2026 Early Entry

Special access to Cedar Point for select guests before the park opens.

Overnight guests of Cedar Point Resorts properties and Prestige Passholders 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.

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 Prestige 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 Prestige 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 Prestige Pass and enter through the Main Gate (located at the front of the park).

Guests with a Prestige Pass who are not staying at a Cedar Point Resorts property.

Present your Prestige Pass and enter through the Main Gate (located at the front of the park).