A SPECIAL CELEBRATION IS SLATED TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND, IN HONOR OF THE GIANT DIPPER ROLLERCOASTER TURNING 90 YEARS-OLD. FROM 10-11 A-M THIS SATURDAY PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO RIDE THE SANTA CRUZ BEACH BOARDWALK’S SIGNATURE RIDE FOR FREE. AFTER 11 A-M, THE FIRST 500 RIDERS WILL RECEIVE 90TH ANNIVERSARY PINS. THE GIANT DIPPER, WHICH IS THE OLDEST ROLLERCOASTER IN CALIFORNIA, HAS OPERATED CONTINUOUSLY IN THE SAME LOCATION SINCE ITS OPENING ON MAY 17TH OF 1924. THE GIANT DIPPER WAS DESIGNED BY FRANK PRIOR AND FREDERICK CHURCH, AND BUILT BY ARTHUR LOOF. THE GIANT DIPPER AND THE NEARBY LOOF CAROUSEL HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED AS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS.
