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The [[Loop-the-Loop]], was a looping steel<ref name="rcdb">"Loop the Loop." ''Roller Coaster Database.'' https://rcdb.com/3159.htm Retrieved 23 July 2021.</ref> roller coaster installed at Olentangy Park in 1908.<ref name=":0">"Neck was Injured." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, OH)''. 23 July 1908. Pg. 2. Retrieved from Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80090314/neck-was-injured-on-loop-the-loop-in/</ref> Designed by inventor Lina Beecher<ref name="rcdb" /><ref name="goldenage">Francis, David W., and Diane DeMali Francis. "The Roller Coaster's Early Years 1884-1909." ''In The Golden Age of Roller Coasters: In Vintage Postcards'', 27. Arcadia, 2003.</ref><ref>"American Pioneers of Amusement, Part 2." ''Off the Leash.'' Published 10 July 2016. Accessed 5 May 2024. https://offtheleash.net/2016/07/10/american-pioneers-of-amusement-part-2/.</ref> in 1904, up to four riders would ride on a single track down a slope fast enough to do a single inversion (upside-down loop).<ref name="rcdb" /> It was one of the first three operating looping coasters in North America<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3.'' May 1985. Pg. 37.</ref> and its teardrop shape was adapted from a shape pioneered by Edwin Prescott.<ref name="goldenage" /> The shape helped lower the excessive g-forces it put on its riders in comparison to past versions like the Flip Flap Railway, but the ride still caused many neck injuries and repeat riders were rare.<ref>Francis, David W.; Francis, Diane DeMali (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=4d9oXyOZubIC ''The Golden Age of Roller Coasters''.] Arcadia Publishing. ISBN <bdi>0738523380</bdi>.</ref> The ride remained in operation until at least 1913.
The [[Loop-the-Loop]], was a looping steel<ref name="rcdb">"Loop the Loop." ''Roller Coaster Database.'' https://rcdb.com/3159.htm Retrieved 23 July 2021.</ref> roller coaster installed at Olentangy Park in 1908.<ref name=":0">"Neck was Injured." ''The Union County Journal (Marysville, OH)''. 23 July 1908. Pg. 2. Retrieved from Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80090314/neck-was-injured-on-loop-the-loop-in/</ref> Designed by inventor Lina Beecher<ref name="rcdb" /><ref name="goldenage">Francis, David W., and Diane DeMali Francis. "The Roller Coaster's Early Years 1884-1909." ''In The Golden Age of Roller Coasters: In Vintage Postcards'', 27. Arcadia, 2003.</ref><ref>"American Pioneers of Amusement, Part 2." ''Off the Leash.'' Published 10 July 2016. Accessed 5 May 2024. https://offtheleash.net/2016/07/10/american-pioneers-of-amusement-part-2/.</ref> in 1904, up to four riders<ref name="historian">Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3.'' May 1985. Pg. 37.</ref> would ride on a single track down a slope fast enough to do a single inversion (upside-down loop).<ref name="rcdb" /> It was one of the first three operating looping coasters in North America<ref name="historian" /> and its teardrop shape was adapted from a shape pioneered by Edwin Prescott.<ref name="goldenage" /> The shape helped lower the excessive g-forces it put on its riders in comparison to past versions like the Flip Flap Railway, but the ride still caused many neck injuries and repeat riders were rare.<ref>Francis, David W.; Francis, Diane DeMali (2003). [https://books.google.com/books?id=4d9oXyOZubIC ''The Golden Age of Roller Coasters''.] Arcadia Publishing. ISBN <bdi>0738523380</bdi>.</ref> The ride remained in operation until at least 1913.


It was built near the [[Circle Swing]] and the [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|Dancing Pavilion]].<ref>Francis, David W.; Francis, Diane DeMali (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=T1H_lzFYRngC ''Ohio's Amusement Parks in Vintage Postcards''.] Arcadia Publishing. ISBN <bdi>0738519979</bdi>.</ref>
It was built near the [[Circle Swing]] and the [[Dancing Pavilion (Second)|Dancing Pavilion]].<ref>Francis, David W.; Francis, Diane DeMali (2002). [https://books.google.com/books?id=T1H_lzFYRngC ''Ohio's Amusement Parks in Vintage Postcards''.] Arcadia Publishing. ISBN <bdi>0738519979</bdi>.</ref>

Revision as of 16:30, 3 July 2024

Loop-the-Loop
Type Roller Coaster
Track ride
Park Section Center
Opened 1908
Closed 1913
Designer Lina Beecher
Materials Steel, Wood
Vehicle Type Car
Number of Vehicles 1
Riders per Vehicle 4
Inversions 1

The Loop-the-Loop, was a looping steel[1] roller coaster installed at Olentangy Park in 1908.[2] Designed by inventor Lina Beecher[1][3][4] in 1904, up to four riders[5] would ride on a single track down a slope fast enough to do a single inversion (upside-down loop).[1] It was one of the first three operating looping coasters in North America[5] and its teardrop shape was adapted from a shape pioneered by Edwin Prescott.[3] The shape helped lower the excessive g-forces it put on its riders in comparison to past versions like the Flip Flap Railway, but the ride still caused many neck injuries and repeat riders were rare.[6] The ride remained in operation until at least 1913.

It was built near the Circle Swing and the Dancing Pavilion.[7]

This steel ride was built after a few successful similarly named Loop-the-Loop bicycle stunts done by Diavolo (played by either Conn Baker or G.F. Matthiessen) and Leaping-the-Gap.[8] After its run, the term "Loop-the-Loop" often referred to doing loops with airplanes or in motor vehicle stunts.

The Famous Bickett Family gave open-air performances within the circle of the Loop-the-Loop the week of July 6, 1908.[9]

Injuries

The ride caused many neck and back injuries. In July 1908, when the ride was new, Luther Liggett rode the Loop-the-Loop during a Methodist picnic and suffered neck injuries that lead to over a week of a swollen neck with fears of a serious injury.[2][10] A visitor from 1908 saying, "Myself and two others went around the Loop-the-Loop. Once was enough."[3] Dewey Oberlin, 10, described the ride as "the neck-breaker" in 1913.[11]

  • Vintage postcard (c. 1908-1910) showing the Loop-the-Loop.
    Vintage postcard (c. 1908-1910) showing the Loop-the-Loop.
  • Vintage postcard (c. 1908-1910) showing the Loop-the-Loop.
    Vintage postcard (c. 1908-1910) showing the Loop-the-Loop.[12]
  • Vintage postcard (c. 1908-1911) showing the Circle Swing and the Loop-the-Loop at Olentangy Park.
    Vintage postcard (c. 1908-1911) showing the Circle Swing and the Loop-the-Loop at Olentangy Park.
  • Panoramic photo (c. 1908-1910) of the Circle Swing and Loop-the-Loop.
    Panoramic photo (c. 1908-1910) of the Circle Swing and Loop-the-Loop.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Loop the Loop." Roller Coaster Database. https://rcdb.com/3159.htm Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Neck was Injured." The Union County Journal (Marysville, OH). 23 July 1908. Pg. 2. Retrieved from Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80090314/neck-was-injured-on-loop-the-loop-in/
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Francis, David W., and Diane DeMali Francis. "The Roller Coaster's Early Years 1884-1909." In The Golden Age of Roller Coasters: In Vintage Postcards, 27. Arcadia, 2003.
  4. ↑ "American Pioneers of Amusement, Part 2." Off the Leash. Published 10 July 2016. Accessed 5 May 2024. https://offtheleash.net/2016/07/10/american-pioneers-of-amusement-part-2/.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Barret, Richard E. "More on Olentangy Park." Columbus and Central Ohio Historian. Vol. 3. May 1985. Pg. 37.
  6. ↑ Francis, David W.; Francis, Diane DeMali (2003). The Golden Age of Roller Coasters. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738523380.
  7. ↑ Francis, David W.; Francis, Diane DeMali (2002). Ohio's Amusement Parks in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738519979.
  8. ↑ "How bicycle daredevil Diavolo looped the loop back in the early 1900s." Click America. https://clickamericana.com/topics/culture-and-lifestyle/entertainment-culture-and-lifestyle/bicycle-daredevil-diavolo-loops-the-loops-1902-1905
  9. ↑ The Columbus Evening Dispatch. 7 July 1908. Pg. 14.
  10. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. (2002). Columbus Ohio 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738519626.
  11. ↑ Oberlin, Dewey. "Dewey Oberlin Aged Ten Tells of Seeing State Fair." The Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH). 8 September 1913. Pg. 14. Retrieved from Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80089842/dewey-oberlin-calls-the-loop-the-loop/
  12. ↑ Barrett, Richard E. (2002). Columbus Ohio 1898-1950 in Vintage Postcards. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738519626.


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