Geauga Lake ran roller coasters for 82 years, from the Big Dipper in 1925 to the park's last day on September 16, 2007. Along the way it was Funtime's Geauga Lake, Six Flags Ohio, Six Flags Worlds of Adventure and Cedar Fair's Geauga Lake. This timeline starts with the final lineup and runs back to the Big Dipper, including where each coaster went. Five of them still run at other parks today.
Six Flags to the Final Season 2000 – 2007
A $40 million expansion made the park Six Flags Ohio, then Six Flags Worlds of Adventure. Cedar Fair bought it in 2004, brought back the Geauga Lake name, and closed the ride park after 2007.
X-Flight
A Vekoma Flying Dutchman that flew riders face-down. It moved to Kings Island as Firehawk in 2007 and was demolished after the 2018 season to make room for Orion.
Batman: Knight Flight
A floorless coaster from the 2000 Six Flags Ohio expansion, renamed Dominator when the Batman theming came off in 2004.
World's longest floorless coasterNow runs as Dominator at Kings Dominion
Superman: Ultimate Escape
An inverted impulse coaster renamed Steel Venom in 2004. It reopened at Dorney Park in 2008 as Voodoo and was later renamed Possessed.
Now runs as Possessed at Dorney Park
Villain
A 120-foot CCI wooden coaster from the 2000 expansion. Demolished and sold for scrap after the park closed.
Road Runner Express
A family coaster renamed Beaver Land Mine Ride in 2004. It has run at Papéa Parc in France since 2009.
Now runs as Roller Coaster at Papéa ParcThe Funtime Era 1969 – 1999
Loops arrived in the 1970s, Raging Wolf Bobs marked the park’s centennial, and Premier Parks took over Funtime in 1995.
Serial Thriller
A Vekoma suspended looping coaster, renamed Thunderhawk in 2004. It reopened at Michigan's Adventure in 2008.
Now runs as Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure
The Mind Eraser
A Vekoma Boomerang, renamed Head Spin in 2004. It went to Carowinds as Carolina Cobra in 2009.
Now runs as The Flying Cobras at Carowinds →
Raging Wolf Bobs
Built for the park's centennial and modeled on the Bobs at Chicago's Riverview Park. It closed after a derailment on June 16, 2007.
Corkscrew
The park's second looping coaster, which made Geauga Lake the first park in Ohio with two. Sold to MGM Dizzee World in India.
Double Loop
Ran until the park's last day, then was demolished and sold for scrap.
First coaster with two consecutive vertical loopsCyclone
A compact Pinfari Zyklon. It later ran as Firecracker at Holiday World and Jolly Roger, then toured fairs until 2009.
The Lakeside Park 1925 – 1968
A picnic-grounds park on the lake, with the Big Dipper standing by the front gate from 1925.
Wild Mouse
Moved to Chippewa Lake Park in 1972. That park closed in 1978, and the ride was torn down in 2013.
Little Dipper
A small wooden coaster that ran until 1975.
Big Dipper
A John A. Miller wooden coaster by the front gate, known over the years as Sky Rocket and Clipper. It ran until the park's last day and was demolished in 2016.
For the whole story of the park, from Lakeside days to its 2007 closing, read our Geauga Lake history.
Geauga Lake Coaster History FAQ
When did Geauga Lake close?
The amusement park's last day was September 16, 2007. Cedar Fair announced the closure on September 21, 2007, and the water park side kept running as Wildwater Kingdom.
What happened to Geauga Lake's roller coasters?
Five still run elsewhere: Dominator at Kings Dominion, Possessed at Dorney Park, Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure, The Flying Cobras at Carowinds, and Roller Coaster at Papéa Parc in France. X-Flight ran at Kings Island as Firehawk until 2018. Big Dipper, Raging Wolf Bobs, Villain and Double Loop were demolished.
Where is Batman: Knight Flight now?
It was renamed Dominator in 2004 and moved to Kings Dominion in Virginia, where it reopened in 2008. At 4,210 feet it is the world's longest floorless coaster.
What was the oldest coaster at Geauga Lake?
The Big Dipper, a John A. Miller wooden coaster from 1925. It ran until the park closed in 2007 and was demolished in 2016.
Photos: ThrillZing (CC BY 4.0), taken at Geauga Lake (then Six Flags Ohio and Six Flags Worlds of Adventure) 2000–2003. Opening and closing years: Wikipedia and RCDB.