A YouTube content creator and social media influencer was pushing the boundaries at Cedar Point recently.
Allen Ferrell posted a video of him sneaking a 10-piece Chicken McNuggets from McDonalds, with dipping sauce, onto Millennium Force, attempting to eat it between screams while the roller coaster is in motion. At one point, he dunks a nugget but most of the sauce goes flying past his face. In the week the video has been online, it has gotten more than 680,000 views on YouTube, 116,000 on TikTok and 47,000 on Instagram.
Just one issue though. Cedar Point does not approve. Ferrell was breaking park rules with the stunt and flouting Cedar Point’s published guidelines for content creators who want to film at the park.
The key Cedar Point safety rule this creator ignored
While loose article guidelines vary by ride, according to Cedar Point’s FAQ, items like purses, prizes, video cameras and more are not permitted on roller coasters including Siren’s Curse, Top Thrill 2, Valravn, GateKeeper, Rougarou, Magnum XL-200, Steel Vengeance and Millennium Force. Riders are required to store those items in a secure locker before getting in line. The park’s Guest Accessibility Guide states smaller items must be secured in cargo pockets or waist bags, if those don’t interfere with a ride’s safety system.
In addition, filming video or taking photos on a ride without the park’s express permission is prohibited, according its content creators’ guide. Cedar Point also states it will not work with content creators who don’t support the park’s values, one of which is safety.
“Cedar Point does not condone the behavior demonstrated in this video,” Cedar Point spokesperson Tony Clark wrote in an email to Entertainment Weekly.
Millennium Force stands 310 feet tall and reaches speeds of 93 mph, according to Cedar Point’s website.
Loose items on roller coasters can cause injury
Loose items on roller coasters or other rides run the risk of flying away and injuring others.
In one instance, a cellphone struck a rider on the Phantom’s Revenge roller coaster at Kennywood in Pennsylvania in 2025, sending them to the hospital, according to CBS News.
Roller coaster-related death, injury at Ohio’s Kings Island, Cedar Point
Deaths and injuries at Ohio amusement parks include one at Kings Island outside of Cincinnati in 2024. A 38-year-old man dropped his keys while riding the Banshee roller coaster. He entered a restricted area to retrieve them, where he was killed. It was suspected that he was struck by the coaster, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
And at Cedar Point, a woman was struck by a piece of metal thrown from Top Thrill Dragster in 2021. It sent her to intensive care with a brain injury, the Beacon Journal reported at the time. That ride was redesigned as Top Thrill 2, which opened briefly in 2024 but closed after a few days for more modifications. The ride fully reopened in 2025.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Influencer eats nuggets on Cedar Point coaster. Why it breaks rules
Reporting by Chad Murphy, USA TODAY NETWORK / Akron Beacon Journal
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