Big Dipper
Wood Out-and-Back at Camden Park, Huntington, West Virginia. Opened 1958.
- Height
- 50 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- n/a
- Length
- n/a
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 1 min 40 s
- Designer
- National Amusement Device Company
Big Dipper is a wooden roller coaster at Camden Park in Huntington, West Virginia. The National Amusement Device Company built it, and it opened in 1958. It is the largest and oldest roller coaster in West Virginia.
History
Park owner John Boylin wanted to replace the park's earlier side-friction wooden coaster, which had stood on the site since about 1912 and closed in 1957. The Big Dipper opened the following year. On May 12, 2019, American Coaster Enthusiasts named it a Coaster Landmark.
A chain lift climbs 50 feet, and the course passes through a tunnel. A single three-car train seats 18 riders, and a ride lasts about 1 minute 40 seconds.
Sources
- rcdb.com/315.htm (RCDB: Big Dipper at Camden Park, operating; National Amusement Device Company; wood; height 50 ft; 0 inversions; duration 1:40; chain lift, tunnel; one 3-car train, 18 riders.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dipper_(Camden_Park) (Opened 1958; National Amusement Devices; 50 ft lift; 1:40; replaced the side friction Roller Coaster closed in 1957; ACE Coaster Landmark May 12, 2019; largest and oldest coaster in West Virginia.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camden_Park_(amusement_park) (Original wooden coaster built about 1912, demolished 1957; Big Dipper 1958.)
- camdenpark.com/rides-attractions/main-rides (Park ride list includes Big Dipper.)
Numbers are from the ride's manufacturer and park where published; "n/a" means we have not confirmed that number yet. Spotted an error? Tell us.