Big Dipper (Geauga Lake)
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| Location |
Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom ( Aurora , Ohio , USA ) |
| Type | Wood - sitting |
| Drive type | Chain lift hill |
| Designer | John A. Miller |
| costs | 50,000 USD |
| opening | 1925 |
| closure | September 16, 2007 |
| length | 817 m |
| height | 20 m |
| Max. speed | 52 km / h |
| Travel time | 1:45 min |
| Trains | 2 trains, 4 cars / train, 3 rows of seats / car, 2 seats / row of seats |
| Inversions | 0 |
Big Dipper in Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom ( Aurora , Ohio , USA ) was a wooden roller coaster designed by John A. Miller and opened as Sky Rocket in 1925 . It drove under this name until an unknown point in time between 1947 and 1950. From then on it drove as a clipper until 1968, when it was finally renamed Big Dipper . On September 16, 2007, it was closed along with the entire park and sold for US $ 5,000 at auction to Apex Western Machinery Movers , which transported the train for an unknown customer.
The 817 m long route reached a height of 20 m. The top speed was 52 km / h. In 1980 the railway was completely renovated.
Trains
Big Dipper had two trains with four cars each. Six people (three rows of two people) could sit in each car.
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Coordinates: 41 ° 21 ′ 12.9 " N , 81 ° 22 ′ 35.7" W.