Roller coaster enthusiasts ... 10:30 a.m. in The Beast entry plaza. Show your club ID to join. Be on time—the park advises that no one will be admitted after the gate closes.

Cedar Point, 60 miles west of Cleveland on the Lake Erie shore, opens for the season on Saturday, May 3, with two new coasters that should ... Admission: $90 at the gate, $50 online.