Jack Rabbit (Seabreeze)
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| Location | Seabreeze Amusement Park |
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| Coordinates | 43°13′54″N 77°32′36″W / 43.231552°N 77.543231°WCoordinates: 43°13′54″N 77°32′36″W / 43.231552°N 77.543231°W |
| Status | Open to people 36"-48" with adult, 48"+ allowed to ride alone. |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Cost | $18,000,000 |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Harry C. Baker |
| Designer | John A. Miller |
| Model | Wooden thrill coaster |
| Track layout | Terrain, Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | chain |
| Height | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Drop | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Length | 2,130 ft (650 m) |
| Max speed | 50 mph (80 km/h) |
| Duration | 2:55 |
| Max vertical angle | 52° |
| Capacity | 1200 riders per hour |
| Max G force | 4.67 |
| Height restriction | 3 ft 8 in (112 cm) |
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Jack Rabbit, is an "out and back" wooden roller coaster located at Seabreeze Amusement Park in Irondequoit, New York. At its opening in 1920, it was the fastest roller coaster in the world, the Giant Dipper superseded it in 1924. It is the fourth oldest operating roller coaster in the world.[1] It's the second oldest in the USA, but the oldest, Leap-The-Dips, was closed from 1985–1999, making the Jack Rabbit the oldest continuously operating coaster in the country.[2]
It is a hard ride to learn to operate; there are several brake levers and it takes a while to learn the proper timing and sequence to accurately stop the cars at the platform.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- ^ "National Amusement Park Historic Association, World's Oldest Operating Roller Coasters". http://napha.org/nnn/LIBRARY/FactsFigures/WorldsOldestOperatingRollerCoasters/tabid/71/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
- ^ Greenberg, Peter (August 7, 2010). "Five Best Roller Coasters in the U.S.". CBS News.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5roMNnYjH. Retrieved August 7, 2010.
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