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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)
Zip, Oaks Park, Portland, OR
 Zip's layout  Zip and Traver Swing |
 Front view |
 Zip advertisement 1931 |
Oaks Park opened on May 30, 1905. The park and skating rink were built by the Oregon Water Power and Railway Company. In the early 1920's, the Railway company sold the park to its manager, John Cordray. In 1925, Cordray died, and Edward Bollinger purchased the park but not the land from Cordray's widow. In 1943, Ed then purchased the land from the Portland Electric Power Company. Edward and his son Robert Bollinger owned the park between 1925-1985 with Robert taking over as owner in 1949.
In 1927, Two years after Edward Bollinger purchased Oaks, a new type of ride was introduced to the park. The coaster, referred to as Zip (pictured above), was a notorious coaster known as a "rib tickler" that had a tendency to crush riders ribs. This was a Harry Traver design that ended up being a compact version similar to the other well known Cyclones he designed such as the Crystal Beach Cyclone and the Revere Beach Lightning. Though Zip was a true thriller for daring fans, it had a short life span due to maintenance and insurance costs. The coaster was extremely rough and intense and lasted for only seven years, 1927-1934.