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       Oftentimes you may sit there and wonder, what ever happened to that ride I loved? Or, what ever happened to that ride that never made it off the drawing boards? Or perhaps, what exactly does all of that jargon translate to? The Special Listings is your place for all of the answers. This is the master section containing listings compiled over the courses of many years covering all of the unique topics such as which rides have been painted which colors and which rides opened on which days of the year. For all of your unique questions, these are your unique answer listings!

Rides - A : B : C : D : E : F : G : H : I : J : K : L : M : N : O : P : Q : R : S : T : U : V : W : X : Y : Z :

Defunct Rides Listing
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Aerial Coaster (AKA Pottsdam Railway) [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Steel, Suspended
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 - Company: Aerial Tramway Construction Co.
 - Debut: 1908
 - Closure: 1910
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Removed to make room for another coaster for 1911, the Blue Streak

Airplane Coaster [Playland Park, Rye, NY] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 92' / 28m
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 - Speed: 40 mph / 64 kph
 - Length: 3,500' / 1067m
 - Company: Frederick Church
 - Debut: 1928
 - Closure: 1957
 - Removal: 1957
 - Cause of Removal:

Aladdin's Kingdom (Doha, Doha, Qatar) [Camden Park, Huntington, WV] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle, Launched Loop
 - Height: 56' / 17.1 m
 - Drop: 47' / 14.3 m
 - Speed: 45 mph / 72.4 kph
 - Length: 635' / 193.5 m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1988 (1977 at original location)
 - Closure: 1999
 - Removal: 2004
 - Cause of Removal: The ride was closed for "repairs" that never happened and the ride was removed.

Alps [Willow Grove Park, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: LaMarcus A. Thompson, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1903
 - Closure: 1975
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Aska [Nara Dreamland, Nara, Japan] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Cyclone
 - Height: 98' 5" / 30m
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 - Speed: 49.7 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 3547' 11" / 1081m
 - Company: Intamin AG
 - Debut: 1998
 - Closure: August 31, 2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closure of park

Atom Smasher [Rockaways' Playland, Far Rockaway, NY] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 70' / 21.3 m
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 - Speed: 55 mph / 88.5 kph
 - Length: 3000' / 914.4 m
 - Company: National Amusement Device Company, Vernon Keenan
 - Debut: 1938
 - Closure: 7/1985
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Atomic [Mitsui Greenland, Arao, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle
 - Height: 164' 1" / 50 m
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 - Speed: 49.7 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 1049' 10" / 320 m
 - Company: Meisho Amusement Machines, Senyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
 - Debut: 1996
 - Closure: 2009
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Atomic Coaster [Japan Monkey Park, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle Loop
 - Height: 124' 8" / 38 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 49.7 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 869' 5" / 265 m
 - Company: Meisho Amusement Machines, Senyo Kogyo Co. Ltd.
 - Debut: 3/8/1979
 - Closure: 2006
 - Removal: 2007 - 2009
 - Cause of Removal:

Atomic Coaster [Dreamland, Seoul, South Korea] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle Loop
 - Height: 124' 8" / 38 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 49.7 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 869' 5" / 265 m
 - Company: Meisho Amusement Machines, Senyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
 - Debut: unknown
 - Closure: 2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

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Baby Wildcat [Idora Park, Youngstown, OH] -
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 - Closure: 1984
 - Removal: 1998
 - Cause of Removal: Closed along with the park in 1984. SBNO until 1998 when it was finally demolished

Bat [Kings Island, Kings Mills, OH] -
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 - Type: Steel, Suspended
 - Height: 102 ft / 31 m
 - Drop: 73 ft / 22 m
 - Speed: 35mph / 56kph
 - Length: 2,456 ft / 749 m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1980
 - Closure: 1983
 - Removal: 1984
 - Cause of Removal: Excessive maitenence. Replaced by Vortex.

Batman and Robin: The Chiller [Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle
 - Height: Batman: 200' / 61m Robin 200' / 61m
 - Drop: Batman: 139' / 42m Robin: 105' / 32m
 - Speed: Batman: 65mph / 104 kph Robin 65mph / 104 kph
 - Length: Batman: 1137' / 147m Robin: 1229' / 374m
 - Company: Premier
 - Debut: 1998
 - Closure: 2007
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Batman The Escape [Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston, TX] -
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 - Type: Steel, Stand-Up
 - Height: 90' / 27.4 m
 - Drop: 85' / 25.9 m
 - Speed: 55 mph / 89 kph
 - Length: 2300' / 701 m
 - Company: Intamin AG, Giovanola
 - Debut: 1993 (1986 at original location)
 - Closure: 10/30/2005
 - Removal: SBNO since 1/2006 at Darien Lake
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Bavarian Beetle [Kings Island, Kings Mills, OH] -
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 - Type: Steel, Figure-8, Galaxi
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 - Company: SDC
 - Debut: 1972
 - Closure: 1979
 - Removal: 1979
 - Cause of Removal: Mechanical problems, exact cause unknown

Beach Coaster [Ocean View Pavilion, Jacksonville Beach, FL] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Speed: 50 mph / 80.5 kph
 - Length: 3168' / 965.6 m
 - Company: Rose, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1928
 - Closure: 1949
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Bear Cat [Sans Souci Park, Wilkes Barre, PA] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 80' / 24.4 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph / 80.5 kph
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck
 - Debut: 1928
 - Closure: 1970
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Big Bad Wolf [Busch Gardens Europe, Williamsburg, VA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Suspended, Terrain
 - Height: 100 ft / 30m
 - Drop: 80 ft / 24 m
 - Speed: 48mph / 72kph
 - Length: 2,800 ft / 850 m
 - Company: Ron Toomer, Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: June 15, 1984
 - Closure: September 7, 2009
 - Removal: 2009
 - Cause of Removal: Closed/removed due to expensive maitenence costs. and age.

Big Beast (AKA Soul Train, Thriller, Swinger) [Edgewater Park, Detroit, MI] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 68' / 21m
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 - Length: 2,640' / 805m
 - Company: John Miller / National Amusement Devices
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1981
 - Removal: 1981
 - Cause of Removal: Park closure

Big Bend [Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, TX] -
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 - Type: Steel, Speed Racer/Extended Jumbo Jet
 - Height: 81' / 25m
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 - Speed: 52mph / 84kph
 - Length: 2,876' / 877m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf
 - Debut: 1971
 - Closure: 1978
 - Removal: 1979
 - Cause of Removal: Dwindling ridership. Replaced by Splash Water Falls. Relocated to Six Flags St. Louis, but never assembled. Sold for scrap around 1989.

Big Dipper [Springlake Park, Oklahoma City, OK] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 80' / 24m
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 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 1981
 - Removal: 1981
 - Cause of Removal: Closed when the site was purchased and the Oklahoma City Vo-Tech Board and Metro Technology Center was constructed on the site.

Big Dipper [Gwynn Oak Park, Baltimore, MD] -
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 - Debut: 1921
 - Closure: 1972
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 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Big Dipper [Jantzen Beach Amusement Park, Portland, OR] -
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 - Company: Carl E. Phare
 - Debut: 1928
 - Closure: 1969
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Big Dipper [Luna Park, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 52' / 16 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 58 mph / 93 kph
 - Length: 2623' / 799 m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 1395 (1930 at original location)
 - Closure: 1979
 - Removal: 1981
 - Cause of Removal: Damaged by the 1979 Ghost Train ride fire.

Big Dipper [Luna Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia] -
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 - Debut: 1923
 - Closure: 1989
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 - Cause of Removal: Demolished because the roller coaster needed a major wood replacement and it was not economical to do at the time.

Big Dipper [Ocean Beach Amusement Park, Rhyl, Wales, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood, Side Friction, Figure Eight
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 - Debut: 1960
 - Closure: 1975
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Big Dipper (AKA Clipper, Sky Rocket) [Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom, Aurora, OH] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 65' / 19.8 m
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 - Speed: 32 mph / 51.5 kph
 - Length: 2680' / 816.9 m
 - Company: John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1925
 - Closure: 9/16/2007
 - Removal: SBNO
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the amusement park portion of Geauga Lake. Sold once but up for sale again. Future fate remains unknown.

Big Dipper (AKA Coaster) [Chippewa Lake Park, Chippewa Lake, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
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 - Company: Fred W. Pearce and Josiah Pearce
 - Debut: 1925
 - Closure: 1978
 - Removal: 2009
 - Cause of Removal: Closed along with the Chippewa Lake Park in 1978

Big Dipper (AKA Comet, Zephyr) [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 40' / 12m
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1920
 - Closure: 1967
 - Removal: 1968
 - Cause of Removal: Park closed and replaced with shopping mall

Black Widow [Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park] -
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 - Type: Steel, Launched, Shuttle-Looping
 - Height: 56'
 - Drop: 47'
 - Speed: 45 mph
 - Length: 635'
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 2000
 - Closure: 2000
 - Removal: 2003
 - Cause of Removal:

Blue Streak [Meyers Lake Park, Canton, OH] -
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 - Company: Sinclair & Ahert
 - Debut: 1920
 - Closure: 1923
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Blue Streak [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 65' / 20m
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 - Company: John Miller / Harry Baker
 - Debut: 1911
 - Closure: 1923
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Remodeled into Skyrocket (AKA Fireball) in 1923

Blue Streak [Woodcliff Pleasure Park, Poughkeepsie, NY] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back, Terrain
 - Height: 127 ft / 39 m
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 - Company: Harry Baker, Vernon Keenan / Joseph A. McKee
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1941
 - Removal: 1941
 - Cause of Removal: Park closure

Bobs [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 87' / 27m
 - Drop: 85' / 26m
 - Speed: 50mph / 80kph
 - Length: 3235' / 986m
 - Company: Frank Prior, Frederick Church
 - Debut: 1924
 - Closure: 1967
 - Removal: 1968
 - Cause of Removal: Park closed and replaced with shopping mall

Bobs [Belle Vue Park, Manchester, England, UK] -
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 - Company: Harry G Traver, Fredrick Church
 - Debut: 1929
 - Closure: 1971
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Bobsled [Coney Island - Joe Bonsignore, Brooklyn, New York, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood, Bobsled
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 - Debut: 1941
 - Closure: 1974
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Bobsleigh [Nara Dreamland, Nara, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Bobsled
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 - Company: Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd.
 - Debut: 1961
 - Closure: 8/31/2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closing of the park.

Bullet (AKA Wiener Looping) [Flamingo Land Theme Park & Zoo, Yorkshire, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle-Looping
 - Height: 131' / 40m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph
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 - Company: Schwarzkopf
 - Debut: 1982
 - Closure: September 25, 2005
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Along with Magnum Force, it was taken by Vekoma, manufacturer of Velocity and Kumali in part exchange for the new rides. It is now in storage at Vekoma's factory, still awaiting sale.

Bush Beast [Wonderland Sydney, Eastern Creek, Australia] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Speed: 55.9 mph / 90 kph
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
 - Debut: 1985
 - Closure: 4/26/2004
 - Removal: 8/2005
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

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Cannon Ball [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
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 - Company: John Miller, Benjamin Winslow
 - Debut: 1919
 - Closure: 1925
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Chaos [Opryland USA, Nashville, TN] -
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 - Type: Steel, Indoor/Enclosed, Illusion
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 - Length: 2620' / 798.6 m
 - Company: Vekoma
 - Debut: 3/25/1989
 - Closure: 1997
 - Removal: In storage at Old Indiana until 2006 when sold and scrapped
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Clipper [Coney Island Park, Cincinnati, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1937
 - Closure: 1946
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Transformed into Shooting Star in 1946

Coaster [Indian Lake Playland, Russells Point, OH] -
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 - Type: Wood, Out & Back
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 - Length: 2000' / 609.6 m
 - Company: National Amusement Device Company
 - Debut: 1924
 - Closure: 1975
 - Removal: 1981
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Coaster Dips [Glen Echo Amusment Park, Glen Echo, MD] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back
 - Height:
 - Drop: 85' / 26m
 - Speed: 55mph / 89kph
 - Length: 4000' / 1,219m
 - Company: National Amusement Device Company
 - Debut: 1921
 - Closure: 1968
 - Removal: 1968
 - Cause of Removal: Removed when park closed in 1968, before the park was re-opened again in 1971

Comet [Cascade Park, New Castle, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 65' / 20 m
 - Drop: 60' / 18 m
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 - Length: 2,400' / 732 m
 - Company: Paul Vesco / National Amusement Device Company
 - Debut: 1954
 - Closure: 1981
 - Removal: 1984
 - Cause of Removal: Lack of funds, vandals, and a tree fell across the track

Comet [Forest Park Highlands, St. Louis, MO] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
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 - Drop: 80 ft / 24 m
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 6/15/1941
 - Closure: 7/19/1963
 - Removal: 1966
 - Cause of Removal: Taken down 3 years after the park fire of 1963

Comet [Meyers Lake Park, Canton, OH] -] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 92' / 28m
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1947
 - Closure: 1974
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Comet [Pleasure Pier, Port Arthur, TX] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 75' / 23m
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 - Length: 3,300' / 1,006m
 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1942
 - Closure: 1958
 - Removal: 1958
 - Cause of Removal: Wrecked by hurricane

Comet [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, TX] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 70' / 21m
 - Drop: 65' / 20m
 - Speed: 50mph / 80kph
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 - Company: Charles Paige / National Amusement Device Co.
 - Debut: 1947
 - Closure: 1985
 - Removal: 1989
 - Cause of Removal: The Comet closed in 1985 because an insurance carrier could not be found. ACE and other preservationists attempted to rescue it. These attempts were unsuccessful and the Comet was torn down on 2/9/1989.

Comet [Rocky Glen, Moosic, PA] -
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 - Type: Wood, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 55' / 16.8 m
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., John C. Allen, Frank F. Hoover
 - Debut: 1959
 - Closure: 1987
 - Removal: 12/7/1994
 - Cause of Removal: After the parks closing, other structures collapsing on it, vandalism, and fires destroyed the coaster by 1994.

Comet [Ghost Town on the River, Louisville, KY] -
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck
 - Debut: 1951
 - Closure: 5/25/1976
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 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Comet (AKA Roller Coaster) [Funway Park, Fort Walton Beach, FL]] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Family, Figure-Eight
 - Height: 45' / 14m
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 - Speed: 35mph / 56kph
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 - Company: John Allen / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1973
 - Closure: 1989
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Comet (AKA Thriller) [Palisades Park, Fort Lee, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: John Miller / Harry Baker
 - Debut: 1921
 - Closure: 1925
 - Removal: 1925
 - Cause of Removal:

Comet II [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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 - Height: 50' / 15m
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 - Length: 1937' / 590m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf / Werner Stengel
 - Debut: 1999
 - Closure: 2001
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Removed to make way for a PAX shuttle loop, which was never built

Comet Jr. [Puritas Springs, Cleveland, OH] -
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 - Company: National Amusement Device Co.
 - Debut: 1951
 - Closure: 1958
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Puritas Springs closed down

Cop Car Chase [Movie Park Germany] -
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 - Type: Steel, Twin Looping
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 - Length: 2000'
 - Company: Intamin AG
 - Debut: June 1, 1996
 - Closure: 2006
 - Removal: 2006
 - Cause of Removal: Removed for the addition of two new themed areas; Nickland and the Santa Monica Pier

Corkscrew [Geauga Lake, Aurora, OH] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 70' / 21m
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 - Speed: 45mph / 72kph
 - Length: 1,250' / 381m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1978
 - Closure: 1995
 - Removal: 1995
 - Cause of Removal: Replaced by Mind Eraser, later also Superman: Ultimate Escape

Corkscrew [Alton Towers, Alton, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, MK-1200 / Corkscrew with Bayerncurve
 - Height: 75' / 23 m
 - Drop: 68' / 21 m
 - Speed: 44 mph / 71 kph
 - Length: 2400' / 730 m
 - Company: Vekoma
 - Debut: 4/4/1980
 - Closure: 11/9/2008
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Removed to make room for 2010's new Thriteen roller coaster.

Crazy Mouse [South Pier, Blackpool, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, Spinning Wild Mouse
 - Height: 42' 8
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 - Speed: 29.1 mph / 46.8 kph
 - Length: 1377' 11
 - Company: Reverchon
 - Debut: 1998
 - Closure: 5/2009
 - Removal: 10/2009
 - Cause of Removal:

Crazy Mouse [Tobu Zoo Park, Minami, Saitama, Japan] -
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 - Type: Looping Mouse
 - Height: 41' / 12.5 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 31.1 mph / 50 kph
 - Length: 1233' 7" / 276 m
 - Company: TOGO
 - Debut: 1981
 - Closure: 2009
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal:

Crazy Mouse [Carousel Park Adventure Island, Bridlington, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Crazy Mouse
 - Height: 28' / 8.5 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed:
 - Length: 656' 2" / 200 m
 - Company: Interpark
 - Debut: 2004
 - Closure: 2009
 - Removal: Removed by March 16, 2009
 - Cause of Removal:

Cyclone [Belmont Park, Montreal, Quebec, Canada] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 62' / 19m
 - Drop:
 - Speed:
 - Length: 2,500' / 762m
 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1924
 - Closure: 1983
 - Removal: 1984
 - Cause of Removal: Park closure. Half torn down following park closure, other half leveled following year

Cyclone [Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
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 - Company: Harry Traver
 - Debut: 1929
 - Closure: 1951
 - Removal: 1951
 - Cause of Removal:

Cyclone [Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 96' / 29m
 - Drop: 90' / 27m
 - Speed: 62mph / 100kph
 - Length: 2,960' / 902m
 - Company: Harry Traver
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1947
 - Removal: 1947
 - Cause of Removal: Excessive injuries and maitenence issues

Cyclone [Excelsior Park, Minnetonka, MN] -
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 - Type: Wooden, L-shaped out and back
 - Height: 85'
 - Drop: 75'
 - Speed: 45 mph
 - Length:
 - Company:
 - Debut: 1925
 - Closure: 1973
 - Removal: 1973
 - Cause of Removal: Park Closure

Cyclone [Puritas Springs, Cleveland, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back, Terrain
 - Height: 60' / 18m
 - Drop:
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1928
 - Closure: 1958
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Puritas Springs closed

Cyclone [Revere Beach Park, Revere Beach, MA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Triple Out & Back, Twister
 - Height: 100' / 30.5 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 45 mph / 72.4 kph
 - Length: 3600' / 1097.3 m
 - Company: Traver Engineering, Thomas Prior, Fredrick Church
 - Debut: 1925
 - Closure: 1969
 - Removal: 4/1974
 - Cause of Removal:

Cyclone [New Pleasureland Southport] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 60' / 18m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 42 mph / 67 kph
 - Length: 2500' / 762m
 - Company: Charles Paige
 - Debut: March 26, 1937
 - Closure: September 5, 2006
 - Removal: 2006
 - Cause of Removal: Closure of park

Cyclone [Rock Springs Park, Chester, WV] -
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 - Type: Wood, L-shaped Out & Back
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 - Company: Harry C. Baker
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1970
 - Removal:
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Cyclone (AKA Sky Rocket) [Palisades Park, Fort Lee, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height:
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Joseph McKee / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 1971
 - Removal: 1972
 - Cause of Removal: Park sold out to land developers, coaster demolished

Cyclone Racer [Queens Pike, Long Beach, CA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing/Twin, Triple Out & Back
 - Height: 85' / 26m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph / 81.5 kph
 - Length: 3750' / 1143m
 - Company: Harry Traver, Fredrick Church
 - Debut: 5/30/1930
 - Closure: 9/15/1968
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Demolished due to Long Beach, CA attempt to improve city's image

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Daidarasaurus [Expoland (Suita, Osaka, Japan)] -
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 - Type: Steel
 - Height: 93' 6" / 28.5 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 45 mph / 72.4 kph
 - Length: 7677' 2" / 2340 m (Note: this is the "unofficial" length after the two tracks were combined--originally two-tracked coaster)
 - Company: Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd.
 - Debut: 1970
 - Closure: 12/9/2007
 - Removal: 2009
 - Cause of Removal: Closed when Expoland closed in 2007 (did not re-open for the parks 1 year reopening)

Deep Dip Coaster [Cumberland Park, Nashville, Tennessee, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: Rose, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1924
 - Closure: 1964
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Derby Racer [Revere Beach Park, Revere Beach, MA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing, Side-Friction
 - Height:
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 - Company: Harry Baker
 - Debut: 1937
 - Closure: 1948
 - Removal:
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Derby Racer [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing
 - Height: 66' / 20m
 - Drop:
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1909
 - Closure: 1932
 - Removal: 1932
 - Cause of Removal: Destroyed by fire

Derby Racing Coaster [Lakeside Park, Denver, CO] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Side-Friction, Racing
 - Height:
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 - Company: Frederick Ingersoll, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1911
 - Closure: 1939
 - Removal: Replaced by Cyclone
 - Cause of Removal:

Die Wildkatz [Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Williamsburg, VA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Twister
 - Height: 44' / 14m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 38mph / 61kph
 - Length: 1,509' / 460m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf
 - Debut: 1976
 - Closure: 1983
 - Removal: 1983
 - Cause of Removal: Replaced by Big Bad Wolf

Dip-the-Dips Scenic Railway [Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 33' / 10m
 - Drop:
 - Speed:
 - Length: 4,200' / 1,280m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 1908
 - Closure: 1917
 - Removal: 1917
 - Cause of Removal:

Dipper [Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Family
 - Height: 40' / 12m
 - Drop:
 - Speed:
 - Length: 1,650' / 503m
 - Company: Andy Vettel / Kennywood
 - Debut: 1948
 - Closure: 1984
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed to make way for Raging Rapids

Dipper [Jantzen Beach, Portland, OR] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 70' / 21m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 3,500' / 1,067m
 - Company: Carl Phare
 - Debut: 1928
 - Closure: 1970
 - Removal:
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Dipper [Playland Park, Seattle, WA] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 85' / 25.9 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 3400' / 1036.3 m
 - Company: Carl E. Phare
 - Debut: 5/24/1930
 - Closure: 1961
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Dips [Buckroe Beach Park, Hampton, VA] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height:
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., John A. Miller, Herbert Paul Schmeck
 - Debut: 1920
 - Closure: 1985
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Dips [West View Park, West View, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 60' / 18m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 35mph / 56kph
 - Length:
 - Company: Andy Vettel / T.M. Harton
 - Debut: 1909
 - Closure: 1928
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal:

Dips [Buckeye Lake, Buckeye Lake, OH] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: Harry C. Baker, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1922
 - Closure: 1958
 - Removal: 1966
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Dive to Atlantis [Mt Olympus Water & Theme Park] -
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 - Company: Miler
 - Debut: 2004
 - Closure: 2007
 - Removal: 2007
 - Cause of Removal:

Double Loop [Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom, Aurora, OH] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 95' / 29 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 36 mph / 57.9 kph
 - Length: 1800' / 548.6 m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1977
 - Closure: 9/16/2007
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the amusement park portion of Geauga Lake. Demolished

Double Loop [Kobe Portopialand, Chuo, Hyogo, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 93' 6" / 24.5 m
 - Drop: 85' 4" / 26 m
 - Speed: 49.7 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 2362' 2" / 720 m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf, Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
 - Debut: 3/1981
 - Closure: 3/31/2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Double Loop [Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 249' 4" / 76 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 78.3 mph / 126 kph
 - Length: 3782' 10" / 1153 m
 - Company: S&S Power, Meisho Amusement Machines
 - Debut: 7/1988
 - Closure: 2004
 - Removal:
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Drachen Fire [Busch Gardens Europe, Williamsburg, VA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 150' / 46m
 - Drop: 135' / 41m
 - Speed: 60mph / 97kph
 - Length: 3,550' / 1,082m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1992
 - Closure: July 11, 1998
 - Removal: 2002
 - Cause of Removal: Complaints of roughness, possible neck injuries

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Endicott Emerald Mine [Wild Zone Adventures, Chatham, ON, Canada] -
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 - Type: Steel, Indoor, Tivoli
 - Height: 10' 10" / 3.3 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 16.2 mph / 26.1 kph
 - Length: 197.5' / 60.2 m
 - Company: Zierer
 - Debut: ?
 - Closure: 6/30/2009
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with close of the park.

Excalibur [Frontier City] -
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 - Type: Steel, Mine Train
 - Height: 88'
 - Drop: 80'
 - Speed: 46 mph
 - Length: 2274'
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 2000
 - Closure: 2000
 - Removal: 2005
 - Cause of Removal:

ExtremeRoller [Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, MO] -
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 - Type: Steel, Stand-Up, Looping
 - Height: 70' / 21m
 - Drop: 65' / 20m
 - Speed: 50mph / 80kph
 - Length: 1,250' / 381m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1976
 - Closure: 1988
 - Removal: 1988
 - Cause of Removal: Aging problems. Replaced by Timber Wolf

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Fantasy Coaster [Nara Dreamland, Nara, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Mine Train
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 - Company: Meisho Amusement Machines
 - Debut: 1992
 - Closure: 8/31/2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Figure 8 [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood, Figure Eight
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 - Company: Charles Loof
 - Debut: 1905
 - Closure: 1919-1920
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Demolished to make space for parking

Figure Eight [Waldameer Park, Erie, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Side-Friction, Figure-Eight
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 - Company: T. M. Harton
 - Debut: 1902
 - Closure: 1937
 - Removal:
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Figure Eight [Euclid Beach, Cleveland, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Co. / Henry B. Auchy
 - Debut: 1904
 - Closure: 1909
 - Removal:
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Figure Eight Railway [Spanish City Amusement Park, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Debut: April 12, 1909
 - Closure: 1975
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Firestorm [Celebration City] -
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 - Type: Steel
 - Height: 60'
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 - Company: S&MC
 - Debut: 1999
 - Closure: 10/25/2008
 - Removal: 2008
 - Cause of Removal:

Flash (AKA Silver Flash, Pippin) [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height:
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 - Company: Miller / Baker
 - Debut: 1921
 - Closure: 1967
 - Removal: 1968
 - Cause of Removal: Park closed and replaced with shopping mall

Flashback [Six Flags Magic Mountain] -
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 - Type: Steel, Space Diver
 - Height: 86'
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 35 mph
 - Length: 1900'
 - Company: Intamin AG
 - Debut: 4/25/1992
 - Closure: 2003
 - Removal: 12/2007
 - Cause of Removal: Closed for several years, removed for future expansions.

Flip Flap Railway [Sea Lion Park, Brooklyn, NY] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing, Looping
 - Height:
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 - Company: Lina Beecher
 - Debut: 1895
 - Closure:
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Multiple injuries from 12 g-force loop

Flyer [Hunt's Pier, Wildwood, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back, Family
 - Height: 36' / 11m
 - Drop:
 - Speed:
 - Length: 1,900' / 579m
 - Company: John Allen / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1957
 - Closure: 1988
 - Removal: 1988
 - Cause of Removal:

Flyer [Canadian National Exhibition, Toronto, ON, Canada] -
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 - Type: Wood, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 62' / 18.9 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 2612' / 796.1 m
 - Company: Bill Davis, Joseph A. McKee
 - Debut: 1953
 - Closure: 1992
 - Removal:
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Flyer Comet [Whalom Park, Lunenburg, MA] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 70' / 21.3 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 35 mph / 56.3 kph
 - Length: 2640' 804.7 m
 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Vernon Keenan
 - Debut: 1940
 - Closure: 2000
 - Removal: 10/18/2006
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closing of Whalom Park.

Flying Dragon [Walled Lake Park, Walled Lake, MI] -
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 - Type: Wood, L-Shaped
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 - Company: Fred W. Pearce, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1929
 - Closure: 1968
 - Removal:
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Flying Super Saturator [Carowinds, Charlotte, NC] -
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 - Type: Steel, Suspended
 - Height: 42.4' / 12.9 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 30 mph / 48 kph
 - Length: 1087' / 331 m
 - Company: Setpoint
 - Debut: 4/1/2000
 - Closure: 2008
 - Removal: 8/2008
 - Cause of Removal: High maintenance/upkeep costs. Low capacity. Removed to make room for 2009's Carolina Cobra boomerang roller coaster.

Flying Turns [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Bobsled, Twister
 - Height:
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1934
 - Closure: 1967
 - Removal: 1968
 - Cause of Removal: Park closed and replaced with shopping mall

Flying Turns [Forest Park Highlands, St. Louis, MO] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Bobsled, Twister
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 - Company:
 - Debut: 1934
 - Closure: 1963
 - Removal: 1963
 - Cause of Removal: Fire burned coaster to the ground

Flying Turns [Euclid Beach, Cleveland, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1930
 - Closure: September 28, 1969
 - Removal: 1969
 - Cause of Removal: Euclid Beach closed down

Flying Turns [Rocky Point Park, Warwick, Rhode Island, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood, Bobsled
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc, Herbert Paul Schmeck
 - Debut: 1931
 - Closure: 1938
 - Removal:
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Fujin Raijin II [Expoland, Suita, Osaka, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Stand-up
 - Height: 141' 7" / 43 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 46.6 mph / 75 kph
 - Length: 3444' 11" / 1050 m
 - Company: Togo
 - Debut: 1992
 - Closure: 5/5/2007
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: A derailment on the Fujin Raijin II on 5/5/2007 caused the death of a women and the ride was never reopened.

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Galaxi [Myrtle Beach Pavilion] -
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 - Type: Steel, Twister
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 - Closure: 1997
 - Removal: 1997
 - Cause of Removal:

Gauntlet [Camelot Theme Park, Chorley, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, Zyklon / ZL42
 - Height: 36' 1" / 11 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 1197' 6" / 365 m
 - Company: Pinfari
 - Debut: 2001 (1999 at original location)
 - Closure: 2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal:

Gee Whizz Dip the Dips (AKA Figure-Eight) [Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA] -
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 - Company: Fredrick Ingersoll
 - Debut: 1902
 - Closure: 1921
 - Removal: 1921
 - Cause of Removal:

Giant [Winnipeg Beach, Winnipeg Beach, Manitoba, Canada] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: Arthur Jarvis, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1919
 - Closure: 10/1964
 - Removal: 1966
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Giant Coaster [Palisades Park, Fort Lee, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: Joseph McKee
 - Debut: 1949
 - Closure: September 12, 1971
 - Removal: 1972
 - Cause of Removal: Park sold out to land developers, coaster demolished

Giant Coaster [Crystal Beach Park, Ontario, Canada] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back, Side-Friction
 - Height: 60' / 18m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 42mph / 68kph
 - Length:
 - Company: T.M. Harton Co.
 - Debut: 1916
 - Closure: 9/4/1989
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Giant Coaster [Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel
 - Height: 131' 3" / 40 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 49.7 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 4698' 2" / 1432 m
 - Company: Sansei Yusoki Co., Ltd.
 - Debut: ?
 - Closure: 1998
 - Removal:
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Giant Dipper [Lick Pier, Venice, CA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Triple Out & Back, Twister
 - Height: 85' / 26m
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 - Company: Prior & Church
 - Debut: 1923
 - Closure: 1931
 - Removal:
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Giant Racer [Saltair Beach Park, Salt Lake City, UT] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 110' / 34m.
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 - Company:
 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 1957
 - Removal: 1957
 - Cause of Removal:

Giant Racer (AKA Giant Coaster) [Astroland, Brooklyn, NY] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing
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 - Length: 900' / 274m. (Each side)
 - Company: Arthur Jarvis
 - Debut: 1911
 - Closure: 1926
 - Removal: 1927
 - Cause of Removal: Replaced by Coney Island Cyclone

Gravity Pleasure Switch Back Railway [Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, United States] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Switchback
 - Height: 50' / 15m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 600' / 182m
 - Company: LaMarcus A. Thompson
 - Debut: June 13, 1884
 - Closure:
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Greased Lightnin' (AKA Tidal Wave) [California's Great America, Santa Clara, CA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle Loop
 - Height: 137' 10" / 42 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 57 mph / 91.7 kph
 - Length: 863' / 263 m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf, Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
 - Debut: 7/8/1977
 - Closure: 2002
 - Removal: In Storage at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom until 2006.
 - Cause of Removal:

Great American Scream Machine [Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 173' / 52.7 m
 - Drop: 155' / 47.2 m
 - Speed: 68 mph / 109.4 kph
 - Length: 3800' / 1158.2 m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1989
 - Closure: 7/8/2010
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Removed to make room for a "major new attraction in 2011."

Greazed Lightnin' [Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom] -
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 - Type: Steel, Launched, Shuttle-Looping
 - Height: 137'10"
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 57 mph
 - Length: 863'
 - Company:
 - Debut: 2003
 - Closure: 2009
 - Removal: 2009
 - Cause of Removal: Kentucky Kingdom closing.

Greyhound [West View Park, West View, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: Andy Vettel, T.M. Harton
 - Debut: 1909
 - Closure: 1926
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Greyhound [Lakewood Park, Atlanta, GA] -
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1915
 - Closure: 1974
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Greyhound [Celeron Park, Jamestown, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1924
 - Closure: 5/12/1959
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Greyhound was destroyed by a tornado at 7:30 in the evening just after finishing a run.

Greyhound (AKA Gee Wiz) [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 60' / 18m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 3,500' / 1067m
 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1912
 - Closure: 1964
 - Removal: 1965
 - Cause of Removal: Replaced by Jetstream

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Hayabusa [Tokyo SummerLand, Akiruno, Tokyo, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Suspended
 - Height: 137' 10" / 42 m
 - Drop: 124' 8" / 38 m
 - Speed: 60.3 mph / 97 kph
 - Length: 2559' 1" / 780 m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 7/1992
 - Closure: 8/24/2005
 - Removal: 2006?
 - Cause of Removal: An accident on the roller coaster resulted in its closure

Hercules [Dorney Park, Allentown, PA, USA] -
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 - Type:
 - Height: 95' / 29m
 - Drop: 151' / 46m
 - Speed: 65mph / 105kph
 - Length: 4,000' / 1,219m
 - Company: Dinn Corp. / Curtis Summers
 - Debut: 1989
 - Closure: September 1, 2003
 - Removal: 2004
 - Cause of Removal: Lacking ridership, replaced by Hydra in 2005

High Frolics [Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Switchback
 - Height: 75' /23m
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 - Company: Andy Vettel
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High Roller [Stratosphere Tower] -
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 - Type: Steel, Launched
 - Height: 909' / 277m from the ground, 28' / 9m from the lowest point to the highest
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 30 mph
 - Length: 865'
 - Company: Premier Rides, S&MC
 - Debut: April 29, 1996
 - Closure: December 30, 2005
 - Removal: 2006
 - Cause of Removal:

High Speed Thrill Coaster [Knoebels Amusement Park & Resort, Elysburg, PA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Family
 - Height: 18' / 5.5 m
 - Drop: 12' / 3.7 m
 - Speed:
 - Length: 200' / 61 m
 - Company: Overland Amusement Company
 - Debut: 1955
 - Closure: 2008
 - Removal: 12/2008 - 1/2009
 - Cause of Removal: Removed to make room for a new family steel coaster, Kozmo's Kurves

Humming Bird [Riverview Beach Park, Pennsville, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
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 - Company: Miller & Baker
 - Debut: 1923
 - Closure: 1967
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 - Cause of Removal: Closure of the park

Hurricane [Myrtle Beach Pavilion] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 101' 6 / 31m
 - Drop: 100' / 30m
 - Speed: 55 mph / 88kph
 - Length: 3800' / 1158m
 - Company: Custom Coasters International
 - Debut: May 6, 2000
 - Closure: September 30, 2006
 - Removal: 2007
 - Cause of Removal: Closure of park

Hurricane [Center Norte, Buenos Aires, Argentina] -
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 - Type: Steel, RC70 (looping)
 - Height: 78' 9" / 24 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 44.7 mph / 71.9 kph
 - Length: 2460' 8" / 750 m
 - Company: Pinfari
 - Debut: 2000
 - Closure: 4/8/2007
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of Centre Norte

Hurricane [Playland Park, Ocean City, MD] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: Aurel Vaszin
 - Debut: 1965 or 1968
 - Closure: 1981
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Hydra Fighter II [Wet 'n Wild Emerald Pointe, Greensboro, NC] -
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 - Type: Steel, Suspended, AquaFlyer
 - Height: 60' / 18.3 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 1164' / 354.8 m
 - Company: Caripro
 - Debut: 6/29/2001
 - Closure: 6/2003
 - Removal: 2006
 - Cause of Removal: Closed due to technical difficulties. Remaining portions of coaster sold to Hard Rock (Freestyle Music) Park for use on "Slippery When Wet".

HyperSonic XLC [Kings Dominion, Doswell, VA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Thrust Air Coaster
 - Height: 165' / 50.3 m
 - Drop: 133' / 40.5 m
 - Speed: 80 mph / 128.7 kph
 - Length: 1560' / 475.5 m
 - Company: S&S Power
 - Debut: 3/24/2001
 - Closure: 2007
 - Removal: 2008
 - Cause of Removal: High maintenance costs. Poor reliability / extended downtime.

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Jack Rabbit [Rocky Springs, Lancaster, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Terrain, Twister
 - Height: 90' / 27m
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 - Company: John Miller / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1918
 - Closure: 1927
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Jack Rabbit [Idora Park, Youngstown, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 70' / 21m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 2,200' / 671m
 - Company: Edward Vettel, TM Harton Co.
 - Debut: 1914
 - Closure: 1984
 - Removal: July 26, 2001
 - Cause of Removal: Closed along with the park in 1984. SBNO until July 26, 2001 when it was finally demolished

Jack Rabbit [Clementon Amusement Park, Clementon, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height:
 - Drop: 50' / 15m
 - Speed:
 - Length: 1380' / 421m
 - Company: John Miller, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
 - Debut: 1919
 - Closure: 2002
 - Removal: 12/3/2007
 - Cause of Removal: Abandoned in 2002. The parks new coaster, originaly called Tsunami, was called J2 in honor of the ride, and renamed Hell Cat once the Jack Rabbit was torn down.

Jack Rabbit (AKA Jack Rabbit Racer) [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1915
 - Closure: 1919
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Jack Rabbit Racer [Queens Pike, Long Beach, CA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing, Double Figure-Eight
 - Height:
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 - Company: : Fredrick Ingersoll / John Miller
 - Debut: May 1st, 1915
 - Closure: 1929
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Jester [Six Flags New Orleans, New Orleans, LA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping, Hurricane
 - Height: 79' / 24.1 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 40 mph / 64.4 kph
 - Length: 1936' / 590.1 m
 - Company: Vekoma
 - Debut: 4/13/2003
 - Closure: 8/2005
 - Removal: SBNO
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park after Hurricane Katrina

Jetstream [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back
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 - Company: John Allen / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1965
 - Closure: 1967
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Park closed and replaced with shopping mall

Jumper [West Point Park, West Point, PA] -
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 - Type: Wood, Hybrid
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 - Company: National Amusement Device Company
 - Debut: 1965
 - Closure: 1987
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

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Kiddie Bobs [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Kiddie
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 - Company: Thomas Prior / Fredrick Church / Harry Traver
 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 1934
 - Removal: 1934
 - Cause of Removal: Removed, along with Kiddie Land, in favor of Flying Bobs

Kiddie Dips [West View Park, West View, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Family
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 - Company: Andy Vettel
 - Debut: 1949
 - Closure: 1977
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Kiddy Coaster [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 14' / 4m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 750' / 229m
 - Company: Charles Paige, National Amusement Device Company
 - Debut: 1948
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King Cobra [Kings Island, Kings Mill, OH] -
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 - Type: Steel, Stand Up
 - Height: 95' / 29m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph / 81 kph
 - Length: 2219' / 676m
 - Company: Togo
 - Debut: 1984
 - Closure: 2001
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King Solomon's Mines [New Pleasureland Southport, Southport, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood, Wild Mouse
 - Height: 40' / 12.2 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 1600' / 487.7 m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 2000 (1960 at original location)
 - Closure: 9/5/2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closing of the park.

Korkkiruuvi [Särkänniemi Amusement Park, Tampere, Hame, Finland] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping, MK-1200 / Whirlwind
 - Height: 64' / 19.5 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 37.3 mph / 60 kph
 - Length: 1148' 4" / 350 m
 - Company: Vekoma
 - Debut: 5/1/1987
 - Closure: 2009
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Lasso Loop [OK Corral, Cuges-les-Pins, France] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle, Katapult
 - Height: 64' / 19.5 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 344' / 104.6 m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf, Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH
 - Debut: 1993
 - Closure: 2004
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: While it is believed to have been sold to Leon Snep, it has yet to be seen on the Dutch fair circuit.

Le Grand Huit [Walibi Rhône-Alpes] -
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 - Type: Steel, Twister
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 - Company: Pinfari
 - Debut: 1984
 - Closure: 1990 or later
 - Removal: 1990 or later
 - Cause of Removal:

Leap Frog Railway [Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Switchback
 - Height: 75' / 23m
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 - Company: Andy Vettel / Lake Erie Amusement Co.
 - Debut: 1917
 - Closure: 1933
 - Removal: 1933
 - Cause of Removal: Renovated and transformed into High Frolics

Lightning [Revere Beach Park, Revere Beach, MA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 96' / 29m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 62mph / 100kph
 - Length: 2,960' / 902m
 - Company: Harry Traver / Fredrick Church
 - Debut: July 2, 1927
 - Closure: 1933
 - Removal: 1933
 - Cause of Removal: Low ridership due to violent reputation

Lightning Bolt [MGM Grand Adventures, Las Vegas, NV] -
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 - Type: Steel, Sit Down, Family
 - Height: 69' / 21m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 1,100' / 335m (Original) 2,400' / 732m (Expansion)
 - Company: Intamin AG (Original) / Arrow (Expansion)
 - Debut: 1993
 - Closure: September 4, 2000
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Park closed to the public on 9/4/2003

Little Dipper [Chippewa Lake Park, Chippewa Lake, OH] -
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 - Type: Steel, Sit Down
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 - Company: Herschell
 - Debut:
 - Closure: 1978
 - Removal: SBNO
 - Cause of Removal: Closed along with the Chippewa Lake Park in 1978

Little Rickies Little Twister [Six Flags New England] -
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 - Type: Steel, Junior
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 - Company: Allan Herschell Company
 - Debut: 2000
 - Closure: 2000
 - Removal: 2003
 - Cause of Removal:

Loop Coaster [Kappapia, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle
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 - Company: Meisho Amusement Machines
 - Debut: 1980
 - Closure: 11/2003
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Loop-the-Loop [Young's Million-Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back, Looping
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 - Company: Edward Prescott / American Construction Co.
 - Debut: 1902
 - Closure: 1912
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Neck injuries

Loop-the-Loop [Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back, Racing, Looping
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 - Company: Edward Prescott
 - Debut: 1901
 - Closure: 1910
 - Removal: 1910
 - Cause of Removal: Neck injuries

Looping Star [Vidámpark] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looper
 - Height: 80'5"
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 47.8 mph
 - Length: 1942'3'
 - Company:
 - Debut: 2000
 - Closure: 2009 or earlier
 - Removal: 2009
 - Cause of Removal:

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Mad Mouse [Old Indiana Fun-n-Water Park] -
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 - Type: Steel
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 - Debut: 6/29/1985
 - Closure: 1994
 - Removal: 1994
 - Cause of Removal: Metal wearing away, mainly in the wheel linkages.

Mad Mouse [Lakemont Park] -
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 - Closure: 2003
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Marienkäferbahn [Freizeit-Land Geiselwind] -
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 - Type: Steel, Family, Double Figure Eight
 - Height: 26' 3"
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 22.4 mph
 - Length: 1181' 1"
 - Company: Tivoli
 - Debut: 1989
 - Closure: 2008
 - Removal: 2008
 - Cause of Removal:

Mighty Lightnin' [Rocky Glen Park, Moosic, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 55' / 17m
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 - Company: John Allen, Frank F. Hoover, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters Inc.
 - Debut: 1958
 - Closure: 1987
 - Removal: December 7, 1994
 - Cause of Removal:

Million Dollar Coaster [Rocky Glen Park, Moosic, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 96' / 29m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 4,700' / 1,433m
 - Company: Vernon Kenan / National Amusement Device Co.
 - Debut: 1945
 - Closure: 1957
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Mini-Mine Train (AKA Yahoola Hooler) [Six Flags over Georgia, Austell, GA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Sit-Down, Mine Train, Family
 - Height:
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 - Company: Arrow
 - Debut: 1967
 - Closure: 1988
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Replaced by Bugs Bunny World's Convoy (truck ride)

Montaña Rusa [Bosque Magico] -
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 - Type: Steel, Twister
 - Height: 50'
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 40 mph
 - Length: 1837'
 - Company: Schwarzcopf
 - Debut: 1993
 - Closure: 2006 or sooner
 - Removal: 2006 or later
 - Cause of Removal: The park said they were refurbishing it, it was later discovered the track was sold for scrap, and the coasters cars went up for auction.

Montaña Rusa [Parc de Montjuic, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain] -
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 - Type: Wood, Figure Eight
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 - Company: Hugo Haase
 - Debut: 1966
 - Closure: 1972
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Montaña Rusa [Coney Island Park, Havana, Cuba] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck, Frank F. Hoover
 - Debut: 1951
 - Closure: 1980s
 - Removal: 1990s
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the 1980s closure of the park.

Moonsault Scramble [Fujikyu Highlands, Shin Nishihara, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle-Looping
 - Height: 246' / 75m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 67mph / 108kph
 - Length:
 - Company: Meisho
 - Debut: June 24, 1983
 - Closure: 2000
 - Removal: 2001
 - Cause of Removal: Replaced by Dodonpa, high G forces, roughness

Mountain Flyer (AKA Mountain Wildcat) [Mountain Park, Holyoke, MA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 60' / 18m
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1929
 - Closure: 1987
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Mountain Speedway [ Crystal Palace Park, Galveston, TX] -
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 - Type: Wood, Side Friction, Figure Eight
 - Height: 65' / 19.8 m
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 - Debut: 1911
 - Closure: 1961
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Mr. Twister [Elitch Gardens, Denver, CO] -
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 - Type: Wood, Twister
 - Height: 96' 4" / 29.4 m
 - Drop: 80' / 24.4 m
 - Speed: 50 mph / 80.5 kph
 - Length: 3020' 920.5 m
 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Frank F. Hoover, John C. Allen
 - Debut: 1964
 - Closure: 10/1/1994
 - Removal: 1/25/1999
 - Cause of Removal:

Munich Autobahn [Kobe Portopialand, Chuo, Hyogo, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Bobsled
 - Height: 85' 4" / 26 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 43.5 mph / 70 kph
 - Length: 2139' 1" / 652 m
 - Company: Mack Rides
 - Debut: 4/1991
 - Closure: 3/31/2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

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New Velvet Coaster [Euclid Beach, Cleveland, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1909
 - Closure: 1965
 - Removal: 1965
 - Cause of Removal:

New York Getaway [Neo Geo World Tokoyo Bayside, Tokoyo, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Sit Down, Indoor
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 - Company: Meisho Amusement Machines
 - Debut: March 19, 1999
 - Closure: March 31, 2001
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed along with the park in 2001

Nightmare at Crack Axle Canyon [Great Escape and Splashwater Kingdom] -
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 - Type: Steel, Twiser
 - Height: 44'3
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 31.1 mph
 - Length: 1765'1
 - Company: Schwarzcopf
 - Debut: 1999
 - Closure: 2006
 - Removal: 2008 or earlier
 - Cause of Removal:

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Orient Express [Worlds of Fun, Kansas City, MO] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 117' / 36m
 - Drop: 115' / 35m
 - Speed: 50mph / 81kph
 - Length: 3,470' / 1,058m
 - Company: Arrow
 - Debut: 1980
 - Closure: 2003
 - Removal: 2003
 - Cause of Removal:

Ozark Wildcat [Celebration City, Branson, MO] -
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 - Type: Wood, Twister
 - Height: 80' 4" / 24.5 m
 - Drop: 73' 4" / 22.4 m
 - Speed: 45.2 mph / 72.7 kph
 - Length: 2613' / 796.4 m
 - Company: Great Coasters International
 - Debut: 5/1/2003
 - Closure: 10/25/2008
 - Removal: SBNO
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the Closer of Celebration City

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Pegasus [Efteling, Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 49' 3
 - Drop: 39.33
 - Speed: 34.2 mph / 55 kph
 - Length: 1615' / 493 m
 - Company: Intamin AG (sold the ride and engineered the mechanical structures), Dinn Corporation (supplier of some wooden parts), RCCA (wooden structure)
 - Debut: 7/1/1991
 - Closure: 6/19/2009
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Removed to make room for Joris en de Draak.

Pepsi-Cola Loop [Ocean Beach Amusement Park, Rhyl, Wales, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, Zyklon / ZL42
 - Height: 36' 1" / 11 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 1197' 6" / 365 m
 - Company: Pinfari
 - Debut: 1990
 - Closure: 9/2/2007
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Moved and erected at Ffrith Beach Fun Parc in 2008 but was SBNO that year before the park closed.

Pipieline Express [Boardwalk Fun Park, Grand Prairie, TX] -
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 - Type: Steel
 - Height:
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 - Company: Bailey
 - Debut: July 23, 1992
 - Closure: September 7, 1992
 - Removal: 1998
 - Cause of Removal:

Psyclone [Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, United States] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Cyclone
 - Height: 95' / 29m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph / 81 kph
 - Length:
 - Company: Dinn Corporation, Curtis D. Summers, Bolliger & Mabillard
 - Debut: March 23, 1991
 - Closure: 2006
 - Removal: 2007
 - Cause of Removal:

Python [Busch Gardens Africa] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 72' / 22m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 40 mph / 64 kph
 - Length: 1200' / 366m
 - Company: Arrow
 - Debut: July 1, 1976
 - Closure: October 31, 2006
 - Removal: 2006
 - Cause of Removal: Removed for future expansion

Python [Six Flags America] -
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 - Type: Steel, Launched, Shuttle-Looping
 - Height: 56'
 - Drop: 47'
 - Speed: 45 mph
 - Length: 635'
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1993
 - Closure: 1998
 - Removal: 2005
 - Cause of Removal: Six Flags bought the park, and put into storage.

Python Looping Coaster [Drayton Manor Park, Drayton Bassett, Staffordshire, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 36' 1
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 1197' 6
 - Company: Pinfari
 - Debut: 1984
 - Closure: 1994
 - Removal:
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Queen Bee [Center Norte, Buenos Aires, Argentina] -
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 - Type: Steel, Inverted, Queen Bee AR28
 - Height: 22' 8" / 6.9 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 13.4 mph / 21.6 kph
 - Length: 410' 1" / 125 m
 - Company: Pinfari
 - Debut: 1999
 - Closure: 4/8/2007
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of Centre Norte

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Race Thru the Clouds [Venice Lagoon, Venice, CA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back, Racing
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 - Company: Frederick Ingersoll, LaMarcus A. Thompson
 - Debut: 1913
 - Closure:
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Racer [Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing, Double Out & Back
 - Height:
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1910
 - Closure: 1926
 - Removal: 1926
 - Cause of Removal:

Racer [Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Figure-Eight, Racing
 - Height: 46' / 14m
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 - Company: Mckay Construction
 - Debut: 1910
 - Closure: 1928
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Racing Coaster (AKA Derby Racer) [Euclid Beach, Cleveland, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back, Racing, Moebius
 - Height: 62' / 19m
 - Drop: 59' / 18m
 - Speed:
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 - Company: John Miller / Fredrick Ingersoll
 - Debut: 1913
 - Closure: September 28, 1969
 - Removal: 1969
 - Cause of Removal: Euclid Beach closed down

Racing Whippet [West View Park, Pittsburgh, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Racing, Figure-Eight
 - Height:
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 - Company: Andy Vettel, T. M. Harton
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1977
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Racing Whippet [West View Park, West View, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height:
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 - Company: Edward Vettel, T. M. Harton
 - Debut: 1929
 - Closure: 1977
 - Removal: 1978
 - Cause of Removal: Coaster was the victim of arson

Raging Wolf Bobs [Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom, Aurora, OH] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 80' / 24.4 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph / 80.5 kph
 - Length: 3426' / 1044.2 m
 - Company: Dinn Corporation, Curtis D. Summers
 - Debut: 1988
 - Closure: 9/16/2007
 - Removal: Still partially SBNO.
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the amusement park portion of Geauga Lake.

Ravine Flyer [Waldameer Park] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out and Back
 - Height:
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 - Company: John A. Miller / Harry C. Baker
 - Debut: 1922
 - Closure: 1938
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Rider fell to death, park owner's wife requested the ride be removed

Rocket [Ocean View Park, Norfolk, VA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 100' / 30m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50mph / 80kph
 - Length:
 - Company: Andy Vettel / Herbert Paul Schmeck
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1976
 - Removal: 1978
 - Cause of Removal:

Roller Coaster [Riverview Park, Des Moines, IA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 65' / 20m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 2,640' / 805m
 - Company: Harry Baker, John Miller / National Amusement Device Co.
 - Debut: 1920
 - Closure: 1978
 - Removal: 1979
 - Cause of Removal: Competition of nearby Adventureland led to park's closure

Roller Coaster [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood, Switchback
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 - Company:
 - Debut: 1887
 - Closure: October 11, 1888
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: An accident

Royal Gorge Railway [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Debut: 1908
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Runaway Coaster [Funland Park, Folkestone, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood, Side Friction, Figure 8
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 - Debut: 1920s (as touring coaster) / 1997 (at Funland)
 - Closure: 4/13/2003
 - Removal: 2007
 - Cause of Removal:

Runaway Train [American Adventure Theme Park, Ilkeston, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, Powered
 - Height:
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 - Length: 900' / 274.3 m
 - Company: Interlink
 - Debut: 1987
 - Closure: 2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Rutschebanen [Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Sjælland, Denmark] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Debut: 1843
 - Closure: 1887
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Scenic Railway [Blackpool Pleasure Beach] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 40' / 12m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 35mph / 56kph
 - Length:
 - Company: Thompson / J.H. Iles
 - Debut: 1906
 - Closure: 1933
 - Removal:
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Scenic Railway [Dreamland, Margate, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood, Scenic Railway, Double Out-and-Back
 - Height: 40' / 12 m
 - Drop: 40' / 12 m
 - Speed: 35 mph / 56 kph
 - Length: 3000' / 910 m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 7/3/1920
 - Closure: 4/7/2008
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: It currently stands without operating due to a fire which destroyed approximately 25% of the ride in April 2008.

Scenic Railway [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: D. C. McCord, J. C. Biggs
 - Debut: June 24, 1906
 - Closure: 1921
 - Removal:
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Screamin' Delta Demon [Opryland USA, Nashville, TN] -
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 - Type: Steel, Bobsled
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 - Company: Intamin AG, Giovanola
 - Debut: 1984
 - Closure: 1997
 - Removal: Remained in storage at Old Indiana until 2006.
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park

Screechin' Eagle (AKA Cyclone, Thunderbolt) [LeSourdsville Lake Amusement Park, Middletown, OH] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 70' / 21.3 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 2640' / 804.7 m
 - Company: John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1940 (6/21/1928 at original location)
 - Closure: 2002
 - Removal: SBNO since 2003
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Screem Machine (AKA Jack Rabbit) [Splash Zone Water Park, Wildwood, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1919
 - Closure: 1984
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Screw Coaster [Nara Dreamland, Nara, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Corkscrew
 - Height:
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 - Speed: 55.9 mph / 90 kph
 - Length: 1253' 3" / 382 m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1979
 - Closure: 8/31/2006
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Serpent [Six Flags Astroworld] -
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 - Type: Steel, Kiddie
 - Height:
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 - Speed: 14 mph / 23 kph
 - Length: 810' / 247m
 - Company: Arrow
 - Debut: 1969
 - Closure: October 30, 2005
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closure of park

Shockwave [Six Flags Great America] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 170'
 - Drop: 155'
 - Speed: 65 mph
 - Length: 3900'
 - Company: Arrow Development
 - Debut: June 3, 1988
 - Closure: 2002
 - Removal: 2004
 - Cause of Removal: Removed for the addition of Superman - Ultimate Flight

Shooting Star [Lakeside Park, Salem, VA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 100' / 30m
 - Drop: 95' / 29m
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 - Company: John Allen / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1968
 - Closure: 1988
 - Removal: 1988
 - Cause of Removal:

Shooting Star (AKA Clipper [modified]) [Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, L-Shaped Out & Back
 - Height: 98' / 30m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 48mph / 77kph
 - Length:
 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1947
 - Closure: 1971
 - Removal: 1971
 - Cause of Removal:

Shuttle Loop [Toshimaen, Mukouyama, Tokyo, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle/Launch
 - Height: 137' 10" / 42 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 57 mph / 91.7 kph
 - Length: 863' / 263 m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf, Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH (Designer)
 - Debut: 5/2/1980
 - Closure: 2008
 - Removal:
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Sierra Tonante [Mirabilandia, Savio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 114' 10" / 35 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 62.1 mph / 100 kph
 - Length: 3280' / 1000 m
 - Company: Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH, William Cobb, Technopark
 - Debut: 1992
 - Closure: 1997
 - Removal: 2008
 - Cause of Removal: New building specifications introduced by Italian government in 2007. Too costly to modify the ride. Replaced with i-Speed.

Sky Loop [Ikoma Skyland, Ikoma, Nara, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle
 - Height: 124' 8" / 38 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 49.7 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 869' 5" / 265 m
 - Company: Senyo Kogyo Co., Ltd.
 - Debut: 6/1980
 - Closure: 2005
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Sky Rocket [Coney Island Park, Cincinnati, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: John Miller / Harry Baker
 - Debut: 1921
 - Closure: 1944
 - Removal: 1944
 - Cause of Removal:

Skyliner [Cumberland Park, Nashville, TN] -
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 - Type: Wood, Out & Back
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., John C. Allen, Frank F. Hoover
 - Debut: 1965
 - Closure: 1986
 - Removal: 1988
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Skyrocket [Meyer's Lake Park, Canton, OH] -
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 - Company: John Miller / Harry Baker
 - Debut: 1924
 - Closure: 1946
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Skyrocket [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 65' / 20m
 - Drop: 110' / 34m
 - Speed:
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 - Company: John Miller / Harry Baker, Belmont Construction Co.
 - Debut: 1923
 - Closure: 1967
 - Removal: 1968
 - Cause of Removal: Park closed and replaced with shopping mall

Skyrocket [Fairyland Park, Kansas City, MO] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: Harry C. Baker, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1923
 - Closure: 1966
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: A wind-storm brought down the back turn around section in late summer of 1966.

Skytrak [Granada Studios, Manchester, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Steel, Flying
 - Height: 50' / 15.2 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 28 mph / 45.1 kph
 - Length: 1282' / 390.8 m
 - Company: Skytrak International
 - Debut: 10/1997
 - Closure: 1998
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park. Scrapped.

Social Whirl [Spanish City Amusement Park, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Debut: 1899
 - Closure: 1910
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Speed Hound [Don Hanson's Amusement Park, Harvey's Lake, PA] -
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 - Type: Wood, Out and Back
 - Height: 65' / 19.8 m
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 - Company: Oscar Bitler, John A. Miller
 - Debut: 1931
 - Closure: 1980
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Speed-O-Plane [West View Park] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Debut: 1909
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Speed-O-Plane [Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden
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 - Company: John Miller / Fredrick Ingersoll
 - Debut: 1911
 - Closure: 1923
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Speedway [Eldridge Park, Elmira, NY] -
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 - Type: Wood, Out and Back
 - Height: 53' / 16.2 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 1900' / 597.1 m
 - Company: Oscar Bitler
 - Debut: 1937
 - Closure: 1983
 - Removal:
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Spiral [Formosa WonderWorld] -
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 - Type: Steel, Corkscrew
 - Height: 70' / 21m
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 - Speed: 50 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 1250' / 381m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1990
 - Closure: 2006 or earlier
 - Removal: 2006 or earlier
 - Cause of Removal:

Steel Stella [Clacton Pier, Essex, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood, Side Friction, Figure Eight, Hybrid (Steel Structure)
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 - Company:
 - Debut: 1930s
 - Closure: 1973
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Destroyed by fire in 1973.

Steeplechase Ride [Steeplechase Park, Brooklyn, NY] -
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 - Type: Steel, Steeplechase
 - Height:
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 - Length: 1600' / 487.7 m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 5/17/1908
 - Closure: 9/20/1964
 - Removal: A fire damaged 1 side of the outside track in 1939, that side was never rebuilt or reopened.
 - Cause of Removal:

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Tailspin [DandiLion Park, Muskegon, WI] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 75' / 22.9 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 4200' / 1280.2 m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 1950s
 - Closure: 1975
 - Removal: 1983
 - Cause of Removal: Damaged by a severe storm.

Teddy Bear [Coney Island, Cincinnati, OH] -
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 - Type: Wood, Family
 - Height:
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck
 - Debut: 1935
 - Closure: 9/6/1971
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Teddy Bear [Kennywood Park, West Mifflin, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Junior
 - Height: 26' / 8m
 - Drop: 22' / 7m
 - Speed:
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Andy Vettel / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1935
 - Closure: 1947
 - Removal: 1947
 - Cause of Removal:

Texas Cyclone [Six Flags Astroworld] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Cyclone
 - Height: 93' / 28m
 - Drop: 80' / 24m
 - Speed:
 - Length: 3180' / 969m
 - Company: William Cobb
 - Debut: June 12, 1976
 - Closure: October 30, 2005
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closure of park

Texas Tornado (AKA Cyclone) [Frontierland Family Theme Park, Morecambe, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Length: 3000' / 914.4 m
 - Company: Charles Paige, Harry G. Traver
 - Debut: 1939
 - Closure: 1999
 - Removal: 2000
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park

The Great Alonzo's Cannonball Coaster [Six Flags America, Largo, MD] -
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 - Type: Steel, Out & Back, Kiddie
 - Height: 12' / 4m
 - Drop: 6' / 2m
 - Speed:
 - Length: 150' / 46m
 - Company: Molina&Son's
 - Debut: 1993
 - Closure: 1998
 - Removal: 1998
 - Cause of Removal: Kid's area updated for 1999, replaced by new kiddie coaster, Great Chase

Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan [Cedar Point, Sandusky, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Figure-Eight
 - Height: 46' / 14m
 - Drop:
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 - Company: Frederick Ingersoll
 - Debut: 1902
 - Closure: 1909
 - Removal:
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Thriller [Euclid Beach Park, Cleveland, OH] -
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1924
 - Closure: September 28, 1969
 - Removal: 1969
 - Cause of Removal: Euclid Beach closed down

Thriller [Arnolds Park, Arnolds Park, IA] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 73' / 22.3 m
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 - Length: 2500' / 762 m
 - Company: Okoboji Coaster Company
 - Debut: 6/1/1930
 - Closure: 1948
 - Removal: 1950
 - Cause of Removal:

Thunder Eagle [Cascades d'eau de Piedmont] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 70'
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 2500'
 - Company:
 - Debut: 2003
 - Closure: 2003
 - Removal: 2010
 - Cause of Removal:

Thunderbolt [Astroland, Brooklyn, NY] -
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 - Type:
 - Height: 86' / 26m
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1925
 - Closure: 1982
 - Removal: November 17, 2000
 - Cause of Removal:

Thunderbolt [Aladdin's Kingdom, Doha, Qatar] -
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 - Type: Steel, Shuttle, Boomerang
 - Height: 116' 6"
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 47 mph / 75.6 kph
 - Length: 935' / 285 m
 - Company: Vekoma
 - Debut: 1994
 - Closure: 2004-2009
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Thunderbolt [Dreamworld, Coomera, Queensland, Australia] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 101' 8" / 31 m
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 - Speed: 45 mph / 72.4 kph
 - Length: 3960' / 1207 m
 - Company: Meisho Amusement Machines, Okamoto Co., Ltd.
 - Debut: 1982
 - Closure: 8/8/2003
 - Removal: 3/2004
 - Cause of Removal: The Thunderbolt was taken down in March of 2004. The removal was done in such a way, it is pretty clear the ride was scrapped.

Thunderbolt Express [Camden Park] -
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 - Type: Steel, Launched, Shuttle-Looping
 - Height: 56' / 17m
 - Drop: 47' / 14m
 - Speed: 45 mph / 72 kph
 - Length: 635' / 111m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1988
 - Closure: 1999
 - Removal: 2004
 - Cause of Removal: Needed repairs, park never followed through with them.

Tickler [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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 - Debut: 1908
 - Closure: 1913
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Tornado [Petticoat Junction, Panama City, FL] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 72' / 22m
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1969
 - Closure: 1984
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Tornado [Astroland, Brooklyn, NY] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Triple Out & Back
 - Height: 71' / 22m
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 - Length: 2,970' / 905m
 - Company: Frank Darling, Frank Prior, Fredrick Church, LaMarcus A. Thompson
 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 197?
 - Removal: 1978
 - Cause of Removal: Arsony

Tornado [Walibi Belgium, Wavre, Belgium] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping, MK-1200
 - Height: 75' / 22.9 m
 - Drop: 68' / 20.7 m
 - Speed: 40 mph / 64.4 kph
 - Length: 2400' / 731.5 m
 - Company: Vekoma
 - Debut: 1979
 - Closure: 2002
 - Removal: 1/2006
 - Cause of Removal:

Tornado [Wedgewood Village, Oklahoma City, OK] -
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 - Type: Wood
 - Height: 75' / 22.9 m
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., John C. Allen, Frank F. Hoover
 - Debut: 1961
 - Closure: 1969
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Triple Racing Coaster [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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 - Company: John Miller
 - Debut: 1936
 - Closure: 1946
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Twister [Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 57' / 17m
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 - Length: 1700 ft. / 518m
 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1935
 - Removal: 1937
 - Cause of Removal: Twister was heavily damaged by a flood on March 17, 1936. It was then taken down by the county in 1937.

Twister [Elitch Gardens, Denver, CO] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 100' / 30m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 55mph / 89kph
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 - Company: John Allen / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1964
 - Closure: October 1, 1994
 - Removal: 1999
 - Cause of Removal:

Twister [Coney Island Park, Cincinnati, OH] -
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 - Company: Philadelphia Tobaggan Co.
 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 1936
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Two-Face: The Flip Side [Six Flags America, Upper Marlboro, MD] -
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 - Type: Steel, Inverted Boomerang / Invertigo
 - Height: 131' 3" / 40 m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph / 80.5 kph
 - Length: 1013' 9" / 309 m
 - Company: Vekoma
 - Debut: 5/8/1999
 - Closure: 2007
 - Removal: 2008
 - Cause of Removal: SBNO during 2008 season after an incident in 2007 stranded riders for 2 hrs. May have been sold to a park in/near Sao Paulo, but the buyer requested confidentiality.

Typhoon [Santa's Village, Dundee, IL] -
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 - Type: Steel, Typhoon
 - Height: 63' / 19.2 m
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 - Speed: 45 mph / 72.4 kph
 - Length: 1775' / 541 m
 - Company: Top Fun
 - Debut: 7/27/1998
 - Closure: 2005
 - Removal: 2006
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

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Ultra Twister [Six Flags AstroWorld, Houston, TX] -
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 - Type: Steel, Pipeline
 - Height: 96' 10" / 29.5 m
 - Drop: 92' / 28 m
 - Speed: 44 mph / 70.8 kph
 - Length: 1421' / 433.1 m
 - Company: Togo
 - Debut: 1990 (1986 at original location)
 - Closure: 10/30/2005
 - Removal: In Storage
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Ultra Twister [Tokyo Dome City, Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan] -
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 - Type: Steel, Pipeline
 - Height: 118' 1" / 36 m
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 - Speed: 42.6 mph / 68.6 kph
 - Length: 1276' 3" / 389 m
 - Company: Togo
 - Debut: 1985
 - Closure: 1997
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Scrapped

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Valley Volcano [Angela Park, Drums, PA] -
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 - Type: Junior Wood, Double Out & Back
 - Height: 36' / 11 m
 - Drop:
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 - Length: 700' / 213.4 m
 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., John C. Allen
 - Debut: 1956
 - Closure: 1989
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Velvet Coaster [Riverview Park, Chicago, IL] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back, Side-Friction
 - Height: 35' / 56m
 - Drop: 10' / 3m
 - Speed:
 - Length: 4700' / 1433m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 1907
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Velvet Coaster [Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, England] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 61' / 98m
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 - Company: William Strickler
 - Debut: 1909
 - Closure: 1932
 - Removal: 1932
 - Cause of Removal: Portions retained, new sections added in transformation into Roller Coaster

Vikingar [Pleasure Beach, Blackpool] -
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 - Debut: 1979
 - Closure: 2003
 - Removal: 2005
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Villain [Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom, Aurora, OH] -
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 - Type: Wood, Hybrid (Steel) Structure
 - Height: 108' / 33 m
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 - Speed: 59 mph / 95 kph
 - Length: 3980' / 1213 m
 - Company: Custom Coasters International, Inc.
 - Debut: 5/5/200
 - Closure: 9/16/2007
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the amusement park portion of Geauga Lake. Demolished.

Viper [Six Flags Great Adventure] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping, Pipeline
 - Height: 88' 7 / 27m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 48 mph / 77 kph
 - Length: 1670' / 509m
 - Company: Togo
 - Debut: June 1, 1995
 - Closure: 2004
 - Removal: 2005
 - Cause of Removal: Removed to build the El Toro wooden roller coaster

Viper [Six Flags Astroworld] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 80' 5" / 24m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 47.8 mph / 77 kph
 - Length: 1942' 3" / 592m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf
 - Debut: 1989
 - Closure: October 30, 2005
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closure of park

Virginia Reel [Spanish City Amusement Park, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, England, UK] -
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 - Debut: 1925
 - Closure: 1950s
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Virginia Reel [Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, England, UK] -
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 - Type: Wood, Virginia Reel
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 - Company: William Strickler
 - Debut: 1922
 - Closure: 1982
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Wabash Canonball [Opryland USA, Nashville, Tennessee, USA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping
 - Height: 70' / 21m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 50 mph / 80 kph
 - Length: 1200' / 366m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1975
 - Closure: 1997
 - Removal:
 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the park

Wacky Soap Box Racers [Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Single-Rail, Quadruple Racing
 - Height: 27' / 8m
 - Drop:
 - Speed: 30 / 48m
 - Length: 1778' / 542m
 - Company: Arrow Dynamics
 - Debut: 1976
 - Closure: 1996
 - Removal: 1996
 - Cause of Removal: High maintenance costs. Replaced by Windjammer

Whizzer [California's Great America, Santa Clara, CA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Twister
 - Height: 70' / 21m
 - Drop: 64' / 20m
 - Speed: 50mph / 80kph
 - Length: 3,100' / 945m
 - Company: Schwarzkopf
 - Debut: 1976
 - Closure: 1988
 - Removal: 1988
 - Cause of Removal: Dwindling ridership. Replaced with Rip Roaring Rapids

Wild Cat [Woodside Park, Philadelphia, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 80' / 24m
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure:
 - Removal: 1955
 - Cause of Removal:

Wild Mouse [Chippewa Lake Park, Chippewa Lake, OH] -
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 - Company: Schiff
 - Debut:
 - Closure: 1978
 - Removal: SBNO
 - Cause of Removal: Closed along with the Chippewa Lake Park in 1978

Wild Mouse [Frontier City] -
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 - Debut: 1971
 - Closure: 1971
 - Removal: 1970's
 - Cause of Removal: Wood frame damaged, park ended up never building it.

Wild Mouse [State Fair of Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA] -
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Wildcat [Riverview Beach Park, Pennsville, New Jersey, USA] -
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 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1960
 - Removal: 1963
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Wildcat [Rocky Springs Park, Lancaster, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Terrain, Twister
 - Height: 90' / 27m
 - Drop: 95' / 29m
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 - Length: 2,500' / 762m
 - Company:
 - Debut: 1928
 - Closure: 1965
 - Removal: 1990-1991
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Wildcat [Lakeside Park, Salem, VA] -
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 - Company: Harry Baker
 - Debut: 1923
 - Closure: 1967
 - Removal: 1967
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Wildcat [Idora Park, Youngstown, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Figure-Eight
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 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1930
 - Closure: April 26, 1984
 - Removal: July 26, 2001
 - Cause of Removal: Structure partially burned shortly before permanent park closure

Wildcat [Hersheypark, Hershey, PA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Double Out & Back
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 - Length: 2331' / 710m
 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Co., Herbert Schmeck
 - Debut: June 16, 1923
 - Closure: September, 1945
 - Removal: 1945
 - Cause of Removal: Replaced by Comet

Wildcat [Elitch Gardens, Denver, CO] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 68' / 21m
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 - Speed: 47mph / 76kph
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 - Company: John Miller, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
 - Debut: 1936
 - Closure: October 1, 1994
 - Removal: January 21, 1999
 - Cause of Removal:

Wildcat [Coney Island Park, Cincinnati, OH] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 95' / 29m
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 - Company: John Miller / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 1964
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Wildcat [Bertrand Island, Mount Arlington, NJ] -
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 - Type: Wooden
 - Height: 80' / 24m
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 - Length: 1,200' / 366m
 - Company: Herbert Schmeck / Philadelphia Toboggan Co.
 - Debut: 1925
 - Closure: 1983
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Wildcat [Jolly Roger Amusement Park] -
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 - Company: Schwarzkopf
 - Debut: 1999
 - Closure: 2001
 - Removal: 2001
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Wildcat [Pirate's Fun Park, Salisbury, MA] -
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
 - Debut: 1922
 - Closure: 1975
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Wildcat [Joyland Park, Lexington, KY] -
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
 - Debut: 1926
 - Closure: 1964
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Windjammer Surf Racers [Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, CA] -
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 - Type: Steel, Looping, Racing
 - Height: 69' / 21m
 - Drop: 60' / 18m
 - Speed: 40mph / 64kph
 - Length: Red - 1,851' / 564m | Yellow - 1,893' / 577m
 - Company: Togo Inc.
 - Debut: March 26, 1997
 - Closure: 1999
 - Removal: July, 2001
 - Cause of Removal: Numerous design flaws. Replaced with Xcelerator

Wizard's Cavern [Casino Pier] -
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 - Debut: 19??
 - Closure: 2003
 - Removal: 2003
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XLR-8 [Six Flags Astroworld] -
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 - Type: Steel, Suspended
 - Height: 81' / 25m
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 - Speed: 34 mph / 55 kph
 - Length: 3000' / 914m
 - Company: Arrow
 - Debut: 1984
 - Closure: October 30, 2005
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 - Cause of Removal: Closure of park

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Zephyr [Pontchartrain Beach, New Orleans, LA] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Out & Back
 - Height: 68' / 21m
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 - Length: 2,300' / 701m
 - Company: Edward Vettel / National Amusement Device Co.
 - Debut: 1933
 - Closure: 1983
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 - Cause of Removal: Closed with park

Zingo [Bell's Amusement Park, Tulsa, OK] -
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 - Type: Wood
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 - Company: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., John C. Allen
 - Debut: 1968
 - Closure: 2006
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 - Cause of Removal: Closed with the closure of the park.

Zip [Oaks Park, Portland, OR] -
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 - Type: Wooden, Twister
 - Height: 68' / 21m
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 - Company: Harry Traver / Fredrick Church
 - Debut: 1927
 - Closure: 1934
 - Removal: 1934
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