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A compact launch coaster in the Frontier Town area with beyond-vertical drops and quick direction changes through a canyon setting.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Cedar Point's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
105 ft
#10 of 17 at Cedar Point
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Launch
- Steel
- Twister
Specs from cedarpoint.com
Learn more
Intamin — launches and record chasing
German builder behind many hydraulic launches, gigas, and intense accelerator layouts.
Launched coasters
Motors or hydraulics replace or supplement the lift hill for rapid acceleration.
Flywheel launches
Store energy in a spinning mass, then dump it into the train in one burst — classic hydraulic acceleration feel.
How launches work
LIM, LSM, hydraulic — different ways to shove a train from rest to serious speed.
History
Sourced timeline and background for Maverick.
Timeline
2007
Maverick opens
Intamin launch coaster debuts in Frontier Town with LSM acceleration and beyond-vertical first drop.
Background
Maverick opened in 2007 as Cedar Point's answer to the growing trend of low, terrain-hugging launch coasters — packing steep drops and quick transitions into a relatively short footprint in Frontier Town.
Full ride history, design notes, and records are included with Coaster Pro.
History primarily sourced from cedarpoint.com. See also our data policy.
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Cedar Point — official sitecedarpoint.com(opens in a new tab)
- Cedar Point on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcecedarpoint.com(opens in a new tab)
- Intamin — manufacturerintamin.com(opens in a new tab)
- Hero photo (Coasterman1234 · CC BY-SA 3.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Canyon section photo (Coasterman1234 · CC BY-SA 3.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Twisted horseshoe photo (Coasterman1234 · CC BY-SA 3.0)Image license & attribution(opens in a new tab)
- Official POV — Official Cedar Point YouTubeWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)
- Ride logo / signage sourceImage license(opens in a new tab)
- History & background sourcecedarpoint.com(opens in a new tab)