Park: Cedar Point

Mfg: Bolliger & Mabillard

Type: Steel

Rider Design: Wing

Height Class: Mega i Kiddie/Short (1-24 ft)
Junior/Medium (25-45 ft)
Family/Tall (46-99 ft)
Mega (100-199 ft)
Hyper (200-299 ft)
Giga (300-399 ft)
Strata (400-599 ft)
Exa 600+ ft

Thrill Level: 5-Aggressive

Opened: 2013

Top Speed: 67 MPH

Peak Height: 170 ft

Big Drop: 164 ft

Drop Angle: 0 deg.

Track Length: 4,164 ft

Ride Duration: 02:40:00

Hourly Capacity: 1710 Passengers

Theme Rating: 1 / 10

Maximum Trains: 3

Run Capacity: 8 cars/train, 1 rows/car, 4 riders/row = 32

Ride Features: Chain Lift Hill:Dive Drop:Immelmann:Corkscrew:Zero-G Roll:Inlcined Dive Loop:In-Line Twist:Block Brake

Build Cost: $25,000,000

Description: Talk about first impressions. That’s why we put a coaster that breaks seven world records at the very front of the park, giving a taste of what’s to be conquered. Riders will take flight on the wings of a powerful golden griffon, as it guards the entrance dive-bombing and threading its way through impossibly narrow obstacles. Feel the sensation of soaring through air as the winged coaster dives first into a wing-over drop maneuver at 67 m.p.h. This 180-degree rotation into a half loop starts at 170 feet in the air, giving it the record for the highest inversion of all roller coasters. Opened in 2013, the remodeled entrance plaza includes two 100-foot keyholes on top of the gates that riders weave through while gliding in the air before they turn around in a true majestic fashion. It won’t take long to figure out why GateKeeper is inspired by the power of flight.