Mill Race (log flume)
| Mill Race | |
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Mill Race in 1963
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| Cedar Point | |
| Status | Closed |
| Cost | $300,000 |
| Opening date | 1963 |
| Closing date | 1993 |
| Replaced by | Raptor |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Log flume |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Dynamics |
| Height | 28 ft (8.5 m) |
| Length | 1,230 ft (370 m) |
Mill Race was a log flume ride that operated between 1963[1] and 1993[2] at the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. When it opened in 1963, Mill Race was only the second such log flume ride to ever operate in the world[1] (the first being El Aserradero [The Sawmill] at Six Flags Over Texas, which had opened earlier that same year[3]). Mill Race was ultimately removed from the park in 1993 to prepare for the opening of Raptor in 1994.[2]
History
Costing approximately three hundred thousand dollars,[1] Mill Race opened during a period of transition at Cedar Point.[4] In 1963, when Mill Race opened, Cedar Point had no operating roller coasters besides smaller wild mouse style roller coasters.[4] Mill Race opened near the entrance of the park on the main midway[5] and it proved to be one of the most popular rides in the entire park.[6] The number of Cedar Point visitors rose following the installation of Mill Race.[4]
Although Mill Race was popular, the log flume was ultimately removed in 1993 to prepare for the addition of the inverted steel roller coaster Raptor.[2] A second log flume ride, White Water Landing, had also been built at Cedar Point in 1982. At 50 feet (15 m) in height,[5] White Water Landing dwarfed the 28 feet (8.5 m) tall Mill Race.[1] Snake River Falls, a third flume, opened in Mill Race's last year of operation.[5] In the year following Mill Race's removal and Raptor's installation, Cedar Point admissions went from hundreds of thousands of visitor admissions to over two million visitor admissions in a single season.[2]
Layout and ride experience
Mill Race had a simple layout, only having a single lift hill of 28 feet (8.5 m) in height.[1] Mill Race had been selected as a top Cedar Point attraction in multiple years of the 1960s.[6][7]
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