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Revision as of 20:01, 3 December 2025
Figure 8 Sampler
With more than 100 installations around the world, the Figure 8 was one of the most popular types of coasters ever built. Their heyday was generally between 1900 and 1910 before larger custom side friction coasters and racers became more popular. Most Figure 8 drops were not more than 20 feet and had a shallow grade even if the lift hill exceeded 50 feet in height. Layouts were usually a simple oval operating with single cars. Their history parallels the Scenic Railway era. The Leap the Dips at Lakemont Park in Pennsylvania is the last standing Figure 8 coaster and dates to 1902.
Figure 8 Palisades Park, New Jersey.
Figure 8 Camden Park, West Virginia.
Figure 8 Sandy Beach, Fall River, Massachusetts.
Steel Stella Clacton Pier, Essex, England.
Himalayan Railway Northeast Coast Exhibition Park, Newcastle, England.
Roller Boller South Beach, Staten Island, New York.
Scenic Railway Zapp's Willow Lake Park, Fresno, California.
Scenic Railway, Ocean Park, California.
Scenic Railway, Lagoon Park, Utah.
Figure 8 Skegness, Lincolnshire, England.
Figure 8 Porthcawl, Wales, England.
