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| Roller Coaster: | Skyrocket
Fireball (1959 to ?)
Blue Streak (? to 1958) |
| Amusement Park: | Riverview Park (Chicago, Illinois, USA) |
| Classification: | Roller Coaster |
| Type: | Wood - Sit Down |
| Status: | Defunct
Operated from 1923 to 1967 |
| Builder: | Belmont Construction Co. |
| Designer: | Harry C. Baker, John A. Miller |
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| Inversions: | 0 | |
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| Facts: | The Skyrocket was a major rebuild of the Blue Streak, with a total cost estimated at $175,000. It featured a first drop into a tunnel (underground, according to one source, in order to increase the drop distance without running afoul of height restrictions). |
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