Posted Wednesday, September 22, 2010 12:32 PM | Contributed by Jeff
The Big Dipper went into operation in 1925, and was one of more than 60 coasters designed by John A. Miller, a native of Illinois, who lived from 1872 to 1941. Its original name was the Skyrocket, which was changed to the Clipper in the 1950s and the Big Dipper in 1969.
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Damn. Again I have the Starland Vocal Band's diddy going through my head.
The Advocate had another Dipper article today, but it's not really anything we didn't already know, and is mostly a catalog of memories from locals.
End of Dipper may be near, owner says
I didn't know the Big Dipper had a double dip until 1980. Was it on the first hill? And shouldn't the ride have been called the Big Double-Dipper :)
Geauga Lake Big Dipper roller coaster ran under several different names
One of which will not be released, because it wishes to remain anonymous.
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TAER it down! This is equivalent to carting the dead pope's body around the planet for weeks and weeks of viewing...Call me impatient I guess.
Vater said:
Damn. Again I have the Starland Vocal Band's diddy going through my head.
Here they told us that song was about a sandwich, but it was about a roller coaster. This is for you, Vater.
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Ron Burgundy told me it was a song about daytime lovemaking. The naughty type.
RPM said:
I didn't know the Big Dipper had a double dip until 1980. Was it on the first hill? And shouldn't the ride have been called the Big Double-Dipper :)
It was on the 4th hill, right before the turn-around. There are a couple good pictures in the Gary Kyrazi book from the 70's if anyone has a scan of it.
The hill, as it stand now (and since 1980 I guess) has a flat angled section where the double dip was. Leveled out similar to how Magic Mountains Colossus' double dip was leveled out.
CoasterDemon said:
It was on the 4th hill, right before the turn-around. There are a couple good pictures in the Gary Kyrazi book from the 70's if anyone has a scan of it.
That section of track always did seem out-of-place to me, compared to how the rest of the hills were shaped. Now it makes sense.
How do we know that this "anonymous" owner isn't a Coasterbuzz regular?
Oh the pressure is just too much... You've caught me... I bought it. ;)
And more importantly, do we care?
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Geauga Lake Big Dipper roller coaster ran under several different names
Not to mention it's most recent name: Free Firewood.
Or perhaps since it comes from a former Cedar Fair park: Free Firewood-Bird.
sws said:
Geauga Lake Big Dipper roller coaster ran under several different names
Not to mention it's most recent name: Free Firewood.
Or perhaps since it comes from a former Cedar Fair park: Free Firewood-Bird.
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sws said:
Or perhaps since it comes from a former Cedar Fair park: Free Firewood-Bird.
Nah, all relocated CF coasters have to have "hawk" in the name. How about... Firehawk? ;)
I visited Geauga Lake a couple times during the 70's, and I don't remember a double down on Blue Streak.
Then again, I doubt I knew what a 'double down' was back then.
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