SAB brings back its pre-COVID tradition of taking students to the famous amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio. Courtesy | Joshua Gunter cleveland.com

Students should prepare to get their atoms scrambled on the Student Activities Board trip to Cedar Point Amusement Park Sept. 28.

For $20, students can ride a shuttle and obtain tickets to the park, located in Sandusky, Ohio. Cars will depart from campus at 7:30 a.m. and return at 11:30 p.m. According to the Cedar Point website, the park is home to 68 different rides, including 18 world-class roller coasters.

SAB’s event team lead senior Abby Richardson said SAB had a tradition of bringing students to Cedar Point before COVID-19.

“We decided this year to bring that back,” Richardson said. 

According to Director of Student Activities Ingrid Dornbirer ’24, SAB reached out to Cedar Point over the summer about their group ticket sales. 

“They were interested in working with us, so we purchased the initial tickets,” Dornbirer said. 

Richardson said the event is a big hit with Hillsdale students across campus.

“Getting out of Hillsdale for a day and the roller coasters are a huge win,” Richardson said.

Freshman Kate Klein, a self-professed fan of roller coasters, said she was very excited upon learning about the event on SAB’s Instagram page. 

“I thought it would be a fun bonding experience,” Klein said. “You get to go outside of Hillsdale and you get to take the people from Hillsdale — all your good friends — and then you get to go do something fun that’s unique and different.”

Junior Lily Rasmusen said she first visited Cedar Point a few years back with friends, and it has become her favorite amusement park. She said she especially enjoyed the ride “Millenium Force.”

“If you’re with your friends, waiting in line is actually just quality time to spend talking with them and such,” Rasmusen said.

Rasmusen said SAB’s $20 price charge is a good deal compared to how expensive the tickets normally are.

“I didn’t even know Cedar Point was within driving distance of Hillsdale,” Rasmusen said. “I also didn’t think it had the budget for this.”

Klein said the trip was something she had wished for since coming to Hillsdale.

“I was following diligently every different event that it was posting,” Klein said. “I was hoping that there would be more events that were outside, that were more fun, like this. And it’s definitely everything I could have hoped for.”