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’.