“A hundred years ago when this ride opened, there was a big gala in the Cocoanut ... and we love the Giant Dipper.” While waiting in line with friends, Santa Cruz resident Lexie Corfiatis ...

SANTA CRUZ — The Boardwalk’s historic wooden roller coaster the Giant Dipper will celebrate its 100th year in operation this May and the milestone will be marked with some special events and ...

But even better than the rise is the fall, and it's a feeling guests have felt riding the Giant Dipper at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for 100 years. "It's my first big coaster. I'm just excited ...

Instead, Marshall Wade, one of the six coaster mechanics for the Santa Cruz Boardwalk ... Keeping the Giant Dipper running for 10 decades has been no small feat. Trains fashioned out of fiberglass ...

Our earliest designers of Santa Cruz coasters were L.A. Thompson ... Park” unveiled a daring roller coaster called the Big Dipper, with dips up to 100 feet. Arthur Looff (the merry-go-round ...

SANTA CRUZ – Every time a massive swell is forecast, Santa Cruz’s hard-charging, big wave surfer Alessandro “Alo” Slebir can hardly contain himself. Several times each winter, Slebir ...

(Shmuel Thaler -- Santa Cruz Sentinel) “We’re busy,” Central ... beach hazard statement stretching from Point Reyes south to Big Sur, warning those hitting the beaches of an increased ...