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Disaster Transport (originally starting out as Avalanche Run) was a steel enclosed bobsled roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.

History[]

Opening on May 11, 1985 on the former site of Jumbo Jet and WildCat, the coaster first started out as "Avalanche Run". In 1990, Cedar Fair CEO Dick Kinzel was fascinated by Disney's Space Mountain. So after spending millions of dollars and enclosing the coaster, Avalanche Run transformed into Disaster Transport. The new name is referencing a company named Dispatch Master Transport. While coaster's building was air-conditioned during the humid days, the coaster had to be closed during rainy days, due to the roof being susceptible to leaks. This meant that the bobsled track had to be emptied out. Nevertheless, this coaster still gained a cult-following.[1]

Closure[]

After Matt Ouimet became the new CEO of Cedar Fair in 2012, he decided that Disaster Transport could no longer be salvaged. The ride was becoming an outdated attraction, as well as an eyesore.[2] On July 13, 2012, Cedar Point announced that Disaster Transport would close on the following July 29th.[3] It was the second roller coaster at Cedar Point to close in 2012. A charity auction was held for the final riders, benefiting the Give Kids the World charity foundation. The last ride was given at 11:53 PM on July 29, with the lights turned on.[4]

Demolition of the ride began on August 6, using about 380 trucks to transport scrap materials. A portion of track, two cars and the main entrance sign were donated to the National Roller Coaster Museum.[4] Less than a month later on August 29, the last section of Disaster Transport was demolished. The 12E part of the building was the last section left standing.[5] In 2013, GateKeeper immediately replaced both Disaster Transport and its neighboring Space Spiral.[6]

Cedar Point is still in possession of many of the props used in the ride and often use them for decorations for haunts during their HalloweeKends event. As of May 2021, Dave, one of the animatronics used in the ride's queue line, is operational and on display in a gift shop adjacent to GateKeeper, Disaster Transport's replacement.[1][7]

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