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.

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

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’.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Since Belmont Park first opened to the public in 1925, the historic Mission Beach amusement park and its iconic wooden roller coaster have become synonymous with San ...

Since Belmont Park first opened to the public in 1925, the historic Mission Beach amusement park and its iconic wooden roller coaster have become synonymous with San Diego's beach culture.

Belmont Park’s 100-year old wooden roller coaster, The Giant Dipper, is one of only four roller coasters in the world on the ...

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Belmont Park opened in 1925 along a boardwalk. At the time it offered a wooden roller coaster and plunge pool — both still operate to this day.

The smell of cotton candy and hot dogs hangs in the air, mingling with shrieks from the Giant Dipper, Belmont’s 1925 wooden roller coaster, squawking sea gulls and salt spray.

Spreckels was also responsible for building Belmont Park, including the iconic wooden roller coaster, the Giant Dipper. “The idea behind it is that we replaced and added some rides, and they all ...