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briatollah said, 9 months ago
A wooden roller coaster in Farmington, Utah has been in operation for 91 years.
briatollah said, 9 months ago
They don’t have a snazzy name for it. They just call it the Roller Coaster.
AshburnStadium said, 9 months ago
The Thunderhawk at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA opened in 1923. It celebrates its 90th anniversary next year.
simpsonfan2 said, 9 months ago
And the Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz CA, opened May 17, 1924.
Cooncat said, 9 months ago
But Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH.) is still the Roller Coaster Mecca of the United States. Haven’t been there is some time, but used to go there every year or two, just to ride the coasters.
roscoedog55 said, 9 months ago
Last coaster I rode I think I literally popped a blood vessel in my brain. New Roller coasters have gone extreme.
N7326 Foxtrot said, 9 months ago
One in Atlanta was destroyed to make the movie “Smokey and the Bandit”
Stephen Gilberg
said, 9 months ago
How’d you like to lose more than 50% of your mass in one day?
phritzg
said, 9 months ago
In 1991, a woman in California had a 300 lb tumor removed, after which she weighed 210 lbs.
No Habla said, 9 months ago
@Stephen Gilberg
Weighing 75 lbs would be pretty cool, I could probably jump 10 feet high…
briatollah said, 9 months ago
I don’t know if it’s true, but some people claim that the roller coaster at Lagoon, in Farmington, Utah is the oldest wooden roller coaster in North America. It was built in 1921.
“Lagoon” is mentioned in the Beach Boys song Salt Lake City.
muskox54 said, 9 months ago
Knobles in PA has a great old wodden coaster that will lift you out of your seat a couple of times during the ride
iced tea said, 9 months ago
Kennywood Park, located outside of Pittsburgh PA in West Mifflin, is home to three very old wooden roller coasters. The Jack Rabbit and Racer must be in their 90s. The Thunderbolt is about 43. Great rides.
Night-Gaunt49 said, 9 months ago
That poor kid.
corpcasselbury said, 9 months ago
@N7326 Foxtrot
Actually, that occurred in the sequel, “Smokey and the Bandit 2”.