Figure 8

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.

Figure 8 Whitley Bay, England.

Rolo Coaster, White City, Isle of Man, England.

Figure 8 Whitmore Bay, England.

Figure 8 and Scenic Railway Kursaal, England.

Runaway Coaster, Folkstone, England.

Figure 8 Peter Pans Playground Brighton, England. Originally built in 1927 for the fair circuit.

Big Dipper Clarence Pier Southsea Hampshire, England.

Figure 8 Ramsgate Kent, England.

Figure 8 King's Cross Station, London, England.