SANDUSKY, Ohio – Several changes, including the opening of the new Siren’s Curse roller coaster, are coming to Cedar Point amusement park for the 2025 season, which begins May 5.

Park fans on Sunday witnessed the construction of the coaster up close and learned new details about other changes at the annual Winter Chill Out fundraising event. All proceeds from the event benefit A Kid Again, an organization that fosters hope, happiness and healing for families raising kids with life-threatening illnesses.

Since fundraising at Winter Chill Out began in 2012, more than $800,000 has been raised for various family-focused charities, prioritizing the park’s mission to make people happy and help kids in need.

Here is a look at some of the new experiences coming to Cedar Point this year:

  • Famous Dave’s Restaurant: The barbecue restaurant is moving from the Cedar Point Marina to Cedar Point’s Castaway Bay indoor waterpark resort. The future year-round location on Cleveland Road near Cedar Point Drive is undergoing extensive renovations and is scheduled to open in early May.
  • Happy Friar Renovation: The home of Cedar Point’s famous fresh-cut fries on the Gemini Midway is receiving an upgrade, with a new façade and indoor serving line.
  • Main Gate Photo Station: 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 9 feet tall and 14 feet wide, the new sign will be ready on Opening Day, May 3.
  • Live Entertainment: This year’s shows will include “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 also 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.
  • Cedar Point Shores Slides: Two new tube slides will make their debut at Cedar Point Shores Waterpark when it opens for the season May 24. Each of the new slides on the former “Crosscurrent” tower feature a multicolored, twisted layout, with one slide showcasing translucent fiberglass sections that mimic dynamic lighting effects along the ride. Riders must be 48 inches tall in bare feet to ride the new slides. 
  • Siren’s Curse: Construction continues on North America’s tallest, fastest and longest tilt roller coaster. Guests of Winter Chill Out were the first to see the lead car of a Siren’s Curse train. Both trains will feature on-board audio and LED lighting effects. Siren’s Curse is scheduled to open in early summer.

Pictured at top: An artist’s rendering of the Siren’s Curse roller coaster, which will open in early summer.