SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Since Belmont Park first opened to the public in 1925, the historic Mission Beach amusement park and its iconic wooden roller coaster have become synonymous with San ...

Southern California has no shortage of standout amusement parks, but a San Diego gem brings new meaning ... At the time it offered a wooden roller coaster and plunge pool — both still operate ...

Belmont Park, considered San Diego's historical landmark destination in Mission Beach, is turning 100 years old this year.The ...

The beachfront Giant Dipper roller coaster – one of San Diego’s most recognizable attractions – turns 94 years old Thursday and ... of ups and downs. The wooden coaster, which offers ...

Friday is National Roller Coaster Day and, in San Diego, one historic ride offered ... a group was lined up to ride the wooden coaster. Some of those visitors were locals, some were tourists.

SAN DIEGO — Like many tourist ... But the historic roller coaster couldn’t just shut down and ride out the virus. The 95-year-old amusement ride must be operated multiple times a day to ...

the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster in Belmont Park is one of San Diego's most iconic sites. In Tuesday's Zevely Zone, Jeff is in Mission Beach to take the first ride on the old train with a new look.

Who’s foolish enough to ride a wooden roller coaster for 10 weeks straight ... 70 days aboard the Giant Dipper at Belmont Park in San Diego, each hoping to outlast the other and win $50,000.

But 15-year-old Madi Giordano climbed off the venerable wood coaster this week feeling ... and Giant Dipper at Belmont Park in San Diego. For many roller coaster fans, the thrill of riding ...

A SeaWorld San Diego roller coaster planned for a 2020 debut ... Busch Gardens Tampa is transforming the Gwazi dual wooden coaster into Iron Gwazi -— the world’s steepest, tallest and fastest ...