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Wood
Rank | Opened | Name | Amusement Park | Location | Designer/Builder |
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1st | 1902 | Leap The Dips | Lakemont Park | Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA | Edward Joy Morris |
2nd | 1912 | Scenic Railway | Luna Park Melbourne | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Unknown |
3rd | 1914 | Rutschebanen | Tivoli Gardens | Copenhagen, Sjælland, Denmark | LaMarcus A. Thomson |
4th | 1917 | Wild One* | Six Flags America | Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA | John A. Miller |
5th | 1920 | Jack Rabbit | Kennywood | West Mufflin, Pennsylvania, USA | Charlie Mach, John A. Miller |
Jack Rabbit | Seabreeze | Rochester, New York, USA | Harry C. Baker, John A. Miller | ||
Scenic Railway | Dreamland | Margate, Kent, UK | LaMarcus A. Thomson | ||
6th | 1921 | Roller Coaster | Lagoon | Farmington, Utah, USA | John A. Miller |
7th | 1922 | Hullámvasút | Vidampark | Budapest, Pest, Hungary | Irvine Dragon |
8th | 1923 | Big Dipper | Pleasure Beach Blackpool | Blackpool, England, UK | William Strickler, John A. Miller |
Thunderhawk | Dorney Park | Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck | ||
9th | 1924 | Giant Dipper | Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk | Santa Cruz, California, USA | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church, Arthur Looff |
Thunderbolt | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsykvania, USA | Andy Vettel | ||
10th | 1925 | Giant Dipper | Belmont Park | San Diego, California, USA | Frank Prior, Fredrick Church |
11th | 1927 | Cyclone | Astroland | Brooklyn, New York, USA | Harry C. Baker, Vernon Keenan |
Racer | Kennywood | West Mufflin, Pennsylvania, USA | Charlie Mach, John A. Miller | ||
Wildcat | Lake Compunce | Bristol, Connecticut, USA | Charlie Dinn, Curtis D. Summers, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc., Herbert Paul Schmeck | ||
12th | 1929 | Dragon Coaster (Rye Playland) | Playland Amusement Park | Rye, New York, USA | Frederick Church |
12th | 1930 | Legend | Arnolds Park | Arnolds Park, Iowa, USA | Outdoor Amusement Enterprise, Inc., John A. Miller |
13th | 1941 | Thunderbolt | Six Flags New England | Agawam, Massachusetts, USA |
*Wild One originally operated as Giant Coaster at Paragon Park in Massachusetts, USA. It was moved to Six Flags America in 1986 and was restored to its original condition.
Steel
Rank | Opened | Name | Amusement Park | Location | Designer/Builder |
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1st | 1928 | Montaña Suiza | Parque de Atracciones Monte Igueldo | San Sebastián, Guipuzcoa, Spain | Heidrich |
2nd | 1930 | Rodelbaan | De Waarbeek | Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands | In-House |
3rd | 1950 | Little Dipper | Conneaut Lake Park | Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA | Allan Herschell Company |
4th | 1952 | Little Dipper | Memphis Kiddie Park | Cleveland, Ohio, USA | Allan Herschell Company |
Little Dipper | Quassy Amusement Park | Middlebury, Connecticut, USA | Allan Herschell Comapny | ||
4th | 1953 | Roller Coaster | Hanayashiki Amusement Park | Asakusa, Taito, Tokyo, Japan | TOGO |
5th | 1955 | Wild Chipmunk | Lakeside Amusement Park | Denver, Colorado, USA | Miller Manufacturing |