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Classic Coaster
Wood Out-and-Back at Washington State Fair, Puyallup, Washington. Opened 1935.
- Height
- 55 ft
- Drop
- 52 ft
- Top speed
- 50 mph
- Length
- 2,650 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- 1 min 45 s
- Designer
- John A. Miller
Classic Coaster is a wooden roller coaster at the Washington State Fair in Puyallup, Washington. It opened in 1935 and runs during the fair's September season and its spring fair. It has also been called Roller Coaster, Coaster Thrill Ride and Giant Coaster.
The ride was designed by John A. Miller and has an out-and-back layout. RCDB lists a 55-foot chain lift, a 52-foot drop, a top speed of 50 mph, 2,650 feet of track and a ride time of 1 minute 45 seconds, with no inversions. It was first built as a side-friction coaster to use trains from the Scenic Railway at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon. In 1950 the track was updated by Walker LeRoy, and trains from the Giant Dipper at Happyland Park in Vancouver were put into service. Its three trains are named Ol' Yeller, Blaz'n Blue and Or'nry Orange.
American Coaster Enthusiasts named it an ACE Coaster Landmark in 2013.
Sources
- thefair.com/washington-state-fair/wsf-things-to-do/rides-wsf (Official: the Classic Coaster is among the fair's rides.)
- rcdb.com/257.htm (RCDB: Classic Coaster, Washington State Fair; operating since 1935; wood out-and-back; length 2650 ft, height 55 ft, drop 52 ft, speed 50 mph, 0 inversions, duration 1:45; chain lift; 3 trains; designer John A. Miller; former names Roller Coaster, Coaster Thrill Ride, Giant Coaster; built side-friction for Oaks Park Scenic Railway trains; 1950 track update by Walker LeRoy with Giant Dipper (Happyland Park) trains; train names.)
- ridewithace.com/coasters/cstr-lndmrk-classiccoaster (American Coaster Enthusiasts: Classic Coaster is an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark (September 2013).)
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