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Sign in to suggest an update →A National Historic Landmark wooden coaster on Mission Beach — the 1925 Giant Dipper still defines San Diego's oceanfront midway.
Specifications
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Ride profile
Scaled against Belmont Park's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
70 ft
Ride experience
- Out & back
- Wood
Specs from belmontpark.com
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Out-and-back layouts
Leave the station, hit a big drop, return parallel — the classic speed hill formula.
Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
Track compliance — why wood feels alive
Wood flexes; steel is stiffer — the same forces feel different on each structure.
Twister layouts
Helixes and direction changes stacked in one direction — classic wooden feel.
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- Belmont Park — official sitebelmontpark.com(opens in a new tab)
- Belmont Park on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcebelmontpark.com(opens in a new tab)
- Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters — manufacturerptcoasters.com(opens in a new tab)
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- Official POV — Licensed POVWatch on YouTube(opens in a new tab)