Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada

Past
CANADIAN ROLLER COASTERS
by Location

    This lists all the permanent or semi-permanent roller coasters in Canada's past by location. Park or location names are in alphabetical order and include amusement/theme parks, exhibitions, and similar amusement areas. With the exception of the "Unknown" sections, the coasters themselves are shown in chronological order based on when they first ran at the given location. (Note that some may have been used rides when they first ran at the given location.) Following each Name is the Type, Designer, and Years of Operation.

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COASTER NAME

    The Coaster Name column shows the last official designation each defunct ride used. Other names employed are shown in brackets. These may have been ones the owners used at differing times or additionally, common monikers the public gave to describe a favourite ride.


LOCATION

    Notes for a moved ride will give the previous or subsequent location. Some information on these moves may be found in the article of the same location name under Closed Canadian Parks.


QUESTIONABLES

    A `?' after a coaster name indicates it may not have actually ever been at the given location. Sources often give conflicting information, but the ride is listed because some evidence to that fact has been found. It will continue to be shown with a question mark until its existence is proved or disproved. A question mark after a location name indicates that the coaster existed but perhaps not at that location.


TYPE

    The Type gives the basic "wood" or "steel". Additional designations are explained by the Legend at the start of the chart. Realise that although some wooden coasters had steel structures, they are classed as "woodies" because the track is flat steel supported on laminated wood.


DESIGNER

    Fields for Designer may show the manufacturer, with or without the designer's name(s). A question mark after a name means that the designer of the ride may be other than shown.


YEARS of OPERATION

    Years of Operation may include some that the ride did not operate but remained standing idle. The first year-number may be the year of manufacture or the year the ride first operated at the given location. Double dates separated by a slash indicate the year of manufacturing and year of first operation at that location.


UNKNOWNS

    Unknown locations of known roller coasters are shown last. They are followed by a summary table of unknown coaster names as already shown in the individual main listings.


STATISTICS

    If known, the height, drop, length, and top speed for each coaster below are located in an article of the same location name in: Closed Canadian Parks.




CANADIAN ROLLER COASTERS
of the Past
by Location



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LEGEND

* ENC = Enclosed
* F8 = Figure 8(*)
* INV = Inversion
* JR = Junior
* KID = Kiddie
* O&B = Out & Back
* SWB = Switchback
* TER = Terrain
* TWS = Twister
* WM = Wild Mouse

(*) Also includes types
in which a Figure 8
was a major element. 




 Parc Belmont Park
Montreal, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Cyclone
  (Thriller)		       Wood. O&B     Allen/Mitchell/Schmeck      1924 - 1983


Wild Mouse        Wood. WM          Heinrich                1958  - 1983?


Toboggan
  (Bobsled)
   (Lightning)		     Steel             Chance                  1970s - 1983?


(Unknown)         Steel. KID/JR     Herschell ?             1976


 




 Boblo (Bob-Lo) Island
 Amusement Park
Boblo Island, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Thunderbolt       Wood               ?           1930s? - Mid 60s ? 1972?


Wilde Maus        Wood. WM          Klaus or Mack           1957  - 1969?


Wild Mouse        Steel. WM          ?                      1969? - 1974?


 Likely a Modified "Wilde Maus"



Swiss Toboggan    Steel             Chance                  1969? - 1978?


Little Dipper     Steel. KID        Herschell               1970? - 1983?


Sky Streek
  (Sky Streak)
  (Thunderbolt)		    Steel. O&B        Sansei                  1973  - 1993


 To Selva Magica Park,
   Mexico as "El Cascabel"



Galaxie           Steel             SDC?                    1976  - 1986


Screamer          Steel. INV        Vekoma                  1985  - 1993


 To Playland, Vancouver.



Nightmare         Steel. ENC        Vekoma                  1988 - 1993


 Now The "Mayan Mindbender"
   at Astroworld in Texas.



 




 Borden Park
Edmonton, Alberta




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Green Rattler     Wood              Welcher                 1915 - 1934


 




 Brighton Beach
Sandwich, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Unknown           Wood?              ?                      1885  - 1888?


 




 Burlington Amusement Park
Burlington, Prince Edward Island




 Coaster Name     Type              Designer                Operated


Li'l Dipper       Steel. KID        Herschell           1957/1992 - 2005


 




 Burlington Beach
Burlington, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Unknown           Wood? JR?          ?                      1950s  -  ?


Wild Mouse        Wood. WM           ?                      ?   - 1978?


 




 Canadian National Exhibition
(Toronto Exhibition)
Toronto, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Switchback
  Scenic Railway		   Wood. SWB         Thompson                1885  - 1888?


Unknown           Wood              ?                       1885  - 1888 ?


 Different from
   The "Switchback"



Scenic Auto-Dip   Wood              Harton/Vettel           1902  - 1906


Great Roller
  Boller Coaster		   Wood              Mills 		        1907  - 1910


Royal Gorge
  Scenic Railway		   Wood              Harton/Vettel           1907  - 1912


Royal Ascot
  Racer		            Wood. Racer       Welcher               1910? 12? - 1919


Krug's Flyer      Wood              Baker/Krug/Miller       1920  - 1931?


 Became The
   "Exhibition Flyer" ?


Exhibition Flyer  Wood              Krug? Miller            1932  - 1937


 Modified "Krug's Flyer" ?


Flyer             Wood              McKee/Davis             1953  - 1992


Wild Mouse        Wood. WM          Heinrich                1957  -   ?


Wildcat           Steel             Schwarzkopf?            1960s ?  - ?


Love Bugs         Steel             Mack                    1974? - 1977?


 (From Paragon Park, Massachusetts)


Mark I             Steel            SDC                         ? - 2001?


Doppel Looping     Steel. INV       Schwarzkopf          1982/1984 - 2001?


 




 Crystal Beach Amusement Park
Crystal Beach, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Backety-Back
   Scenic Railway		  Wood. Reversing   Brown                   1909  - 1926


Figure 8          Wood. F8          Harton                1905  - 10? - 15?


Giant Coaster     Wood              Harton                  1916  - 1989


Cyclone           Wood. TWS         Traver                  1927  - 1946


Comet             Wood. Double O&B  Allen/Schmeck           1948  - 1989


 To The Great Escape,
  New York State


Unknown           Steel. KID        Schiff                  195?  - 1976?


Wild Mouse        Steel. WM         Zierer?                 1959  - 1980?


Arctic Cat        Steel             Chance                  1974  & 1975?


Flitzer           Steel             Zierer?                 1974? -  ?


Little Dipper     Steel. KID/JR     Herschell               1977? - 1989


Galaxy            Steel             SDC?                    1986  - 1987?


 




 (Palais) Crystal Palace
Dieppe, New Brunswick




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Bullet            Steel JR          Zierer                  1990  - 2014


 






 Dominion Park
Montreal, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Scenic Railway    Wood              Thompson                1906  - 1919


Dips              Wood               ?                  1920  - 1929 - 38?


 







 Dundurn Park
Hamilton, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Scenic Railway    Wood               ?                      1885  - 1890?


 







 Exhibition Grounds
London, Ontario




 Coaster Name     Type              Designer                Operated


Unknown           Wood               ?                     1885 -  ?


 







 Erie Beach
Fort Erie, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8          Wood. F8          Harton              1901? - 1909? 1915?


Scenic Railway    Wood              Miller              1910 ? 11 ?  -  ?


Blue Streak       Wood              Miller or Church    1919? - 28? - 1930


Wildcat           Wood              Schmeck                 1928  - 1930


 







 Expo 86
Vancouver, British Columbia




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Scream Machine    Steel. INV        Vekoma/Arrow            1986  - 1986


 To Six Flags St. Louis
   as "Ninja".


 







 Frolic-Land
London, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Wild Mouse        Wood. WM          Heinrich                  1959


Unknown           Steel? KID or JR   ?                        1959


 







 Frontier (National) Park
Burlington, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Cupid's Coaster   Wood               ?                    1908  - 1909? - ?


Figure 8          Wood. F8          Ingersoll or Miller   1908  - 1909? - ?


 







 Grand Bend Park
Grand Bend, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Unknown           Steel?             ?                    1950s? - 1970s?


 







 Grimsby Beach Park
Grimsby, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type               Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8          Wood. F8            ?                    1910  - 22? 23?


Deep Dipper       Wood               Miller/Baker            1923  - 1929?


 







 Hanlan's Point
Toronto, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Switchback RailwayWood. SWB         Thompson?             1885  - 94 - 03?


The Big Scream ?  Wood               ?                     1895? - 1903?


Figure 8          Wood. F8           ?                     1905  - 1909


Grand
 Scenic Railway
  Royal Gorge
  Scenic Railway		  Wood              Ingersoll/Miller        1907  - 1909


Dip The Dips     Wood              Ingersoll/Miller        1908  - 1909


The Dips         Wood              Ingersoll/Miller        1910  - 1926 ?


Rainbow Dips
  Dips, Racer		     Wood              Ingersoll/Miller        1910  - 1926


 







 Happyland
Vancouver, British Columbia




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8 ?        Wood. F8          Ingersoll/Miller    1906? 1911? - 1914?


Dip The Dips      Wood. F8          Ingersoll and/or Miller 1915  - 1924


 (To White City, Vancouver?)


Giant Dipper      Wood. TWS         Prior/Church            1925  - 1947


Baby Dipper       Wood              Schmeck ?               1928  - 1944


 







 Happyland Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8          Wood. F8          Ingersoll/Miller    1906 - 1909 or 10


 (To Winnipeg Exhibition)


 







 Jackman's Park
Montreal, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Whirlwind         Wood              Jackman                 1905  -   ?


 







 King Edward Park
Montreal, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Racing Dips       Wood              Harton                  1911  -   ?


 







 Lakeside Park
Port Dalhousie, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Deep Dipper ?     Wood              Miller/Baker            1922  - 1929?


 







 La Ronde
Montreal, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


La Course         Steel             Zierer                  ? - 1976


Montagnes Russes  Steel. Wildcat?   Schwarzkopf?         1971? - 1983?


 (To Texas State Fair)


 







 La Salle Park
Burlington, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8 ?        Wood. F8           ?                   1915? - 1936? - ?


 







 Luna Park
Hull, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Scenic Railway ?  Wood              ?                       19-0s? - ?


Deep Dip          Wood              Keenan/Addison/Pearce   1925  - 1928


 







 Maple Leaf Park
Hamilton, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8          Wood. F8           ?                      1909  -   ?


 







 Playland
Vancouver, British Columbia




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Dragon Coaster    Steel              ?                      2000? - 2004?


Mad Mouse         Steel? WM         Herschell               1958? - 1977?


 (From Oaks Park?)



Super Big Gulp    Steel             Schwarzkopf             1972? - 1998?


Wild Mouse        Steel             Princeton               1967 - 2009


Zillerator        Steel             Pinfari ?               1996? - 1999?


 







 Playland
Wasaga Beach, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Wild Mouse        Steel? WM          ?                      1960s? - 1980s?


 







 Quebec Provincial Exhibition
Quebec City, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Unknown           Wood              ?                        ?


 







 Queen's Park
London, Ontario
    (Western Fair)




 Coaster Name     Type              Designer                Operated


Zyklon            Steel             Pinfari                1976 - 2005


 







 Rainbow Valley
 Cavendish, Prince Edward Island


                                                             

 Coaster Name    Type              Designer(s)             Operated


The Bushwacker   Steel. KID/JR     Schiff                  1992 - 2005


 







 River Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Jack Rabbit       Wood              Miller?                 1912? 16? - 28?


Deep Dipper       Wood. O&B         Miller                  1928  - 1941


 







 Riverside Park
Montreal, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8          Wood. F8          Harton                  1905  -   ?


 







 Scarboro Beach
Toronto, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Scenic Railway    Wood              Griffiths/Crane ?       1907  - 1918


Dips              Wood               ?                      1919  - 1925?


 







 Societe Zoologique
Grandby, Quebec




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Comet Junior      Steel              ?                      1971  -  ?


 







 Springbank Park
London, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8 ?        Wood. F8           ?                      1915  -   ?


Cannon-Ball
  (Cannonball
    Express)		       Wood              Reddington ?            1918? - 1942?


 







 Stanley Beach
Port Stanley, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8          Wood. F8           ?                      1909  - 192?


 







 Stag Park
Corunna, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Roller Coaster
  (Cannonball
    Express)		        Wood               ?                      1928 - 1930s?


 







 Stanley Park
Vancouver, British Columbia




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Dips              Wood              Miller                  1913  - 1923?


Greyhound         Wood              Miller?                 1923? -  ?


 







 Sunnyside Beach Park
Toronto, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Flyer             Wood              Miller                  1923  - 1955


 







 Sunset Park
Regina Saskatchewan




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Unknown             ?                   ?              195?  - 1979 - 82?


 







 Tower View Park
Niagara Falls, Ontario




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Rapids            Wood. WM              ?                   1965 - 1967


Unknown           Steel ?. KID          ?                 1965 - 1967 - ?


 







 Upper Clements Park
Nova Scotia




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Tree Topper       Wood. TER         Cobb                    1989 - 2019


 







 White City
Vancouver, British Columbia




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Figure 8          Wood. F8          Ingersoll/Miller?       1916? - 1926 ?


 (From Happyland, Vancouver?)



Dips              Wood              Ingersoll and/or Miller 1926  -   ?


 (From Happyland, Vancouver?)



 







 Winnipeg Beach Park
Winnipeg, Manitoba




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Dips              Wood               ?                    1910? - 19? - 25?


Giant
  (New Dips)		       Wood              Miller/Jarvis         1919  - 64 - 66?


Unknown           Steel? KID?        Spillman?              ?   - 64 - 66?


 







 Winnipeg Exhibition
Winnipeg, Manitoba




Coaster Name      Type              Designer(s)             Operated


Scenic Railway   Wood. F8          Ingersoll/Miller        1911  -   ?


 (From Happyland,
    Winnipeg)



 











UNKNOWN ROLLER COASTER

PARKS or NAMES






 Unknown Parks




City            Name            Type      Designer(s)         Operated


Montreal, QuebecUnknown         Steel?     ?                  1958? -  ?


Paul, Canada    Dips ?          Wood      Miller                ?   -  ?


Toronto, OntarioJazz Railway ?  Wood      Traver              1925  -  ?


Toronto, OntarioSwaying Bobs ?  Wood      Miller?             1925  -  ?


        ?     Topsy-Turvy
   Railway		            Wood. INV    ?                 ~ 1900


 








 Unknown Names




Location              Type              Designer          Operated


Parc Belmont Park     Steel. KID/JR     Herschell ?       1976


Brighton Beach        Wood?              ?                1885  - 1888?


Burlington Beach      Wood? JR?          ?                1950s -  ?


Canadian National Ex. Wood               ?                1885  - 1888 ?


Crystal Beach         Steel. KID        Schiff            195?  - 1976?


Grand Bend Park       Steel?             ?                1950s? - 1970s?


Quebec Provincial Ex. Wood               ?                   ?  -  ?


Queen's Park          Wood               ?                1885  -  ?


Sunset Park            ?                 ?              195?  - 1979 - 82?


Winnipeg Beach        Steel. JR          ?                ?  - 1964 - 66?


 














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