WFChris Posted July 28, 2014 Posted July 28, 2014 Whichever Giant Dipper in California is older would be my oldest coaster
GoBears Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Little Dipper (Kiddieland and now Six Flags Great America) which opened in 1950.
CPSFMMCW Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 The wild one, but if you don't wanna count that since it hasn't been at the park the whole time, then the coney Island cyclone.
JJLehto Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Thunderhawk at Dorney Park. Opened 1923 and I still like the ride.
ytterbiumanalyst Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 After our recent trip, I have a new oldest coaster, Little Dipper at Six Flags Great America, built in 1950.
scottiemon Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Giant Dipper - Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - 1924, what a great ride!
yankeeman311 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Depends on how you count age for me. Â If you don't care about relocation/renovation than Wild One is my oldest from 1917. If that doesn't count for than it's Wildcat at LC for me from 1927.
jonskinny12 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 White Roller Coaster - Lagoon  Opened in 1921, part of it burned in a fire and that part was rebuilt along with a new station in 1953. Official name is just Roller Coaster but everyone calls it White Roller Coaster, even though most of it is no longer white.
laqueefa Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Definitely Giant Dipper at SCBB; Operating since 5/17/1924.
bbomser Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Coney Island Cyclone, well before any of the recent retracking. While some may hate the ride due to it's roughness, I seem to love it!
smallpox Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, 1920. Â Unless you count Wild One at SFA, which was once "Giant Coaster" at Paragon Park, originally built in 1917.
gecomet92 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 The Comet, Great Escape. It was build it 1947. But the steel supports date back to the 20's!
Genx24 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Thunderhawk at Dorney (1923) then the Coney Island Cyclone (1927).
screaminkid2005 Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Thunderhawk (1923), Giant Dipper- Belmont Park (1925), and the Coney Island Cyclone (1927)
coasterbill Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Leap the Dips! - 1902 Â What a fun little coaster.
boldikus Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 The Flyer @ Hunts Pier/ Wildwood, (built 1957, removed 1988)
RMC_Hoodie Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Flip-Flap Railway at Sea Lion Park. What a neck-snapper! Â Â In all seriousness, though, the oldest I've been on was Wildcat at Lake Compounce. It's actually pretty fun, with one or two pops of good airtime. It also seems as if putting your hands up negates some of the jerkiness on its Magnum-like bunny hops.
booink Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Comet at The Great Escape is the oldest I've been on. Dates back to 1948 (1927 if you count the infamous Crystal Beach Cyclone)
LiftThrill Posted June 12, 2015 Posted June 12, 2015 As far as I know the oldest is the kiddie credit (1992) at my home park (SFFT), but if Space Mountain or BTMR at WDW Magic Kingdom are older let me know. I wish I had ridden Roller Coaster at Lagoon when I was there, but I was afraid of how rickety it was (in my defense I wasn't a coaster enthusiast yet; in fact I hadn't ridden a roller coaster until that day). However I'm going to ride some older coasters at SFOT this weekend.
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