Siren's Curse


Siren's Curse is a steel roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. The Tilt Coaster model, manufactured by Vekoma, opened to the public on June 28, 2025. The ride has a length of with a maximum height of, a 90-degree drop, and two inversions. It was North America’s only Tilt Coaster until Circuit Breaker opened at COTALAND in October 2025. The ride is Cedar Point's third roller coaster installation in as many years, after Wild Mouse and Top Thrill 2.
Siren's Curse's theme is tied to the park's presence on Lake Erie and the old Lake Erie Shipping Co, making reference to Greek mythology, where "sirens" were female beings who sent sailors to their demise via songs. The ride's trains features an integrated audio and lighting system to tie into the theme.

History

Background

Six Flags México first received the prototype track pieces in June 2024. The following month, the park held a public consultation for the construction of "Roller Coaster Type A", with work on the ride intended to take place over the course of ten months. The coaster would have replaced the Aquaman SplashDown shoot the chute water ride and other surrounding infrastructure. Planned tree removals drew ire from the Mexico City government, who refused to endorse any attraction plans involving such. Six Flags issued a statement on July 16 that they'd found an alternative placement. Meanwhile, Six Flags had completed a merger with Cedar Fair during this month, placing Six Flags México and Cedar Point under the same roster. Cedar Point had previously launched a survey in April 2024 deliberating several models of coasters for future installation, of which a Tilt Coaster was considered.

Announcement & Debut

Cedar Point first hinted at the coaster on September 13, 2024, stating "Something Is Surfacing" on their social media accounts. Siren's Curse was announced on September 19, 2024, as North America's tallest, fastest, and longest tilt coaster. The announcement came as a surprise to many as there was no physical or virtual indication a new roller coaster was in the works. The construction phase of the ride started in November & it was managed by Dave Evans. In November the pouring of concrete for the ride's foundation began.
Siren's Curse soft opened on June 23, 2025, offering its first rides to employees. It offered its first public rides on June 26, 2025, as a part of the Prayers from Maria Children’s Cancer Foundation fundraising event. A season passholder exclusive early access event was held on June 27, and the ride opened to the public on June 28.

Characteristics

Location

Siren's Curse is located along the Millennium Midway/Celebration Plaza, taking the place of the former WildCat roller coaster, which closed in 2011. Since, the site had mostly been used as viewing for the parks shows on the Celebration Stage, such as the former nighttime show Luminosity. The Celebration Stage was demolished to provide more space along the midway. The adjacent Perimeter Road was also rerouted, allowing the ride to utilize vacant land formerly occupied by the Cedars employee dorms, which were demolished in 2019.

Manufacturer

Siren's Curse is a Tilt Coaster model manufactured by Vekoma. Along with Circuit Breaker at COTAland and Iron Rattler at Six Flags Qiddiya City also scheduled to open in 2025, the ride is the first Tilt Coaster installations since Gravity Max's opening at Lihpao Land in 2002.

Trains

Siren's Curse operates with two trains that consists of six cars with four seats per car, for a total capacity of 24 riders per train. Riders must be at least tall to ride. The ride's trains feature an integrated audio and lighting system to tie into the theme of "sirens" on Lake Erie. For safety, riders can not bring loose items onto the ride, and metal detectors are installed at the beginning of the queue.

Track

The steel tubular track is long and the lift is approximately high. The track color is red with the supports being dark gray. The structure of the lift hill is being designed to replicate a shipping crane tower on Lake Erie. The tilt aspect of the drop is being billed as a "broken off" piece of track as it turns 90 degrees to drop passengers.