Giant Skyrocket
| Giant Skyrocket | |
|---|---|
Giant Skyrocket at Playland Park in 1943 | |
| Venice Park | |
| Coordinates | 29°41′06″N 95°25′11″W / 29.685120°N 95.419708°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | September 5, 1941 |
| Venice Park | |
| Coordinates | 29°46′38″N 95°22′14″W / 29.777360°N 95.370619°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | June 28, 1924 |
| Closing date | ca.1932 |
| Cost | $75,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Lake Contrary Amusement Park |
| Designer | Audley Ingersoll |
| Height | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Drop | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Length | 6,600 ft (2,000 m) |
| Giant Skyrocket at RCDB | |
Giant Skyrocket was a wooden roller coaster originally designed and built by Audley Ingersoll in 1924 for the now defunct Venice Park in Houston, Texas. It was one of the largest roller coasters built in the 1920s, and was Houston's first major roller coaster. It was later relocated to Houston's Playland Park with involvement from John A. Miller and H. S. Smith, where it operated until its closure in the early 1960s.