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World's Oldest Roller Coasters Operating at Same Location
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Roster of the World's Oldest Roller Coasters
1. Leap the Dips, Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA 1902
the last side-friction coaster in America
2. Scenic Railway, Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia 1912
3. Rutschebanen, Tivoli, Copenhagen, Denmark 1914
4. tie Jack Rabbit, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1920
4. tie Jack Rabbit, Seabreeze Park, Rochester, NY 1920
4. tie Scenic Railway, Dreamland, Margate, UK 1920
7. Roller Coaster, Lagoon, Farmington, UT 1921
8. Big Dipper, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK 1923
9. tie Giant Dipper, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Santa Cruz, CA 1924
9. tie Thunderhawk, Dorney Park, Allentown, PA 1924
11. Giant Dipper, Belmont Park, San Diego, CA 1925
12. tie Wildcat, Lake Compounce, Bristol, CT 1927
12. tie Cyclone, Luna Park at Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY 1927
12. tie Racer, Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA 1927
15. Kiddy Coaster, Playland, Rye, NY 1928