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This is part 3 of the rec.roller-coaster FAQ....
10. Lists, statistics, and other arcana
A. Roller Coaster Designer Info
Designers of Wooden Coasters
CURRENT:
Custom Coasters Inc. (Mike Boodley) -- Designers and Builders
John F. Pierce and Assoc. -- Designers and Builders
Michael Black and Assoc. -- Builder
RCCA/TOGO -- International Designers/Builders
Intamin AG -- Designers and Builders
International Coasters, Inc. -- Builders
PAST:
Allen, John -- Designer and Builder
Baker -- Designer and Builder
Bitler, Oscar --
Cobb, William J. -- Designer and Builder
Dinn, Charlie (Dinn Corp.) - Builder
Fehr, Carl --
Harton, T.M. --
Hoover, Frank --
IAD (International Amusement Devices) -- Designers and Builder
Keenan, Vernon -- Designer and Builder
Leis, Edward --
Looff -- Designer
Lorenz & Williams --
Miler -- Designer
Miller, John -- Designer and Builder
Mitchell, James T. --
Moran, George --
NAD (National Amusement Devices) -- Designers and Builders
Pierce, Fred --
Prior and Church -- Designers
PTC (Philadelphia Toboggan Company)-- Designers and Builders
Rosser -- Designer
Schmeck, Herbert -- Designer and Builder
Sink, Amandus --
Summers, Curtis D. -- Designer
Thompson, Marcus A. --
(Harry G.) Traver Engineering Co. -- Builders and Designers
Vaszin, Aurel --
Vesco, Paul --
Vettel, Andrew --
Vettel, Edwin -- Designer and Builder
Designers of Steel Coasters
Arrow Dynamics (Ron Toomer)
Bollinger & Mabillard (B&M)
Intamin AG
MACK
OD Hopkins
Schwarzkopf, Anton
Schwarzkopf Rides and Amusements (Anton's son, Wieland)
SDC Corp. of Italy
Sensei
TOGO of Japan (RCCA/TOGO overseas)
Vekoma International
Zamperla
Zierer
B. Roller Coaster Record Holders
Current Wooden Coaster Record Holders
STEEPEST
1. 60 degrees: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
2. 58 degrees: Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
3. 56 degrees: Georgia Cyclone - SF over Georgia; Atlanta, GA
HIGHEST
1. 179 ft, 6 in: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
2. 160 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
3. 143 ft: Texas Giant - SF over Texas; Arlington, TX
LONGEST DROP
1. 170 ft: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
2. 155 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
3. 148 ft: Hercules - Dorney Park; Allentown, PA
FASTEST
1. 73 mph: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
2. 65 mph: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
3. 64.77 mph: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
LONGEST CIRCUIT
1. 7400 ft: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
2. 5530 ft: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
3. 5427 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
OLDEST
1. 1902: Leap The Dips - Lakemont Park; Altoona, PA
2. 1919: Jack Rabbit - Clemonton Lake; Clemonton, NJ
3. 1920: Jack Rabbit - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
MOST FAMOUS (yeah, it's subjective, but these coasters are
somewhat legendary...)
1. 1927 Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
2. 1927 Cyclone Racer - The Pike; Long Beach, CA
3. 1924 Bobs - Riverview; Chicago, IL
Current Steel Coaster Record Holders
STEEPEST
1. 90 Degrees: Ultra Twister - SF Astroworld; Houston, TX
2. 60 degrees: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
3. 60 degrees: Excalibur - ValleyFair!;
HIGHEST
1. 246 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
(Note that this is a shuttle loop, and the height
listed is the height of the tower. Don't
complain to me about the listing; complain to the
Guiness folks, who list this as tallest....)
2. 205 ft: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
3. 196 ft: Bandit - Yomiuriland, Japan
LONGEST DROP
1. 225 ft: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
2. 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
(Again, this cheats and is the height of the
heighest car, rather than a height the entire
train drops.)
3. 194 ft: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
FASTEST
1. 80 mph: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
2. 75 mph: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
3. 72 mph: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
LONGEST CIRCUIT
1. 7450 ft: The Ultimate - Lightwater Valley; UK
2. 5500 ft: Dragon Mountain - Marineland; Niagara Falls, Ontario
3. 5106 ft: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
HIGHEST LOOPING COASTER
1. 188 ft: Viper - SF Magic Mountain; Valencia, CA
2. 173 ft: GASM - SF Great Adventure; Jackson, NJ
3. 170 ft: Shockwave - SF Great America; Gurnee, IL
MOST INVERSIONS - (7)
Viper, Magic Mountain
GASM, Great Adventure
Shockwave, Great America
Kumba, Busch Gardens Tampa
HIGHEST G FORCES - (+6.5g)
Mindbender, Fantasyland, Edmonton, AB
Drier Looping, Germany (Fairs)
Moonslaut Scramble, Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
MOST TRAINS ON CIRCUIT
1. 5: Thriller; German Fairs
2. 4: Olympia Looping; German Fairs
3. 4: Hymalaya Bahn; German Fairs
MOST DEMENTED SHUTTLE LOOP (yeah, another subjective one!)
Wiener Looping, Flamingoland (UK)
C. ACE's Classic Coaster Roster
Big Dipper - Camden Park; Huntington, W. VA
Big Dipper - Geauga Lake; Aurura, OH
Blue Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
Blue Streak - Conneaut Lake Park; Conneaut Lake, PA
Coaster - Arnolds Park; Iowa
Coaster - Playland; Vancouver, BC, Canada
Cyclone - Astroland; Coney Island, NY
Cyclone - Lakeside Park; Denver, CO
Cyclone - William's Grove Park; Mechanicsburg, PA
Jack Rabbit - Kennywood Park; W. Mifflin, PA
Kiddy Coaster - Playland; Rye, NY
La Montana Rusa - Chapultepec Park; Mexico City, MEX
Lil' Dipper - Camden Park; Huntington, W. VA
Little Dipper - Kiddie Land; Melrose Park, IL
Little Dipper - Hillcrest Park; Lemont, IL
Roller Coaster - Joyland; Wichita, KS
Roller Coaster - Western Washington Fair; Puyallup, WA
Rollo Coaster - Idlewild Park; Ligonier, PA
Screechin Eagle - Americana Park; Middletown, OH
Sea Dragon - Wynadot Lake Park; Powell, OH
Starliner - Miracle Strip; Panama City, FL
Thunderbolt - Kennywood Park; W. Mifflin, PA
Wildcat - Frontier City, Oklahoma City, OK
D. Inside Track ``Top Coasters'' Readers Survey
Many people want to know which is the best/wildest/awesomest/scariest
coaster in the world (or at least US). We can't answer that for you,
but we can pass on to you the results of the Inside Track magazine
reader's survey. This is an annual survey, the most recent version of
which was published in the August 1993 issue of Inside Track. Just
because a coaster is highly-ranked on this list doesn't mean *you*
will think it's best, but it does mean that lot of coaster
enthusiasts like it, and you probably will too. Rankings from past
years are given as well, to give you some idea of how things change
from year to year. If a column contains '-', it indicates that
coaster didn't place in the rankings for that year, for whatever
reason (it was new, it didn't get enough votes, etc.). Also note
that the 1992 and 1993 surveys list the top 50, 1991 listed the top 40,
and 1990 listed the top 20.
+--------------------------------------- 1993 Rank
| +----------------------------------- 1993 Vote Total
| | +----------------------------- 1992 Rank
| | | +-------------------------- 1991 Rank
| | | | +----------------------- 1990 Rank
| | | | | +-------------------- Ride name, Park, Location
V V V V V V
1 (2169) 2 2 4 Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point, OH
2 (2104) 1 3 3 Texas Giant, Six Flags over Texas, TX
3 (1729) 3 5 1 The Beast, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
4 (1667) 5 7 5 Phoenix, Knoebel's, PA
5 (1650) 4 1 2 Timber Wolf, Worlds of Fun, MO
6 (1407) 6 - - Batman -- The Ride, SF Great America, IL (New in '92)
7 (1382) 7 6 6 Cyclone, Coney Island, NY
8 (1379) 8 10 7 Thunderbolt, Kennywood, PA
9 (1335) 15 34 - Mean Streak, Cedar Point, OH
10 (1261) 14 13 11 Big Bad Wolf, Busch Gardens, VA
11 (1214) 10 - - The Rattler, Fiesta Texas (New in '92)
12 (1187) 12 16 14 Grizzly, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
13 (1178) 11 16 - Steel Phantom, Kennywood, PA (New in '91)
14 (1157) - - - Batman -- The Ride, SF Great Adventure, NJ (New in '93)
15 (1083) - - - Kumba, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay, FL (New in '93)
(1083) 13 9 8 Mister Twister, Elitch Gardens, CO
16 (1082) 32 33 15 Mindbender, Six Flags over Georgia, GA
17 (1080) 42 25 - Loch Ness Monster, Busch Gardens, VA
18 ( 979) 17 35 19 Georgia Cyclone, Six Flags over Georgia, GA
( 979) 31 22 12 Riverside Cyclone, Riverside Park, MA
( 979) 26 - - Drachen Fire, Busch Gardens, VA (New in 92)
19 ( 971) 28 20 - Iron Wolf, Six Flags Great America, IL
20 ( 965) 41 - - Vortex, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
21 ( 867) 20 - 20 Wild One, Wild World, MD
22 ( 832) 9 4 - Thunder Run, Kentucky Kingdom, KY
23 ( 810) 48 - - Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, PA
24 ( 808) 16 11 18 Giant Dipper, Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA
25 ( 805) 24 - - Arkansas Twister, Magic Springs, AK (New in 92)
26 ( 798) 23 11 10 Hercules, Dorney Park, PA
27 ( 742) 27 19 13 Viper, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
28 ( 720) 22 12 12 Mindbender, Fantasyland, Alberta
29 ( 603) 38 32 - Big Dipper, Geauga Lake, OH
30 ( 591) 49 39 - Thunderhawk, Dorney Park, PA
( 591) 22 23 16 Racer, Paramount's Kings Island, OH
31 ( 414) 21 14 - Blue Streak, Cedar Point, OH
32 ( 334) 23 17 - Vortex, Paramount's Canada's Wonderland, Canada
33 ( 262) 19 24 - Blue Streak, Conneaut Lake, PA
( 262) 27 14 - Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, CA
34 ( 250) 25 22 - Ninja, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
35 ( 219) - - - G.A.S.M., Six Flags over Georgia, GA
36 ( 202) 29 30 - Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Lake, NH
37 ( 135) 27 - - Screamin' Eagle, Six Flags over Mid-America, MO
( 135) 12 8 9 Predator, Darien Lake, NY
( 135) 30 21 18 G.A.S.M., Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ
38 ( 101) - - - Outlaw, Adventureland, IA (New in '93)
39 ( 96) 50 - - Le Monstre, La Ronde, Canada
40 ( 92) - - - Top Gun, Paramount's Great America, CA (New in '93)
41 ( 83) 18 29 - Roller Coaster, Playland, BC
42 ( 82) 33 40 - Space Mountain, Walt Disney World, FL
( 82) 44 - - Rebel Yell, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
43 ( 80) 45 28 - La Montana Rusa, Chapultapec Park, Mexico City
44 ( 77) - 38 - Gemini, Cedar Point, OH
45 ( 74) 39 31 17 Shockwave, Six Flags Great America, IL
46 ( 70) 36 18 - Screechin Eagle, Americana, OH
47 ( 65) - - - Racer, Kennywood, PA
48 ( 63) - - - Batman The Escape, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX (New in '93)
49 ( 61) 47 39 - Grand National, Blackpool, UK
50 ( 54) 47 - - Thriller, European Fairs, Germany
( 54) - - - Space Mountain, Disneyland, CA
- 20 32 - Cyclone, Lakeside, CO
- 30 - - Swamp Fox, Family Kingdom, SC (New in 92)
- 30 30 - Matterhorn Bobsled, Disneyland, CA
- 34 - - Ultra Twister, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX
- 35 29 - Anaconda, Paramount's Kings Dominion, VA
- 35 - - Adventure Express, Paramount's Kings Island, OH (New in 91)
- 37 38 - Big Thunder Mtn Railroad, Disney, FL
- 37 36 - Comet, Hersheypark, PA
- 38 - - Vortex, Carowinds, NC (New in 92)
- 40 - - Greezed Lightnin, Six Flags AstroWorld, TX
- 41 33 - Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- 43 40 - Roller Coaster, Arnolds Park, IA
- 45 33 - Montezooma's Revenge, Knott's, CA
- 46 - - Wildcat, Elitch Gardens, CO
- 46 - - Tornado, Adventureland, IA
- 47 26 - Texas Tornado, Wonderland, TX
- 50 - - Big Dipper, Blackpool, UK
- 50 - - Sea Serpent, Wildwood, NJ
- 50 - - Excalibur, Valleyfair!, MN
- - 15 - Revolution, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- - 33 - Dragon Mountain, Marineland, Canada
- - 37 - Wildcat, Lake Compounce, CT
- - 39 - Space Center, Phantasialand, Germany
- - 40 - Bandit, Yomiuriland, Tokyo, Japan
- - 40 - Psyclone, Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
- - 40 - Sidewinder, Hersheypark, PA
E. Amusement Park Attendance Statistics
The following list of the top 40 Amusement Parks, ranked by
attendance, is from Amusement Business. These statistics are for
1992.
NOTE: Policies at some parks forbid release of attendance figures.
An asterisk (*) appearing after the attendance figure indicates the
figure is an estimate, based on information gathered by reliable AB
sources. Parks that either did not report or did not qualify on the
basis of reported figures in 1990 and 1991 are indicated with '-'.
In addition, the March 26, 1993 Wall Street Journal listed the top
10 parks in attendance world-wide. The numbers for the North
American parks match Amusement Business' list. The non-North
American parks are listed with '.'s in the three rank columns and
a blank '% change' field. I've placed them into Amusement
Business' list because of the interest, not only to North American
readers of rec.roller-coaster, but also to all our friends
elsewhere! The attendance numbers for these parks is shown with a
question mark, since I don't know if these are official numbers or
estimates (it's a safe bet that the Disney figures are estimates,
of course).
92 91 90 PARK, LOCATION ATTENDANCE % CHANGE
== == == =============== ========== ========
1 1 1 WDW, EPCOT, MGM Studios 30,240,000* Up 8%
Lake Buena Vista, FL
. . . Tokyo Disneyland 16,000,000?
Tokyo, Japan
2 2 2 Disneyland 11,600,000* Down slightly
Anaheim, CA
. . . EuroDisney 8,700,000?
Marne la Vallee, France
3 3 12 Universal Studios Florida 6,700,000* Up 12%
Orlando, FL
. . . Blackpool Pleasure Beach 6,500,000?
Blackpool, UK
. . . Lotte World 6,000,000?
Seoul, Korea
4 4 4 Universal Studios Hollywood 4,800,000* Up 4%
Universal City, CA
5 6 5 Sea World of Florida 4,100,000* Up 5%
Orlando, FL
6 7 6 Sea World of California 4,006,000* Up 5%
San Diego, CA
7 5 3 Knott's Berry Farm 3,900,000* Down slightly
Buena Park, CA
8 13 7 Paramount's Kings Island 3,260,000* Up 12%
Kings Falls, OH
9 8 8 Six Flags Magic Mountain 3,200,000* Up slightly
Valencia, CA
10 15 14 Six Flags Great America 3,150,000* Up 17%
Gurnee, IL
11 9 10 Cedar Point 3,125,000* Up 4%
Sandusky, OH
12 11 15 Six Flags Great Adventure 3,100,000* Up 6.5%
Jackson, NJ
13 12 9 Busch Gardens Tampa 3,050,000* Up 5%
Tampa, FL
14 14 11 Six Flags over Texas 3,000,000* Up 10%
Arlington, TX
15 10 13 Beach Boardwalk 3,000,000* No change
Santa Cruz, CA
16 20 16 Six Flags over Georgia 2,600,000* Up 14%
Atlanta, GA
17 17 17 Paramount's Great America; 2,350,000* Down slightly
Santa Clara, CA
18 16 19 Canada's Wonderland 2,300,000* Down 4%
Maple, Ont.
19 18 18 Paramount's Kings Dominion 2,250,000* Down 3%
Doswell, VA
20 21 21 Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2,118,300* Down 5%
Williamsburg, VA
21 22 20 Opryland 2,023,409 Up 5%
Nashville, TN
22 - - Fiesta Texas 2,000,000 (new park)
San Antonio, TX
23 23 23 Six Flags Astroworld 2,000,000* Up 7%
Houston, TX
24 29 31 Marine World-Africa USA 1,900,000 Up 32%
Vallejo, CA
25 27 28 Dollywood 1,800,000 Up 11%
Pigeon Forge, TN
26 28 26 Six Flags over Mid-America 1,800,000* Up 12%
St. Louis, MO
27 26 27 Silver Dollar City 1,752,926 Up slightly
Branson, MO
28 24 25 Hersheypark 1,700,000 Down 6%
Hershey, PA
29 19 21 Ontario Place 1,655,000 Down 30%
Toronto, Canada
30 25 29 Sea World of Texas 1,500,000* Down 23%
San Antonio, TX
31 31 33 Worlds of Fun 1,327,395 Up 3%
Kansas City, MO
32 - - Sea World of Ohio 1,313,200* Up 5%
Aurora, OH
33 32 30 Paramount's Carowinds 1,300,000* Up slightly
Charlotte, NC
34 33 37 Kennywood 1,215,900* Down 6%
West Mifflin, PA
35 34 33 LaRonde 1,200,000 Up 7%
Montreal, Quebec
36 33 37 Geauga Lake 1,107,000 Down 3%
Aurora, OH
37 36 36 Valleyfair! 1,075,000* Up 4%
Shakopee, MN
38 37 39 Knoebels Amusement Resort 980,000 Up 2%
Elysburg, PA
39 35 35 Darien Lake 975,000 Down 14%
Corfu, NY
40 - - Lagoon 951,664 Up 6%
Farmington, UT
F. Coming Attractions -- new coasters for 94 and beyond!
A common question on rec.roller-coaster is ``What new coaster is
park X getting for 1994?'' Here is the list of all announced, or at
least solidly rumored coasters being built in the next couple of
years. Note that no Arrow Pipeline coasters have been announced by
anyone at this time. ``Who's getting a Pipeline?'' or ``I heard
Cedar Point is getting a Pipeline'' is asked/stated often on
rec.roller-coaster, but as far as anyone who's telling knows, Arrow
hasn't sold any Pipeline coasters yet. ACE News reported in July
1992 that someone *would* be getting a Pipeline in 1993, saying the
sale was confirmed by Arrow Dynamics engineering director Dal
Freeman. A Disney employees' internal newsletter says Arrow
announced the sale of a Pipeline for the 1994 season. So far, none
of this has panned out. Note that the Cedar Point rumors should be
negated by the upcoming Raptor.
Anyway, on with the show....
New/relocated coasters for 1994:
COASTER TYPE PARK OPEN DATE
DESIGNER
======= ======== ==== =========
Pepsi Max -- S, Out&Back Blackpool Pleasure Beach
The Big One Arrow Blackpool, UK
"unnamed" S, Out&Back Gary's Wild Wild West (new park)
Arrow Jean, NV
"unnamed" S, 3-Looper Luna Park
Arrow Australia
"unnamed" S, ?-Looper (unannounced)
Arrow Japan
"unnamed" S, ?-Looper (unannounced)
Arrow Japan
"unnamed" S, Mine Train (unannounced)
Arrow Japan
"unnamed" S, Shuttle Frontier City
Arrow Oklahoma City, OK
"unnamed" S, Stand-up Six Flags Great Adventure
B&M Jackson, NJ (now moved to '95)
"unnamed" S, Inverted Alton Towers
B&M Sheffordshire (??), England
Batman S, Inverted Six Flags Magic Mountain
B&M Valencia, CA
Top Gun (*) S, Inverted Paramount's Canada's Wonderland
B&M Toronto, Canada
Raptor S, Inverted Cedar Point
B&M Sandusky, OH
Lightning S, Speed Racer MGM Grand
Bolt Intamin Las Vegas, NV
Shock Wave S, Stand-up Drayton Manor
Intamin England, UK
"unnamed" S, Boomerang Wild World
Vekoma Largo, MD
Roller Skater S, Junior Kentucky Kingdom
Vekoma Louisville, KY
"unnamed" S, Inverted Walibi Park
Vekoma The Netherlands
"unnamed" S, Windstorm Playland
SDC Rye, NY
"unnamed" W, Dbl out/back Gulliver's World
CCI Warrington, England (UK)
Hoosier W, Out&Back Indiana Beach
Hurricane CCI Monticello, IN
Comet W, Dbl Out&Back Great Escape
PTC/In-house Lake George, NY
Ravine W, Gully/Terrain Waldameer Park
Flyer (**) PTC/In-House Erie, PA
The Hurler W, Trp Out&Back Paramount's King's Dominion
ICI Doswell, VA
The Hurler W, Trp Out&Back Paramount's Carowinds
ICI Doswell, VA
Cyclone (***) W, Twister Six Flags Great America
(unannounced) Gurnee, IL
(*) Mentioned in Amusement Business during early-mid 1993, however, it is
now confirmed that this coaster is not among the list of 1994 B&M
projects, while Paramount Communications have announced that their
New-4-94 attraction will be a "Days of Thunder" simulator attraction.
(**) While not formally announced by any organization, it was reported from
various text sources that Waldameer Park had received permission from
the city of Erie, PA during the Summer of 1993 to go ahead with the
building of this coaster, noting that Waldameer was trying desperately
to obtain the city's approval ASAP. While this announcement was
probably the most significant factor in the notion this coaster would
be a "New-4-94" attraction (also rumored as such through various
insiders in the Amusement Industry), a Fall article which appeared
recently in the "Erie Times" newspaper touted that Waldameer's New-4-94
attraction will be a 100' tall Giant Ferris Wheel by Chance Rides
International. The article did go on to mention that Waldameer Park
would be adding both a wooden and steel roller coasters as part of
their 15-year capital expansion project. The article mentioned that
the wooden coaster would be built by Custom Coasters, Inc. (CCI), and
would hopefully be open by 1996, the year which will mark the park's
100th year of operation.
(***) Also mentioned briefly in Amusement Business a while back, but
not yet formally announced by Six Flags Entertainment, or confirmed
by ACE, WNYCC, MACC, etc. At this point, it appears that this
attraction will not be added for the 1994 season.
New/relocated coasters for 1995:
COASTER TYPE PARK
DESIGNER
======= ======== ====
"unnamed" S, Inverted Kentucky Kingdom
Vekoma Louisville, KY
TBA S, Standup Six Flags Great Adventure
B&M Jackson, NJ
Aeroplane W, Twister Paramount Kings Island
In-house (*) Kings Mills, OH
(*) To be built from plans by the late, great Harry Traver
G. List of Endangered Coasters in USA
Legend:
DAMA - Damaged and non-operational
DEMO - Demolished/Destroyed
SBNO - Standing But Not Operating
STOR - Dismantled and in storage
OPER - Currently operating, but its days are numbered
ASSURED TO BE SAVED
SBNO -Leap The Dips: Side Friction; Lakemont Park; Altoona, PA
STOR -Comet: Dbl Out-and-Back (from Crystal Beach)
COASTERS WITH A CHANCE
STOR -Jumper: 19?? Jr. Wood, West Point, PA
COASTERS IN DANGER
OPER -Wildcat: 1926 Out-and-Back, Elitch Gardens; Denver, CO
OPER -Coaster: Twister, PNE; Vancouver, BC
SBNO -Comet: 1946 Twister; Lincoln Park; N Dartmouth, MA
SBNO -Thunderbolt: 1925 Twister, Coney Island, NY
SBNO -Mighty Lightnin: 1958 Wood, Rocky Glen; Moosic, PA
SBNO -Red Streaker: 19?? Jr. Wood, Willow Mill; Mechanicsburg,PA
SBNO -Jack Rabbit: 1910 Out/Back, Idora Park; Youngstown, OH
DAMA -Wildcat: 1927 Twister, Idora Park; Youngstown, OH
COASTERS WE'VE RECENTLY LOST FOREVER
DEMO -CNE Flyer: 1956 Oval, CNE; Toronto, Canada
DEMO -Speedway: 1937 Out/Back, Eldridge Park; Elmira, NY
DEMO -Valley Volcano: 1956 Jr. Wood, Angela Park; Hazleton, PA
DEMO -Tornado: 1968 Out/Back, Panama City, FL
DEMO -Mountain Flyer: 1929 Out/Back, Mountain Park; Holyoke, MA
DEMO -Coaster: 1931 Out/Back, Harvey's Lake, PA
DEMO -Shooting Star: Out-and-Back (from Lakeside Park)
--
Geoff Allen <geoff@eecs.wsu.edu>: WSU EE/CS Dept. sysadmin support guy
FAQ maintainer for rec.roller-coaster and the Mentor Graphics University SIG
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