Wooden Roller Coaster (Playland)
Roller coaster in Vancouver
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The PNE Roller Coaster is a wooden roller coaster at Playland in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Opened in 1958, it is the oldest roller coaster in Canada. [2] The ride is 2,840 ft (870 m) long—which established it as the largest roller coaster in Canada at the time it was completed—and has a height of 75 ft (23 m) and speeds of up to 45 mph (72 km/h).[3][4] The coaster was awarded the Coaster Classic and Roller Coaster Landmark statuses by American Coaster Enthusiasts.[5][6][1]
| Wooden Roller Coaster | |
|---|---|
| |
| Playland | |
| Location | Playland |
| Coordinates | 49.28245°N 123.03524°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | 1958 |
| Cost | $200,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Designer | Carl Phare, Walker LeRoy |
| Model | Twister[1] |
Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Drop | 67 ft (20 m) |
| Length | 2,840 ft (870 m) |
| Speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train. |
| Website | Official website  |
| Wooden Roller Coaster at RCDB | |
History
In film and television
The Coaster was featured in the 2004 horror movie Riding the Bullet and was the "Bullet". It also made a brief appearance in the 1996 teenage thriller Fear.
The Coaster was also featured in Final Destination 3, and in the background of the MacGyver episode “Brainwashed”
The Coaster is featured in the 2025 music video for KiiiKiii - "Strawberry Cheesegame"
Awards
| Year | 1998 | 1999 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 22[8] | 20[9] | ||||||||
| Year | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| Ranking | 22[10] | 23[11] | – | 24[12] | 31[13] | 29[14] | 28[15] | 29[16] | 31[17] | 26[18] |
| Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Ranking | 26[19] | 34[20] | 29[21] | 30[22] | 37[23] | 30[24] | 30[25] | 39[26] | 42[27] | 32[28] |
| Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||
| Ranking | N/A | 34[29] | 29[30] | 30 (tie)[31] | 33[32] | 31[33] |