Ravine Flyer (Waldameer)

Roller coaster in the United States
Ravine Flyer
Waldameer
Location Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
Status Defunct
Operated 1922 to 1938
Statistics
Product Custom
Builder Harry C. Baker
Designer / calculations John A. Miller
Type Wooden
Inversions 0
HELP

Ravine Flyer was a wooden roller coaster at Waldameer in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. It was the largest coaster at the park in its time. In the 1930s during the depression, the ride was torn down.

Incident

A 19-year-old man jumped to his death from the ride after it stalled on August 8, 1938. He fell 18 feet onto the pavement.[1]

References

  1. "Leaps from roller coaster; is killed". The Gazette and Daily. 1938-08-09. Retrieved 2022-04-01.