Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Footage for this video was recorded on May 10th, 1994, just a few days after Raptor had opened for the first time. While this footage isn't the best, it does offer glimpses back when the park looked much different. I don't have video to prove this, but I believe Raptor had its first rollback/valley on the day this video was recorded. I didn't see the train valley but was told by someone that one of the trains didn't make it up to the block brake and rolled back down to the bottom of the cobra roll area, eventually stopping. It was very windy the day I was at the park and Raptor did close due to wind at one point in the day. Additional footage recorded by Dustin S.
This video contains a separate audio commentary track. A faint reference track of the original audio can be slightly heard in the background.
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#raptor
#1994
#rollercoasters
#amusementparks
#themeparks
Footage for this video was recorded on May 10th, 1994, just a few days after Raptor had opened for the first time. While this footage isn't the best, it does offer glimpses back when the park looked much different. I don't have video to prove this, but I believe Raptor had its first rollback/valley on the day this video was recorded. I didn't see the train valley but was told by someone that one of the trains didn't make it up to the block brake and rolled back down to the bottom of the cobra roll area, eventually stopping. It was very windy the day I was at the park and Raptor did close due to wind at one point in the day. Additional footage recorded by Dustin S.
This video contains a separate audio commentary track. A faint reference track of the original audio can be slightly heard in the background.
If you like what you see here, please subscribe.
#cedarpoint
#raptor
#1994
#rollercoasters
#amusementparks
#themeparks
