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Green Dragon
Lake Compounce
LocationLake Compounce
Coordinates41°38′31″N 72°55′23″W / 41.642°N 72.923°W / 41.642; -72.923
StatusRemoved
Opening date1914 (1914)
Closing date1926 (1926)
Replaced byWildcat
General statistics
TypeWood – Out and back
DesignerBowen, Moore
Lift/launch systemChain
Inversions0
Green Dragon at RCDB

Green Dragon was a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut. It opened in 1914, and operated for 13 years. It was the first electrically powered roller coaster at the nation's oldest continuously operating amusement park.

Green Dragon was demolished in 1927 to make way for Wildcat.

References

  1. "The Roller Coaster Chronicles – Seasons Magazines". seasonsmagazines.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. Saft, Marcia (1985-03-31). "OLD AMUSEMENT PARK TO GET A NEW LOOK". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  3. "COMPOUNCE "FIRSTS"". Hartford Courant. 1998-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
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