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	\| name = Figure Eight Toboggan		\| name = Figure Eight Toboggan
	\| othernames = Figure Eight ~~Toboggan~~<br />Figure 8		\| othernames = Figure Eight<br />Figure 8
	\| type = Roller Coaster<br />Track Rides		\| type = Roller Coaster<br />Track Rides
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	The [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] was the first track-based roller coaster built at Olentangy Park and the first mechanical ride built after the Dusenbury Brothers bought the park in 1899.<ref>"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 3, 1914. Page 46.</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = $15,000\|tooltip = $560,695 in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>Advertisement, ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' July 27, 1902. Page 17.</ref> Opening in July [[1902 Season\|1902]],<ref name="aug1">"Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 1, 1902. Page 7.</ref> "roller coaster" was a new term for rides where riders coasted on rollers inside their toboggan "cars."<ref name=":0">"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1902. Page 8.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' 1903. Clay Record Publishing Company. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> The ride was in the shape of a figure-eight and was located on the north plateau south of the location of [[Fair Japan]], the original [[Miniature Railway]], and [[Swimming Pool]].<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref><ref name=":1">"Columbus Railway & Light Co." ''Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 26. Issue 2. Page 70. </ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref>		The [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] was the first track-based roller coaster built at Olentangy Park and the first mechanical ride built after the Dusenbury Brothers bought the park in 1899.<ref>"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 3, 1914. Page 46.</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = $15,000\|tooltip = $560,695 in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>Advertisement, ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' July 27, 1902. Page 17.</ref> Opening in July [[1902 Season\|1902]],<ref name="aug1">"Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 1, 1902. Page 7.</ref> "roller coaster" was a new term for rides where riders coasted on rollers inside their toboggan "cars."<ref name=":0">"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1902. Page 8.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' 1903. Clay Record Publishing Company. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> The ride was in the shape of a figure-eight and was located on the north plateau south of the location of [[Fair Japan]], the original [[Miniature Railway]], and [[Swimming Pool]].<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref><ref name=":1">"Columbus Railway & Light Co." ''Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 26. Issue 2. Page 70. </ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref>

	Designed by [[E. Joy Morris\|Edward Joy Morris]] of Philadelphia, the ride was built by the Morris Chute Company<ref name="nrhp">Halterman, Tom E. "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NHLS/91000229_text Leap-the-Dips]." ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.'' November 1995.</ref><ref name="morris">Stafford, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-coaster-designer-mo/176657165/ "Coaster Designer Morris A Man of Joy."] ''Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 2004. Page 14. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>Smith, Stephen M. "[https://yorkblog.com/yorkspast/highland-park-roller-coaster/ Highland Park Roller Coaster]." ''Hellam Township -- YorksPast.'' Blog post. Published Feb. 14, 2024. Accessed on Nov. 6, 2025.</ref> The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus made the Spur Haul Up Chain used to power the ride.<ref>Photograph. [https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/9127/rec/381 "Jeffrey Chain Used in Amusement Park Ride."] ''Ohio History Connection Selections.'' Photograph from the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection. Original date: Sept. 14, 1910. Last modified July 29, 2011. Accessed through OhioMemory.com.</ref>		Designed by [[E. Joy Morris\|Edward Joy Morris]] of Philadelphia, the ride was likely built by the Morris Chute Company.<ref name="nrhp">Halterman, Tom E. "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NHLS/91000229_text Leap-the-Dips]." ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.'' November 1995.</ref><ref name="morris">Stafford, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-coaster-designer-mo/176657165/ "Coaster Designer Morris A Man of Joy."] ''Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 2004. Page 14. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>Smith, Stephen M. "[https://yorkblog.com/yorkspast/highland-park-roller-coaster/ Highland Park Roller Coaster]." ''Hellam Township -- YorksPast.'' Blog post. Published Feb. 14, 2024. Accessed on Nov. 6, 2025.</ref> The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus made the Spur Haul Up Chain used to power the ride.<ref>Photograph. [https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/9127/rec/381 "Jeffrey Chain Used in Amusement Park Ride."] ''Ohio History Connection Selections.'' Photograph from the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection. Original date: Sept. 14, 1910. Last modified July 29, 2011. Accessed through OhioMemory.com.</ref>

	The ride started to suffer from "nonsupport" by 1916<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> and was operational until it was partially removed in 1928 to make way for the [[Tumble Bug]].<ref>"Figure Eight Gives Way to a 'Bug'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 5, 1929. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Bathrooms and Rink." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 14, 1929. Page 85.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>		The ride started to suffer from "nonsupport" by 1916<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> and was operational until it was partially removed in 1928 to make way for the [[Tumble Bug]].<ref>"Figure Eight Gives Way to a 'Bug'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 5, 1929. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Bathrooms and Rink." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 14, 1929. Page 85.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>

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	In May 1906, Thomas Callis, a pipe organist and insurance salesman, was spooked by the flashing lights and accidentally stepped off a nearby platform and injured his right ankle badly enough that amputation was considered. He was sent to Grant Hospital for treatment.<ref>"Peculiar Accident." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 20, 1906. Page 6.</ref>		In May 1906, Thomas Callis, a pipe organist and insurance salesman, was spooked by the flashing lights and accidentally stepped off a nearby platform and injured his right ankle badly enough that amputation was considered. He was sent to Grant Hospital for treatment.<ref>"Peculiar Accident." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 20, 1906. Page 6.</ref>

			== Related Patent ==
			* Toboggan slide. (June 26, 1894) U.S. Patent No. 522,025 [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JE2GCCqxFfatGiyZuQaywUrWElPnVcmZ/view?usp=sharing PDF]<ref>Morris, E. J. 1894. "Toboggan slide." U.S. Patent No. 522,025. Accessed through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JE2GCCqxFfatGiyZuQaywUrWElPnVcmZ/view?usp=sharing PDF]</ref>

	==Notes==		==Notes==
	The Roller Coaster Database says the ride was designed by [[Henry B. Auchy]] and manufactured by [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]],<ref>[https://rcdb.com/3156.htm "Forest Toboggan."] ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Last modified in 2016. Accessed on July 22, 2021.</ref> but under [[E. Joy Morris]] is reported to have built a "roller coaster" or "toboggan" at the park by 1903 when he sold the manufacturing side of his business to the men who founded PTC. It is unknown which roller coaster. Morris also built the first [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="morris" />		The Roller Coaster Database says the ride was designed by [[Henry B. Auchy]] and manufactured by [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]],<ref>[https://rcdb.com/3156.htm "Forest Toboggan."] ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Last modified in 2016. Accessed on July 22, 2021.</ref> but under [[E. Joy Morris]] is reported to have built a "roller coaster" or "toboggan" at the park by 1903, when he sold the manufacturing side of his business to the men who founded PTC. It is unknown which roller coaster. Morris also built the first [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="morris" />

	==References==		==References==

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	The [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] was the first track-based roller coaster built at Olentangy Park and the first mechanical ride built after the Dusenbury Brothers bought the park in 1899.<ref>"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 3, 1914. Page 46.</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = $15,000\|tooltip = $560,695 in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>Advertisement, ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' July 27, 1902. Page 17.</ref> Opening in July [[1902 Season\|1902]],<ref name="aug1">"Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 1, 1902. Page 7.</ref> "roller coaster" was a new term for rides where riders coasted on rollers inside their toboggan "cars."<ref name=":0">"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1902. Page 8.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' 1903. Clay Record Publishing Company. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> The ride was in the shape of a figure-eight and was located on the north plateau south of the location of [[Fair Japan]], the original [[Miniature Railway]], and [[Swimming Pool]].<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref><ref name=":1">"Columbus Railway & Light Co." ''Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 26. Issue 2. Page 70. </ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref>		The [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] was the first track-based roller coaster built at Olentangy Park and the first mechanical ride built after the Dusenbury Brothers bought the park in 1899.<ref>"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 3, 1914. Page 46.</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = $15,000\|tooltip = $560,695 in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>Advertisement, ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' July 27, 1902. Page 17.</ref> Opening in July [[1902 Season\|1902]],<ref name="aug1">"Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 1, 1902. Page 7.</ref> "roller coaster" was a new term for rides where riders coasted on rollers inside their toboggan "cars."<ref name=":0">"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1902. Page 8.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' 1903. Clay Record Publishing Company. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> The ride was in the shape of a figure-eight and was located on the north plateau south of the location of [[Fair Japan]], the original [[Miniature Railway]], and [[Swimming Pool]].<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref><ref name=":1">"Columbus Railway & Light Co." ''Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 26. Issue 2. Page 70. </ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref>

	Designed by [[E. Joy Morris\|Edward Joy Morris]] of Philadelphia, the ride was built by the Morris Chute Company<ref name="nrhp">Halterman, Tom E. "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NHLS/91000229_text ~~LEAP~~-~~THE~~-~~DIPS~~]." ''National Historic ~~Landmark Nomination~~.'' ~~Form prepared in~~ November 1995.</ref><ref name="morris">Stafford, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-coaster-designer-mo/176657165/ "Coaster Designer Morris A Man of Joy."] ''Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 2004. Page 14. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>Smith, Stephen M. "[https://yorkblog.com/yorkspast/highland-park-roller-coaster/ Highland Park Roller Coaster]." ''Hellam Township -- YorksPast.'' Blog post. Published Feb. 14, 2024. Accessed on Nov. 6, 2025.</ref> The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus made the Spur Haul Up Chain used to power the ride.<ref>Photograph. [https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/9127/rec/381 "Jeffrey Chain Used in Amusement Park Ride."] ''Ohio History Connection Selections.'' Photograph from the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection. Original date: Sept. 14, 1910. Last modified July 29, 2011. Accessed through OhioMemory.com.</ref>		Designed by [[E. Joy Morris\|Edward Joy Morris]] of Philadelphia, the ride was built by the Morris Chute Company<ref name="nrhp">Halterman, Tom E. "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NHLS/91000229_text Leap-the-Dips]." ''National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.'' November 1995.</ref><ref name="morris">Stafford, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-coaster-designer-mo/176657165/ "Coaster Designer Morris A Man of Joy."] ''Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 2004. Page 14. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>Smith, Stephen M. "[https://yorkblog.com/yorkspast/highland-park-roller-coaster/ Highland Park Roller Coaster]." ''Hellam Township -- YorksPast.'' Blog post. Published Feb. 14, 2024. Accessed on Nov. 6, 2025.</ref> The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus made the Spur Haul Up Chain used to power the ride.<ref>Photograph. [https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/9127/rec/381 "Jeffrey Chain Used in Amusement Park Ride."] ''Ohio History Connection Selections.'' Photograph from the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection. Original date: Sept. 14, 1910. Last modified July 29, 2011. Accessed through OhioMemory.com.</ref>

	The ride started to suffer from "nonsupport" by 1916<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> and was operational until it was partially removed in 1928 to make way for the [[Tumble Bug]].<ref>"Figure Eight Gives Way to a 'Bug'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 5, 1929. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Bathrooms and Rink." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 14, 1929. Page 85.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>		The ride started to suffer from "nonsupport" by 1916<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> and was operational until it was partially removed in 1928 to make way for the [[Tumble Bug]].<ref>"Figure Eight Gives Way to a 'Bug'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 5, 1929. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Bathrooms and Rink." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 14, 1929. Page 85.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>

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	The [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] was the first track-based roller coaster built at Olentangy Park and the first mechanical ride built after the Dusenbury Brothers bought the park in 1899.<ref>"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 3, 1914. Page 46.</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = $15,000\|tooltip = $560,695 in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>Advertisement, ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' July 27, 1902. Page 17.</ref> Opening in July [[1902 Season\|1902]],<ref name="aug1">"Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 1, 1902. Page 7.</ref> "roller coaster" was a new term for rides where riders coasted on rollers inside their toboggan "cars."<ref name=":0">"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1902. Page 8.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' 1903. Clay Record Publishing Company. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> The ride was in the shape of a figure-eight and was located on the north plateau south of the location of [[Fair Japan]], the original [[Miniature Railway]], and [[Swimming Pool]].<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref><ref name=":1">"Columbus Railway & Light Co." ''Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 26. Issue 2. Page 70. </ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref>		The [[Figure Eight Toboggan]] was the first track-based roller coaster built at Olentangy Park and the first mechanical ride built after the Dusenbury Brothers bought the park in 1899.<ref>"Olentangy Then and Now." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 3, 1914. Page 46.</ref> It cost {{Tooltip \|text = $15,000\|tooltip = $560,695 in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>Advertisement, ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' July 27, 1902. Page 17.</ref> Opening in July [[1902 Season\|1902]],<ref name="aug1">"Olentangy Park—Tassin's New Comedy." ''Friday Columbus Dispatch.'' Aug. 1, 1902. Page 7.</ref> "roller coaster" was a new term for rides where riders coasted on rollers inside their toboggan "cars."<ref name=":0">"Brevities." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' Aug. 18, 1902. Page 8.</ref><ref>''[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Clay_Record/c6pPAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Clay Record.]'' 1903. Clay Record Publishing Company. Accessed through Google Books.</ref> The ride was in the shape of a figure-eight and was located on the north plateau south of the location of [[Fair Japan]], the original [[Miniature Railway]], and [[Swimming Pool]].<ref>"Geisha Girls are to be Attraction." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' January 2, 1905. Page 5.</ref><ref name=":1">"Columbus Railway & Light Co." ''Street Railway Review.'' Vol. 26. Issue 2. Page 70. </ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.]'' Sanborn Map Company, - 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref>

	Designed by [[E. Joy Morris\|Edward Joy Morris]] ~~and John A. Miller~~, the ride was ~~likely~~ built by the ~~Federal Construction~~ Company.<ref name="morris">Stafford, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-coaster-designer-mo/176657165/ "Coaster Designer Morris A Man of Joy."] ''Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 2004. Page 14. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>Smith, Stephen M. "[https://yorkblog.com/yorkspast/highland-park-roller-coaster/ Highland Park Roller Coaster]." ''Hellam Township -- YorksPast.'' Blog post. Published Feb. 14, 2024. Accessed on Nov. 6, 2025.</ref> The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus made the Spur Haul Up Chain used to power the ride.<ref>Photograph. [https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/9127/rec/381 "Jeffrey Chain Used in Amusement Park Ride."] ''Ohio History Connection Selections.'' Photograph from the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection. Original date: Sept. 14, 1910. Last modified July 29, 2011. Accessed through OhioMemory.com.</ref>		Designed by [[E. Joy Morris\|Edward Joy Morris]] of Philadelphia, the ride was built by the Morris Chute Company<ref name="nrhp">Halterman, Tom E. "[https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NHLS/91000229_text LEAP-THE-DIPS]." ''National Historic Landmark Nomination.'' Form prepared in November 1995.</ref><ref name="morris">Stafford, Tom. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-coaster-designer-mo/176657165/ "Coaster Designer Morris A Man of Joy."] ''Springfield News-Sun (Springfield, Ohio).'' Aug. 16, 2004. Page 14. Accessed through Newspapers.com.</ref><ref>Smith, Stephen M. "[https://yorkblog.com/yorkspast/highland-park-roller-coaster/ Highland Park Roller Coaster]." ''Hellam Township -- YorksPast.'' Blog post. Published Feb. 14, 2024. Accessed on Nov. 6, 2025.</ref> The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus made the Spur Haul Up Chain used to power the ride.<ref>Photograph. [https://www.ohiomemory.org/digital/collection/p267401coll32/id/9127/rec/381 "Jeffrey Chain Used in Amusement Park Ride."] ''Ohio History Connection Selections.'' Photograph from the Jeffrey Manufacturing Company Collection. Original date: Sept. 14, 1910. Last modified July 29, 2011. Accessed through OhioMemory.com.</ref>

	The ride started to suffer from "nonsupport" by 1916<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> and was operational until it was partially removed in 1928 to make way for the [[Tumble Bug]].<ref>"Figure Eight Gives Way to a 'Bug'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 5, 1929. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Bathrooms and Rink." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 14, 1929. Page 85.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>		The ride started to suffer from "nonsupport" by 1916<ref>"Park in Full Operation." ''The Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' May 1, 1916. Page 16.</ref> and was operational until it was partially removed in 1928 to make way for the [[Tumble Bug]].<ref>"Figure Eight Gives Way to a 'Bug'." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 5, 1929. Page 5.</ref><ref>"Bathrooms and Rink." ''The Columbus Dispatch.'' April 14, 1929. Page 85.</ref><ref name="historian">Barrett, Richard E. "Olentangy Park: Four Decades of Fun." ''Columbus and Central Ohio Historian No. 1.'' April 1984. Page 11.</ref>

	== Description ==		== Description ==
	The ride had a wooden frame and was described as a "figure-eight" design<ref>Postcard. [https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/11430/ "Olentangy Parks' Figure Eight roller coaster, postcard."] ''Columbus Metropolitan Library.'' Image from the Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Last modified on Jan. 6, 2021. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Digital Collections.</ref> and~~, at~~ times, a "three-way figure eight toboggan slide."<ref name=":1" /> This ~~described~~ how the riders go around the loops three times. The cars would travel freely on a multi-level track, ~~and~~ wooden side rails ~~were included~~ to keep them on track.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 10, 1903. Page 6.</ref>		The ride had a wooden frame and was described as a "figure-eight" design<ref>Postcard. [https://digital-collections.columbuslibrary.org/digital/collection/ohio/id/11430/ "Olentangy Parks' Figure Eight roller coaster, postcard."] ''Columbus Metropolitan Library.'' Image from the Columbus Metropolitan Library Collection. Last modified on Jan. 6, 2021. Accessed through the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Digital Collections.</ref> and was a side-friction coaster. Morris patented the "Figure Eight Toboggan Slide" concept in the 1890s. At times, a "three-way figure eight toboggan slide."<ref name=":1" /> This describes how the riders go around the loops three times. The cars would travel freely on a multi-level track, with wooden side rails to keep them on track.<ref>"Olentangy Park." ''Sunday Columbus Dispatch.'' May 10, 1903. Page 6.</ref>

			The design of a similar ride built by Morris in 1902—the Leap-the-Dips at Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pennsylvania—was described as follows:<ref name="nrhp" />

			<blockquote>
			The track's rails consist of a pair of flat longitudinal boards laid parallel to support the weight-bearing non-flanged wheels of the cars and a pair of flat friction boards positioned vertically on each side of the track, which are contacted by separate non-flanged guide wheels mounted vertically on the sides of the cars. Both pairs of boards have thin strips of steel mounted on their surface to provide a hard wearing low-friction surface for the cars' wheels. The rails are mounted on a trestle support structure. Each bent of the trestle structure consists of a pair of upright timbers connected by one or more cross ledger boards which support the rails. Between the bents additional intermediate ties maintain the gauge of the track and provide additional support for the friction boards. The bents are connected to each other by diagonal wood bracing.
			</blockquote>

	== Injuries ==		== Injuries ==
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	==Notes==		==Notes==
	The Roller Coaster Database says the ride was designed by [[Henry B. Auchy]] and manufactured by [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]],<ref>[https://rcdb.com/3156.htm "Forest Toboggan."] ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Last modified in 2016. Accessed on July 22, 2021.</ref> but under [[E. Joy Morris]] is reported to have ~~had~~ built a "roller coaster" or "toboggan" at the park by 1903. It is unknown which roller coaster. Morris also built the first [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="morris" />		The Roller Coaster Database says the ride was designed by [[Henry B. Auchy]] and manufactured by [[Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters (PTC)]],<ref>[https://rcdb.com/3156.htm "Forest Toboggan."] ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Last modified in 2016. Accessed on July 22, 2021.</ref> but under [[E. Joy Morris]] is reported to have built a "roller coaster" or "toboggan" at the park by 1903 when he sold the manufacturing side of his business to the men who founded PTC. It is unknown which roller coaster. Morris also built the first [[Merry-Go-Round (1)\|Merry-Go-Round]].<ref name="morris" />

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