Cars coming out of loop track of Rougarou (roller coaster) at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Floorless trainsthe newer style from B&M Pulled up by a chain

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio

Rougarou

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This coaster roars.
What riders love
  • The first two inversions are nice, huge, and floaty. Everything after that is low to the ground and intense.
  • But it had a seemingly unlimited combo of inversions and felt extremely forceful.
  • The inclined loop is one of my favorite elements and the twister section at the end is pretty fun.
  • It's pretty intense as I got a greyout after the looping, some transitions provide some great whip and the ride is pretty long as well.
  • The first half was really intense especially that inclined loop. There was also some very snappy transitions like the one before the MCBR which is my favorite element on the ride.
  • Waaay over hated by coaster enthusiasts. It has great forces and isn’t even rough at all.
  • The double down first drop with a turn is shockingly fun and unique.
  • The drop gives some good floater and there are some good snappy moments throughout the layout.
  • The view from the top of the drop at night, looking at the front of the park, is the best ever.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Cedar Point

Great first drop and inversions and I actually found the whippy hill right before the midcourse having insane airtime in the front.

guiderex

As the train descends the drop, riders experience a thrilling sense of weightlessness and airtime.

Insiders of the Point

The drop gives some good floater and there are some good snappy moments throughout the layout.

Cooper Zimmerman

...you do a 180 to the right, but unlike on many loopers, the drop is straight, and you unbank as you crest it, giving some very nice floater air-time that transitions from sideways to straight up.

Alex Lents

The ride also features a couple of airtime moments, like the drop-out of the mid-course block brake.

Nicolas Mattioli

In the front I got 2 airtime pops and I find it smooth.

@SkyrushFanboy

Rougarou features the newer floorless-style trains from B&M, providing a much smoother and more enjoyable riding experience.

Insiders of the Point

this first drop, loop, and dive loop are decent and the rest of the ride has a bad rattle and headbanging as you go through a boring layout.

ArieForce One Glazer

I mean, the pre-drop is kinda fun and caught me off guard, but the rest of the ride just hurt and had no standout moments.

Ryan Armstrong

It’s pretty intense as I got a greyout after the looping, some transitions provide some great whip and the ride is pretty long as well.

Chermaine Streppel

As opposed to the inversions, which are too tame, these are too INTENSE.

Alex Lents

Nothing too special, but the inversions are fun, the pacing is pretty good, and the 2nd half features some pretty intense moments.

Nicolas Mattioli

Sure it was a little rough but I grayed out once and thought each inversion was a nice surprise as I had low expectations.

Turner Z.

It’s pretty intense, for me not nearly as rough as people make it out to be, and has one of the coolest inversions with the inclined loops.

@Coaster_Crash

The rest of the ride is a smooth and fast paced compilation of inversions and turns with a couple portions that jank me around but don’t damage my opinion on the ride overall.

Gavin Sikon

However this time it ran really fast and had some surprising moments.

Carter Eckhart

To add further insult to injury, the mid-course brake run is awful, and saps the ride of any energy and fun that it had managed to maintain until then.

Evangelion Martini

The slanted vertical loop after the batwing was very intense but, this ride had some dead spots after its mid-course.

Mik Gov

When other coasters were broke down over the two-day trip I experienced, this one was always reliable and never had a line because it can seat so many.

Max S.

This ride is pretty awesome and the line is always short broski and plus I see a lot of hate but I don’t get very much headbanging and I think it’s a fun ride :D

Rasiano Davinci

But this negativite reputation may be why I have such a high opinion on it, because it always has such a short line that I am likely to get on it each time I go to Cedar Point.

Gavin Sikon

This ride deserves more love, I see it with 15 minutes lines while rides like sirens curse have 60 minute lines.

Marc

Plus, since no one seems to want to ride this thing, and since it also operates with 3 trains, you can ride this coaster as much as you want.

XscreamThrills

I know it eats through people, which contributes to its relatively short wait, but no one ever has this as one of their favorite rides at the park.

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Should I ride it?

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Specifications

145 ftHeight
420 Top Thrill2 310 MillenniumForce 223 Valravn 205 MagnumXL-200 205 SteelVengeance 145 Rougarou
137 ftFirst drop
400 Top Thrill2 300 MillenniumForce 214 Valravn 200 SteelVengeance 195 MagnumXL-200 137 Rougarou
60 mphTop speed
Top Thrill 2120 MillenniumForce93 Valravn75 SteelVengeance74 Magnum XL-20072 Rougarou60 0120 mph
52°Drop angle
95°Maverick90°Valravn90°SteelVengeance90°Top Thrill290°Siren’sCurse80°MillenniumForce52°Rougaroudashed line: straight down, 90°
4Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

Great inversionsIntenseShort waits

Criticised for

Head bangingRough or rattlyOverratedPainful or bruisingUncomfortable restraintsWeak layout

this was my second floorless after Kraken at SeaWorld Orlando and I was very surprised when I first rode this ride I wanna quickly address that as a young enthusiast I find Rougarou to be very smooth and the inversions are great it is not a top floorless but very decent

David F., Captain Coaster review

captain coaster themselves must be biased because without a doubt this supposed 69.2 has to be covering what this ride should have; 0.0.

evilest daniel raaahhh, Captain Coaster review

This ride has a good layout and decent setting, but it would be so much more enjoyable if was putting all my effort and keep my head still.

Thunderbolt, Captain Coaster review

Back seat of Rougarou might be my favorite ride, in the same way that my favorite sweatshirt is my favorite sweatshirt.

dan r., Captain Coaster review

Rougarou features the newer floorless-style trains from B&M, providing a much smoother and more enjoyable riding experience.

Insiders of the Point, published review

While Medusa is very smooth and loaded with fun inversions like the dive loop and camelback twist, Rougarou is nowhere near as good.

Kristofer Wempa, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Rougarou roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Euphoria42, CC BY-SA 4.0
Track of Rougarou (roller coaster) at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Bobby Proffer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Track of Rougarou (roller coaster) over fog at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Signage for Rougarou (roller coaster) at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Track of Rougarou (roller coaster) over fog at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cars on first hall of Rougarou (roller coaster) at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Bobby Proffer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cars going loop track of Rougarou (roller coaster) at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Bobby Proffer, CC BY-SA 3.0
Track of Rougarou (roller coaster) over fog at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Track of Rougarou (roller coaster) over fog at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Track of Rougarou (roller coaster) over fog at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pin given to riders on opening day of Rougarou (roller coaster) at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio
Gregory Varnum, CC BY-SA 3.0

11 photographs. Swipe or drag sideways.

Planning your ride

History and awards

May 11, 1996Opened

A stand-up coaster, built by Bolliger & Mabillard, designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel.

$12 millionTo build

Golden Ticket Awards, top steel coaster: ranked in 1 polls, 2000

24th2000, its first poll

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, insidersofthepoint.com, youtube.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Bobby Proffer (CC BY-SA 3.0), Euphoria42 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Gregory Varnum (CC BY-SA 3.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Henry H., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inversions are pretty forceful, like the inclined loop,…”; Aric The Kakapo, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first two inversions are nice, huge, and floaty.…”; Sean Reardon, rider review on Captain Coaster: “But it had a seemingly unlimited combo of inversions…”; Jack Jack J., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The inclined loop is one of my favorite elements…”; Finn V., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I was genuinely very surprised by how intense this…”; Chermaine Streppel, rider review on Captain Coaster: “It's pretty intense as I got a greyout after…”; Carter Eckhart, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The first half was really intense especially that inclined…”; Shark Bite, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Waaay over hated by coaster enthusiasts. It has great…”; Alex Lents, rider review on Captain Coaster: “After the pre-drop, you do a 180 to the…”; Zak Dugan, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The double down first drop with a turn is…”; Cooper Zimmerman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “The drop gives some good floater and there are…”; Millan B., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The view from the top of the drop at…”; Karst, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This coaster roars. I love love love the soundscape…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Theme Park POV's back row POV, Rougarou Floorless Roller Coaster On Ride Back Seat HD POV Cedar Point 2018 (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.