1925 Big Dipper up for sale

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1925 Big Dipper up for sale

Postby Peet » 11 Dec 2009, 16:54

The Geauga Lake Big Dipper, built in 1925, is up for sale for $150,000 after the closure of the park in Ohio in 2007:

http://www.amusementtrader.com/category ... ipper.html

Info on the ride:
http://www.rcdb.com/236.htm

I just thought I'd mention this for interest's sake. It would be a brilliant addition to Dreamland if it could be brought over but I suppose I'm just dreaming - it probably wouldn't even fit on the Dreamland site.
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Postby Jim Douglas Jr. » 11 Dec 2009, 20:03

It's not a giant; long, but narrow.
Here are some better photos.
http://www.rcdb.com/236.htm?p=0

You can piece it together from the two overhead shots.

This was a nice park and they'd added like 4 coasters in 2000 and 2001. However, they compete with megapark Cedar Point.
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Postby Peet » 11 Jan 2011, 16:16

It looked like the Big Dipper would be saved by enthusiasts but sadly this appears to have fallen through due to lack of cooperation by the current owners:
http://www.savethebigdipper.org/
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Postby Jim Douglas Jr. » 11 Jan 2011, 19:47

Jeez.
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Postby faro » 16 Jan 2011, 00:10

what a shame they won't save it,looks like a nice coaster,reminds me a bit of the southport cyclone.another sad loss.
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Postby Jim Douglas Jr. » 17 Jan 2011, 19:02

Nothing there saying it's in immediate jeopardy. This particular sale went bad.

I don't know why Cedar Fair ever sold it in the first place. They should have relocated it to Cedar Point.
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