Wildcat was a Schwarzkopf wildcat model that operated at @cedarpoint from 1979 to 2011. Only 50 feet tall, the coaster still managed to reach speeds of 40MPH.

She was removed in 2011 to make way for a park redesign. Today, part of Valravn sits on the former site of Wildcat

📸 Ric Turner | c. 1991

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Only 2 more days until our newest episode drops! This is a fun one that takes us to @SFGrAdventure to look at how one of their most iconic roller coasters almost didn't happen. We can't wait for you to hear it!

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Our next big episode premieres tomorrow! We're heading to Germany to talk about how one looping roller coaster basically took down all of Arrow Dynamics in a fun filled discussion that you won't want to miss.

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The Jack N' Jill Scenic roller coaster operated at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Rochester NY. Opening in 192, she cost $45,000 USD to construct. ($712,000 USD adjusted for inflation)

The ride only operated, burning down in 1930. The park decided not to rebuild it.

📸 Seabreeze Amusement Park | c. 1925

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Only 2 days until our next episode premieres! It's a tall tale of a doomer roller coaster that somehow managed to survive several decades despite lawsuits, bad design, and significant forced redesigns.

It's also maybe one of our favorite episodes we've ever researched/recorded for you. You'll want to give this one a listen, we promise!

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Our new episode is live!

@dattmay joins us on today's episode to discuss all the things we miss about Firehawk and those wonderfully chaotic Vekoma Flying Dutchman.

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Cyclone was a wooden out-and-back coaster that operated at Excelsior Amusement Park from 1925 until the park's closure in 1973. When the ride was built, it originally cost $60,000 USD to construct. ($1.02 million USD in today's money)

Note the lack of restraints securing riders into.

📸 Getty Images | c. 1935

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Rocket is a defunct wooden roller coaster that operated at Ocean View Amusement Park in Norfolk, Virginia from 1929 until the park's closure in 1978.

The ride was originally designed by Ed Vettel with further reworking of the track and layout by Herb Schmeck.

This is one of those roller coasters you wish hadn't been lost to history.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1977

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Giant Coaster at the now defunct Paragon Park in Massachusetts. The park was open from 1905 to 1984.

Giant Coaster was relocated to @SixFlags America after the parks closure and continues to operate today as Wild One. Originally built in 1917 by John A. Miller and Herbert Schmeck, Wild One is the oldest roller coaster in the Six Flags chain.

📸 Boston Globe | c. 1984

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Bergbana was a side friction roller coaster that operated in Gröna Land in Stockholm from 1931 to 1965. The track supports were wrapped on sections of the ride to give the ride the illusion of a more permanent structure.

Would you wrap any coasters today to harken back to a time prior to the 1940s when this was fairly common practice?

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1936

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Screamin' Delta Demon was a steel bobsled coaster that operated at Opryland USA from 1984 until the park's closure in 1997.

The bobsled was one of the first Intamin bobsled coasters to be manufactured. Unlike the few remaining bobsled coasters that still operate today, Screamin' Delta Demon had small trains that could fit 3-6 people depending on configuration and size.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1990

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Screamin' Delta Demon was a steel bobsled coaster that operated at Portland USA from 1984 until the park's closure in 1997.

The bobsled was one of the first Intamin bobsled coasters to be manufactured. Unlike the few remaining bobsled coasters that still operate today, Screamin' Delta Demon had small trains that could fit 3-6 people depending on configuration and size.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1990

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Mr. Twister was the iconic wooden roller coaster that operated at #ElitchGardens from 1965 until the park moved in 1994. Designed by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Mr. Twister had a max height of 93 feet and a top speed of 50MPH.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1989

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16. Disaster Transport - @cedarpoint

This ride had everything! A fun and quirky queue. An indoor bobsled coaster that had to close when it rained. A beachfront location on the shores of Lake Erie. Why did this have to close again?

Disaster Transport is still a fan favorite today because it was unique and fun and never tried too hard. I love goofy roller coasters, and that's why DT still makes the list.

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XLR-8 was a suspended roller coaster designed by #ArrowDynamics that operated at @SixFlags #Astroworld from 1984 until the park closed in 2005. For most of its life the track/train was painted a blue and grey combo, but for its final year of operation XLR-8 had a yellow and blue color combination.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 2004

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The Dragon is a defunct #ArrowDynamics roller coaster that operated at Ocean Park in #HongKong from 1984 until 2021. You can just feel your head slamming off those OTS restraints, can't you?

This ride went through several paint jobs over the years. The best might be the absolute kaleidoscope of a paint job it received in its final years.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1990s and 2011

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A massive wooden roller coaster with 3,200+ ft of track, Sierra Tonante was a landmark of Mirabilandia Park in Italy from the time it opened in 1992 until its closure and demolition in 2007. Designed by Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 1993

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#stealth at @CAGreatAmerica is the perfect example of "right coaster, wrong time."

Opened in 2000, this #Vekoma Flying Dutchman lasted only 4 seasons at the park before closing in September 2003 to make room for the new water park.

Luckily, she still rides today, 3000 miles away - you may know her now as Nighthawk at #Carowinds.

📸 rcdb.com | c. 2000

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21. Big Bad Wolf - Busch Gardens Williamsburg

It is a travesty these suspended swinging coasters have not made a comeback yet. They're absolutely magical, and BBW was my first experience whipping up and around the banked turns.

I love Vortex at @WonderlandNews too, but this classic at @BuschGardensVA is too good not to rank it.

📸 Coastertourist.com

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22. Volcano - @KingsDominionVA

Another coaster that is near and dear to my heart. My first launch coaster that I rode in 2003. I was instantly hooked on the idea of launch starts, and still seek them out everywhere. It was heartbreaking to see this one torn down.

📸 @dattmay | c. 2008

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