Dipper (Kennywood)

Dipper

Kennywood Location West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA Status Defunct Operated 1948 to 1984 Replaced by Raging Rapids
Statistics
Manufacturer	Philadelphia Toboggan Company
Designer / calculations	Andrew Vettel
Type	Wooden
Riders per train	12
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	40 feet
Length	1650 feet
Inversions	0
HELP

Dipper was a wooden roller coaster previously located at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA. The ride was built by Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1948.

History

The ride opened as Little Dipper in 1948. After the 1957 season, it was remodeled with a taller lift hill and was renamed Dipper.

The ride was demolished shortly before Labor Day in 1984. It was replaced in 1985 with Raging Rapids.

External links

• 

  Dipper on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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