Loop the Loop (Young's Pier)
Loop the Loop | ||||||
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Coordinates | 39°21′14″N 74°26′03″W / 39.3538°N 74.4342°W | |||||
Status | Removed | |||||
Opening date | 1901 | |||||
Closing date | 1912 | |||||
General Statistics | ||||||
Type | Steel | |||||
Manufacturer | Edwin Prescott | |||||
Designer | Edward A. Green | |||||
Inversions | 1 | 1 | ||||
Loop the Loop at RCDB Pictures of Loop the Loop at RCDB |
Loop the Loop (occasionally referred to as the Flip Flap Railway) was a steel,
History
Loop the Loop was designed and built in 1901 by Edward A. Green and Edwin Prescott on one of Captain John L. Young's piers in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[1][2] It was the goal of Green and Prescott to create a looping coaster which would not be subject to the same extreme g-forces which plagued Lina Beecher's earlier Flip Flap Railway on Coney Island in New York.[3]
The Loop the Loop attracted considerable attention,[3] and was promoted in a number of ways by John L. Young, the owner of the pier. For example, Young commissioned a photograph contest which offered a $40 prize for the best photograph of the new coaster (as well as numerous lesser prizes).[4] Toy replicas were also made of the coaster.[5]
Ride experience
Like its sister coaster in Coney Island,[6] Loop the Loop was a racing coaster with parallel tracks which each progressed through a single vertical loop.[7] Another common factor was that both coasters incorporated an oval loop to reduce the g-forces produced by the earlier Coney Island Flip Flap Railway which utilized a circular loop. Despite the design improvements and substantial improvement in g-forces, however, the ride was reported to be unpleasant.[7] This, paired with the ride's low capacity (only four individuals could ride the coaster every five minutes), meant that the Loop the Loop at Atlantic City was ultimately a failure.[3]
See also
- Flip Flap Railway, the first looping roller coaster built on Coney Island and the first in North America.
- Loop the Loop (Coney Island), the second looping coaster built on Coney Island which was also constructed by Edwin Prescott.
- Loop the Loop (Olentangy Park), A looping steel coaster built at Olentangy Park near Columbus, Ohio.
References
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-10.
- ^ "Worst Over at Atlantic". Morning News. Wilmington, DE. October 13, 1903. p. 3. Retrieved 2020-06-10 – via newspapers.com .
- ^ ISBN 978-0786453399. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Capt. Young's Flip-Flap Photo Contest". The Camera. 5 (10): 388. October 1901. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pleasing Gifts for "Seven Ages"". The Philadelphia Record. December 21, 1908. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Loop the Loop (Coney Island)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
- ^ ISBN 0738549045. Retrieved September 9, 2013.