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The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref> It was designed by [[Harry G. Traver]], who also invented the [[Circle Swing]] and [[Tumble Bug]].
The [[Whirlwind]] was a wooden<ref name="rcdb">"Whirl Wind." ''Roller Coaster Database,'' Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm</ref> and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' May 9, 1909. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio),'' April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/</ref> It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.<ref name="rides">{{Cite news |articletitle = Rides Tested for Safety|pub = The Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = June 6, 1917|page = 18}}</ref>


By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref>
By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> despite being touted as a park favorite.<ref name="rides"/> The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the [[Baseball Diamond]] and [[Horseshoe Courts]].<ref>"Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." ''The Billboard,'' June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.</ref>
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Revision as of 19:58, 23 May 2025

Whirlwind
Other Name(s) Whirl Wind
Whirlwind Racer
Whirlwind Railway
Monster Whirlwind
Type Roller Coaster
Track ride
Park Section North, West
Opened 1909
Closed 1933 (For expansion of other areas)
Materials Steel, Wood
Vehicle Type Car
Inversions 0

The Whirlwind was a wooden[1] and steel racer roller coaster at Olentangy Park built in 1909.[2][3] It had more than a mile of "zig-zag" track.[4]

By 1916, it was "[suffering] a bit from nonsupport"[5] despite being touted as a park favorite.[4] The Whirlwind racer remained in operation until 1933, when it was dismantled to make room for the Baseball Diamond and Horseshoe Courts.[6]

It was built in the northwest corner of the park,[7][8] west of the Shoot-the-Chutes and north of Fair Japan and later, the Swimming Pool and Band Shell.[9]

Roller coasters were relatively new when the ride was built, so the park posted ads in The Billboard magazine seeking a "scenic railway" in 1908.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Whirl Wind." Roller Coaster Database, Accessed on April 15, 2022. https://rcdb.com/3157.htm
  2. ↑ "Olentangy Park." The Columbus Sunday Dispatch, May 9, 1909. Page 5.
  3. ↑ "Olentangy Park Opens April 25th." The Union County Journal (Marysville, Ohio), April 22, 1909. Page 3. Accessed through Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-union-county-journal-olentangy-park/152965546/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Rides Tested for Safety." The Columbus Evening Dispatch. June 6, 1917. Page 18.
  5. ↑ "Park in Full Operation." The Columbus Evening Dispatch, May 1, 1916. Page 16.
  6. ↑ "Haenleins' Opening Good in Olentangy." The Billboard, June 30, 1934. Vol. 46. Issue 26. Page 55. Access through the Internet Archive.
  7. ↑ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.
  8. ↑ General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio, 1924.
  9. ↑ "Lincoln Green Gambols Open for Every Tot." Columbus Evening Dispatch, June 22, 1914. Page 3.
  10. ↑ Advertisement, The Billboard, September 19, 1908. Vol. 20. Issue 38. Page 28. Accessed through the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/sim_billboard_1908-09-19_20_38/page/28/mode/2up


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