Wildcat was a Schwarzkopf wildcat model that operated at @cedarpoint from 1979 to 2011. Only 50 feet tall, the coaster still managed to reach speeds of 40MPH.
She was removed in 2011 to make way for a park redesign. Today, part of Valravn sits on the former site of Wildcat
πΈ Ric Turner | c. 1991
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Only 2 more days until our newest episode drops! This is a fun one that takes us to @SFGrAdventure to look at how one of their most iconic roller coasters almost didn't happen. We can't wait for you to hear it!
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Our next big episode premieres tomorrow! We're heading to Germany to talk about how one looping roller coaster basically took down all of Arrow Dynamics in a fun filled discussion that you won't want to miss.
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The Jack N' Jill Scenic roller coaster operated at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester NY. Opening in 192, she cost $45,000 USD to construct. ($712,000 USD adjusted for inflation)
The ride only operated, burning down in 1930. The park decided not to rebuild it.
πΈ Seabreeze Amusement Park | c. 1925
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Only 2 days until our next episode premieres! It's a tall tale of a doomed roller coaster that somehow managed to survive several decades despite lawsuits, bad design, and significant forced redesigns.
It's also maybe one of our favorite episodes we've ever researched/recorded for you. You'll want to give this one a listen, we promise!
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Our new episode is live!
@dattmay joins us on today's episode to discuss all the things we miss about Firehawk and those wonderfully chaotic Vekoma Flying Dutchman.
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Cyclone was a wooden out-and-back coaster that operated at Excelsior Amusement Park from 1925 until the park's closure in 1973. When the ride was built, it originally cost $60,000 USD to construct. ($1.02 million USD in today's money)
Note the lack of restraints securing riders into.
πΈ Getty Images | c. 1935
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Rocket is a defunct wooden roller coaster that operated at Ocean View Amusement Park in Norfolk, Virginia from 1929 until the park's closure in 1978.
The ride was originally designed by Ed Vettel with further reworking of the track and layout by Herb Schmeck.
This is one of those roller coasters you wish hadn't been lost to history.
πΈ rcdb.com | c. 1977
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Giant Coaster at the now defunct Paragon Park in Massachusetts. The park was open from 1905 to 1984.
Giant Coaster was relocated to @SixFlags America after the parks closure and continues to operate today as Wild One. Originally built in 1917 by John A. Miller and Herbert Schmeck, Wild One is the oldest roller coaster in the Six Flags chain.
πΈ Boston Globe | c. 1984
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Bergbana was a side friction roller coaster that operated in GrΓΆna Land in Stockholm from 1931 to 1965. The track supports were wrapped on sections of the ride to give the ride the illusion of a more permanent structure.
Would you wrap any coasters today to harken back to a time prior to the 1940s when this was fairly common practice?
πΈ rcdb.com | c. 1936
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