| Giant Skyrocket | |
|---|---|
 Giant Skyrocket at Playland Park in 1943 | |
| Playland Park | |
| Coordinates | 29°41′06″N 95°25′11″W / 29.685120°N 95.419708°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | September 5, 1941 |
| Closing date | 1963 |
| Luna Park | |
| Coordinates | 29°46′38″N 95°22′14″W / 29.777360°N 95.370619°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | June 28, 1924 |
| Closing date | ca.1932 |
| Cost | $75,000 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Lake Contrary Amusement Park |
| Designer | Audley Ingersoll |
| Height | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Drop | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Length | 6,600 ft (2,000 m) |
| Giant Skyrocket at RCDB | |
Giant Skyrocket was a wooden roller coaster designed and built by Audley Ingersoll in 1924 for the now defunct Luna Park in Houston, Texas.[1] The roller coaster was significant for a variety of reasons. It was one of the largest roller coasters ever built and was Houston's first major roller coaster. It was later relocated to Houston's Playland Park with involvement by John A. Miller and H. S. Smith before ultimately being closed in the early 1960s.
- ^ "The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 83, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 26, 1924". texashistory.unt.edu. 26 June 1924. Retrieved 2015-11-29.