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Alaska yukon pacific Exposition,
Seattle, WA
Scenic Railway - 1909-1909
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
Little Dipper - 1958-197?
Mad Mouse - 1958-1964?
Monster Mouse - 1965-1971?
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, federal way, wa
Stratoboggan - 1961-1973
(Later operated at Puyallup Fair as
Mad Mouse)
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)
Great Figure 8 Coaster, Luna Park, Seattle, WA
 Luna Park |
 Onboard Figure 8 |
 Great Figure 8 Coaster |
 Luna Park along pier |
 Close-up of riders 1912 |
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Above are four photos of the Great Figure 8 Coaster that operated at Luna Park in Seattle, Washington.
Luna park opened in 1905 and was built on the tide flats along Duwamish Head. Proudly hailed as "The Coney Island of The West," the park had promise as being "the greatest amusement park in the Northwest" for a growing metropolis in West Seattle.
Sadly though, Luna had a short life span and ended up closing its doors in 1913 due to some moral controversary amongst local conservatives towards the park's "wild" and "rowdy" presence. The park purportedly had the "longest bar on the bay" which brought about scandal and muckraking that agitated the "morals squad" which consisted of prohibitionists called "The Forces of Decency". Once the rides were either taken down or destroyed, and Luna Park was no more, the park's memory faded.
According to HistoryLink.org, "Approximately once a decade, the tides of Elliott Bay fall back to their lowest levels. When they do, the tide flats are exposed and the rows of pilings that once supported Luna Park are brought to light, causing new generations and new residents of the Northwest to gaze and to ponder."
Amazingly, one of the rides that still exists and operates today is the Charles Looff 1906 Carousel. Initially intended to run in San Fransisco, the ride ended up at Luna due to the earthquake and fire. Now it has a permanent home at the Zeum in San Fransisco's Yerba Buena Gardens.
You can learn more about this ride and its history by visiting: The National Carousel Association-USA.org