Steel Vengeance
Steel Vengeance is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It was formerly known as Mean Streak, a wooden coaster constructed by Dinn Corporation that opened in 1991 as the tallest wooden coaster in the world. Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) was hired to remake the ride into a hybrid coaster, combining their steel I-Box track with a significant portion of Mean Streak's wooden structure. It reopened as Steel Vengeance on May 5, 2018, setting 10 world records and becoming the tallest, fastest, and longest hybrid roller coaster.
Mean Streak operated for more than 25 years before its closure in 2016. At the time, the ride's future was uncertain. Cedar Point later dropped subtle hints of a possible track conversion in its advertising, which was officially confirmed the following year. Leading up to its opening, Steel Vengeance was marketed as the world's first hybrid hypercoaster, combining a steel track with wooden supports that exceeds a height of 200 feet (61 m). The coaster also features four inversions, a 90-degree vertical drop, and a top speed of 74 mph (119 km/h). Since its debut, Steel Vengeance has consistently ranked as a top 5 steel coaster in the annual Golden Ticket Awards.
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