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Roller Coaster (Summit Beach Park)

Roller coaster in the United States
Roller Coaster
Summit Beach Park
Location Akron, Ohio, USA
Status Defunct
Operated May 28, 1938 to 1958
Cost $38,000
Statistics
Designer / calculations John M. Kaster
Type Wooden
Propulsion Chain lift hill
Inversions 0

Roller Coaster, also known as Sky Rocket, Sky Coaster, Sky Ride Thriller, Roller Rocket, and Sky Ride, was a wooden roller coaster previously located at Summit Beach Park in Akron, Ohio, USA.

Incident

Ride designer John M. Kaster fell from the structure on April 30, 1948 and died the following day.[1]

References

  1. Price, Mark (2020-07-06). "Local history: Tragedy at Summit Beach". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved 2024-07-24.

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