giant giant historic wooden roller coaster located amusement park california took days build cost opened replaced thompson scenic railway height feet speed miles hour popular wooden roller coasters world million people ridden opening ride received awards named golden age coaster award coaster landmark award ranked annually roller coaster poll history thompson scenic railway built site longest roller coaster united_states october manager began negotiations build new ride replace price set january permit build giant granted wanted create ride thrill shaft balloon ascent parachute jump airplane cyclone ride ship storm scenic railway began demolished january room giant took months demolish construct giant actual construction giant took days ride opened public time ride incidents years people died ride received new coat paint victorian style architecture station earthquake giant completely untouched ride closed month inspected park held benefit victims earthquake ride celebrated rider years rider park celebrated rider july park gave coasters leading event riders train hit million riders received prizes giant built designed required feet lumber nails bolts construct lumber provided horsepower motor today provided concrete steel work carter fatalities death occurred months debuted september year old boy fell ride standing near end ride emergency brake applied boy fell head track crushed roller coaster train fatalities occurred modifications trains result ride experience departing station train immediately enters tunnel going drops turns tunnel train emerges base lift hill climbing feet train drops feet reaching speed miles hour train rises banked turn left riders hills lift hill followed turnaround positioned tunnel beginning ride train travels small hills situated lift hill followed turnaround riders small hills enter final brake run characteristics trains giant currently operates trains cars train riders arranged rows total riders train trains built giant opened ran trains cars time trains redesigned times changes restraint system unchanged opened trains changed colors times ride opened track wooden track approximately feet length height lift approximately feet track colored red white supports built feet lumber track inspected hours legacy early 1970s giant classic roller coaster vancouver british_columbia san_diego california church rides operate dragon coaster park park roller coasters operating ace calls golden age roller coasters oldest roller coaster california ride oldest roller coasters world reception giant roller coasters existence opened people concerned safety ride local newspaper insisted virtually impossible cars leave track makeup trains track incidents happened ride related integrity track trains people giant icon crown jewel nation exciting roller coasters considered signature ride park giant referred song big album golden age band ride appeared television commercials movies including lost boys sudden impact sting awards february recognized giant awarded american coaster enthusiasts golden age coaster award june 1920s considered golden age roller coaster construction award recognizes roller coasters remain today roller coasters receive designation giant awarded ace coaster landmark award 100th anniversary won award innovative track design unusual curved station oldest operating coasters world remaining examples work rankings
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