er ▁co aster ▁total ▁to ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁Ma ver ick . ▁The ▁park ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁for ▁having ▁the ▁most ▁roll er ▁co aster s ▁and ▁am usement ▁r ides ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁It ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁nick named ▁" America ' s ▁Rol ler ▁Coast ". ▁It ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁ranked ▁the ▁best ▁am usement ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁by ▁the ▁Golden ▁T icket ▁Awards ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁consecutive ▁years . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁C ed ar ▁Point ▁added ▁a ▁ 1 6 th ▁co aster ▁called ▁Gate keeper . ▁It ▁broke ▁records ▁for ▁the ▁tall est , ▁fast est , ▁longest , ▁and ▁ste ep est ▁wing ed ▁co aster ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Islands / bo ating ▁May ▁through ▁August ▁every ▁year , ▁Sand us ky ▁residents ▁and ▁incoming ▁tour ists ▁f lock ▁to ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁islands ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁with ▁many ▁transport ation ▁options ▁leaving ▁right ▁from ▁dow nt own . ▁The ▁islands ▁include ▁K elle ys ▁Island , ▁South ▁Bass ▁Island ▁( host ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁village ▁known ▁as ▁Put - in - B ay ), ▁Middle ▁Bass ▁Island ▁and ▁North ▁Bass ▁Island . ▁ ▁Th emed ▁parties ▁are ▁a ▁common ▁occurrence ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁season ▁throughout ▁Sand us ky ▁and ▁on ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁islands , ▁such ▁as ▁" Is land ▁Fest ", ▁" R ock ▁on ▁the ▁D