This week’s slice of vintage Northeast Ohio nostalgia comes by way of a YouTube user who uploaded digitized 8mm videos taken by his grandfather at Cedar Point in 1961 and 1963, and which we stumbled upon thanks to a Reddit post.

Come join us in the swingin’ ’60s when Cedar Point was just a tad different than it is now.

YouTube video
YouTube video

YouTube video

This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2020.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

3 replies on “Let’s Take a Spin Through Cedar Point in the Early 1960s”

  1. Who are the composers/writers/titles of the first 3 songs in the Cedar Point 1961 (part 1) compilation?

  2. excellent videos. really took me back to my early teen years. thank you so much for sharing!!!!

  3. I was only 4 and 5 during this time but I can still remember a lot. Looks like they added more things between 1961 and 1963. Awesome videos!❤️

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