Thrill seekers got more than they bargained for at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk ... folks who were riding the classic roller coaster had to be evacuated near the top of the ride!!! Footage from the ...

The Santa Cruz Seaside Company, which operates the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in California, didn’t want its backup and recovery infrastructure to be a bumpy roller coaster ride. So it deployed ...

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SANTA CRUZ — People from all over California and beyond gathered at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Saturday morning to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the iconic Giant Dipper roller coaster.

On May 17, 1924, the legendary Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster opened to guests at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- This day in 1924, the legendary Giant Dipper wooden ...

Around 20 people were evacuated from the 100-year-old Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk over the weekend. The evacuation occurred after a guest experienced a medical ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The iconic Giant Dipper roller coaster turns 100 years old on Friday and to celebrate this milestone, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is promoting a "century of thrills." On ...

She’s turning 90 this weekend, and her party promises to give her guests a wild ride. There will be one hour of free stomach-lurching thrills on Saturday for anyone who wants to wish the Giant Dipper ...

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Happy 100th, Giant Dipper: The Santa Cruz roller coaster launches into its next century The wooden roller coaster is a colossal coastal icon; swing by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for a fireworks ...