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Swamp Fox
Wood Figure Eight at Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Opened 1966.
- Height
- 72 ft
- Drop
- 62 ft
- Top speed
- 50 mph
- Length
- 2,400 ft
- Inversions
- 0
- Ride time
- n/a
- Designer
- Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters
Swamp Fox is a wooden roller coaster at Family Kingdom Amusement Park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It opened in 1966, when the park was called Grand Strand Amusement Park, and it is the park's oldest coaster. The park describes it as a Myrtle Beach landmark with ocean views from the track.
History
Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters built the ride to a figure-eight design by John C. Allen. After the Ammons family bought the park in 1992, the coaster was refurbished to Allen's original specifications. American Coaster Enthusiasts marked its 50th anniversary in 2016, and the city of Myrtle Beach declared it a historic structure in March 2017. Under the park's newer owners, most of the track has been replaced.
The chain lift climbs to 72 feet, followed by a 62-foot drop and a top speed of 50 mph over about 2,400 feet of track, with no inversions. Riders must be at least 52 inches tall to ride alone.
Sources
- familykingdomfun.com/thrill-rides (Wooden coaster, Myrtle Beach landmark since 1966, ocean views, 2,400 ft of all-wood track, 52 in. to ride alone.)
- rcdb.com/337.htm (Swamp Fox, operating; Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, designer John C. Allen; figure eight; 72 ft height, 62 ft drop, 2,640 ft, 50 mph, 0 inversions, chain lift.)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_Fox_(roller_coaster) (Opened 1966 at Grand Strand Amusement Park; refurbished to Allen's original specifications after the 1992 Ammons purchase; ACE 50th anniversary marker 2016; historic structure March 2017.)
- amusementtoday.com/2026/05/opening-of-family-kingdoms-new-ra... (Most of the Swamp Fox track has been replaced since the 2022 purchase.)
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