How to Plan Your Trip to Cedar Point

Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio is home to the world-record-breaking roller coasters so was a must-do for my husband and me. As a first-time visitor, I spent a lot of time researching and learned a lot along the way.

Overview:

Hotel Breakers at Cedar Point

We stayed at Cedar Point’s Hotel Breakers, a historic hotel minutes from the Cedar Point Amusement Park entrance. This hotel was not inexpensive, especially for the quality, but you’re paying for the convenience of the location, 1-hour early entry, and free parking. In our case, we were able to add in drink packages for free too. But the photos were accurate, the beds were decent and the water was hot. Just be sure to browse their Hotel Packages to see what you can get included with your stay.

View of Hotel Breakers from the Beach on Lake Erie

Pros:

  • Walking distance to both park entrances.
  • 1-Hour early entry to the park
  • Easy one-stop ticket/hotel/drink package/food package purchase
  • Easy access to the beach at Lake Erie! It was beautiful and my first time to a Great Lake!
  • Re-entry to the park is easy (just ask on your way out) and you can easily swap out clothing or go to your room for a quick rest.
  • Hot tub, pool, and fire pit areas were available (although I didn’t use them, many did!).
  • They’ll hold your luggage so you can enter the park the day you arrive!

Cons:

  • No coffee makers in the room, but there is a Starbucks downstairs. The line is SUPER long in the mornings.
  • For the price tag, I would have expected it to be a little cleaner. But nothing outrageous.

Overall, I would stay here again.

Hotel Breakers Layout & Map

Map of Cedar Point's Hotel Breakers.

This map is what I wish I had when booking this hotel. I wanted to ensure we were close to the two entrances that open 1-hour early, and we like a high floor. The “Main Wing” is the Rotunda area, which is beautiful and 5 stories, but sound travels in this area due to the Starbucks and Surf Lounge (aka bar) at the bottom. I’m sure the view of Lake Erie is awesome in their suites though!

The Tower Wing has 10 floors and we were satisfied with the noise level even being by the elevator, granted, we do travel with a white noise machine that we always put on. (Click here for a list of my travel essentials). We were also about a 5-minute walk to one of the park entrances.

All Day Dining & Drink Wristbands

This was a bucket list trip, so we opted to get the All Day Dining and Drink wristbands. I was super happy with this decision. You can get an entree and a side from almost any restaurant in the park every 90 minutes. Fountain Drinks including water you can refill every 15 minutes. We didn’t have to carry anything around and were able to grab food whenever we were hungry. Special shoutout to the Rolls at the “Grand Pavillion & Bar” and the Chicken Burrito Bowls at “Miss Keat’s Smokehouse”.

We purchased these through the hotel when we booked our room, so each morning we had to go down to the hotel gift shop to collect our early entry tickets and wristbands for the day. I’ve heard there can be a long line in the summer, but we went during Halloweekends and didn’t have a problem with excessive lines.

The Cedar Point App

Download the App. It allows you to:

  • see ride wait times
  • see which restaurants will take the dining plan
  • get directions to rides within the park

It’s not overly advanced, but is worth the small space on your phone in my opinion.

What to Wear

  1. Wear comfortable walking shoes! We walked 10 miles one day and 8 miles the next. Your feet will thank you.
  2. The fanny pack / belt bag / hip pack, whatever you want to call it, was perfect for this trip. Unlike backpacks, nearly every ride at the park will allow you to keep a fanny pack on your body for the duration of the ride. And the couple of rides that didn’t allow fanny packs, had lockers nearby.

Did you find this helpful? Let me know in the comments!

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