Zip (roller coaster)

Zip
Oaks Amusement Park
LocationOaks Amusement Park
Coordinates45°28′23″N 122°39′38″W / 45.4730°N 122.66061°W / 45.4730; -122.66061
StatusRemoved
Opening date1927 (1927)
Closing date1934 (1934)
General statistics
TypeWood
ManufacturerTraver Engineering
DesignerHarry G. Traver
Height60 ft (18 m)
Length2,500 ft (760 m)
Durationbetween 1 minute 20 seconds and 1 minute 30 seconds
TrainsSingle train with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 10 riders per train.
Zip at RCDB

Zip or Zipp was a steel-framed wooden roller coaster which operated at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon. The coaster was a more compact variant of the Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters which were built by Harry Traver of the Traver Engineering Company in the mid to late 1920s.