Giant Dipper (Belmont Park)
| Giant Dipper | |
|---|---|
Wooden roller coaster in Belmont Park | |
| Belmont Park, San Diego, California | |
| Location | Belmont Park, San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°46′18″N 117°15′0″W / 32.77167°N 117.25000°W |
Mission Beach Roller Coaster | |
California Historical Landmark No. 1044 | |
San Diego Historic Landmark No. 90 | |
Site in U.S. state of California Giant Dipper (Belmont Park) (San Diego County, California) Giant Dipper (Belmont Park) (California) Giant Dipper (Belmont Park) (the United States) | |
| Location | 3000 Mission Boulevard, San Diego, California |
| Coordinates | 32°46′18″N 117°15′0″W / 32.77167°N 117.25000°W |
| Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church |
| Architectural style | "Bobs"-type coaster |
| NRHP reference No. | 78000753 |
| CHISL No. | 1044 |
| SDHL No. | 90 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1978 |
| Designated NHL | February 27, 1987 |
| Designated SDHL | December 7, 1973 |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 4, 1925 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church |
| Designer | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church |
| Model | Twister |
| Track layout | 8 layers laminated wood strips with 1/4"x3" wide steel rail |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Drop | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Length | 2,800 ft (850 m) |
| Speed | 48 mph (77 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:45 |
| Max vertical angle | 40 degrees at bottom of first drop° |
| Height restriction | 50 in (127 cm) |
| Giant Dipper at RCDB | |
The Giant Dipper, also known as the Mission Beach Roller Coaster and by other previous names, is a historic wooden roller coaster located at Belmont Park in the Mission Beach area of San Diego, California, United States. Built in 1925, it is one of two remaining wooden coasters on the West Coast designed by notable coaster designers Frank Prior and Frederick Church, along with the other Giant Dipper, which opened a year earlier at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Giant Dipper at Belmont Park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, and it was later designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.