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Giant Coaster - Crystal Beach (Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada)

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Roller Coaster: Giant Coaster
Amusement Park: Crystal Beach (Crystal Beach, Ontario, Canada)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Wood - Sit Down
Status: Defunct
Operated from 1916 to 9/4/1989
Builder: T. M. Harton
Categories: Side Friction
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
Cost: $30,000 USD
 
Length: 2,627 ft 
Height: 57.9 ft 
Inversions: 0 
 
History: Sold at auction in 1989 for $2500 to the members of 3 Buffalo area roller coaster organizations. They salvaged the cars and some track.  The rest was demolished and burned.
Facts: Looking at two aerial photos from different years it appears the Giant Coaster was modified sometime between 1930 and 1949.  The 1930 photo shows a "L" shaped section that is not present in the 1949 photo.
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