Rougarou
Rougarou, formerly known as Mantis, is a floorless roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, the roller coaster originally opened in 1996 as a stand-up roller coaster called Mantis, which at the time was the tallest, fastest, and longest of its kind in the world.Photo: Euphoria42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Roller coaster
- Description: steel floorless roller coaster at Cedar Point
- Also known as: “Mantis” and “Mantis (roller coaster)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cedar Point and Top Thrill 2.
Cedar Point
Cedar Point Amusement Park is a 364-acre amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio on one of the North Coast Beaches overlooking Lake Erie. It is often billed as the "World's Largest Amusement Park", and draws visitors from throughout Ohio and surrounding states.
Top Thrill 2
Roller coaster
Photo: Craig Lloyd, CC BY 2.0.
Top Thrill 2 is a launched roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. The ride originally opened as Top Thrill Dragster in 2003, becoming the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, as well as the first ever strata coaster. Top Thrill 2 is situated 400 feet east of Rougarou.
Millennium Force
Roller coaster
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Millennium Force is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. Manufactured by Intamin, it was the park's fourteenth roller coaster when it opened in 2000, dating back to the opening of Blue Streak in 1964. Millennium Force is situated 540 feet southwest of Rougarou.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camp Snoopy and Sandusky.
Camp Snoopy
Locality
Photo: Varnent, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camp Snoopy is a Peanuts-themed area for children at several Six Flags amusement parks. All of them originally opened while the parks were under the ownership of Cedar Fair prior to its merger with Six Flags in 2024.
Sandusky
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sandusky is a city in Ohio Erie shore west and county seat of Erie County, on Ohio's north coast along Lake Erie between Cleveland and Toledo. It is perhaps best known for Cedar Point Amusement Park, home to some of the world's tallest and fastest roller coasters.
Marblehead
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Marblehead is a village in Ohio Erie shore west. It is on the Marblehead Peninsula, which divides Lake Erie from the Sandusky Bay.
Rougarou
- Categories: steel roller coaster, Floorless Coaster, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: City of Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.48276° or 41° 28′ 58″ northLongitude
-82.6868° or 82° 41′ 13″ westOpen location code
86HVF8M7+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 844463815OpenStreetMap feature
attraction=roller_coasterOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q1476401
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Rougarou” goes by many names.
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Highlights include Hot Spot Stage and Red Garter Saloon.
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