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Shooting Star - Coney Island (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Shooting Star (1947 to 9/6/1971)
Clipper (1937 to 1946)
Amusement Park: Coney Island (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Wood - Sit Down
Status: Defunct
Operated from 1937 to 9/6/1971
Builder: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
Designer: Herbert Paul Schmeck
Serial Number: 100
 
Inversions: 0 
History: The Shooting Star was built using the former Clipper which was never a popular ride. The lift hill and final spiral were retained. Nine hills were added and the Clipper was turned into a L-shaped out and back roller coaster that ran along the river.
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