Loop the Loop (Coney Island)
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| Loop the Loop | |||
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| Coney Island | |||
| Coordinates | 40°34′28″N 73°58′41″W / 40.5745°N 73.978°W | ||
| Status | Removed | ||
| Opening date | 1901 | ||
| Closing date | 1910 | ||
| Replaced | Switchback Railway | ||
| Replaced by | Giant Racer | ||
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| Type | Steel | ||
| Manufacturer | Edwin Prescott | ||
| Designer | Edward A. Green | ||
| Track 1 | Track 2 | ||
| Inversions | 1 | 1 | |
| Trains | a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train. | ||
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Loop the Loop at RCDB Pictures of Loop the Loop at RCDB | |||
Loop the Loop was a dual-tracked steel roller coaster that operated on Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York, from 1901 to 1910. The coaster was one of the first looping roller coasters in North America.
Loop the Loop was the second looping roller coaster ever to be built on Coney Island and was one of a handful of early looping roller coasters built in the United States in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was designed by Edward Green and manufactured by Edwin Prescott.[1] The coaster was operated independently, and was not part of one of the cohesive amusement parks which existed on Coney Island.[2]
The coaster was built at the corner of West 10th and Surf Avenue on Coney Island, near the current location of the famous Coney Island Cyclone and at the location of the former Switchback Railway. The Loop the Loop lasted from 1901 to 1910 but was a relative commercial failure because of the low rider volume.[3] This low rider volume was partly a function of the small cars on the coaster, and partly because safety inspectors would not allow more than one car on the course at any given time,[1] nor would they allow the cars to be joined into trains.[4] The operators attempted to supplement the coaster's revenue by having an observation gallery where patrons could pay to watch others ride the roller coaster.[3] Rides on the coaster itself cost 10 cents.[1]
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