Overnight guests of Cedar Point Resorts properties and select Season Passholders (Gold Pass with All Park Passport, Cedar Point Prestige Pass or Prestige Pass with All Park Passport) can get a head start on some of the park’s best attractions, including several for kids and families! Early Entry begins one hour before the posted public park opening time. 

NOTE: Gold Passholders are not eligible for the Early Entry benefit. See our full list of benefits for each Season Pass type.

Guests staying at Hotel Breakers and Lighthouse Point

Present your Early Entry pass (provided at the front desk) along with your park admission ticket or Season Pass and enter through the Magnum XL-200 Gate (located underneath Magnum XL-200 near Cedar Point Shores) or the WindSeeker Gate (located along the Cedar Point Beach underneath WindSeeker).

NOTE: The Magnum XL-200 Gate and WindSeeker Gate are reserved for Hotel Breakers and Lighthouse Point guests only from 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.

Guests docked at the Cedar Point Marina

Present your Early Entry Pass (provided at the front desk) along with your park admission ticket or Season Pass and enter through the Valravn Gate (located underneath Valravn near the Cedar Point Marina).

NOTE: The Valravn Gate is reserved for Cedar Point Marina guests only from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.

Guests staying at Express Hotel, Castaway Bay and Sawmill Creek

Present your Early Entry pass (provided at the front desk) along with your park admission ticket or Season Pass and enter through the Main Gate (located at the front of the park).

Guests with a Gold Pass with All Park Passport, Cedar Point Prestige Pass or Prestige Pass with All Park Passport who are not staying at a Cedar Point Resorts property

Present your Gold Pass with All Park Passport, Cedar Point Prestige Pass or Prestige Pass with All Park Passport and enter through the Main Gate (located at the front of the park).

2024 Early Entry Rides

The following attractions are scheduled to be open for Early Entry^*:

• Atomic Scrambler
• GateKeeper
• Kiddy Kingdom (select rides)
• Matterhorn
• Millennium Force
• Troika
• Valravn
• Wild Mouse

^{*Attraction availability subject to change without notice. Weather or maintenance conditions may result in delays, closings or substitutions. Follow us on Twitter for the latest operational updates.}