Drop the Dip
Drop the Dip, later known as Trip to the Moon, was a wooden roller coaster that operated at several locations in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, in the early 20th century. The coaster is considered by some to have been the first truly high-speed roller coaster.
| Drop the Dip | |
|---|---|
Entrance to Drop the Dip on Coney Island Bowery | |
| Coney Island | |
| Location | Coney Island |
| Coordinates | 40.5744°N 73.9786°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | June 6, 1907 |
| Closing date | In the 1930s |
| General statistics | |
| Manufacturer | Arthur Jarvis |
| Designer | Christopher Feucht, Welcome Mosley |
| Height | 60 ft (18 m) |
| Duration | 1 minute 30 seconds |
| Trains | a single car. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 4 riders per train. |
| Drop the Dip at RCDB | |
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