Giant Dipper (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)
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Location |
Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ( Santa Cruz , California , USA ) |
Type | Wood - sitting |
Drive type | Chain lift hill |
Manufacturer | Arthur Looff |
Designer |
Frank Priot , Fredrick Church |
costs | 50,000 USD |
opening | May 17, 1924 |
length | 805 m |
height | 21 m |
Departure | 20 m |
Max. speed | 89 km / h |
Travel time | 1:52 min |
Inversions | 0 |
Giant Dipper on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ( Santa Cruz , California , USA ) is a wooden roller coaster manufactured by Arthur Looff , which opened on May 17, 1924. It was constructed by Frank Prior and Fredrick Church in the form of a double out & back layout. The construction lasted only 47 days and cost 50,000 US dollars . At the time of its opening, the ride on it cost 15 cents. Giant Dipper has been ridden by over 50 million people. She has appeared in a number of commercials and films, including The Lost Boys , Dirty Harry Comes Back, and Dangerous Minds .
Trains
Giant Dipper's trains each have six cars. Four people (two rows of two people) can be seated in each car.
Facts
- Arthur Looff's father, Charles ID Looff, built the boardwalk's beloved carousel back in 1911, which is still in operation like Giant Dipper.
- There is another roller coaster with the same name in Belmont Park . It was built in 1925 and has the same dimensions.
- In 1987 the railway was recognized by the National Park Service as a National Historic Landmark - a National Historic Landmark .
- Looff describes his plans as a combination of earthquake , balloon ascent, and plane crash.
- When the railway opened, it differed from the railway we know today. Instead of an indoor station, it had an outdoor station without a tunnel at the beginning of the journey. It was also green, not red. The trains were exchanged a few times. In February 2007, the front of the trains was marked with a 100 year mark and the sides were painted red and blue.
- Giant Dipper is the sixth oldest roller coaster in America.
photos
Web links
Commons : Giant Dipper (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
- Giant Dipper on the park website
- Giant Dipper in the Roller Coaster DataBase
Coordinates: 36 ° 57 '53 " N , 122 ° 0' 55.1" W.