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Starliner

Wood Out-and-Back at Miracle Strip Amusement Park, Panama City Beach, Florida. Opened 1963, closed 2004.

This ride has closed. It last operated at Miracle Strip Amusement Park in 2004.

By Theme Park Spot · Last reviewed November 9, 2026

Height
70 ft
Drop
65 ft
Top speed
n/a
Length
2,640 ft
Inversions
0
Ride time
n/a
Designer
Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters

Starliner ran at Miracle Strip Amusement Park from 1963 until the park closed in 2004. It then ran at Cypress Gardens Adventure Park in Winter Haven, Florida, from 2007 to 2008, and has not operated since; plans announced in 2010 to rebuild it in Panama City Beach did not go ahead.

Starliner ran at Miracle Strip Amusement Park from 1963 until September 5, 2004. It was then moved to Cypress Gardens in Winter Haven, Florida (later the Legoland Florida site), where it operated from July 14, 2007 to November 16, 2008. After Cypress Gardens closed its rides it was taken down and stored in Tampa. In 2010 Teddy and Jenny Meeks, owners of Miracle Strip at Pier Park, bought it with partners and announced plans to rebuild it near Pier Park in Panama City Beach, but it was never rebuilt there; Miracle Strip at Pier Park closed in 2015, and RCDB lists the ride as removed.

Sources

  • rcdb.com/365.htm (Starliner at Miracle Strip: removed; Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, wood out-and-back; 2640 ft, 70 ft, 65 ft drop, 0 inversions; designer John C. Allen; serial 129; relocation history Miracle Strip then Legoland Florida site (earlier review recorded operating dates 1963 to 2004-09-05))
  • rcdb.com/3075.htm (Starliner at the Legoland Florida (Cypress Gardens) site: removed; same specs; relocation supervised by Structural Technologies, then PLHsafety from mid-2007; no later location listed (earlier review recorded 2007-07-14 to 2008-11-16))
  • rcdb.com/4752.htm (Boomers! Medford had no Starliner; its only coaster was a Zamperla family coaster.)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miracle_Strip_Amusement_Park (Starliner opened 1963 as Florida's first roller coaster; John Allen design; moved to Cypress Gardens, closed there with the park's rides in November 2008; Miracle Strip at Pier Park 2010 to 2015)
  • en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypress_Gardens_Adventure_Park (Starliner (Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters) operated at Cypress Gardens 2007 to 2008, earlier at Miracle Strip)
  • gadling.com/?p=27201 (October 4, 2010 news report: Teddy and Jenny Meeks and two partners bought Starliner, stored in Tampa since 2008, planning to rebuild it near Pier Park, Panama City Beach, by spring 2012)

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.