Oldest roller coasters in operation

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The oldest roller coaster in operation is Leap-the-Dips at Lakemont Park. The oldest roller coaster which has operated continuously since its opening is Scenic Railway at Luna Park Melbourne.

Wood[edit | edit source]

Rank	Opened	Name	Amusement Park	Location	Designer/Builder
1st	1902	Leap-the-Dips	Lakemont Park	Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA	Edward Joy Morris
2nd	1912	Scenic Railway	Luna Park Melbourne	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia	Unknown
3rd	1914	Rutschebanen	Tivoli Gardens	Copenhagen, Sjælland, Denmark	LaMarcus A. Thompson
4th	1917	Giant Coaster^{[nb 1]}	Paragon Park	Hull, Massachusetts, USA	John A. Miller
5th	1920	Jack Rabbit	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	Charlie Mach, John A. Miller
		Jack Rabbit	Seabreeze Amusement Park	Rochester, New York, USA	Harry C. Baker, John A. Miller
		Scenic Railway	Dreamland Margate	Margate, Kent, England, UK	Unknown
6th	1921	Roller Coaster	Lagoon	Farmington, Utah, USA	John A. Miller
7th	1922	Hullámvasút	Holnemvolt Park	Budapest, Pest, Hungary	Irvine Dragon
8th	1923	Big Dipper	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK	William Strickler, John A. Miller
8th	1923	Thunderhawk	Dorney Park	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck
9th	1924	Giant Dipper	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	Santa Cruz, California, USA	Frank Prior, Fredrick Church, Arthur Looff
9th	1924	Thunderbolt	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	Andy Vettel
10th	1925	Giant Dipper	Belmont Park	San Diego, California, USA	Frank Prior, Fredrick Church
11th	1927	Cyclone	Luna Park	Brooklyn, New York, USA	Harry C. Baker, Vernon Keenan
		Racer	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	Charlie Mach, John A. Miller
		Wildcat	Lake Compounce	Bristol, Connecticut, USA	Charlie Dinn, Curtis D. Summers, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck
12th	1930	Legend	Arnolds Park	Arnolds Park, Iowa, USA	Outdoor Amusement Enterprise, Inc., John A. Miller

Steel[edit | edit source]

Rank	Opened	Name	Amusement Park	Location	Designer/Builder
1st	1928	Montaña Suiza^{[nb 2]}	Parque de Atracciones Monte Igueldo	San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain	Erich Heidrich
2nd	1930	Rodelbaan	Waarbeek	Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands	In-House
3rd	1950	Little Dipper	Conneaut Lake Park	Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA	Allan Herschell Company
4th	1952	Little Dipper	Memphis Kiddie Park	Brooklyn, Ohio, USA	Allan Herschell Company
4th	1952	Little Dipper	Quassy Amusement Park	Middlebury, Connecticut, USA	Allan Herschell Comapny
5th	1953	Roller Coaster	Hanayashiki Amusement Park	Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan	TOGO
6th	1955	Wild Chipmunk	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver, Colorado, USA	Miller Manufacturing
7th	1956-1957	Little Dipper	Midway Park	Bemus Point, New York, USA	Allan Herschell Company
8th	1957	Jet Coaster	Misaki Park	Osaka, Osaka, Japan	Meiwa

Notes[edit | edit source]

↑ Wild One originally operated as Giant Coaster at Paragon Park in Massachusetts, USA. It was moved to Six Flags America in 1986 and was restored to its original condition.
↑ It has been said that this roller coaster opened with wooden track that was later converted to steel.

[1] Wild One originally operated as Giant Coaster at Paragon Park in Massachusetts, USA. It was moved to Six Flags America in 1986 and was restored to its original condition.

[2] It has been said that this roller coaster opened with wooden track that was later converted to steel.

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