Cedar Point to close iconic Mean Streak coaster

The streak is over in Sandusky.The amusement park announced on Monday the Mean Streak “gets the axe” on September 16.In a tweet, a bearded, prospector-type fella appears to be chopping away at the wooden coaster’s foundation.Goodbye, pard'ner. pic.twitter.com/94ucD8RgJl— Cedar Point (@cedarpoint) August 1, 2016
The $7.5 million ride officially opened in 1991 and initially broke the record for the tallest lift (161 feet) and longest drop (155 feet) for a wooden roller coas