State with the richest coaster history?

Don't be a fool Moosh, that's not a coaster. ;) It's a car on wheels that's lifted up a big hill, is taken down by gravity and then completes the circuit. Oh wait... :)

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swampfoxer said:

The northwest also had some notable coasters from the 1920's & 30's. Jantzen Beach in Portland, Bitter Lake Playland in Seattle and of course the ZIP Coaster at Oaks Park in Portland looked like nothing we've seen in modern times.

I still stand firm in my previous post with PA. having the richest coaster history, but CA. was no slouch. They had some top notch woodies at one time.

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That's right, but back then there were 1500 coasters in America, even more than nowadays. Thus, the midwest and east coast had even more. When I was referring to "notable" i meant coasters which in our modern times hold a huge spot in coaster history, as of course all 1500 do not. Most of these coasters were in PA.

I agree with you in saying that the west was one of the states with the most roller coasters, but rich coaster history does not really appear there. All "Maverick" coasters (ehem... Oaks Park Zip, Giant Dipper) have their equally or even more intense counterparts in the east, especially PA. The west was not a slouch, but it wasn't exactly ground-breaking, like PA or NY

Moosh:

Simple! Because the Mfg. and the Park doesn't market it as one, Silly!

l. Pennsylvania.
2. Ohio.
3. New York.

Pennsylvania has to win the richest coaster award with more than 115 defunct parks and countless parks still operating. New York would be second with 85+ closed parks and Coney Island alone had 75+ coasters during its heyday. Ohio, with 65+ defunct parks and the current listing would be 3rd. Not a 100% on the above but based on the statistics of my research.