Zippin Pippin @ Libertyland

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Built in 1915 at Overton Park in midtown Memphis, TN. Relocated the the fairgrounds in 1923. When Libertyland opened in 1976, it was relocated there. Designed by John Miller and Harry C. Baker. Built by the National Amusement Device Company. 2,865 ft long and 40 mph max speed.

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*** This post was edited by _-_Todd_-_ on 4/21/2002. ***

I hear its pretty darned fun. I've never heard anything especially negative about it.

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Actually, the coaster was only moved once, because the fairgrounds that it was moved to in 1923 later became Libertyland.

This coaster was also claimed to be Elvis Presley's favorite coaster. On some days, he would rent out the park just to ride this coaster.

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I understand Elvis loved the ride.

Beaten to the King, lol! I got stuck, I was gonna say something about a picture I saw of the ZP but I spaced......

maybe somebody could find the King riding if the rumors are true.

Wow, a Miller/Baker/NAD creation? Sounds like a hidden gem :)

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I was watching an E! True Hollywood Story on Elvis tonight (don't ask why) and interestingly enough, they mentioned how this was his favorite coaster, and how he would often rent out the park and ride the Zippin Pippin over and over again. Very cool...

One major thing that wasnt mentioned was the fact that it is the second oldest coaster in America. It used to be the oldest, until Leap the Dips was rebuilt. But, if you look at the height and drop height of LTD, Zippin Pippin is a HUGE step up from it!

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If Libertyland opened on May 4th, 1976, where did the Zippin Pippin operate for 52 years?

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I heard that the ZP's past is kind pf unknown. People say that the coaster was originally built in 1910 and then either moved or redesigned (depending on who you talk to), but the "real" truth is that the coaster was constructed in 1923 on the same grounds that an earlier coaster stood on, and has no relation to that ride. I have never ridden the coaster, but from the pictures I have seen, it looks like a fairly standard Miller out-and-back, very much like the coasters he built during the early twenties.

Vertigo: I think the fairgrounds where the coaster originally operated became Libertyland in 1976.

I take it no one read my post...

I don't know anything about it, but they sure keep the grass under it nicely groomed!

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When I went to Libertyland in Memphis I wasn't expecting much from a coaster built in 1923. Maybe it was Elvis' favorite coaster, but what coasters was he comparing it to at the time, and what coasters had he hidden? I was surprised to find out Elvis knew what he was talking about. This is a great coaster, one of the top classic in coasters in the country. From front seat to back seat lots of air time and alot of kick. Zippin Pippin is a gem of a coaster, well worth checking out.

Zippin Pippin operated at what is now Overton Square when it first opened until it was relocated the the fairgrounds in 1923. It operated at the fairgrounds until 1976 when Libertyland first opened where the fairgrounds used to stand/still are standing and has been operating ever since. It's pretty safe to say Zippin Pippin has been operating constantly for a very long time.

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*** This post was edited by _-_Todd_-_ on 4/22/2002. ***