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Zippin Pippin - Libertyland (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)

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Roller Coaster: Zippin Pippin (1976 to present)
Pippin (1923 to 1975)
Amusement Park: Libertyland (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Classification: Roller Coaster
Type: Wood - Sit Down
Status: Defunct
SBNO from 2006 to 1/2010
Operated from 1923 to 10/29/2005
Builder: Harry C. Baker, National Amusement Device Company
Designer: John A. Miller
Maps: Bing Maps (Satellite) · Google Maps (Satellite)
 
Length: 2,865 ft 
Height: 70 ft 
Drop: 70 ft 
Inversions: 0 
Speed: 40 mph 
Duration: 1:30 
 
Trains: Single train with 4 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 24 riders.
Restraints: Seatbelt and Single position lap bar.
Built by: Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.
 
History: The Zippin Pippin sold for $2,500 at auction to Robert Reynolds and Stephen Shutts, partners in a traveling museum called the Honky Tonk Hall of Fame & Rock-N-Roll Roadshow.
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