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Columbia Gardens, Butte, MT
Roller Coaster - 1906-1974
Council Crest, Portland, OR
Scenic Railway - 1905-1926
gayway park, seaside, OR
Roller Coaster - 1953-1983?
Wild Mouse - 1953?-1983?
gayway/Fun Forest, Seattle, WA
Broadway Trip - 1962-1962
Wild Mouse - 1962-1964
Wild Mouse - 1965-1971
Happyland, Vancouver, BC
Giant Dipper - 1925-1947
Baby Dipper - 1928-1944
Hastings park, Vancouver, BC
Coaster (Dip The Dips) - 1915-1924
Jantzen Beach, Portland, OR
Big Dipper - 1928-1970
Whirlwind - 1929-195?
julia davis fun depot, boise, id
Mad Mouse - 1991-2002
Lotus Isle, Portland, OR
Alpine Scenic Railway - 1930-1931
Luna Park, Seattle, WA
Great Figure 8 - 1905-1913
Nat Park, Spokane, WA
Figure 8/Scenic Railway - 1905-1919
Jack Rabbit - 1920-1968
Oaks Park, Portland, OR
Scenic Railway - 19?-19?
Figure 8 - 1905?-19?
Zip - 1927-1934
Mad Mouse - 1959-1976?
Monster Mouse 1977(?)- 1994
Playland, Coeur d' Alene, ID
Kiddie Coaster - 1942-1974
Playland, Seattle, WA
Dipper - 1930-1961
Playland, Vancouver, BC
Mad Mouse - 1958-1978
Super Big Gulp - 1972-1994
Wild Mouse - 1979-2008
puyallup fair, puyallup, wa
Mad Mouse - 195?-196?
Mad Mouse - 196?-197?
(Both coasters no longer run at fair)
Santafair-Touray, federal way, wa
Mad Mouse - 195?-196?
(Later operated at Puyallup Fair)
Stanley Park , Vancouver, BC
Dips - 1913-1923?
White City, Bellingham, Wa
Roller Coaster - 1906-1912
White City, Seattle, WA
Roller Coaster - 1908-1912
White City, Vancouver, bc
Dips - 1926-19?
(Operated at Hastings Park)
Super Big Gulp, Playland, Vancouver, BC
 Super Big Gulp |
Playland opened its doors in 1958, a year after Happyland had been torn down. Robert Bollinger and Burrard Amusement, Ltd. built Playland including the wooden roller coaster that was designed by Northwest coaster designer, Carl Phare.
In 1978, Bollinger then sold Playland to the PNE and Burrard Amusements was no longer. However, Bollinger still owned Funtastic Rides which remained the provider for the portable rides.
The Super Big Gulp coaster came directly from Germany prior to its run at Playland around 1972. This was a typical Jet Star 2 coaster model designed by the late German coaster designer Anton Schwartzkopf. The ride ran for over 20 years at the park (1972-1994).
Ironically, I hadn't known of this coaster's existence until 1990. Unfortunately, during a visit to Playland in the summer of 1994, I almost had a chance to ride this coaster but learned it had been torn down earlier that day. The Vekoma Corkscrew now resides as the park's major "big" steel coaster.
Now the wooden Coaster, Corkscrew, and the Kettle Creek Mine Coaster are the three roller coasters that operate at the park and PNE.