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Cedar Point’s roller coasters and rides will soon combine with sports tournaments as part of an expansion project at the park — a combination Cedar Point is hoping will transform the amusement park into a “multiple-day resort destination” with a “sports complex able to host large tournaments” that will draw families for longer stays, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Phase 1 of the park’s project includes transformation of the runways and former airport property on Cleveland Road into a sports complex with “nine multi-purpose, synthetic turf fields, four NCAA regulation baseball fields, a championship baseball and softball stadium, eight NCAA regulation soccer and lacrosse fields, sport-specific training areas and an ADA-accessible community field.” Other amenities will include a promenade with “miniature golf, a ropes and adventure course, a bungee trampoline challenge, playground activities along with food and beverage venues.” Jim Arnold, director of business development for The Sports Force & Fields, a partner in the project, said, “[o]ur mission to combine sports, family and fun will bring young athletes and their families from across the country and provide them with an opportunity to combine a sports tournament with a family vacation.”