Black Diamond

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Black Diamond

Knoebels Amusement Park Location Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA Status Operating since October 8, 2011 Cost $2.25 million Rider height 42 inch minimum
Dinosaur Beach Location Wildwood, New Jersey, USA Operated 1960 to 1998
Statistics
Builder	Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Designer / calculations	John C. Allen
Type	Steel - Hybrid - Enclosed - Dark ride
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	35 feet
Top speed	12 mph
Inversions	0
Duration	3:50
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Company (1960-2009) Built in-house (2011-Present)
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Black Diamond is an enclosed steel mine train roller coaster and dark ride at Knoebels Amusement Park. The ride is 35 feet tall. It was originally known as Golden Nugget at Dinosaur Beach.

It is the only steel roller coaster built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, who is more well known for building wooden roller coasters and trains.

History

The roller coaster opened in 1960 as Golden Nugget on what was at the time Hunt's Pier in Wildwood, New Jersey. The pier was purchased by Morey's Piers in 1998, who closed it to the public. It was subsequently used for storage and maintenance purposes, and the Golden Nugget remained standing but not operating. Morey's Piers had planned to refurbish the ride, but in 2009 they announced that it would be dismantled as upgrading it to meet local regulations would have been too expensive. The ride hardware was acquired by Knoebels Amusement Resort in Pennsylvania.

Design

Trains

2 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per train. The original trains were built by PTC, but were replaced with replicas built in-house when the ride was relocated to Knoebels.

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