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The Giant Dipper is a famous Wooden Roller Coaster located at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk , an Amusement Park in Santa Cruz California , USA. It was designed by Frank Prior and Fredrick Church with a double Out And Back layout and built by Arthur Looff in 1924 in just 47 days at a cost of $50,000. It opened on May 17th of that year and it cost 15 cents back then. Over the years more than 50 million people have ridden this magnificent old coaster. It has appeared in many Television Commercial s and Movie s, including '' The Lost Boys '' and '' Sudden Impact ''.


SPECIFICATIONS

  • Height: 70 feet

  • Maximum Drop: 65 feet

  • Top Speed: 55 mph

  • Length: 2,640 feet


The ride takes about 1 minute and 50 seconds.

Located between walkways 3 & 4 at 400 Beach Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060


ADDITIONAL FACTS

  • Arthur Looff’s father, Charles, built the Boardwalk’s beloved Carousel in 1911. That ride, like the Giant Dipper, is still in use as of April 2006.

  • There is another wooden coaster by the same name in San Diego, California ’s Belmont Park At Mission Beach . It was built in 1925 and is of similar dimensions.

  • In 1987 the Giant Dipper was recognized by the US National Park Service as a National Historic Landmark .

  • The reason why the Giant Dipper is in operation after 82 years is because the inspections on the half-a-mile track are used.

  • Looff described his plans for the coaster by describing it as a, "combination earthquake, balloon ascension, and aeroplane drop."



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