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Dips - West View Park (West View, Pennsylvania, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Dips
Amusement Park: West View Park (West View, Pennsylvania, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Wood - Sit Down
Status: Defunct
Operated from 1909 to 1977
Designer: Edward A. Vettel, T. M. Harton
Track layout: Out and Back
 
Inversions: 0 
 
Facts: Dips was originally a side-friction roller coaster and it was modified for the 1929 season into a more modern design with under-rail wheels.  It is believed it was at this time that the famous hairpin turn at the far end was added.
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