Pipeline Express
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| Pipeline Express | |
|---|---|
| Boardwalk Fun Park | |
| Location | Boardwalk Fun Park |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | 23 July 1992 |
| Closing date | 7 September 1992 |
| Cost | $450,000 US |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | Ken Bailey |
| Designer | Ken Bailey |
| Model | Auto Sled |
| Lift/launch system | Cart return (no lift) |
| Height | 45 ft (14 m) |
| Length | 1,200 ft (370 m) |
| Speed | 15 mph (24 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:00 |
| Height restriction | 36 in (91 cm) |
| Pipeline Express at RCDB | |
Pipeline Express was a steel roller coaster that was located at Boardwalk Fun Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.
When built in 1992, it was the newest Auto Sled from Bailey Manufacturing of Cameron, Ontario. The five sleds could hold one rider each.
In September 1992, an accident on the park's roller coaster, the Pipeline Express, threw a 12-year-old girl some 35 feet (11 m) into an unused pool beneath the ride causing her to slip into a coma and suffer brain trauma.[1][2] The coaster was closed following the accident.[3] The victims parents sued the park for negligence and deceptive trade practices.[4]
The coaster never re-opened and the Pipeline Express stood silent until 1997, when it was demolished along with the rest of the park.[3][5]
References
- ^ Scott, Steve (September 10, 1992). "Park accident still unsolved Investigation of girl's fall from roller coaster continues". The Dallas Morning News (Home Final ed.). p. 31A.
- ^ "The best Christmas present'/Brain damage victim, 11, recovering after park accident". Houston Chronicle (3 STAR ed.). December 6, 1992. p. 11.
- ^ a b Pierre, Nancy St. (March 9, 1993). "Park to scrap ride on which girl hurt". The Dallas Morning News (Home Final ed.). p. 15A.
- ^ Michel, Karen Lincoln (April 17, 1993). "Parents sue amusement park Girl suffered brain damage in '92 fall from roller coaster". The Dallas Morning News (Home Final ed.). pp. 40A.
- ^ Chuang, Tamara (April 15, 1997). "GP Ford dealership still on hold". The Dallas Morning News (ARLINGTON MORNING NEWS ed.). p. 2B.