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Pennsylvania Amusement Park......
This coaster was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. The coaster sits at one of my favorite abandonment shoot locations. This coaster operated from 1933 to 1995. It was damaged by fire on 9/25/1995 followed by the station and a portion of track collapsing under the weight of snow of on 1/26/1996. The roller coaster remained closed though the 1996 season while repairs and restoration were made. The roller coaster reopened on 6/20/97 after $500,000 in repairs. It then ran from 6/20/1997 to 2005. This amusement park permanently closed in in 2005 and has been deteriorating ever since.
Designer: Oscar Bitler
Type: Wood - Sit Down Coaster
Track layout: Out and Back
Length: 2300'
Height: 65'
Drop: 60'
Inversions: 0
Photo taken on: May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day
AmvoyPhotog
This coaster was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc. The coaster sits at one of my favorite abandonment shoot locations. This coaster operated from 1933 to 1995. It was damaged by fire on 9/25/1995 followed by the station and a portion of track collapsing under the weight of snow of on 1/26/1996. The roller coaster remained closed though the 1996 season while repairs and restoration were made. The roller coaster reopened on 6/20/97 after $500,000 in repairs. It then ran from 6/20/1997 to 2005. This amusement park permanently closed in in 2005 and has been deteriorating ever since.
Designer: Oscar Bitler
Type: Wood - Sit Down Coaster
Track layout: Out and Back
Length: 2300'
Height: 65'
Drop: 60'
Inversions: 0
Photo taken on: May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day
AmvoyPhotog
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William's Grove Cyclone
Thought I recognized the train.
The unique design of this coaster is that the return track is directly under the main track. It was a unique concept to save space and wood in the construction. I believe it is Bitler's only coaster and there isn't another one like it in the world. If this coaster is lost, an important piece of roller coaster history will be lost.
Another tidbit of history linked to this coaster, those 'Cyclone' trains were originally on the famous Palisades Park Cyclone giving it another good reason to be saved.
Here is a video of the coaster in action:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrwZXX…
Thought I recognized the train.
The unique design of this coaster is that the return track is directly under the main track. It was a unique concept to save space and wood in the construction. I believe it is Bitler's only coaster and there isn't another one like it in the world. If this coaster is lost, an important piece of roller coaster history will be lost.
Another tidbit of history linked to this coaster, those 'Cyclone' trains were originally on the famous Palisades Park Cyclone giving it another good reason to be saved.
Here is a video of the coaster in action:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrwZXX…