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/ September 8, 2026
Raging Wolf Bobs was a classic wooden roller coaster that thundered through Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio, for nearly two decades. Built to mark the park’s centennial celebration, it was the park’s first new coaster in ten years when it opened on May
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/ September 8, 2026
Double Loop was a steel roller coaster at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, that made history in 1977 as the first coaster in the world to feature two consecutive vertical loops. Built by Arrow Dynamics at a cost of $1.35 million, the ride quickly became
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/ September 8, 2026
Invertigo is a Vekoma inverted shuttle coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, best known for seating riders in face-to-face rows as the train is launched backward and forward through a vertical loop and a cobra roll. It’s one of only four Invertigo-model coasters Vekoma
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/ September 8, 2026
Diamondback opened at Kings Island on April 18, 2009, as the park’s first Bolliger & Mabillard creation and, at the time, the largest capital investment in the park’s history at roughly $22 million. Built as a steel hypercoaster with an out-and-back layout, it introduced Cincinnati-area
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/ September 8, 2026
Corkscrew opened at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, on May 15, 1976, and made history as the first roller coaster in the world to feature three inversions. Built by Arrow Development and designed by legendary engineer Ron Toomer, the steel coaster arrived during the U.S.
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/ September 8, 2026
Valravn is a Bolliger & Mabillard dive coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, that opened on May 7, 2016. Named after the mythical shape-shifting raven of Danish folklore, it was built as the 100th roller coaster produced by B&M since the manufacturer’s founding in
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/ September 8, 2026
Millennium Force opened at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, on May 13, 2000, and immediately redefined what a roller coaster could be. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin, it stood 310 feet tall, a height that earned it the distinction of being the world’s first “giga
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/ September 8, 2026
Raptor is a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, that opened on May 7, 1994. Designed by Werner Stengel, it cost between $11.5 and $12 million to build and replaced the park’s old Mill Race water ride. At its
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/ September 7, 2026
Steel Venom was a steel shuttle coaster that operated at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, opening on May 5, 2000, as Superman: Ultimate Escape under the park’s original Six Flags ownership. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, it was one of the earliest
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/ September 3, 2026
The largest zoo in the world isn’t in Africa or California — it’s in Cumberland, Ohio. The Wilds covers 9,154 acres of reclaimed strip-mine land turned rolling savanna, where rhinos, giraffes, wild horses, and dozens of other species roam pastures measured in square miles. Operated
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/ August 25, 2026
The Akron Zoo, officially the Akron Zoological Park, sits just west of downtown Akron, Ohio, on 77 acres of land, with 35 acres developed into animal habitats and guest amenities. Its roots trace back to the early 1900s, when Perkins Woods Park was gifted to
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/ August 23, 2026
The Toledo Zoo & Aquarium began in 1900 with a single donated woodchuck housed at Walbridge Park in Toledo, Ohio. From that modest start, it grew into one of the country’s most respected zoos, known for its Depression-era architecture and long history of animal care
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/ August 23, 2026
Rougarou is a floorless roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, built by Bolliger & Mabillard. The ride occupies the same steel structure that originally opened in 1996 as Mantis, a stand-up coaster that set world records for its type before earning a reputation
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/ August 16, 2026
Son of Beast was a towering wooden roller coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, that opened on April 28, 2000, as the tallest and fastest wooden coaster in the world. Built by the Roller Coaster Corporation of America with track design by Werner Stengel’s
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/ August 5, 2026
Newport Music Hall sits at 1722 North High Street in Columbus, Ohio’s University District, directly across from Ohio State University’s Ohio Union. The building first opened its doors on December 21, 1921, as The State Theater, making it one of the oldest continuously operating concert
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/ July 7, 2026
Zoombezi Bay is a 22.7-acre water park owned and operated by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio, just north of Columbus. It opened to the public on May 26, 2008, on the site of the former Wyandot Lake Adventure Park, which the zoo
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/ June 26, 2026
Tucked into the historic FirstEnergy Powerhouse in Cleveland’s Flats, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium is Ohio’s only freestanding aquarium — a compact but captivating walk through the waters of the world. Worlds beneath the surface Journey from local Ohio rivers and the Great Lakes to tropical
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/ June 26, 2026
One of the largest zoos in Ohio, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo spans 180+ acres of hills and forest just minutes from downtown — home to thousands of animals and one of the most impressive indoor rainforests in the country. World regions to explore Walk through
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/ June 26, 2026
Founded in 1900 and routinely ranked among the best zoos in America, the Toledo Zoo & Aquarium blends gorgeous historic architecture with modern, immersive habitats — a Northwest Ohio gem worth the trip. Pioneering exhibits Toledo made history with the Hippoquarium, the first exhibit to
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/ June 26, 2026
Compact, walkable, and packed with personality, the Akron Zoo is a beloved Northeast Ohio destination that punches well above its size — and a perfect example of how much a local zoo membership can unlock. Animals from around the world Wander Pride of Africa for
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