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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 06:48, 18 December 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l34">Line 34:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 34:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Closed in 1937]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category:Closed in 1937]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{#seo:|description=The Over-the-Top roller coaster was built in 1917 and opened in 1918 at Olentangy Park. It was renamed to The Racer by 1926.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}</del></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>{{#seo:</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">{{#seo:</del>|keywords=Over-the-Top, Racer, Roller Coaster, Olentangy Park, Olentangy Amusement Park, Columbus, Clintonville}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|title = Over-the-Top and The Racer - Olentangy Park Wiki</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|description = The Over-the-Top roller coaster was built in 1917 and opened in 1918 at Olentangy Park. It was renamed to The Racer by 1926.</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|keywords <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </ins>= Over-the-Top, Racer, Roller Coaster, Olentangy Park, Olentangy Amusement Park, Columbus, Clintonville</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> </table>

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Parkadmin http://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Over-the-Top_/_The_Racer&diff=14294&oldid=prev Parkadmin at 17:01, 6 October 2025 2025-10-06T17:01:01Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:01, 6 October 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l20">Line 20:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 20:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. Vol. 1. 1937. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>''[https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706 City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio.]'' Franklin Survey Co. Vol. 1. 1937. Map. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coaster was a "racer" type where two sets of cars "raced" around the tracks.<ref>"Park's Favorite Rides." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 8, 1937. Page 18.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coaster was a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">twin </ins>"racer" type<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>[https://rcdb.com/10952.htm "Racer."] ''Roller Coaster Database.'' Accessed on Oct. 6, 2025.</ref> </ins>where two sets of cars "raced" around the tracks.<ref>"Park's Favorite Rides." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 8, 1937. Page 18.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>Updated links</p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 23:31, 4 October 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''', sometimes styled as '''Over the Top''', roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/</del>.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} in track length.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''', sometimes styled as '''Over the Top''', roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' Sept. 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/ </ins>Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]</ins>'' Sanborn Map Company, 1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} in track length.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio.'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Franklin Survey Co</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">1937</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Map. ''</del>City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">https://www.ebay</del>.<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">com/itm/235251834706</del></ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">''[https://www</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ebay</ins>.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">com/itm/235251834706 </ins>City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.]</ins>'' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Franklin Survey Co. </ins>Vol. 1<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. 1937. Map</ins>. Accessed through Ebay.com.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coaster was a "racer" type where two sets of cars "raced" around the tracks.<ref>"Park's Favorite Rides." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 8, 1937. Page 18.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coaster was a "racer" type where two sets of cars "raced" around the tracks.<ref>"Park's Favorite Rides." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' June 8, 1937. Page 18.</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

Parkadmin http://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Over-the-Top_/_The_Racer&diff=11860&oldid=prev Parkadmin at 03:29, 4 July 2025 2025-07-04T03:29:08Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 03:29, 4 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''', sometimes styled as '''Over the Top''', roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">September </del>23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} in track length.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''', sometimes styled as '''Over the Top''', roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sept. </ins>23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} in track length.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coaster was a "racer" type where two sets of cars "raced" around the tracks.<ref>"Park's Favorite Rides." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</del>'' June 8, 1937. Page 18.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The coaster was a "racer" type where two sets of cars "raced" around the tracks.<ref>"Park's Favorite Rides." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">.</ins>'' June 8, 1937. Page 18.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>== References ==</div></td></tr> </table>

Parkadmin http://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Over-the-Top_/_The_Racer&diff=11317&oldid=prev Parkadmin at 02:25, 17 June 2025 2025-06-17T02:25:18Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:25, 17 June 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''' roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} in track length.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top'''<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, sometimes styled as '''Over the Top''', </ins>roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} in track length.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

Parkadmin http://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Over-the-Top_/_The_Racer&diff=11309&oldid=prev Parkadmin at 22:05, 16 June 2025 2025-06-16T22:05:31Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:05, 16 June 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| opened = 1918</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| opened = 1918</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| closed = 1937 (park closure)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| closed = 1937 (park closure)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| length = 1.25 miles (2 kilometers)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| length = 1.25 miles (2 kilometers<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) (track length</ins>)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| height = 82 feet (25 meters)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| height = 82 feet (25 meters)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| vehicletype = Cars</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>| vehicletype = Cars</div></td></tr> </table>

Parkadmin http://olentangypark.com/wiki/index.php?title=Over-the-Top_/_The_Racer&diff=11308&oldid=prev Parkadmin at 22:05, 16 June 2025 2025-06-16T22:05:14Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:05, 16 June 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''' roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">long</del>.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''' roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." It was 82 feet tall and {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in track length</ins>.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:04, 16 June 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''' roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Eighty-two </del>feet <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from the ground, it was </del>{{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} long.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''' roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">It was 82 </ins>feet <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">tall and </ins>{{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} long.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 22:03, 16 June 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l16">Line 16:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 16:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}}</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''' roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.'' Sanborn Map Company, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">- </del>1922 Vol. 3, 1922, 1922. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn06656_008/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." Eighty-two feet from the ground, it was {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} long.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The '''Over-the-Top''' roller coaster was built in 1917<ref>"Lavish Park Plans." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch,'' September 23, 1917. Page 56.</ref> and opened in [[1918 Season|1918]] at Olentangy Park, next to the [[Shoot-the-Chutes]].<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref name="sanborn1922">''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/.</ref> Originally named the '''Derby Racer''', manager Will D. Harris changed the name to "make it more appropriate to the present times and give it a name that would indicate more of the nature of the ride." Eighty-two feet from the ground, it was {{Tooltip |text = 1.25 miles|tooltip = 2 kilometers}} long.<ref>"Are You Going Over the Top?" ''Columbus Evening Dispatch.'' April 27, 1918. Page 12.</ref><ref>''General Map, The Olentangy Amusement Co., Columbus, Ohio,'' 1924.</ref> It cost more than {{Tooltip |text = $250,000|tooltip = $5.32 million in 2025 dollars}} to build.<ref>{{Cite news |articletitle = Quarter Million Spent|pub = Columbus Evening Dispatch|date = April 25, 1918|page = 24 }}<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ref> More than 5,000 parkgoers rode the Over-the-Top on the opening day of the ride.<ref>"Park Open Three Days Weekly." ''The Columbus Sunday Dispatch.'' May 5, 1918.</ins></ref></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was renamed to '''The Racer''' by 1926 and was described as "two rides in one."<ref>"Rides, Etc. at the Park." ''Columbus Evening Dispatch,'' July 31, 1927. Page 68.</ref> It was operational until the park closed in 1937.<ref>Franklin Survey Co. 1937. Map. ''City of Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio,'' Vol. 1. Accessed through Ebay.com https://www.ebay.com/itm/235251834706</ref></div></td></tr> </table>

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