What's your oldest?

Belmont Park Giant Dipper - 1925

Six Flags Worlds of Adventure Big Dipper - 1926

Disneyland Matterhorn Bobsleds - 1959

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Leap the Dips- 1902

Wild One- 1917

Jackrabbit- 1921

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Leap the Dips - 1902

Wild One - 1917

Jack Rabbit - 1921

Wild One did have it's configuration changed some when it was moved. The helix was added at that time. Leap the Dips and Jack Rabbit are of course very authentic to the original design.

Chernabog...no 'Rye Playland' in your line-up?
It's a spit across the LI Sound...swim, swim! :)

(even if for the 'Whip' alone)

-M

Big Dipper-SFWoA 1926

Lakeside Cyclone-1940

Lakeside Wild Chipmunk-1955

(Original)Mr. Twister-1965

The Big Dipper at Blackpool opened in July 1923...

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Leap the Dips at Lakemont - 1902

Jack Rabbit at Kennywood - 1921

Thunderhawk at Dorney - 1923

Giant Dipper at Belmont - 1925

Also at least 3 1927's -LC's Wildcat, KW's Racer, and Arnold's Park Legend.

EDIT: Add Big Dipper at SFWoA at 1926

EDIT AGAIN: Coney Island Cyclone - How did I forget that?

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My oldest coasters are Blue Streak @ Cedar Point(1964, Cedar Creek Mine Ride(1969), and Corkscrew @ Cedar Point(1976).

yeah, thunderbolt doesnt count!

1. Jack Rabbit - Kennywood - 1921
2. Big Dipper - SFWOA - 1926
3. Racer - Kennywood - 1927
4. Blue Streak - Conneaut Lake Park - 1937

on a side note, all of these coasters are in much better shape than all of the Dinn coasters ive been on. they dont make em like they used to..... :)

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Wild One at SFA (opened in 1917 at Paragon Park)
Jack Rabbit at Clementon Lake Park (1919)
Thunderbolt at SFNE (1941)

I suppose Wild One at SFA
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Wild One (SFA) - 1917

Jackrabbit (Kennywood) - 1921

Thunderhawk (dorney) - 1923

Also of honorable mention:

Big Dipper (SFWOA) -1926
Coney Island Cyclone - 1927
Racer (kennywood) - 1927
Wildcat (LC) - 1927

7 coasters that are more than 75 years old (all of at least that age when I first rode them too)!

Add Blue Streak (CLP), Comet (Hershey), Thunderbolt (SFNE) and I have 10 that are 50 years or older.

That's a fun little stat :)

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Being an OCF (Old Coaster Fart), I've sadly ridden many older coasters that are no longer with us. My oldest are:

Scenic Coaster - Willow Grove - 1896

Leap the Dips - Lakemont - 1902

Alps Coaster - Willow Grove - 1903

Greyhound - Riverview - 1912

Racing Coaster - Euclid Beach - 1913

Wild One - SFA - 1917

Although some of those coasters were mild, there was not a bad one among them.

Mike

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Jack rabbit @ Seabreeze 1920.
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Your Park only has 1 good coaster! That's too bad!

I'm not well travelled enough to hit any of the really old ones, so mine's Blue Streak @ CP.

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Wild One at SFA
Thunderbolt at DP
Tie between Screechin' Eagle and CI Cyclone
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Jack Rabbit KW

Racer KW

Big Dipper SFWOA

Blue Streak CLP

Jack Rabbit - Kennywood (1921)

The Racer - Kennywood (1927)

Rollo Coaster - Idlewild (1938)

Screechin' Eagle - LeSourdsville Lake (1939)

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Blue Streak at Cedar Point 1964

Cedar Creek Mine Ride 1969

tie The Racers at Kings Island and the (Scooby Doo) Beastie at Kings Island both are from 1972

Leap The Dips '02

Jack Rabbit '21

Thunderhawk '23

Oldest non-coaster ride... KW's Old Mill. 1902.