Manufactured by Intamin , it was the park's fourteenth roller coaster when it opened in , dating back to the opening of Blue Streak in Upon completion, Millennium Force broke five world records and was the world's first giga coaster , a term coined by Intamin and Cedar Point to represent a roller coaster that exceeds feet 91 m in height.
It was briefly the tallest and fastest in the world until Steel Dragon opened later the same year. Millennium Force features a foot-tall 94 m cable lift hill with a foot 91 m drop, two tunnels, three overbanked turns , and three hills. Since its debut, Millennium Force has been voted the number one steel roller coaster ten times in Amusement Today 's annual Golden Ticket Awards. Although Millennium Force has been surpassed in height and speed, it remains one of the tallest and fastest coasters in the world.
The planning, design and development phases of Millennium Force took place over five years, from to Morgan Manufacturing was also rumored. Cedar Point officials also confirmed that it would not have inversions.
Millennium Force was announced on July 22, After the ride was announced, several disputes about whether Millennium Force or Superman: The Escape was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world arose between Cedar Point and Six Flags Magic Mountain. Construction started in August when the site was cleared. The ride's construction took seven months, and construction workers and project managers participated. Testing took two months. The ride was inspected and tested with water-dummies on the trains.
The first media event was held on May 11, , and the ride opened to the public two days later on May When it opened, it broke six world records.
