View Full Version : Oldest Coaster You've Ridden?
Maverick2007
08-26-2007, 07:17 PM
I rode Leap The Dips at Lakemont Park. :up: (1902, oldest coaster in world)
I think Comet at Hershey Park
jkx95
08-26-2007, 07:24 PM
ditto. comet at hershey park, which was constructed in 1946, and refreshed in 1978.
Probably Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, constructed in 1923.
kc_rc_fan
08-26-2007, 07:37 PM
The oldest coaster I've ever ridden would probably be Fire in the Hole at Silver Dollar City. It turned 35 this year.
Fire in the Hole!:8:BANG!
Haydendem
08-26-2007, 07:58 PM
Jack Rabbit @ Seabreeze Amusement Park, fourth oldest in the world.
kc_rc_fan
08-26-2007, 08:05 PM
Fire in the Hole!:8:BANG!
Whatever you say....
SCAREcrow22
08-26-2007, 08:36 PM
Coney Island Cyclone!
Alpengeist
08-26-2007, 08:44 PM
I guess it would have to be Roller Coaster at Lagoon, it opened in 1921.
TheFreshEffect
08-26-2007, 08:48 PM
The 'Roller Coaster' at Blackpool, it opened in 1933.
fathorse
08-26-2007, 09:35 PM
"Big Dipper" at Geauga Lake, opened in 1925.
Maverick2007
08-26-2007, 09:40 PM
Jack Rabbit @ Seabreeze Amusement Park, fourth oldest in the world.
Jack Rabbit is awesome. :up:
David Ellis
08-26-2007, 09:50 PM
I have ridden:
1st oldest - Leap The Dips (1902)
3rd oldest - Rutschebanen, Tivoli Gardens (1914)
5th oldest (joint) - Scenic Railway, Margate (1920)
5th oldest (joint) - Jack Rabbit, Seabreeze (1920)
By the way - The 4th oldest is the Wild One at Six Flags America - it was moved there in 1985 but was originally built in 1917 as the Giant Coaster at Paragon Park.
David.
Logan_ECW
08-26-2007, 10:03 PM
Blue Streak @ Cedar Point
Jekoon
08-26-2007, 11:00 PM
Wild One (1917)
It's even better than some modern coasters!
Albert Caine
08-26-2007, 11:08 PM
Space Mountain at WDW.
Maverick2007
08-26-2007, 11:33 PM
I have ridden:
1st oldest - Leap The Dips (1902)
3rd oldest - Rutschebanen, Tivoli Gardens (1914)
5th oldest (joint) - Scenic Railway, Margate (1920)
5th oldest (joint) - Jack Rabbit, Seabreeze (1920)
By the way - The 4th oldest is the Wild One at Six Flags America - it was moved there in 1985 but was originally built in 1917 as the Giant Coaster at Paragon Park.
David.
Hmm, never knew that. Cool.
SnooSnoo
08-27-2007, 12:48 AM
"Big Dipper" at Geauga Lake, opened in 1925.
Nethero
08-27-2007, 12:57 AM
Gold Rusher is the oldest for me which is sad in my case.
tycooner55
08-27-2007, 01:04 AM
Kennywood JackRabbit. Opened in 1921, I think.
Squid2
08-27-2007, 01:51 AM
My fiancee and I can claim Wild One at SFAmerica as our oldest coaster. We've also ridden several coasters that are over 30 years old... Space Mountain at WDW, for example, or Loch Ness Monster at BGE for another example.
Squid2
RCT Enthusiast
08-27-2007, 02:09 AM
Space Moutain.
The Ghost
08-27-2007, 02:13 AM
Kennywood - Jack Rabbit - 1921
I think my oldest one was Roller coaster.
Harpo
08-27-2007, 11:53 AM
Leap The Dips at Lakemont Park. As previously mentioned, it's the oldest operating coaster in the world, built in 1902.
Maverick2007
08-27-2007, 02:56 PM
Leap The Dips at Lakemont Park. As previously mentioned, it's the oldest operating coaster in the world, built in 1902.
Was it rough? I rode it a bit after it reopened, and it wasn't bad at all.
SCAREcrow22
08-27-2007, 03:16 PM
Wild One (1917)
It's even better than some modern coasters!
D'you mean at Six Flags America? If so, that would be my oldest!
Harpo
08-27-2007, 03:23 PM
Was it rough? I rode it a bit after it reopened, and it wasn't bad at all.
I also rode it shortly after it reopened, and it wasn't rough at all. I rode it again a couple of years later, and it had gotten quite a bit rougher, and looked like it wasn't being maintained as well as it should be, especially after so much money was put into restoring it.
I think Comet at Hershey Park
I just look and my oldest roller coaster in Blue Streak and Comat Because they both opened in the same 1964.
~LoveTulie
08-28-2007, 12:42 PM
Either Big Dipper or Bluestreak.
infiniteblue
08-28-2007, 01:25 PM
The oldest one I've been on is Comet at Hersheypark. However, the oldest one I've seen is the Dragon Coaster at Rye Playland in NY.
icutoo
08-28-2007, 01:35 PM
Oldest I've been on was the Jack Rabbit @ Kennywood. Built in 1921.
JayAC
08-28-2007, 03:54 PM
The Big Dipper at Blackpool Pleasure Beach :)
fathorse
08-28-2007, 05:45 PM
Either Big Dipper or Bluestreak.
If it's Big Dipper at GL, then it is older than Blue Streak, by about 39 years.
Cedar Point
08-28-2007, 07:14 PM
Streak with a Blue hue.
Harpo
08-28-2007, 07:26 PM
If it's Big Dipper at GL, then it is older than Blue Streak, by about 39 years.
Well, unless it's the Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park, in which case Geauga Lake's Big Dipper is still older, but only by 13 years. :D
For reference:
Geauga Lake's Big Dipper: 1925
Conneaut Lake's Blue Streak: 1938
Cedar Point's Blue Streak: 1964
Astros161
08-30-2007, 09:05 AM
wild one at great america or the comet at Great Escape (Comet is 80 years old)
Cyberleader
08-30-2007, 10:07 AM
Big Dipper at Blackpool...:)
The Ghost
08-30-2007, 12:41 PM
I just look and my oldest roller coaster in Blue Streak and Comat Because they both opened in the same 1964.
Umm...Blue Streak did open in 1964, but Comet opened about 18 years earlier in 1946.
When i look at the date they opended int the same. but like i always say i hate to read:sour:.
David Ellis
08-30-2007, 07:05 PM
wild one at great america or the comet at Great Escape (Comet is 80 years old)
The Comet at Great Escape was relocated from Crystal Beach, and was originally built in 1948 (less than 60 years ago - a mere youngun!). The Comet used part of the old Cyclone's structure (built in 1926) but is so different from the Cyclone to not be considered the same ride in any shape or form.
David.
Kiashko1
08-31-2007, 05:43 AM
Thunderhawk at Dorney Park. I think it was built around 1923.
Kiashko1 your sig is huge make it smaller.
Silver Park
08-31-2007, 12:04 PM
I rode Leap The Dips at Lakemont Park. :up: (1902, oldest coaster in world)
Not operating anymore...
Oldest coaster I have ridden is Europe`s oldest working coaster,Rutschebanen at Tivoli Gardens.I really like it,and it actually was born in my home-city!
Rutschebanen:
Built for Baltic Fair in Malmö,Sweden 1914
Relocated to Tivoli Gardens 1915
Harpo
08-31-2007, 12:37 PM
Not operating anymore...
I'm just wondering... where did you get your information? Wikipedia indicated the following status for the past three years:
2005: The Leap-The-Dips is suffering from old age, as mechanical problems kept it closed for all but two weeks of the 2005 season. The wood supports for the side friction rails often needed to be replaced, and during its brief operation several cars stalled out, unable to gain enough momentum to finish.
2006: A notable year for the Leap-The-Dips, with people waiting in long lines to ride it throughout the season. Few car-stalling problems occurred, although a few wood supports did need to be fixed or replaced.
2007: The Leap-The-Dips remains fully operational, and attracts riders both young and old. The track was changed so that the cars move faster, enhancing the strain on the beams and also the psychological sense of danger associated with riding the world's oldest wooden roller coaster.
Silver Park
08-31-2007, 01:00 PM
Hmm,they said that the one at Luna Park Melbourne was the world`s oldest coaster!
jarhead12343
08-31-2007, 01:02 PM
comet hersheypark, dragon coaster rye playland, thunderhawk at dorney park.
Harpo
08-31-2007, 02:53 PM
Hmm,they said that the one at Luna Park Melbourne was the world`s oldest coaster!
Forgive me, but you need to read with a bit more care. About Luna Park's Scenic Railway, it says,
The iconic "Mr Moon" gateway (1912, restored 1999), the Scenic Railway (1912) which is the oldest continually-operating roller coaster in the world, and the carousel (1913 restored 2000) are all heritage registered.
The key phrase in there is "continually-operating." Leap The Dips was shut down from 1985 to 1999, when a completed $1,000,000 restoration allowed the 1902 coaster to resume operations. So, Leap The Dips is older than Luna Park's Scenic Railway, but it was shut down for quite a few years due to falling into disrepair, hence it was not continually operating.
Maverick2007
08-31-2007, 05:27 PM
http://cache.rcdb.com/pictures/picmax/p17885.jpg
Looks pretty bad. >_> Sad.
fathorse
08-31-2007, 06:23 PM
The Comet at Great Escape was relocated from Crystal Beach, and was originally built in 1948 (less than 60 years ago - a mere youngun!). The Comet used part of the old Cyclone's structure (built in 1926) but is so different from the Cyclone to not be considered the same ride in any shape or form.
David.
Thank God, considering the Cyclone had it's own nursing staff.
Astros161
08-31-2007, 09:23 PM
The Comet at Great Escape was relocated from Crystal Beach, and was originally built in 1948 (less than 60 years ago - a mere youngun!). The Comet used part of the old Cyclone's structure (built in 1926) but is so different from the Cyclone to not be considered the same ride in any shape or form.
David.
According to my park map (yes, I collect them), it says something along the lines of "Help Six Flags Great Escape celebrate the 80th birthday of the comet." It is the smoothest woodie i've ever ridden :10sur10: so it probably isn't that old. It still is a great coaster, to bads it's in the worst coaster park ever:mad:.
DJ Screech 09
08-31-2007, 10:52 PM
http://www.aceonline.org/census/images/lakeside_CYCLONE_5.jpg
^Cyclone at Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, CO. Built in 1940. Rough as hell, but hey, it's made o wood, and I absolutely love it.
Silver Park
09-01-2007, 05:40 AM
At least Rutschebanen at Tivoli Gardens is Europe`s oldest operating coaster!
ThrillRider27
09-01-2007, 02:14 PM
"Wild One" at Six Flags America, 1917.
One of the few good things at Six Flags America! :haha:
FATAL SHOT
09-03-2007, 12:26 AM
Jack Rabbit (1920) @ Seabreeze in NY! :noob:
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