Fri Sep 03 2010
Bainbridge — At an executive committee meeting recently, American Coaster Enthusiasts voted to honor the former Geauga Lake Park’s Big Dipper roller coaster as a landmark, a designation awarded to coasters of historic significance.
The coaster is one of a few structures still standing on the property. Most other attractions and buildings were removed after Cedar Fair officials announced in fall 2007 the closing of the amusement part of the park.
The Big Dipper was bought for $5,000 at an auction in June 2008 conducted by Norton Auctioneers of Michigan. Tom Woosnam of APEX Western Machinery Movers in Akron said he bought it for an undisclosed person.
Cedar Fair officials have said they hope the coaster will be removed from the property in the coming months.
When Geauga Lake closed, Big Dipper was the 14th oldest roller coaster in the world and the 10th oldest in the United States.
Big Dipper joins three other coasters in Ohio which have received the landmark distinction — the Beast and Racer at Kings Island near Cincinnati and Magnum XL 200 at Cedar Point in Sandusky.
For more, see Wednesday's Aurora Advocate.
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