gerstlaueringvar Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 Looks like a fun ride, especially it's a boardwalk woodie!
SkiDude02 Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 That's a cool boardwalk coaster. It kinda reminds me of bits and pieces of the old Raging Wolf Bobs and Big Dipper from Geauga Lake (RIP).
Nrthwnd Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 It reminds me of Playland's Coaster, if Coaster were stretched out a few blocks more, lol.
FreeFaller Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 The beautifulness of California combined with a rollie = AWESOMNESS?!
coreysaysyo Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 For real, that looks like it would be a classic, maybe we should have stopped by and rode it this past trip to cali :/
netdvn Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 The ride pacing looks fantastic on this ride. Most coasters slow down as they near the brakes, but this coaster picks up speed quickly.
Mrlittle Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) This coaster reminds me of the Belmont Giant Dipper which I have been on. Also, what a perfect day to film a coaster. Edited October 21, 2013 by Mrlittle
gisco Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 I had a blast when we had like 2 hours of ERT on it a few years ago.
DougMJr Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 Never got on this one, but rode it's relative at Belmont Park!
rdngmikey Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 I was able to go on this last month. It was a lot of fun albeit a bit rough and shaky, though not nearly as bad as some others that I have been on. It was overcast and rained a few times during the day, I wanted to go on this in the rain, but every time I came out of the tunnel heading for the lift hill it would stop raining. Oh well, at least I got a picture of it in the rain.
Musketeer Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 I am usually up in San Jose about once a month in the spring time and I always love stopping by the Boardwalk on my way back down. I love the Giant Dipper. Great ride, great scenery, it's just perfect California!
XYZ Posted October 21, 2013 Posted October 21, 2013 It's a nice coaster, though I really haven't noticed much airtime on it despite going on it dozens of times. I like it more for its old school feel to it.
robbalvey Posted October 22, 2013 Author Posted October 22, 2013 Less than 10 comments left to go until we give away a Bag-O-Crap!
gerstlaueringvar Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 How could it be one of the roughest coaster in the world? It looks like a fun coaster, I am planning to ride it because I love coasters with a long history.
XYZ Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 How could it be one of the roughest coaster in the world? It looks like a fun coaster, I am planning to ride it because I love coasters with a long history. Giant Dipper is very smooth for a wooden coaster, especially with the recent re-tracking that they did. It's nice to see SCBB taking good care of this ride.
rcdude Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Giant Dipper is probably my favorite classic woodie as while it isn't the most intense ride it is really fun and very smooth for its age, plus it has a great setting right on the beach. Definitely a must ride on a Northern California trip.
gerstlaueringvar Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 How could it be one of the roughest coaster in the world? It looks like a fun coaster, I am planning to ride it because I love coasters with a long history. Giant Dipper is very smooth for a wooden coaster, especially with the recent re-tracking that they did. It's nice to see SCBB taking good care of this ride. I agree with the smoothness, I just remember seeing someone posted on another thread that listed 10 roughest wooden coasters in the world, with Coney Island's Cyclone on the 1st place, and Hades360 is not on!
robbalvey Posted October 22, 2013 Author Posted October 22, 2013 Five more comments to go and we'll give away a Bag-O-Crap!
netdvn Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 How does this ride compare to the Belmont Park Dipper? From the POVs, Belmont's has the more interesting layout with bigger hills and crazier turns, but doesn't keep up with the pacing of the Santa Cruz version.
Willhlikeschicken Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 Dark portions always make a ride more fun in my opinion, and this ride doesn't seem to be an exception! Most of my favorite rides honestly have at least a few seconds in complete darkness!
rctneil Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) Loved this in 2009! The backstage tour where we could sit underneath the track as it passed over was incredible. It had nice pacing and I liked the drop out of the station (if it was this ride!) Here's a photo of the bottom of the train as it raced above us! Edited October 22, 2013 by rctneil
Oryp Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 One of the rides I've always seen on TV and heard about since I was a kid. Still haven't gotten in a west-coast trip to ride it. Hopefully soon!
SingleRiderCam Posted October 22, 2013 Posted October 22, 2013 I really like the Giant Dipper. This ride is smooth, and I only rode in the back. It has good lateral forces but I only felt one spot of airtime. It is still greatly living up to this date.
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