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  2. Silver Beach Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    After the park was established, two of the earliest aviators, Augustus Moore Herring and Logan Archbold Vilas, used the beach to experiment with aircraft, the latter being the first person to fly across Lake Michigan when he flew from Silver Beach to Chicago. The first roller coaster, Chase through the Clouds, opened in 1905; it was replaced in ...

  3. Shivering Timbers - Wikipedia

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    Shivering Timbers. /  43.34222°N 86.27611°W  / 43.34222; -86.27611. 2 trains with 6 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 24 riders per train. Shivering Timbers is a wooden roller coaster located at Michigan's Adventure in Muskegon County, Michigan. It was developed and built by Custom Coasters International.

  4. Michigan's Adventure - Wikipedia

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    Thunderhawk was the first new roller coaster in Michigan's Adventure since 1999. In 2010, Bumper Boats were added just north of Logger's Run, after previously operating at Valleyfair. In 2011, Michigan's Adventure introduced an attraction in the water park, Beach Party, featuring the world's first giant geyser, blasting water 90 feet (27 m ...

  5. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    Ontario Beach Park Rochester: 1885–1919 Today Ontario Beach Park is a county park. It was taken by eminent domain which forced the closure of the amusement park. Playland Park Freeport: 1920s-1930s Rockaways' Playland: Rockaway Beach, Queens: 1902–1987 Roseland Park: Canandaigua: 1925–1985 Sea Lion Park: Coney Island, Brooklyn: 1895 ...

  6. Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World - Wikipedia

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    Area. 85 acres (0.34 km 2) Website. Official website. Niagara Amusement Park and Splash World [1] is an 85 acres (34 ha) amusement park in Grand Island, New York. It features a theme park, water park, and is adjacent to a KOA campground. The park is owned by STORE Capital and operated by IB Parks & Entertainment.

  7. John A. Miller - Wikipedia

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    Miller patented over 100 key roller coaster components, and is widely considered the "father of the modern high-speed roller coaster." [2] During his lifetime, he participated in the design of approximately 150 coasters [3] and was a key business partner and mentor to other well-known roller coaster designers, Harry C. Baker and John C. Allen .

  8. Silver Bullet (Knott's Berry Farm) - Wikipedia

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    Silver Bullet at RCDB. Silver Bullet is a western -themed steel inverted roller coaster designed by Bolliger & Mabillard located at Knott's Berry Farm, an amusement park in Buena Park, California. The $16 million roller coaster was announced on December 1, 2003 and opened on December 7, 2004. A first rider auction was also held where people ...

  9. Riverview Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Wooden Roller Coaster Comet 1967 Roller Coaster Silver Flash 1967 Roller Coaster Fireball 1923/1959 1967 Roller Coaster Originally this was the Blue Streak roller coaster. In 1959 first hill was modified and renamed the Fireball. The ride featured a steep drop that embarked into a tunnel. Jetstream: 1964 1967 Wooden Roller Coaster