San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria and local leaders attended Belmont Park's centennial celebration Tuesday, honoring the park's 100 ...

It got extra attention in the late '90s, when a local radio station held a contest to see who could stay on the coaster the longest.

Since it first roared to life on July 4, 1925, the Giant Dipper roller coaster has stood as an icon of Belmont Park and Mission Beach’.

On July 4, 1925, Belmont Park opened to the public, a long-awaited and much-heralded grand opening, especially because of the gigantic roller coaster ...

The park and its famous Giant Dipper roller coaster opened on July 4, 1925 ... The Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster became a National Historic Landmark in 1987. (Courtesy of Belmont Park) ...

The Giant Dipper in Belmont — along with the park itself — has been through some good, and a lot of bad, times. But after a ...