Giant Dipper (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk)

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Giant Dipper

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Location Santa Cruz, California, USA Coordinates 36.96459°N 122.016286°W / 36.96459; -122.016286 Status Operating since May 17, 1924 Cost $50,000 USD Rider height 50 inch minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Arthur Looff
Designer / calculations	Prior and Church Company
Type	Wooden
Track layout	Double Out and Back
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	70 feet
Drop	65 feet
Top speed	55 mph
Length	2640 feet
Inversions	0
Duration	1:52
Rolling stock
Manufacturer	Prior and Church Company (1924-1983) Morgan (1984-present)
Riders per train	24

Giant Dipper is an wooden roller coaster built by Arthur Looff and designed by Prior and Church Company currently located at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in Santa Cruz, California, USA.

Design

Elements
Tunnel Chain lift hill Twisted hill Double-up Twisted hill Hill Hill Twisted hill Hill Micro bunny

Color scheme

Red track and white supports.

Trains

2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train. The ride originally used trains build by the Prior and Church Company. These would be replaced with Morgan in 1984.

External links

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  Giant Dipper on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Giant Dipper on Coaster-Count.

Fastest roller coaster tied with Thunderbolt 1925 - 1964
Preceded by Jack Rabbit	Fastest roller coaster tied with Thunderbolt 1925 - 1964	Succeeded by Coney Island Cyclone