List of former Cedar Point attractions#Frontier Lift

| Allan Herschell Company

| A steel roller coaster, it operated at six different parks before being dismantled in 2003.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Broadway Trip|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=2362|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Cyclone

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1929

| 1951

| Harry G Traver

| A wooden roller coaster.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Cyclone|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1580|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Dip the Dips Scenic Railway

| {{NA|}}

| 1908

| 1917

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A wooden roller coaster with a height of {{convert|33|ft|m}}.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Dip the Dips Scenic Railway|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1852|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

|Disaster Transport

| {{NA|}} 110px

|1985

|2012

|Intamin

|Formerly known as Avalanche Run before being enclosed in 1989. It was an enclosed Bobsled roller coaster.{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/19.htm|title=Disaster Transport - Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio, USA)|website=rcdb.com|access-date=2019-03-11}}

| High Frolics

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1918

| 1940

| Andy Vettel

| A wooden roller coaster with a height of {{convert|75|ft|m}}. It was originally named Scenic Railway, then rebuilt and renamed Leap Frog Railway in 1918, and in 1933 it was renovated and its name was changed to High Frolics.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=High Frolics|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1849|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Jumbo Jet

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1972

| 1978

| Schwarzkopf

| A steel roller coaster, it was a larger and longer version of the Jet Star series of coasters, which followed the Schwarzkopf Wildcat design. The Jumbo Jet was introduced in 1972, making Cedar Point's one of the first.{{cite web | url = http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/achterbahnen-ok-GF.htm | title = Schwarzkopf Coaster Net | author = Pantenburg, Michael | access-date = 10 April 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010305195050/http://schwarzkopf.coaster.net/achterbahnen-ok-GF.htm | archive-date = 5 March 2001 | url-status = dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.rcdb.com/r.htm?ot=2&mo=8209&page=1&order=-10 |title=Listing of Jumbo Jet Coasters on RCDB |author=Marden, Duane |access-date=10 April 2012}} It used individual self-powered cars to run up a spiral lift hill unassisted. The coaster run had some 90° sections, and an ATC-style radar prop rotated up above the ride. Jumbo Jet is currently located at Dreamland in Minsk, Belarus.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Jumbo Jet|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=355|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Leap the Dips

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1912

| 1935

| Andy Vettel

A wooden out and back roller coaster.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Leap the Dips|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1850|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Little Dipper

| {{NA|}}

|1952

|Allan Herschel Company

|A small kiddie coaster that was a one-year concession previously operated a Myrtle Beach Pavilion.{{Cite web |title=Little Dipper - Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio, United States) |url=https://rcdb.com/18488.htm |access-date=2023-03-03 |website=rcdb.com}}

| Mean Streak

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1991

| 2016

| Dinn Corporation

| A wooden roller coaster. Mean Streak was the tallest wooden coaster in the world with the longest drop when it opened to the public, standing {{convert|161|ft|m}}. Its closure date of September 16, 2016 was announced on August 1, 2016. The site currently holds Steel Vengeance, a hybrid roller coaster which incorporates some elements of Mean Streak's design.

| Racer

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1910

| 1928

| McKay Construction

| A wooden racing roller coaster with a height of {{convert|46|ft|m}}.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Racer|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1851|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Scamper

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1962

| 1969

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A wooden wild mouse roller coaster.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Scamper|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1782|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Super Coaster

| {{NA|}}

| 1952

| 1964

| A steel kiddie roller coaster that previously operated at Myrtle Beach.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Super Coaster|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1848|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Switchback Railway

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1892

| 1901

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A wooden roller coaster with a height of {{convert|25|ft|m}} and a speed of {{convert|10|mph|km/h}}. Switchback Railway was Cedar Point's first roller coaster. It was different in that it did not have a powered lift hill so the cars needed to be pulled back to the station by hand.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Switchback Railway|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1854|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1902

| 1909

| Frederick Ingersoll

| A wooden roller coaster with a height of {{convert|46|ft|m}}.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1853|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

| Top Thrill Dragster

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2003

| 2023

| A first-of-its-kind full circuit Intamin strata coaster, at a height of {{Convert|420|ft|m}}. The attraction was closed in August 2021 due to an accident, and was scrapped in September 2022. The ride was replaced with Top Thrill 2 in 2024.{{Cite web |date=2022-09-06 |title=Cedar Point to retire Top Thrill Dragster |url=https://www.wane.com/entertainment-news/cedar-point-to-retire-top-thrill-dragster/ |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=WANE 15 |language=en-US}}

| Wicked Twister

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2002

| 2021

| An inverted impulse roller coaster marketed as the tallest and fastest of its kind in the world when it opened. Replaced by The Grand Pavilion in 2023.

|Wildcat

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1970

| 1978

| Schwarzkopf

| A steel wild mouse roller coaster. It operated at two other parks including Valleyfair before being dismantled in 2001.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Wildcat|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=114|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

|WildCat

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1979

| 2011

|Schwarzkopf

| A steel wild mouse roller coaster. Removed in 2011 to make room for Luminosity. It operated in three locations in the park before being removed.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=WildCat|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=20|access-date=May 2, 2012}} The footprint for WildCat now houses part of Valravn and Sirens Curse.

| Wild Mouse

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1959

| 1963

| B. A. Schiff & Associates

| A steel wild mouse roller coaster.{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Wild Mouse|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=1781|access-date=April 10, 2012}}

Defunct rides

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Ride !Picture !Year opened !Year closed !Manufacturer !Description
Airplane Dips \| {{NA

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Ride

!Picture

!Year opened

!Year closed

!Manufacturer

!Description

Airplane Dips

| {{NA

}

|1917

|{{N/A|Unknown}}

|Aero Joy-plane company

|A track ride themed to airplanes that went around a circle similar to tumble bug.

|Antique Cars

| {{NA|}} 110px

|1969

|2021

|Arrow Development

|An automobile track ride in Frontier Town with cars that resemble an early Cadillac car. After 52 years of operation, This ride was permanently closed and then it was demolished in November 2021. It was replaced by The Farmhouse Kitchen & Grill in 2022.

| Bayern Kurve

| {{NA|}}

| 1970

| 1984

| Schwarzkopf

| A Bayern Kurve bobsled type ride.

| Bumper Boats

| {{NA|}}

| 1993{{cite web |url=http://www.cpamericasrollercoast.com/bumper-boats-1993-2013.html |title=Bumper Boats 1993-2013 - CP America's Roller Coast |website=www.cpamericasrollercoast.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160430034256/http://www.cpamericasrollercoast.com/bumper-boats-1993-2013.html |archive-date=2016-04-30}}

| 2013

| Hampton

| A kiddie bumper boat ride located in the Gemini's Children Area. It closed in 2013, and was replaced by Lake Erie Eagles.

| Caterpillar

| {{NA|}}

| 1924

| 1961

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A fast-paced ride that generates a decent helping of centrifugal force, causing the riders on the inside of the seats to crush the riders on the outside of the seats.

| Circle Swing

| {{NA|}}

| 1906

| 1920s or 1930s

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A Swing ride that was located at the center of the former amusement circle midway.

| Chaos

| {{NA|}}

| 1997

| 2010

| Chance Rides

| A Chaos type ride that was one of the first of its kind. It inverts its riders in three degrees of motion: lifting, inverting, and spinning. Moved in 2002 to make room for defunct ride Top Thrill Dragster, and relocated to the former Schwabinchen location.

| Choo Choo Lagoon

| {{NA|}}

| 1995

| 2016

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A children's area featuring a train style Splashground. It closed in 2016 and was replaced by Lemmy's Lagoon.

| Demon Drop

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1983

| 2009

| An Intamin Freefall ride that provides the feeling of weightlessness. It was relocated to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and opened for the 2010 season.{{cite web|url=http://ocresort.freedomblogging.com/2009/12/02/demon-drop-wont-join-knotts-lineup-after-all/26729/|title=Demon Drop won't join Knott's lineup after all|work=The Orange County Register|date=December 2, 2009|access-date=August 11, 2010}} It was replaced with Ocean Motion which was re-located to make room for WindSeeker.

| Dodgem

| {{NA|}}

| 1967

| 2001

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A bumper cars ride located across from Magnum XL-200. It was moved to Michigan's Adventure. A separate Dodgem remains on The Boardwalk.

| Earthquake

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1965

| 1984

| A dark ride based on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. This ride formerly operated at Freedomland U.S.A. and was relocated to Cedar Point in 1965. The ride transportation system was provided by Arrow Development.

| Flying Coaster{{cite web|url=http://www.rollercoasterfreak.com/CP_Brochures/1966_souvenir_map.jpg|title=1966 Souvenir Map|access-date=11 January 2012}}

| {{NA|}}

| 1961

| 1967 or 1968

| John Norman Bartlett

| A ride that went around in a circular track with a steep hill that gave riders the sensation of flying.

| Flying Skooters

| {{NA|}}

| 1944

| 1960

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A kiddie rider where riders sat in airplanes and swung back and forth as they went in a circle.

| Frontier Carousel

| {{NA|}}

| 1972

| 1994

| Dentzel

| A 1921 Dentzel wooden carousel with 50 jumping horses, 12 standing horses, 4 menagerie animals (1 deer, 1 giraffe, 1 lion, 1 tiger) and 2 chariots. It was purchased from Lansing, Michigan and moved to Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in 1995. The carousel building still stands in Frontier Town and is used as a haunted house during HalloWeekends. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.{{cite web|title=Frontier Carousel NRHP|url=http://landmarkhunter.com/108868-william-dentzel-1921-carousel/|publisher=Landmark Hunter|access-date=October 3, 2012}}

|- id="Frontier Lift"

| Frontier Lift

| {{NA|}}

| 1968

| 1985

| Von Roll

| A second sky ride which operated separate from the existing one. It ran from the main midway to Frontier Town. The site of the midway station is now the station for Iron Dragon, but the Frontier Town station still stands; restrooms occupy the ground floor, while the second floor is used for employee meetings and storage. A Cart is used for HalloWeekends.

| Ferris Wheel

| {{N/A|}}

| 1920s or 1930s?

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A small ferris wheel located next to High Frolics.

| Fun House

| {{NA|}}

| 1950s or 1966?

| 1981

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A 3-story walk-through house. This "upside-down house" featured someone in a rocking chair on the ceiling and the labyrinth room where the floor was at an angle representing an upside-down attic roof. Replaced with the Kid Arthur's Court play area, which would also eventually be removed. Portions of this attraction are used in the HalloWeekends attraction "The Magical House on Boo Hill".

| {{Anchor|Giant Sky Wheel}}Giant Sky Wheel

| {{NA|}}

| 1961

| 1980

| Herschell

| A double wheel Ferris wheel with two wheels mounted on opposite ends of a giant pivoting arm, allowing one wheel to turn high in the air while the other was being loaded. It was located near the front main entrance.

| Hot Rods

| {{NA|}}

| 1970

| 2013

| Hampton

| A children's circular old-fashioned automobile ride located inside of Kiddy Kingdom.

| Mill Race

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1963

| 1993

| A log flume water ride that was located near the main entrance. It had a relatively small footprint, and was the second Arrow Development flume to open. The final drop on this ride was once sponsored by Nestea and was called the "Nestea Plunge", named after a very popular advertising slogan of the time. The Mill Race log flume ride was retired after the 1993 season to make room for Raptor. The Raptor roller coaster opened in 1994.

| Miniature Merry go round

| {{NA|}}

| 1920s or 1930s

| {{NA|}}

| A miniature merry go round that stood next to Cyclone and High Frolics.

| Monorail

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1959

| 1965

| Ohio Mechanical Handling Company

| A monorail with a gasoline-powered engine and five streamlined passenger cars that ran along a three-quarter mile long course suspended nine feet off the ground.{{rp|p.131}}

| Moon Rocket

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1946

| 1940s–1950s

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| Spinning ride that only lasted a few seasons on the midway due to poor business.{{cite web |url=http://thepointol.com/cedar-point-history-1905-1949/ | title=Cedar Point History: 1905 – 1949 | work=The Point Online | access-date=June 18, 2014}}

| Old Timers

| {{NA|}}

| 1970

| 2013

| Hampton

| A children's circular old-fashioned automobile ride located inside of Kiddy Kingdom.

| Octopus

| {{NA|}}

| 1941

|{{N/A|Unknown}}

| {{N/A}}

| A spinning ride that spun around on an axis with several spinning arms and ride vehicles similar to the Monster currently located in Gemini Midway.

| Paddlewheel Excursions

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1961

| 2011

| A boat ride with wise-cracking captains that transported its guests on a relaxing voyage around Cedar Point's lagoons past scenes depicting early, rural Americana.{{rp|p.133}} After a half century of operation and after celebrating its 50th Anniversary, The Paddlewheel Excursions ride closed on Labor Day 2011 to make room for defunct attraction Dinosaurs Alive!. The ride was originally known as "Riverboat Cruises," then renamed Western Cruise in 1964. Renamed "Paddlewheel Excursions" in 1987, when the loading dock was relocated to the Gemini Midway, upon the opening of Iron Dragon (whose station currently sits on the present-day dock of Western Cruise).{{cite web|url=http://www.thepointol.com/paddlewheelexcursions.html |title=The Point Online — Cedar Point Rides — Paddlewheel Excursions |publisher=Thepointol.com |date= |access-date=2014-06-18}}

| Pirate Ride

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1966

| 1996

| A pirate-themed dark ride located near the Blue Streak queuing area. This ride formerly operated at Freedomland U.S.A. and was relocated to Cedar Point in 1966. The building still stands today and remnants of the ride can still be seen. The ride transportation system was provided by Arrow Development.

| rowspan="2" | Rotor

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1961{{rp|p.138}}

| 1964

| Anglo Rotor Corporation

| rowspan="2" | A rotor type ride. A cylindrical room that spun while the floor dropped, leaving riders stuck to the wall by centrifugal force.

| {{NA|}}

| 1967

| 1984

| Chance Rides

| Schwabinchen

| {{NA|}}

| 1970

| 2002

| A Trabant. The ride motion pattern resembled that of a spinning coin before coming to rest. The Schwabinchen had a tilted loading platform and featured a beautiful German tavern dancer in the center, where riders "sat" on the outskirts of the "Lady In Red's" dress. It was removed in 2002 to make room for Chaos after defunct ride Top Thrill Dragster was built.

| Sea Swing

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1904

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| Traver Engineering

| An amusement park ride with a central axis and a circular track.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M9_KcYZw_c4C | title=Cedar Point | publisher=Arcadia Publishing | author=David W. Francis, Diane DeMali Francis | year=2004 | isbn=0738532347}}

|Shoot the Rapids

|1967

|1981

|The ride closed in 1981 to make room for White Water Landing. Where Maverick is located now.

| Shoot the Rapids

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2010

| 2015

| A log flume water ride that was named after the original Shoot the Rapids. Frequent ride problems, including an incident in 2013, led to its closure. The original Shoot the Rapids closed to make way for another defunct water ride, White Water Landing (Cedar Point).

| SkyScraper

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 2008

| 2015

| Gravity Works

| A Booster type ride. The ride was 2 minutes long and rotated its riders at a max speed of {{convert|55|mi/h|km/h}} at a max height of {{convert|160|ft|m}}.{{cite web|title=Skyscraper to spin at Cedar Point's Challenge Park|url=http://pointbuzz.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=1220|publisher=PointBuzz|access-date=October 14, 2012|date=February 12, 2008}} The ride was previously located at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and Valleyfair.

| Sky Slide

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1968

| 1991

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A Fun Slide. It featured a huge cyan-colored fiberglass slide located just west of the Main Arcade. Guests had to sit on a burlap mat while sliding down. There were two long steep drops followed by a short dip, and the slide had 15 "lanes" for riders.

|Snake River Expedition

|style="text-align:center"|2021

|style="text-align:center"|2023

|A themed Riverboat attraction that navigated the route formerly taken by the retired Paddlewheel Excursions.

| Space Spiral

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1965

| 2012

| Von Roll/Willie Buhler's Space Towers Company

| A {{convert|330|ft|m|adj=on}} tall Gyro tower that gave riders a 360-degree view of the surrounding area. Space Spiral was the first amusement ride in the world to top {{convert|300|ft|m}}. It featured a distinctive two-level cabin, found only on a few early models. However, the second level wasn't used in the ride's later years. It was imploded and demolished on September 12, 2012.{{cite news|title=Space Spiral demolished |last=Haidet |first=Ryan |url=http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/260593/45/Watch-Cedar-Points-Space-Spiral-crashes-down |access-date=September 15, 2012 |publisher=WKYC |date=September 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208183914/http://www.wkyc.com/news/article/260593/45/Watch-Cedar-Points-Space-Spiral-crashes-down |archive-date=December 8, 2012 }}

| Speed Slides

| {{NA|}}

| 1988

| 2011

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| Two body slides in Soak City. Replaced by Riptide Raceway.

| Sir Rub-A-Dub's Tubs

| {{NA|}}

| 1986

| 2014

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A small water ride in kiddie kingdom. Replaced by Dodgem.

|Snake River Falls

| {{NA|}} 110px

|1993

|2024

|Arrow Dynamics

|A Shoot-the-Chute ride. It opened as the tallest and fastest water ride in the world with a drop of {{convert|80|ft|m}}.{{cite web |url=http://thepointol.com/cedar-point-history-1870-1904/ |title=The Point Online History |publisher=ThePointOL.com |access-date=January 30, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511013349/http://thepointol.com/cedar-point-history-1870-1904/ |archive-date=May 11, 2013 |url-status=dead }}

| Star Voyager

| {{NA|}}

| 1961

| 1986

| Kasper Klaus

| A Kasper Klaus Satellite Jet ride in which 20 jet-like vehicles were attached to a rotating arm. As the ride rotated, guests could pull or push the yoke of the vehicle to make the jet rise or descend.

| Tiki-Twirl

| {{NA|}}

| 1970

| 1984

| A Polynesian-themed version of a Mack Calypso. As of 2016, the existing Calypso was renamed "Tiki Twirl" after the 1970 ride and relocated near the giant wheel. In 2023 the name reverted to Calypso.

| Trabant

| {{NA|}}

| 1966

| 1990

| Chance Rides

| A Trabant type ride in which the riders sat on the ends of a round disc-shaped object similar to a flattened cone. The ride motion pattern resembled that of a spinning coin before coming to rest and featured a disco ball as its centerpiece.

| Tumble Bug

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1934

| 1963

| Traver Engineering

| An amusement park ride with a central axis and a circular, humped track.

|Turnpike Cars

|{{NA|}} 110px

|1959

|2014

|Arrow Dynamics

|The ride featured cars themed as mini hot rods from the 1950s and 1960s. Replaced by Valravn.

|Twister

|{{NA|}}

|1950s??

|early 1970s

|{{N/A|Unknown}}

| A spinning ride that was located where the main midway restaurants are. In the late 60s it was moved to where the Grand pavilion stands today.

| VertiGo

| {{NA|}}

| 2001

| S&S Worldwide

| An air powered thrill ride that used three {{convert|265|ft|m|adj=on}}-tall towers and cable to propel riders over {{convert|300|ft|m}}. One of the rides three towers partially collapsed after its debut season. Park management felt the potential for failure of this ride design outweighed the positive impact made by repairing it, and it was removed prior to the start of the 2002 season. It was located in Challenge Park, located between Cedar Point and Soak City.

| Water Toboggan

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1890

| early 1900s

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| A slide built out into Lake Erie approximately where Windseeker stands today.

| White Water Landing

| {{NA|}} 110px

| 1982

| 2005

| A log flume water ride built on the former site of the original Shoot the Rapids. It operated for twenty-three years before it was retired to make room for Maverick. The station and queue are now part of Maverick's queue and gift shop.

| Witches' Wheel

| {{NA|}}

| 1977

| 2018

| HUSS Park Attractions

| An Enterprise ride that spun riders, eventually inverting them upside down for several rotations more than {{convert|60|ft|m}} above ground. Replaced by BackBeatQue.

| Yankee Bullet

| {{NA|}}

| 1941

| {{N/A|Unknown}}

| Fast-paced ride that had enclosed ride cars, most of the information on the ride has been lost to time.

| Zugspitze{{cite web|url=http://www.rollercoasterfreak.com/CP_Brochures/1969_souvenir_map.jpg|title=1969 Souvenir Map|access-date=11 January 2012}}

| {{NA|}} unknown

| 1966

| 1971