America's Roller Coast, Cedar Point, is officially open for the season, and thrill-seekers making their way to the Ohio amusement park are getting fresh looks at a brand-new roller coaster.
The new attraction, Siren's Curse, will open as the country's first tilt coaster, with the ride's track detaching from the lift hill and tilting forward to re-attach with the track of the 90 degree vertical drop.
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WATCH HEREBREAKING: Sirens Curse at Cedar Point is testing!
— Wallin Ballin (@wallin_ballin) May 19, 2025
This tilt function looks insane if this is actually how slow it goes…. 👀
Makes me even more excited for the full size version going in at Qiddiya. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/NvXAcWnDti
Upon opening, the roller coaster will be the first tilt coaster operating in the United States, with just one other such coaster open worldwide - Gravity Max at Lihpao Land in Taiwan.
Siren's Curse will become the park's 17th roller coaster, marking the third consecutive year that a new roller coaster has opened at the park, following Wild Mouse in 2023 and the revamped Top Thrill 2 in 2024.
The coaster, manufactured by Vekoma, climbs a height of 160 feet and reaches speeds of 58 miles per hour, traveling just under 3,000 feet of track.
Located in Sandusky, Ohio, Cedar Point is approximately a five-hour drive away from Chicago.
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