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Cyclone Racer - Queens Park (Long Beach, California, USA)
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| Roller Coaster: | Cyclone Racer |
| Amusement Park: | Queens Park (Long Beach, California, USA) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Wood - Sit Down |
| Status: | Defunct
Operated from 5/30/1930 to 9/15/1968 |
| Builder: | Harry G Traver |
| Designer: | Fredrick Church |
| Categories: | Twin |
| Cost: | $140,000 USD |
| Capacity: | 2,400 riders per hour |
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| Length: | 3,750 ft | 3,750 ft | |
| Height: | 85 ft | 85 ft | |
| Inversions: | 0 | 0 | |
| Speed: | 50 mph | 50 mph | |
| Duration: | 1:45 | 1:45 | |
| Max Vertical Angle: | 49.5° | 49.5° | |
| G-Force: | 3.6 | 3.6 | |
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| Trains: | 4 trains with 5 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train. |
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| Notes: | Some references list the Cyclone Racer's height at 110'. This figure in including the height of the pier. |
| History: | The Cyclone Racer is the only racing roller coaster ever designed by Fredrick Church. |
| Trivia: | The Cyclone Racer can been seen in the final car chase scene of the 1963 move It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World. |
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