New Cedar Point experiences revealed for 2025 season

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Cedar Point held their annual Winter Chill Out event on Saturday revealing a plethora of new experiences as well as an important update to the locker situation outside of the Top Thrill 2 ride.

So what’s changing about the Top Thrill 2 lockers? Cedar Point revealed that those lockers used to store personal belongings that aren’t allowed on ride will now be free for all passengers!

Prior to the ride’s brief debut in 2024, Cedar Point announced a strict policy that prohibited all loose articles — which declared guests would have to put their belongings in a paid locker or leave them with a non-rider prior to entering the queue line for Top Thrill 2. Those restrictions also included loose-fitting shoes without a strap or back like flip-flops and slides.

Free lockers are nice, but what about the new experiences planned for the new season? Those new experiences for the 2025 season include:

America’s favorite BBQ is making a move from the Cedar Point Marina to Cedar Point’s Castaway Bay indoor waterpark resort. Serving award-winning ribs, dry-rubbed meats, signature sandwiches and burgers, pulled chicken, hickory-smoked brisket, salads and more, the new Famous Dave’s will be an anchor for the family of dining experiences outside the park’s gates.

In addition to in-restaurant dining, Famous Dave’s will offer catering, bringing its legendary BBQ to events, gatherings and celebrations.

The future year-round location on Cleveland Road near Cedar Point Drive is undergoing extensive renovations and is scheduled to open in early May.

Cedar Point’s famous fresh-cut fries are legendary and their well-known home on the Gemini Midway is receiving a star-spudded upgrade. The Happy Friar fresh-cut fries location is expanding with a new façade and indoor serving line, providing improved traffic flow and faster guest service. Guests can enjoy their perfect potatoes on the adjacent outdoor patio.

The annual tradition of capturing the perfect photo just inside the Main Gate continues for a new generation with the addition of a larger-than-life iconic Cedar Point sign. Located in front of the Midway Carousel and replacing the former 150th anniversary sign, the new showpiece prominently displays the Cedar Point logo along with a nod to the park’s mission of making people happy. Standing more than nine feet tall and 14 feet wide, the new sign will be ready for its close-up on Opening Day, May 3.

Cedar Point’s award-winning Entertainment team is bringing exciting live productions to the park’s many stages, including “Rock This Way,” a new classic rock revue in the Red Garter Saloon and “Country Crossroads – Live at the Palace,” featuring a live band and vocalists performing classic and contemporary country hits in Frontier Town’s Palace Theatre.

New shows will surround guests on the midways as Lusty Lil returns to Frontier Town in “Lusty Lil’s Western Roadshow,” while The Boardwalk is set to be energized by “The Wild Mice,” a live brass band performing their own twist on today’s hits and some of yesterday’s favorites. Additional live productions will be released at a later date.

Two new tube slides will make their debut at Cedar Point Shores Waterpark when it opens for the season on Saturday, May 24. Each of the new slides on the former “Crosscurrent” tower feature a multi-colored twisted layout with one slide showcasing translucent fiberglass sections that mimic dynamic lighting effects along the ride. Riders must be 48” tall in bare feet to experience the new slides.

Construction continues on North America’s tallest, fastest & longest tilt roller coaster, with a special delivery recently arriving on site. Guests of Winter Chill Out were the first to see the lead car of a Siren’s Curse train. With both trains featuring on-board audio and LED lighting effects, an immersive experience awaits Siren’s Curse riders as they answer the call to all-new thrills. Siren’s Curse is scheduled to open early summer.

The descriptions of the new experiences above were provided by Cedar Point via a press release.

3News’ Ryan Haidet contributed to this story