The 45-ton, 61-foot-long tilt section of track is the ride’s signature terrifying element. It teeters the coaster’s train into a 90-degree vertical position before locking into place and releasing riders onto the 2,966 feet of twisting track below.

A new coaster at Cedar Point is one step closer to being finished with the addition of this “terrifying” element.

A new curse is coming to Cedar Point, and it’s called Siren’s Curse. Officials say Siren’s Curse will be North America’s tallest, longest and fastest tilt coaster.

A crane on Tuesday carefully lifted the track piece that Cedar Point hopes will strike terror among thrill seekers this summer. Construction crews, using a large crane, lifted the signature "tilt" track piece of the park's new Siren's Curse roller coaster into place.

Construction crews on Tuesday hoisted the tilt track into place, affixing it to the coaster’s tower, in anticipation of thousands of screaming riders later this year.

Cedar Point’s record-breaking Siren’s Curse tilt roller coaster has moved one step closer to completion. A construction crew Tuesday lifted the ride’s hinged tilt track to the highest point on the roller coaster.

Despite a few very cold days that shut down work at the site, construction on Cedar Point's newest attraction, Siren’s Curse, is on track and the tilt coaster is projected to open early this summer.

SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point this week released a rider-view video of its new roller coaster, Siren’s Curse, under construction at the amusement park. The coaster includes a signature “tilt” move, featuring a section of track that dramatically shifts from horizontal to vertical, holding riders in a 90-degree vertical position.