OLDEST ROLLER COASTERS

WORLDS OLDEST COASTERS

This list includes all currently operating coasters (unless indicated by SBNO - Standing But Not Operating). Please note that some of these coasters have been relocated to their current location

Year	Coaster	Park and Location	Additional Information
1902	Leap The Dips	Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA	Closed in 1985, reopened in 1999
1912	Scenic Railway	Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia	Oldest continually operating coaster in the world
1914	Rutschbanen	Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark	Still has mountain scenery surrounding coaster
1915	Zippin Pippin (SBNO)	Libertyland, Memphis, Tennessee, USA	Moved to Libertyland in 1923 from another park in Memphis
1917	Wild One	Six Flags America, Largo, Maryland, USA	Originally Giant Coaster at Paragon Park, Hull, MA. Moved in 1986
1920	Jack Rabbit	Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, New York, USA
1920	Scenic Railway (SBNO)	Dreamland, Margate, Kent England	Closed in 2006. Save Dreamland campaign hoping to save
1921	Jack Rabbit	Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
1921	Roller Coaster	Lagoon, Farmington. Utah, USA
1922	Hullamvasut	Vidampark, Budapest, Hungary
1923	Big Dipper	Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England	Extended in 1936
1923	Thunderhawk	Dorney Park, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	Originally called The Coaster rebuilt in 1930
1924	Thunderbolt	Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	Rebuilt in 1968 using parts of the 1924 Pippin
1924	Giant Dipper	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, California, USA
1925	Giant Dipper	Belmont Park, San Diego, California, USA	Closed in 1976 and left derelict. Renovated and reopened in 1990
1926	Big Dipper (SBNO)	Six Flags Worlds of Adventure, Aurora, Ohio, USA
1927	Screechin Eagle (SBNO)	Lesourdsville Lake, Middletown, Ohio, USA	Relocated to park in 1938
1927	Wild Cat	Lake Compounce Theme Park, Connecticut, USA
1927	The Racer	Kennywood, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	Full rebuild of the 1910 Racer
1927	The Legend	Arnolds Park, Arnolds Park Iowa, USA
1927	The Cyclone	Astroland, Brooklyn, New York, USA	Wood on Steel
1928	Kiddie Coaster	Playland Park. Rye, New York, USA
1928	Montana Suiza	Monte Igueldo, San Sebastian, Spain	I believe this was a scenic coaster, but the track was changed to steel at a unknown date. Still has a brakeman
1929	Dragon Coaster	Playland Park. Rye, New York, USA
1929	Roller Coaster	Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, England	Relocated to park from Paris in 1932