SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Point is getting closer to opening weekend with their newest roller coaster getting a test run.

The Top Thriller 2, the newest addition to the coaster lineup, is the world's tallest and fastest triple-launch strata roller coaster, according to a press release from August. The strata coaster is any roller coaster eclipsing a height of 400 feet and was first introduced by the park in 2003. 

Cedar Point posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, a sneak peak of the coaster going through parts of the new track.

“Top Thrill 2 will be the boldest and most advanced roller coaster Cedar Point has ever introduced. It’s another one-of-a-kind that could only be built at Cedar Point,” Carrie Boldman, vice president and general manager of Cedar Point, said in a press release. “Our stamp on the industry is in roller coaster innovation, and today, that’s solidified as we redefine the strata coaster into a mega-thrill that our guests will come from far and wide to experience.”

According to Cedar Point, the start of the ride has an all-new linear synchronous motor launch system and riders will peel out down the straightaway reaching speeds of 74 mph, racing toward the sky on Top Thrill 2’s original 420-foot-tall “top hat” tower. After experiencing weightlessness during the “rollback” – the coveted fan-favorite moment when the train’s momentum isn’t great enough to make it up and over the tower – the train shifts into reverse and into its second launch, reaching speeds of 101 mph.

Riders will see Cedar Point unlike ever before as they speed into a backward climb at a 90-degree angle on a new, 420-foot-tall track tower. After a second moment of weightlessness, the train shifts into drive and races forward into its third launch, clocking in at the ride’s top speed of 120 mph.

After crossing over the top hat tower, the train decelerates momentarily before diving into a 270-degree spiral and crossing the finish line.

Cedar Point is scheduled to open to the public on May 4, 2024.