Magnum XL 200 Statistics Park: Cedar Point Type: Steel Opened: 5/6/89 Status: Operating Ride Time: 2:00 Track Length: 5106 feet Top Speed: 72 mph Inversions: 0 Lift Height: 205 feet Vertical Drop: 195 feet Angle Of Descent: 62 degrees G-Force: Varies Designer: Ron Toomer Builder: Arrow Dynamics Cost: $8 million Capacity: 2000 riders an hour Features: Lap bar restraints, three tunnels with lights and special effects. Vehicles: Six six passenger coaches per train. Fiberglass coaches with lap bar and nylon wheels. Structure: Steel tubular track. An out and back coaster. History: I will never forget the feeling the first time I rode it. The year was 1989, and it was the tallest coaster in the world at that time. I was merely 11 years old. I was never more scared in my life. It is like a free fall.