Belmont Park's iconic Giant Big Dipper Roller Coaster is unsafe, one resident told the Mission Beach Town Council this month.

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Since Belmont Park first opened to the public in 1925, the historic Mission Beach amusement park and its iconic wooden roller coaster have become synonymous with San ...

Mission Beach is not just a place to kick back by the water. It is where laid back beach life collides with high energy thrills, and the roller coaster by the ocean is just the beginning.

and in 1925 Spreckels built the Mission Beach Amusement Center. The centerpiece of what we now know as Belmont Park was the 2,600-foot-long Giant Dipper roller coaster, which was built in less ...

including the Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster – a nearly 100-year-old National Historic Landmark. Mission Beach is also a great spot for beginner surfers (several surf schools offer lessons ...

Belmont Park sits beachside in the heart of bustling Mission Beach ... At the time it offered a wooden roller coaster and plunge pool — both still operate to this day. Compact in size, it ...

Those looking for a thrill can ride the iconic Giant Dipper Roller Coaster and the spinning ... Despite the park's busy location (Mission Beach), the lines are usually short (though it's still ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — An iconic roller coaster that’s been a staple ... it immediately was alarming to me,” Mission Beach resident Kevin Payne said. Payne lives across from Belmont ...

MISSION BEACH – Belmont Park’s iconic Giant Big Dipper Roller Coaster is unsafe, one Mission Beach resident says. Kevin Payne, a water-damage technician living near Belmont Park, made the ...