Wicked Twister at Cedar Point Closing Forever on September 6th

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After a season of rumors that the ride was going to be removed from Cedar Point, the park has finally confirmed that Wicked Twister's last day of operations - ever - will be September 6th, 2021.  The rumors of the coaster's demise were strong enough earlier this year that the local news even picked them up, so to a certain degree this is not a big shocker for fans of the Point.

The park announced the closing of the ride late on a Friday afternoon - a common time for sending out no-so-great news - with this blog post and the below video.

Wicked Twister has operated at Cedar Point since 2002, making the 2021 season its 20th operating year and its last.  Created by Intamin, the coaster features two twisting spikes that stand 215 feet in the air.  The train utilizes a LIM launch to rocket the train back and forth up the towers at a top launch speed of 72 miles per hour.

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Interestingly, Intamin did not make another similar coaster with twists on both ends of the ride until just this year.  Located in China, "Legendary Twin Dragon" features a similar color scheme to Wicked Twister but stands 230 feet tall and goes just a couple miles per hour faster than Cedar Point's ride.  

Wicked Twister was one coaster at Cedar Point that usually didn't have a very long line, whether due to its placement on the edge of the park or a general lack of popularity, I'm not sure.  However, it seemed to make the decision to remove it that much easier in the end.

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The area of the park that Wicked Twister will vacate has already seen development in the form of GateKeeper and WindSeeker at either end of the ride.  It does seem like an area that will be wonderfully opened up to the beach and lake once Wicked Twister is removed.  For now Cedar Point is only saying the ride is coming down as they "prepare for future park improvements."  That can mean a lot of different things, so we will have to stay tuned to see what the park has planned.