Steel vengeance - Cedar point - RollerBoy

Steel vengeance - Cedar point - RollerBoy

POV Credit: Cedar point

Steel Vengeance, formerly known as Mean Streak, is a steel roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. The roller coaster, originally constructed by Dinn Corporation as a wooden roller coaster, was rebuilt by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) and opened to the public on May 5, 2018. It is a hybrid coaster, using RMC's steel I-Box track and a significant portion of Mean Streak's former support structure. Upon completion, Steel Vengeance set 10 world records, including those for the tallest, fastest, and longest hybrid roller coaster.

Location - Cedar Point
Park section - Frontier Town
Status - Operating
Soft opening date - April 25, 2018
Opening date - May 5, 2018
Replaced - Mean Streak

Type - Steel
Manufacturer - Rocky Mountain Construction
Designer - Alan Schilke
Model - I-Box Track
Track layout - Twister
Lift/launch system - Chain lift
Height - 205 ft (62 m)
Drop - 200 ft (61 m)
Length - 5,740 ft (1,750 m)
Speed - 74 mph (119 km/h)
Inversions - 4
Duration - 2:30
Max vertical angle - 90°
Capacity Max - 1,200 riders per hour
Height restriction - 52in (132 cm)
Trains - 3 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train.

Mean Streak opened to the public on May 11, 1991, as the tallest wooden coaster in the world with the longest drop height. After more than 25 years of operation, Cedar Point closed Mean Streak on September 16, 2016, casting doubt and uncertainty regarding the ride's future. Over time, the park dropped subtle hints about a possible track conversion, which was officially confirmed in August 2017. It was marketed as the world's first hybrid hypercoaster – a wooden and steel roller coaster at least 200 feet (61 m) in height – and reemerged as Steel Vengeance.

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