Giant Dipper opening day, July 4th, 1925. (Photo courtesy of STC Collection) MISSION BEACH – Since it first roared to life on July 4, 1925, the Giant Dipper roller coaster has stood as a beloved icon ...
Minh Tra still recalls the vivid memories associated with Belmont Park’s reopening in 1990. Tra and his childhood friends got a parent to give them a ride to the park. Tra said he remembers seeing all ...
Businessman John D. Spreckels funded and developed Belmont Park in 1925, during the so-called golden age of roller coasters, though it was originally called the Mission Beach Amusement Center. In the ...
MISSION BEACH – Since it first roared to life on July 4, 1925, the Giant Dipper roller coaster has stood as a beloved icon of Belmont Park and Mission Beach’s coastline. Built in four weeks by the ...