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Celebrating National Roller Coaster Day with a Giant's 100th

Agosto 16, 2024 • 11:01 AM • Por Michael Costello

IAAPA News climbs the Giant Dipper with its dedicated maintenance team

The Giant Dipper shimmers on the Pacific Ocean as dusk falls upon Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Credit: Michael Costello

In celebration of National Roller Coaster Day, Funworld takes a behind the scenes look at the Giant Dipper that has stood on the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California for 100 years. Since 1924, generation after generation of boardwalk carpenters have passed their best practices of how to maintain the wooden seaside roller coaster.

The park invited Funworld to climb the Giant Dipper's structure with its dedicated maintenance team. Managing Editor Mike Costello produced and edited this mini-documentary on the skill, talent, and love that Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk has given the roller coaster for a century.

Michael is the managing editor of Funworld at IAAPA. With 20 years in the attractions industry, he has also volunteered in his free time with the National Amusement Park Historical Association. Connect with him on LinkedIn.

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