SANDUSKY, Ohio – Cedar Point is tearing down Cedars dorms, a complex of employee housing that sits on some prime real estate just outside the park.

Cedar Point spokesman Tony Clark wouldn’t say what the soon-to-be vacant space would be used for.

Frequent visitors have probably noticed the housing complex, a collection of red buildings just outside the park gates on the Sandusky Bay side of the peninsula, near the marina and Valravn roller coaster.

The dorms have a long history, built in 1901 as the White House hotel, then renovated and renamed the Cedars Hotel in 1915. At some point, they were converted to employee housing, known for their spartan rooms but great location.

Cedar Point provides housing for seasonal employees that live more than 30 miles from the park. It’s unclear how many employees resided in the Cedars dorms. According to a story on CPFoodBlog, rooms accommodated three people with a set of bunk beds paired with a single bed. There was no air conditioning or heat.

On social media and park fan sites, Cedar Point regulars and past employees didn’t seem too sad to see the buildings go. One called the complex “a total eyesore and an embarrassment for the park.” Another: “a total dump.”

With the removal of the dorms, all employee housing will be located across the Cedar Point Causeway from the park. This fall, Cedar Point began constructing two new dorm buildings on Third and Fourth streets in Sandusky, near other employee housing.

Cedar Point fans are already speculating about what might take the space formerly occupied by the dorms. Among the possibilities: additional marina parking, a relocated Perimeter Road and – for the eternally hopeful – a new roller coaster.

New in 2019 at Cedar Point: Forbidden Frontier on Adventure Island, a challenge course where “every ending is different,” in the space formerly occupied by Dinosaurs Alive. The park opens for the season on May 11.