The Interpreter Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 http://www.cabellstandard.com/main.asp?Sec...amp;TM=72043.43 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I have a legitmate question about the Big Dipper's 50th anniversary. My grandmother is 86 years old and she rode Big Dipper when she was young. How is it that BD is only 50 years old? Anyway, this will be exciting for the park. Gonna try and make it there on the 18th, as a late birthday present to myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 The current Big Dipper was built in 1958 and designed by National Amusement Devices. Its predecessor was a mirror image of the current ride, and she could easily have ridden it many years before then. There was a predecessor wooden coaster to THAT Big Dipper, too....at one time I had a link to a picture of it on the web, but I can't locate it at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Well, that absolutely makes sense, then. I did check out rcdb.com and it lists the Big Dipper as being built in 1958. That site is usually correct. Was the predecessor also known as the Big Dipper? Or did it have a different name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XGatorHead 8904 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I have a legitmate question about the Big Dipper's 50th anniversary. My grandmother is 86 years old and she rode Big Dipper when she was young. How is it that BD is only 50 years old? (XGatorHead does math; 86 years old - 50th anniversary = grandmother was 36 when it opened, comes up with comment and posts:) Because 36 is young! At least in my mind, since I'm 35... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 The current Big Dipper's immediate predecessor was called Big Dipper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIBeast Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 That explains the confusion!~ ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 According to this article: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/life/x21029...ars-with-a-bang which the author and its editor researched for Big Dipper's 50th anniversary, the previous ride was known as The New Sensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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