Drop the Dip
Defunct roller coaster in Coney Island / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the roller coaster at Luna Park named Trip to the Moon. For the dark ride at Luna Park, see A Trip to the Moon (attraction).
Drop the Dip, later known as Trip to the Moon,[1][2] was a wooden roller coaster that operated at several locations in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, in the early 20th century. The coaster is considered by some to have been the first truly high-speed roller coaster.[3]
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Drop the Dip | |
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Coney Island | |
Location | Coney Island |
Coordinates | 40.5744°N 73.9786°W / 40.5744; -73.9786 |
Status | Removed |
Opening date | June 6, 1907 (1907-06-06) |
Closing date | In the 1930s |
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Manufacturer | Arthur Jarvis |
Designer | Christopher Feucht, Welcome Mosley |
Height | 60 ft (18 m) |
Duration | 1 minute 30 seconds |
Trains | a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train. |
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