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Red Devil

Type	Roller Coaster Track ride
Park Section	North Center East
Built	1922
Opened	1922
Closed	1937 (park closure)
Vehicle Type	Car
Inversions	0
Replaced	Scenic Coaster

The Red Devil was a roller coaster at Olentangy Park that operated from 1922^[1] to the park's closing in 1937. It ran along the park's northeast end and North High Street, replacing the Scenic Coaster.^[2]^[3] It was said to be the "fastest and longest riding device in the country." It had long and steep dips that gave riders the sensation of going over hills.^[4]

Gallery

1936 photo of the Dodgem and Red Devil rides at Olentangy Park.

References

↑ "New Restaurant Open." The Columbus Dispatch. June 4, 1922. Page 8.
↑ "Spring Building at Olentangy." The Columbus Dispatch. March 24, 1922. Page 14.
↑ "Big Improvement at Park." The Columbus Dispatch. April 2, 1922. Page 8.
↑ "Park Opens Today." The Columbus Dispatch. April 16, 1922. Page 8.

Rides

Rides
Rides	Airplanes Big Eli Carousel (1922) Circle Swing Dodgem Double Whirl Down and Out Electric Autos Ferris Wheel (1) Ferris Wheel (2) Ferris Wheel (4) Figure Eight Flight Tutor (1) Flight Tutor (2) Grand Carousel Hey-Dey Kiss Waltz Lindy-Loop Loop-the-Loop Love's Voyage Merry-Go-Round (1) Merry-Go-Round (2) Merry-Go-Round (3) Merry-Go-Round De Luxe Miniature Railway Ocean Wave Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Over-the-Top Pony and Camel Track The Racer Red Devil Sea-Land-Whirl Scenic Coaster Swan Shoot-the-Chutes Tumble Bug Water Toboggan The Whip Whirling Wheel Whirlwind
Ride Types	Dark Rides Roller Coasters Rotating Rides Swinging Rides Track Rides Water Rides
Designers	Henry B. Auchy Lina Beecher O. B. Danner W. E. Hoffman Marcus Illions William F. Mangels John A. Miller E. Joy Morris J. W. Pickens Howard Thurston Harry G. Traver
Manufacturers	Aquarama Company Eli Bridge Company Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC) Spillman Engineering Company Stoehrer & Pratt Dodgem Corporation Traver Circle Swing Company

Park Sections

Park Sections
South	Floral Conservatory Merry-Go-Round (2) Museum of Ornithology Park Entrance Zoological Gardens
Colonnade	Billiards Bowling alleys Egyptian Mystery Hindoo Mystery House That Jack Built Infant Incubator Knock the Barrel Down Palace of Illusions Panama Canal Exhibit Penny Arcade (Colonnade)
The Grove	Ball Grounds Bathing Pavilion Boathouse Bowling alleys Casino (2) Children's Playground Igorrote Village Open-Air Theater Picnic Grounds Water Toboggan The Whip
Center	Airplanes Archery Range Bandstand (South) Big Eli Birdland Bowling alleys Grand Carousel Circle Swing Crystal Maze Dancing Pavilion (1) Dodgem Electric Autos Ferris Wheel (4) Flight Tutor (1) Hey-Dey Kinetoscope Loop-the-Loop Merry-Go-Round (1) Merry-Go-Round De Luxe Moonlight Gardens Oriental Palmistry Outdoor Ballroom Photo Booth Photographic Gallery (3) Photographic Gallery (4) Playground Red Devil Roller Skating Rink (Building) Shooting Gallery Stereopticon Views Theater
Midway	Arcadia Automatic Vaudeville Billiards Bowling alleys Box Ball Alley Coney Island Crazy House Dancing Pavilion (2) Flight Tutor (2) The Fun House Johnstown Flood Joy Mill Laughing Gallery Love's Voyage Miniature Railway Mysterious Sensation Mystic Castle Ye Olde Mill (1) Ye Olde Mill (2) Penny Arcade (Midway) Rifle Range Roller Skating Rink (Portable) Scenic Temple Shooting Gallery Temple of Mirth Wonderland
North & Northwest	Arena Band Shell (1) Band Shell (2) Bandstand (North) Ferris Wheel (1) Figure 8 Fair Japan Motion Picture Building Motordrome Ocean Wave Over-the-Top Photographic Gallery (2) Pony and Camel Track The Racer Scenic Coaster Sea-Land-Whirl Shoot-the-Chutes Theatorium Tours of the World Tumble Bug The Whip Whirlwind
Other or Unknown	Baby Animal Farm Cave of the Winds Creation Double Whirl Down and Out Fantasma Ferris Wheel (2) Flea Circus The Great Hereafter Gypsy Camp Horseshoe Courts House of Trouble Japanese Ballroom Kiss Waltz Lindy-Loop Merry-Go-Round (3) Mickey Mouse Town Millrace and Fish Pond Outdoor Checkerboard Palm Garden Shuffle Boards Snake Den Swan The Third Degree Tom Thumb Miniature Golf Whirl-o-Ball Whirling Wheel

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