Green Dragon (Lake Compounce) Explained

Green Dragon
Location:Lake Compounce
Type:Wood
Type2:Out and back
Designer:Bowen, Moore
Status:Removed
Replacement:Wildcat
Lift:Chain
Inversions:0
Rcdb Number:2503

Green Dragon was a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut.[1] It opened in 1914, and operated for 13 years.[2] It was the first electrically powered roller coaster at the nation's oldest continuously operating amusement park.[3]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Roller Coaster Chronicles – Seasons Magazines . 2023-05-09 . seasonsmagazines.com.
  2. News: Saft . Marcia . 1985-03-31 . OLD AMUSEMENT PARK TO GET A NEW LOOK . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-05-09 . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: 1998-05-17 . COMPOUNCE "FIRSTS" . 2023-05-09 . Hartford Courant . en-US.