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| Builder | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | John C. Allen | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||
| Track layout | Out and Back | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 18 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 70 feet | ||||||||||
| Drop | 65 feet | ||||||||||
| Length | 2640 feet | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
Starliner was a Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters out and back wooden roller coaster formerly located at Miracle Strip Amusement Park, and then Cypress Gardens Adventure Park which would later become Legoland Florida. The ride opened in 1963 as one of the first attractions in the park.
History
When Miracle Strip Amusement Park closed in 2004, Starliner was relocated to Cypress Gardens, which later became Legoland Florida. On Monday, November 10, 2008, Land South Holdings announced the temporary closure of Cypress Gardens, which was shut down November 17 of that year. The park would reopen on March 28, 2009, but none of the rides would operate again, including Starliner. Starliner was purchased and put into storage. It has since been sold again but has not been reassembled.[1][2]
Jim Barnett
Jim Barnett, a radio DJ better known as Jim King, was featured in the Guiness Book of World Records in 1978 after having ridden Starliner for an entire week. In 1980, he rode it for fifteen consecutive days.[3][4]
Design
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Trains
2 trains with 3 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 18 riders per train.
References
- ↑ Kelly, Pat (2010-10-02). "Old 'Starliner' roller coaster to return to Panama City Beach". News Herald. Archived from the original on 2010-10-20.
- ↑ "The Abandoned History of The Two Miracle Strip Amusement Parks & Florida's Lost/First Rollercoaster (20:12)". Expedition Theme Park. 2021-10-20.
- ↑ "Miracle Strip's Starliner May Move". Newspapers.com. Tallahassee Democrat. March 29, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Starliner Roller Coaster to Have New Home". Newspapers.com. Pensacola News Journal. March 29, 2005. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
External links
- Starliner on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
