Lake Compounce . Cedar Point is owned and operated by Cedar Fair and is considered the flagship of the amusement park chain . Known as "America's Roller Coast", the park features a world - record 72 rides, including 16 roller coasters--the second-most in the world behind Six Flags Magic Mountain . Its newest roller coaster, Steel Vengeance, is set to open in May 2018 . </P> <P> Cedar Point's normal operating season runs from early May until Labor Day in September . The park then reopens only on weekends until the end of October or early November for a Halloween - themed event known as HalloWeekends . Other attractions near the park include a one - mile - long (1.6 km) white - sand beach, an outdoor water park called Cedar Point Shores, an indoor water park called Castaway Bay, two marinas, and several nearby resorts . </P>

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