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Big Dipper was a wooden roller coaster located at the defunct Geauga Lake amusement park in Bainbridge Township, Ohio. Originally opened in 1925 as Sky Rocket, it was renamed Clipper in the late 1940s, and eventually Big Dipper in 1969. It was the oldest operating roller coaster in Ohio and seventh-oldest in the United States when it closed in ...
During that decade, the first modern roller coaster was built at the park, designed by Fred Pearce. Originally named the Big Dipper, it became better known as simply "the roller coaster". The park also featured a live band-stand seven nights a week. The park opened the wooden roller coaster in 1925.
Geauga Lake was an amusement park in Bainbridge Township and Aurora, Ohio. It was established in 1887, in what had been a local recreation area adjacent to a lake of the same name. The first amusement ride was added in 1889, and the park's first roller coaster – the Big Dipper – was built in 1925.
On May 31, 2003, a 32-year-old female from New York City, died after falling out of The Raven roller coaster. The victim was visiting the park to attend "Stark Raven Mad 2003", an event hosting roller coaster enthusiasts from around the United States. At approximately 8:00 pm, the victim and her fiancé boarded The Raven in the last row of the ...
A man died after being struck by a roller coaster at an Ohio amusement park Wednesday, June 19. Authorities said 38 year-old Arntanaro Nelson of Wilmington, Ohio, was in a restricted area of the ...
The new coaster, which carries on the name of a previous coaster at the park, will combine a dark ride and roller coaster, with most of the coaster action in the latter part of the ride.
Cedar Point is a go-to destination for thrill seekers and roller coaster junkies, ... 2024 Cedar Point guide: Ohio amusement park tickets, thrill rides, more. Show comments. Advertisement ...
Raging Wolf Bobs was a wooden roller coaster located at Geauga Lake amusement park in Ohio. Designed by Curtis D. Summers to resemble Bobs, a popular roller coaster at the defunct Riverview Park in Chicago, Raging Wolf Bobs was constructed by the Dinn Corporation and opened to the public in 1988. It operated until June 16, 2007, following an ...