Lots of online commenters seemed weirdly let down when Cedar Point announced a new partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation (yeah, I know, they said they were going to …). So this afternoon, the amusement park released some enticing news that coaster fanatics can really glom on to: a new coaster built on the skeleton of the soon-to-be-defunct Mantis. 

ROUGAROU! 

Rougarou will be Cedar Point’s newest roller coaster. Featuring a floorless train design, Rougarou fulfills the rumor mill’s pleas for a bitchin’ new coaster in the lagoon. 

Here’s what that goofy name means.

This article appears in Sep 17-23, 2014.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.

2 replies on “Cedar Point’s Latest Cryptic Video Announces New Coaster Named ‘Rougarou’”

  1. The wikipedia link has a picture of a guy in a costume based on Rougarou. It is anything other than terrifying; based on that picture alone, they should pick a different name.

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