Giant Dipper

Roller coaster · Belmont Park

About this attraction

A century-old wooden coaster standing beside the ocean in San Diego, dating from 1925. It is one of only two surviving wooden coasters of its design on the US West Coast. Its restored structure carries heritage protections, including a federal historic register listing.

Good to know

Minimum height: 127 cm¹

The information and notices on site are authoritative. Source: Park website

How it feels

Lights & flashes: unknown
Loud noises: unknown
Scents: unknown
Fog & smoke: unknown
G-forces: unknown
Bumpy & spinning: unknown
Darkness: unknown
Surprises & scares: unknown
Heights: unknown
Tight spaces: unknown
Getting wet: unknown

Ratings from 0 (none) to 3 (a lot). “Unknown”: no rating yet.

Technical data

Top speed: 77km/h¹
Height: 23m²
Track length: 850m²

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Sources

Park website, added on Oct 15, 2026
Wikipedia article “Giant Dipper (Belmont Park)” by its authors, CC BY-SA 4.0, added on Oct 15, 2026, values may have been converted (e.g. units)

Data sources for this attraction

Parkonaut community (LicenseRef-Parkonaut-ToS): Contributions from the Parkonaut community
“Giant Dipper (Belmont Park)” from Wikipedia by its authors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes were made: values taken from the article and converted where needed (e.g. units).

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