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| Manufacturer | Philadelphia Toboggan Company | ||||||||||
| Designer / calculations | Herbert Paul Schmeck, Howard Stoneback | ||||||||||
| Type | Wooden | ||||||||||
| Height | 71.4 feet | ||||||||||
| Length | 2927 feet | ||||||||||
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Thriller was a wooden roller coaster previously located at Euclid Beach Park in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
History
Thrilled was designed by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters in October 1923 and erected during the 1923-1924 off-season.[1] Thriller opened in 1924. The ride originally featured a 60.5 foot tall second hill, but the height of that hill was later decreased to nearly a third of that.[2][3] Alterations were also made on the series of small hills at the end of the ride.[4] The ride originally operated with up to three trains, each with three cars of four rows. By the early 1960s, only a maximum of two trains operated due to overhead and safety concerns.[5]
References
- ↑ Bush, Lee. Euclid Beach Park is closed for the season. Amusement Park Books, Inc. p. 76. ISBN 0-913228-22-2.
- ↑ Bush, Lee. Euclid Beach Park is closed for the season. Amusement Park Books, Inc. p. 48. ISBN 0-913228-22-2.
- ↑ Bush, Lee. Euclid Beach Park is closed for the season. Amusement Park Books, Inc. p. 77. ISBN 0-913228-22-2.
- ↑ Bush, Lee. Euclid Beach Park is closed for the season. Amusement Park Books, Inc. p. 77. ISBN 0-913228-22-2.
- ↑ Bush, Lee. Euclid Beach Park is closed for the season. Amusement Park Books, Inc. p. 76. ISBN 0-913228-22-2.
External links
- Thriller on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
