Blue Streak
Initial drop on Blue Streak
Type	Wooden roller coaster
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Designer	Frank F. Hoover & John C. Allen
Model	Out and Back roller coaster
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Status	Open
Opened	May 23, 1964
Height	78 feet
Drop	72 feet
Length	2,558 feet
Max speed	40 mph
Inversions	0
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Capacity	1400 riders pr. hour
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Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster following the out and back design. It is the oldest operating roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. It was built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company (now Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters) and opened in 1964. The coaster got it's name from the Sandusky Blue Streaks, a local high school athletic team. The Blue Streak was considered an ACE coaster classic until 1995 when the bench seats were replaced with divided seats and individual lap bars. A large wooden roller coaster A wooden roller coaster or woodie is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlayed upon a wooden track. ... The Philadelphia Toboggan Company is the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world. ... Out and back simply refers to the layout of a roller coaster. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... A large wooden roller coaster A wooden roller coaster or woodie is most often classified as a roller coaster with laminated steel running rails overlayed upon a wooden track. ... Out and back simply refers to the layout of a roller coaster. ... Inside Cedar Point with Corkscrew in view. ... Sandusky is a city located in Erie County, Ohio. ... The Philadelphia Toboggan Company is the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world. ... American Coaster Enthusiasts is a social organization dedicated to the enjoyment and preservation of roller coasters and other amusement rides. ...

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