Dipper
Wood Family at Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. Opened 1948, closed 1984.
This ride has closed. It last operated at Kennywood in 1984.
- Height
- 40 ft
- Drop
- n/a
- Top speed
- n/a
- Length
- 1,650 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Andy Vettel
This coaster opened at Kennywood as Little Dipper in 1948 and was later remodeled with a taller 40-foot lift and renamed Dipper. It was removed in 1984 to make room for Raging Rapids.
Sources
- rcdb.com/1315.htm (Dipper (former name Little Dipper) at Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA: removed; wood sit-down family coaster; designer Andy Vettel; builder Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.; length 1,650 ft; height 40 ft; 0 inversions; remodeled and renamed between the 1957 and 1958 seasons, height raised to 40 ft.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kennywood (Little Dipper opened in 1948; renovated and renamed Dipper; designer Andy Vettel; removed in 1984 to make room for Raging Rapids.)
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.