The American Coaster Enthusiasts visitors to Santa Cruz represented every conceivable demographic and body type. A surprising number of them were, uh, a few decades past the optimal roller coaster ...

SANTA CRUZ — A new $6 million roller ... The turquoise and yellow Undertow replaces the Hurricane roller coaster, which raised the pulse of riders at the Boardwalk for 20 years.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- This day in 1924, the legendary Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster opened to guests at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk -- which was only 17 years old at that time.

Closing a perennially favorite ride on the Santa Cruz Boardwalk is notable enough to bring roller coaster enthusiasts from as far as Toronto. The twisted metal of the Hurricane will be packed and ...

But to much of the outside world, Santa Cruz is simply the place with the roller coaster. The Giant Dipper, the crown jewel of the Beach Boardwalk, has been ridden by generations of Californians ...

California's oldest wooden roller coaster, the Giant Dipper, turned 90 on Saturday.Since 1924, 60 million people have coasted down the half-mile red and white wooden track in Santa Cruz ...

The roller coaster should be down in the next few weeks according to Kris Reyes, community relations director at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Reyes said while a great deal of work has already ...

The wooden roller coaster is a colossal coastal icon; swing by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for a fireworks show and anniversary button. By Alysia Gray Painter • Published April 17, 2024 NNehring ...

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