Oldest Coaster You've Ridden

[Crazy_Behemoth_Lady_Jess]

Giant Dipper (built 1924) at SCBB last year.

[Cavs Fan]

Jack Rabbit at Kennywood is my oldest.

 

I also noticed that pretty much all of the ones that are really old have the word "Dip" in them.

[tiger01]

Jack Rabbit at Kennywood is my oldest.

 

I also noticed that pretty much all of the ones that are really old have the word "Dip" in them.

 

Does Dipper Count???

[andre8]

SCBB's Giant Dipper

[HowieP]

Wood category:

Comet at Hersheypark being the oldest

2nd oldest would be Blue Streak at Cedar Point

3rd oldest wooden coaster is American Eagle at Six Flags Great America

 

Steel category (UPDATED 4/3/2015):

 

Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland being the oldest

2nd oldest is Wildcat (?) at Cedar Point

3rd oldest is Galaxi at Indiana Beach

Edited April 4, 2015 by HowieP

[CHILLERLC1]

Leap the Dips - Lakemont Park.

[phantomfan93]

Blue Streak - Conneaut Lake Park

[liftsifter]

Little Dipper, Kiddie Land

[PhantomNick]

Add another one for Leap the Dips at Lakemont. Definitely pretty fun riding a living piece of roller coaster history!

[razor12]

Giant Dipper at Belmont Park

[walibi owner]

Superachtbaan Looping Star :1979

 

[davisal771]

Colossus or Revolution, not sure which is older.

[Erik Johnson]

Another one for Leap the Dips.

[mattbailey]

Nash - Mandyland.

[walibi owner]

Colossus or Revolution, not sure which is older.

 

revolution is older..

www.rcdb.com

[Jds03]

Lean the dips at Lakemount! Can't get any older than that...

[Malc]

Probably the 'Big Dipper' at Blackpool Pleasure Beach (1923). It's closed down unfortunately now .

[rcg19]

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[ahecht]

Wooden:

Wild One, Six Flags America, 1917 (actually from 1986, when it was moved and rebuilt, or 1997 when it was reprofiled).

Thunderhawk, Dorney Park, 1923 (oldest coaster i've ridden in its original location, although it's actually from 1930 when it was changed from an oval to a figure-8 and made 40% longer).

Wildcat, Lake Compounce, 1927 (oldest unmodified coaster I've ridden).

 

Steel:

Wild Chipmunk, Lakeside, 1955 (oldest steel of any type).

Matterhorn Bobsleds, Disneyland, 1959 (oldest tubular steel).

 

EDIT: Crap, I replied to this thread four years ago. Oh well.

[cal1br3tto]

Time to post an updated response to this somewhat repetitive thread. I'm taking my dates from RCDB.

 

01. Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, 1920

02. Thunderhawk, Dorney, 1923

03. Thunderbolt, Kennywood, 1924

03. Giant Dipper, SCBB, 1924

05. Racer, Kennywood, 1927

05. Wildcat, Lake Compounce, 1927

05. Coney Island Cyclone, 1927

08. Dragon Coaster, Rye Playland, 1929

09. Coaster Thrill Ride, Puyallup Fair, 1935

10. Yankee Cannonball, Canobie Lake, 1936

 

Apparently I like old wooden coasters more in appearance than anything else. Only Giant Dipper, Yankee Cannonball and Cyclone are in my top 25, though I also like Coaster Thrill Ride and Thunderbolt.

[Airtime&Gravity]

My list:

 

Jack Rabbit - Kennywood - 1920

Thunderbolt - Kennywood - 1924

Racer - Kennywood - 1927

Cyclone - Lakeside - 1940

Little Dipper - Kiddieland - 1950

Comet - Waldameer - 1951

Wild Chipmunk - Lakeside - 1955

Blue Streak - Cedar Point - 1964

Cedar Creek Mine Ride - 1969

Galaxi - Indiana Beach - 1971

 

So, prior to my vacation to Kennywood/Waldameer, the coasters I had ridden were fairly modern(relatively speaking).

[STR8FXXXINEDGE]

The oldest coaster that I've ever ridden is Leap The Dips at Lakemont Park, which has been operating since 1902.

Here I am sitting in one of the Leap The Dips cars back in 2009

[154bmag]

Giant Dipper at SCBB

[australianalex]

Scenic Railway at Luna Park Melbourne (1912) Its even operated by a brakesman! Oldest continually operating coaster in the world apparently.

[downunder]

I'll have to jump on the Leap the Dips bandwagon. I've also been on Rutschebanen at Tivoli (1914) which is old, I mean not Jeff Johnson old, but coaster old.