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John Allen's Roller Coasters |
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"I know I could learn more about roller coasters from the fans who ride them. I receive many letters from fans who tell me what they like about the coasters I have designed and what they do not like. I take everyone seriously knowing they are the final judge."[Citation] |
1956
Flyer, Hunt's Ocean Pier (Wildwood, NJ): Junior Double out & back- Demolished
Roller Coaster/Valley Volcano, Angela Park (Hazelton, PA): Junior Double out & back- Demolished
Jet Flyer/Sea Dragon, Gording Zoo Park/Wyandot Lake (Columbus, OH): Junior Double out & back- Operating
1958
Comet/Jet/Jet
Star/Mighty Lightin' (different names supplied by Defunctparks.com), Rocky Glen Park (Moosic, PA): Double out & back-
Demolished
1960
Skyliner,
Roseland Park (Canandaigua, NY) currently at Lakemont Park (Altoona, PA):
Dogleg double out & back- Operating
Gold Nugget Mine Train,
Hunt's Pier/Conko's Party Pier (Wildwood, NJ): Enclosed dark ride-
Standing But Not Operating (S.B.N.O.)
1961
Tornado,
Wedgewood Village (Oklahoma City, OK), later moved to Petticoat Junction
(Panama City, FL): Double out & back- Demolished
1963
Starliner,
Miracle Strip Park (Panama City, FL): Out & back- Operating
Giant Coaster
(altered the 1917 Miller design after a fire), Paragon Park (Boston, MA):
Double out & back- Moved in 1986 to Six Flags America
where it Operates
1964
Blue Streak,
Cedar
Point (Sandusky, OH): Out & back- Operating
Mister Twister,
Elitch Gardens (Denver, CO): Twister- Demolished
1965
Jetstream,
Riverview
Park (Chicago, IL): Double out & back- Demolished
Mister Twister
(altered for the 1965 season), Elitch Gardens (Denver, CO): Twister-
Demolished
Skyliner,
Fair Park (Nashville, TN): Out & back- Demolished
1966
Swamp Fox,
Grand Strand Park/Family Kingdom (Myrtle Beach, SC): Double out &
back- Operating
1967
Cannonball,
Lake Winnepesaukah (Chattanooga, TN): Out & back- Operating
1968
Shooting Star,
Lakeside Park (Salem, VA): Dogleg out & back- Dismantled (reportedly
still in storage)
Zingo,
Bell's Amusement Park (Tulsa, OK): Out & back- Operating
1972
Racer,
King's Island (Cincinnati, OH): Racing out & back- Operating
Scooby Doo/Beastie,
King's Island (Cincinnati, OH): Junior double out & back- Operating
1973
Great American
Scream Machine, Six
Flags over Georgia (Atlanta, GA): Dogleg out & back- Operating
1975
Rebel Yell,
King's Dominion (Doswell, VA): Racing out & back- Operating
Scooby Doo/Scooby Doo
Ghoster Coaster, King's Dominion (Doswell, VA): Junior double
out & back- Operating
1976
Screamin' Eagle,
Six Flags St. Louis (formerly Six Flags over Mid-America): Dogleg out
& back- Operating
Note: The year designates the year the coaster opened, not the year it was designed.
Works used:
Cartmell, Robert. The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster (Bowling Green, OH: Amusement Park Books, Inc., 1987)
Jacques, Charles J. Jr., The Amusement Park Journal: The Roller Coasters of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Volume 6, Issue 1, 1984.
Ambrosini, Allen (ed.), Guide to Ride: A Guide to the Roller Coasters of America (Gravity Graphics/Victory Graphics, 1991).
Adam Sandy, Copyright 2001.