Giant Dipper (Belmont Park)
| Giant Dipper | |
|---|---|
Wooden roller coaster in Belmont Park | |
| Belmont Park, San Diego, California | |
| Location | Belmont Park, San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°46′18″N 117°15′0″W / 32.77167°N 117.25000°W |
Mission Beach Roller Coaster | |
| Location | 3000 Mission Boulevard, San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°46′18″N 117°15′0″W / 32.77167°N 117.25000°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church |
| Architectural style | "Bobs"-type coaster |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000753 |
| CHISL No. | 1044 |
| SDHL No. | 90 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1978 |
| Designated NHL | February 27, 1987 |
| Designated SDHL | December 7, 1973 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 4, 1925 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church |
| Designer | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church |
| Model | Twister |
| Track layout | 8 layers laminated wood strips with 1/4"x3" wide steel rail |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Drop | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Length | 2,800 ft (850 m) |
| Speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:45 |
| Max vertical angle | 40 degrees at bottom of first drop° |
| Height restriction | 50 in (127 cm) |
| Giant Dipper at RCDB | |
The Giant Dipper, also known as the Mission Beach Roller Coaster, and historically by other names, is a historical wooden roller coaster located in Belmont Park, a small amusement park in the Mission Beach area of San Diego, California. Built-in 1925, it and its namesake at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk are the only remaining wooden roller coasters on the West Coast designed by noted roller coaster designers Frank Prior and Frederick Church, and the only one whose construction they supervised. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.