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10 Oldest Coasters. How many have you ridden?

How many of the 10 oldest coasters in operation have you ridden?

  • 0-1

    Votes: 22 56.4%

  • 2-3

    Votes: 13 33.3%

  • 4-5

    Votes: 1 2.6%

  • 6-7

    Votes: 3 7.7%

  • 8-9

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • All 10 (or 11)

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Total voters
    39
Youngster Joey

Youngster Joey

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So I looked to see if there was a topic like this and I didn't find one.

According to NAPHA these are the 10 oldest coasters in operation

1. Leap-the-Dips, Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA 1902
2. Scenic Railway, Melbourne, Australia 1912
3. Rutschbanen, Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1914
4. tie Jack Rabbit, Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY 1920
4. tie Scenic Railway, Dreamland, Margate, UK 1920
4. tie Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1920
7. Roller Coaster, Lagoon, Farmington, UT 1921
8. tie Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923
9. Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 1924
10. tie Big Dipper, Geauga Lake, Aurora, OH 1925 (currently not operating)
10. tie Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925

http://www.napha.org/nnn/LIBRARY/FactsF ... fault.aspx

(Yes I know there are 11 that i posted but as you can see they were a couple built in the same year)

How many have you ridden?

Out of the ones you have ridden which is your favorite, least favorite, did you not like any of them?

I've ridden 2 of them.

The Jack Rabbit at Seabreeze in Rochester NY (Growing up in Rochester I've Been to seabreeze More times than I can remember.)

and The Jack Rabbit at Kennywood in West Miffin PA (My dad grew up in Pittsburgh and he's taken us(My family) to Kennywood a few times)

What about everyone else?

Out of the ones you have ridden which is your favorite, least favorite, did you not like any of them?
 
I've ridden three:

1. Leap-the-dips - Lakemont Park
4. Jack Rabbit - Kennywood
8. Big Dipper - Pleasure Beach Blackpool

I wonder if anyone's got all of them... :p
 
1. Leap-the-Dips, Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA 1902
4. tie Jack Rabbit, Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY 1920
8. tie Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923
9. Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 1924
10. tie Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925

I'm on 5.

Two of them are good. Oooh.
 
I've ridden five, but I plan on riding three more of them this year.

1. Leap-the-Dips, Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA 1902
2. Rutschbanen, Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1914
3. Jack Rabbit, Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY 1920
4. Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1920
5. Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923

Planed for 2012:
6. Roller Coaster, Lagoon, Farmington, UT 1921
7. Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 1924
8. Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925
 
Rutschbanen, Margate Scenic Railway, Blackpool Big Dipper.

Although I'd love to know how they consider Margate's Scenic as "currently operating". :p
 
I've got five of them as well:

1. Leap-the-Dips: really liked this. It's not a "good" coaster by any stretch of the imagination, but I just really enjoyed it.

2. Rutschbanen: I knew it was old, but didn't know it was in the 10 oldest. Good, solid ride.

3. Jack Rabbit, Kennywood: Overrated. However, I've been feeling more "lenient" towards the "OMG bst airtime ever!!!!!" comments since I've realised how old it is. For its age, it's decent. Well, one small section of it anyway.

4. Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Meh. I don't hate it as much as others do, but I don't rate it much either.

5. Giant Dipper, Belmont Park: Load of gash. Sorry, but **** the history and nostalgia; it's just s**te.
 
I've ridden 2:

Scenic Railway - Luna Park Melbourne - A really good coaster and unique with the brakeman :)

Big Dipper - Blackpool - I actually enjoyed this coaster :)
 
7 of them.

Rutschbanen, Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1914
Jack Rabbit, Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY 1920
Scenic Railway, Dreamland, Margate, UK 1920
Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1920
Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923
Big Dipper, Geauga Lake, Aurora, OH 1925 (currently not operating)
Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925
 
3 for me, so I'm in the most common bracket. Blackpool's Dipper, Margate's Scenic Railway (how does it even count?? lol) and Kennywood's Jack Rabbit. Only Big Dipper is any good.
 
Interesting. Let me add another dynamic to this. Out of the ones you have ridden which is your favorite, least favorite, did you not like any of them?
 
Six!

1. Leap-the-Dips, Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA 1902
4. tie Jack Rabbit, Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY 1920
4. tie Scenic Railway, Dreamland, Margate, UK 1920
8. tie Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923
9. Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 1924
10. tie Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925

Damn you Tom </3.
 
I got 5!

Leap the Dips
Big Dipper @ GL, and the two cali parks (belmont and santa cruz)
Jack Rabbit @ Kennywood

Switching between the hideouts'...
 
Jake said:
Six!
Damn you Tom </3.
Click to expand...

Six is clearly where its at.

Rutschbanen, Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1914
Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1920
Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923
Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 1924
Big Dipper, Geauga Lake, Aurora, OH 1925 (currently not operating)
Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925
 
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