Maverick at Cedar Point
Front carpick of 3 of 4 riders who named a row

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Maverick

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“Line gets so long, but it is worth it every time.”

POV
Ride it: back row POV
Back row
the tunnel blasting me out
like a bucking bronco
you cant even see the bottom of the drop
What riders love
  • Stuffed with oodles of airtime, strong positives, and idiotic levels of whip, Maverick has just about everything you need on a coaster.
  • Maverick is smooth, intense, and hilariously aggressive.
  • Its perfectly forceful, has a great layout, starts off extremely strong and doesnt let up until the end.
  • The first half is already great, but after you hit that second launch this thing feels absolutely insane, and the elements fling you around like a ragdoll.
  • The first drop startling and the tunnel launch, especially at night, is one of my favorite launches on any roller coaster.
  • Tight whippy inversions and a surprise second launch that is so incredibly fast.
  • The beyond vertical first drop is so aggressive and gives a super strong burst of ejector.
  • Love the first drop, which is insane despite it only being 105 feet tall.
  • The first drop in the back car ejects you out of your seat.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Cedar Point

Similar to Vengeance I find the first half great but the second half even better, the tunnel launch is so good and the airtime is amazing.

Steel Vengeance Steve

This provides us with an awsome pop of EJECTOR AIR!!!

Incredible Coasters

Despite its size, it delivers more airtime than expected, giving riders a fun, surprising lift out of their seats!

Insiders of the Point

I say that the inventions and the second launch is great, but also that one airtime hill at the start is so good, throws you out the seat.

Logan Farney

I don’t think I got any airtime - granted, this isn’t what the point of this ride really is, but the restraints stapled me.

John Doe

Maverick’s restraints are comfortable, and the soft straps allow you to feel the airtime, and keep you upright during the Stengel Dives.

Matthew Cofer

Maverick offers a great, smooth, intense ride experience.

Theme Park James

The first drop is very short, but the fast lift, steep drop, and smoothness make it one of my favorites anyways.

Kyle David Krueger

A terrain coaster with three inversions and two launches, Maverick is the only coaster that has ever shaken me so hard without ever scaring me.

Coaster Critic

I do have a problem with the restraints though because it tightened during the ride and crushed your thighs it is also easy to get stapled.

Lightning Productions

This ride is so intense, has an amazing first drop with really strong airtime, I love the second launch and the stengel dives that follow.

Adrenaline Central

I trusted the restraints, I did and do, but my goodness, no coaster that I’ve ever ridden has ever offered such a concerted effort to throw me from its back.

Coaster Critic

I’ve been riding it for years now and it is still super aggressive and intense (in a good way).

John D

This is undeniably the wildest and craziest coaster I’ve ever ridden.

Bobbie Butterfield

I did like it a lot, but maybe found it a little bit too tame.

César Roldán

I can’t get comfortable, which is a shame because I like how intense it is, I like the theming, I like that it’s fast, small, unique, and efficient.

Nate Kunnen

Although a simple addition, the themed Western style rockwork around the track creates many close-shaves and headchopper moments that also increase the sensation of speed.

Theme Park James

And while the drop may look small, it gives you A LOT of speed.

Incredible Coasters

A fantastic multi launch coaster filled with great airtime moments and fast turns with an excellent second launch and more the 90 degree first drop.

Tom Fairnie

The only dead spot in the intensity-packed layout is the S-curve at the former site of the ill-fated inline twist.

Jackie ODoyle

This ride is so unbelievably fantastic and so ungodly intense the doom and gloom of the wait was completely washed away and we were in a GLOWING mood for the rest of the day.

Tyler P.

I don’t care how long the line is or what other ride is open.

Incredible Coasters

Small trains make the wait time consistently long but in my opinion it’s worth the wait.

Zach S.

The coaster gets crazy lines due to a kinda low capacity, but it is well worth it.

Zach R.

This is such a great coaster, and absolutely worth the long wait times.

L B

Line gets so long, but it is worth it every time.

Alex Goering

Of course, because that doesn’t sound good enough already, it’s good in any row, has an epic nightride, and has quite good operations.

Birb from not Canada

This ride felt kind of short, and while length isn’t everything for me, waiting 2+ hours for a short ride does kill some of the enjoyment.

John Doe

A good #2 for me as I haven’t rode much, but the line is always super long, for not much of a ride to pay off, as it’s so short.

Aron Bloch
Height fear

The first drop is stupidity terrifying, the launch is exhilarating, and the whole ride makes me giggle like an idiot.

Eric Esty

...i rode it, i was tired hungry, and just sleep deprived (dont car camp, not a good idea) and when that first drop happened, i woke up, and i was horrified, and secretly having the best time of my life

Ethan Smith

Should I ride it?

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Car 1, the front: 3 of 4 riders who named a rowBack row: 1 rider

Specifications

105 ftHeight
420 Top Thrill2 310 MillenniumForce 223 Valravn 205 MagnumXL-200 205 SteelVengeance 105 Maverick
100 ftFirst drop
400 Top Thrill2 300 MillenniumForce 214 Valravn 200 SteelVengeance 195 MagnumXL-200 100 Maverick
70 mphTop speed
Top Thrill 2120 MillenniumForce93 Valravn75 SteelVengeance74 Magnum XL-20072 Maverick70 0120 mph
95°Drop angle
95°Maverick90°Valravn90°SteelVengeance90°Top Thrill290°Siren’sCurse80°MillenniumForce60°MagnumXL-200dashed line: straight down, 90°
2Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseRider favouriteGreat launchHuge first dropStrong airtimeGreat layoutFeels fastEjector airtimeWorth the wait

Criticised for

Uncomfortable restraintsLong waitsOften closedPoor inversions

An amazing ride from start to finish an amazing drop some incredible whippy elements and an incredible second launch especially on a night ride.

Sam Thompson, Captain Coaster review

First of all, nothing can compare you to your first tunnel launch experience on Maverick.

John D, Captain Coaster review

It’s been over 5 years since I rode Maverick, so I can’t get into too much detail at this point, but I remember having a blast on this ride.

Erik C., Captain Coaster review

I’m here to tell you, Maverick is better than all of them, challenged only by Magnum, and Millennium and Top Thrill are a far skip behind.

Coaster Critic, published review

Maverick is really improved and it turned around for me right around when they change the restraint and add the comfort collars onto it.

Sean Matrai, Captain Coaster review

To put it simply, Maverick really is up to the hyperbole, it is quite literally the wildest ride I’ve ridden.

Coaster Critic, published review

Photos

Maverick at Cedar Point
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Maverick at Cedar Point
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Planning your ride

History and awards

May 26, 2007Opened

Built by Intamin, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

$21 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 19 polls, 2007 to 2026

13th2007, its first poll
9th2018, its best placing
12th2026, most recent

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. History, incidents and awards: Wikipedia. Height requirement: Cedar Point. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on Captain Coaster, incrediblecoasters.com, insidersofthepoint.com, themeparkjames.co.uk, coastercritic.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Coasterman1234 at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0), Coasterman1234 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Cmedinger (CC BY-SA 3.0), Cmedinger at English Wikipedia (CC BY 3.0), CPFreak at en.wikipedia (Public domain), CPFreak at English Wikipedia (Public domain). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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Quote at the top of the page: Alex Goering, Captain Coaster review.

What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Your Coaster Friend, rider review on Captain Coaster: “If I could describe Maverick in one word, it…”; Birb from not Canada, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Stuffed with oodles of airtime, strong positives, and idiotic…”; Eric Esty, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Maverick is smooth, intense, and hilariously aggressive.”; L B, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Its perfectly forceful, has a great layout, starts off…”; Finn V., rider review on Captain Coaster: “You slow down inside a tunnel and then BOOST…”; Eli Lassiter Michael, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first half is already great, but after you…”; Theme Park Avenue, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop startling and the tunnel launch, especially…”; Cade Walden, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Tight whippy inversions and a surprise second launch that…”; 100DollarHeadache, rider review on Captain Coaster: “From the first drop beyond vertical ripping your head…”; Zach R., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The beyond vertical first drop is so aggressive and…”; Brian Cooke, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Love the first drop, which is insane despite it…”; Lorenzo Perez, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first drop in the back car ejects you…”; cuyuter, rider review on Captain Coaster: “this ride was a complete blur, i don't remember…”; Alex Goering, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Great ride, great tunnel launch, and feels so much…”; Teo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Also the night ride i had was amazing, you…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: East Coasters's back row POV, Maverick POV 5K Back Row Intamin Blitz Coaster Cedar Point Sandusky, OH (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.