Built by Arrow Development for about $300,000 ($ today), In 1963, when Mill Race opened, Cedar Point had no operating roller coasters besides smaller
wild mouse style roller coasters. and it proved to be one of the most popular rides in the entire park. The number of Cedar Point visitors rose following the installation of Mill Race. Although Mill Race was popular, the log flume was ultimately removed in 1993 to prepare for the addition of the
inverted steel roller coaster Raptor. A second log flume ride,
White Water Landing, had also been built at Cedar Point in 1982. At in height, White Water Landing dwarfed the tall Mill Race.
Snake River Falls, a third flume, opened in Mill Race's last year of operation. In the year following Mill Race's removal and Raptor's installation, Cedar Point admissions went from hundreds of thousands of visitor admissions to over two million visitor admissions in a single season. ==Layout and ride experience==