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Planning for Top Thrill Dragster started around 2000 when Millennium Force opened.

Footers started being poured during the winter of 2001-2002 then were covered up during the 2002 operating season.

To construct the roller coaster, the park had to use a crane, only one of four in the United States.

Vertical construction started in fall 2002, months before the announcement.

By October 2002, the roller coaster had reached.

The ride was announced on January 9, 2003 and the structure was finished shortly after.

It is tied with Millennium Force for being the two largest investments in Cedar Point history.

The announcement revealed the park's goal to build " the tallest and fastest roller coaster on earth ", reaching and accelerating up to in 4 seconds.

On March 10, 2003, Cedar Fair Entertainment Company filed a trademark for the name Top Thrill Dragster.