Zip (roller coaster)

Zip
Oaks Amusement Park
LocationOaks Amusement Park
Coordinates45°28′23″N 122°39′38″W / 45.4730°N 122.66061°W / 45.4730; -122.66061
StatusRemoved
Opening date1927 (1927)
Closing date1934 (1934)
General statistics
TypeWood
ManufacturerTraver Engineering
DesignerHarry G. Traver
Height60 ft (18 m)
Length2,500 ft (760 m)
Durationbetween 1 minute 20 seconds and 1 minute 30 seconds
TrainsSingle train with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 10 riders per train.
Zip at RCDB

Zip or Zipp[1] was a steel-framed wooden roller coaster which operated at Oaks Amusement Park in Portland, Oregon.[2] The coaster was a more compact variant of the Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters which were built by Harry Traver of the Traver Engineering Company in the mid to late 1920s.[3]

  1. ^ Zigweid, Lisa (March 28, 2011). "Zip, Oaks Park, Portland, OR". Roller Coasters of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  2. ^ Marden, Duane. "Zip  (Oaks Amusement Park)". Roller Coaster DataBase.
  3. ^ Cartmell, Robert (1987). The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster. Fairview Park, OH and Bowling Green, OH: Amusement Park Books, Inc. and Bowling Green State University Popular Press. ISBN 0879723416.