San Diego Giant Dipper

• A whole page devoted to the Giant Dipper, located at Belmont Park, along Mission Beach, in San Diego.

Six Flags "Magic" Mountain

• It's great to see a true devotee enjoying his hobby to the utmost.
• My cousin Matt's "reimagining" of the above photo.

Santa Cruz Giant Dipper
(Many thanks to Irfanview for helping to turn these mediocre disposable camera shots into not-quite-as-mediocre disposable camera shots.)

• Overview from the parking lot. Can you feel the tension mounting?
• Peeking out from the trees, the glorious first fan turn.
• Approaching the park, on a perfect summer day. Gorgeous.
• Lucky bastards, zipping around the first turn.
• Wood and paint all over the place. And a train hidden somewhere in there.
• Everyone takes this exact photo.
• Down the first hill, same as it was in 1924.
• Hill and fan from inside the park.
• Here they come.
• Logger's Revenge can suck me.
• Hot Dog on a Stick.

(To see how good Irfanview did with touching these badboys up, here's the original version of Wood and paint.)

Cedar Point

• Two of my favorite things. Millennium Force, and myself.
• My buddy Justin proving that riding MF in the front can be hazardous to wildlife's health.
• An awe-inspiring view of Millennium Force's "big M", complete with a Shoot-the-Chutes explosion in the foreground. The picture loses a little bit just because you can't tell just how far behind those trees that giant first hill is. Trust me. It's far.
• Wallet-sized shot of the lift hill. It's tall.

Hersheypark

• Hersheypark's Lighting Racer at the turnaround.
• Lighting Racer in action! By the way, that's me on the left playing "pull my finger".
• Hersheypark's Wildcat, from on high.
• A fabulous shot of Lighting Racer as the trains cross over and under each other. This photo makes me want to go there again right now.
• A shot of the Wildcat in its entirety, along with part of the world's best Wild Mouse.
• Comet's first drop, from the front seat.

Lakemont Park

• Toboggan, at Altoona Park. Bad ride, cool photo!
• Leap the Dips, the oldest rollercoaster in the world. Reaching top speeds of ten blistering miles and hour, and plunging into drops as deep as nine rip-roarin' feet!
• The strangest photo ever taken of Leap the Dips. Modern art, that's what it is.
• The Skyliner, at Altoona Park. Ain't she beautiful!? I love this picture. Also, for hours of fun with the whole family, play "find the deer".

Lake Compounce

• Boulder Dash - A shot of the lift hill and first drop that almost brings tears to one's eyes.
• Boulder Dash - The return run into the station, from up high. Great photo.
• Boulder Dash - A train coming down the first hill. And a fence!
• Boulder Dash - The return run into the station, from down low. Is there a more beautiful sight than this?
• Boulder Dash - What a lovely, serene forest! Wait a minute, what's that?
• Boulder Dash - Looming beyond the peaceful midway. Notice the actual boulder itself!
• Boulder Dash - POV, coming down the first hill. Hey, I thought cameras weren't allowed on Boulder Dash. ;)
• Boulder Dash - The most cherished sight in all of coasterdom.

Six Flags Over Georgia

• Georgia Cyclone in action. Best twister in the world, it is.
• Here's how you get in line to ride it.
• A picturesque view of the first drop.
• Swooping in and under and through itself, couched in a lovely treeline.
• A picture of a street lamp. Also, there's a roller coaster in the picture. By the way, that road is closed.
• Georgia Scorcher, early in the morning, before anyone has arrived. It looks bored.
• Artistic shot of the Scorcher's loop. Note the symmetry. I never even went to photography school.
• Great American Scream Machine's return run. Those bunny hops sure look like they should be fun, don't they?
• Awe inspiring, isn't it?. If only it was a better ride.

Six Flags Over Texas

• Judge Roy Scream, the most beautiful roller coaster in the world. Unfortunately, you can't tell that from these pictures. Trust me.
• Another JRS photo. I really wish these had come out better.
• Mr. Freeze, going way high up in the air.
• Look, mommy! There's an airplane up in the sky.
• The spire, looming high above one of SFoT's millions of convoluted walkways. Guest #942 is lost.

Miscellaneous

• A rare photograph of Ben's Coaster Asylum, where I live.

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Photo Credits
Giant Dipper, SFoG, SFoT, "MF Bugs", "MF Lift": Ben Parrish
"Coaster Asylum": Stolen from somewhere on the internet
All others, plus "MF Bugs" analysis: Justin Ashworth