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Cedar Point Guide: HalloWeekends’ 30th Anniversary and the 2027 Season

By Philip Hernandez · Updated Nov. 9, 2026
A red coaster train climbs white and red track past green trees at Cedar Point

A coaster at Cedar Point. Image: Six Flags

Sandusky, OH — Cedar Point is an amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, that Six Flags’ annual report dates to 1870, with Cedar Point Shores Waterpark and four hotels.

In a Nutshell

The resort around the park includes Hotel Breakers, Castaway Bay Indoor Waterpark Resort, Cedar Point’s Express Hotel and Sawmill Creek Resort, plus three marinas and a campground. HalloWeekends turns 30 in 2027, running Sept. 16 to Oct. 31, after a 2026 season that added DIABLO: The Infernal Path and a four-night Scream Peek preview. The park reopens May 1, 2027.

LocationSandusky, Ohio
Water parkCedar Point Shores
HotelsFour, including Hotel Breakers
2027 openingMay 1, 2027

Cedar Point in 2026: DIABLO and the Scream Peek

Sept. 10, 2026NewHalloWeekends Scream Peek, a four-night preview of four indoor houses before opening night. My story
Sept. 17, 2026NewDIABLO: The Infernal Path, a new haunted maze at HalloWeekends. My story

Cedar Point in 2027: HalloWeekends' 30th

May 1, 2027ReopensCedar Point opens its 2027 season.
Sept. 16, 2027AnniversaryHalloWeekends turns 30, running Sept. 16 to Oct. 31, 2027. My story

Cedar Point Events: Boardwalk Nights and HalloWeekends

May 1, 2027Opening day
June 4 to June 27, 2027Barrels & Bites
July 16 to Aug. 15, 2027Boardwalk Nights
Select days, Sept. 16 to Oct. 31, 2027HalloWeekends, the 30th

Cedar Point Guides: HalloWeekends and the DIABLO Maze

My Green Tagged Episodes on Cedar Point

Six Flags Retires X2, Cedar Point May Get a New Name Magic Mountain retires X2, and Six Flags surveys passholders about adding its name to Cedar Point and Kings Island. Green Tagged, Oct. 10, 2026

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