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John C. Allen

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John C. Allen (May 21, 1907 – August 17, 1979) was a roller coaster designer who was responsible for the revival of wooden roller coasters which began in the 1970s. [1]

35 relations: Angela Park (amusement park), Bell's Amusement Park, Black Diamond (roller coaster), Blue Streak (Cedar Point), Cannon Ball (roller coaster), Cedar Point, Cypress Gardens, Drexel University, Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Over Georgia), Jungle Jack's Landing, Kings Dominion, Kings Island, Knoebels Amusement Resort, Lake Winnepesaukah, Lakemont Park, Miracle Strip Amusement Park, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Racer 75, Rocky Glen Park, Roller coaster, Screamin' Eagle, Sea Dragon (roller coaster), Six Flags America, Six Flags Over Georgia, Six Flags St. Louis, Skyliner (roller coaster), The Racer (Kings Island), The Wild One (roller coaster), Wedgewood Village Amusement Park, Wooden roller coaster, Woodstock Express (Kings Dominion), Woodstock Express (Kings Island).

Angela Park (amusement park)

Angela Park was an amusement park located along PA Route 309 in Butler Township, seven miles north of Hazleton, Pennsylvania.

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Bell's Amusement Park

Bell's Amusement Park was an amusement park located in Tulsa's Expo Square, part of the Tulsa County Fairground in Oklahoma.

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Black Diamond (roller coaster)

The Black Diamond is a steel roller coaster located at Knoebels' Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Blue Streak (Cedar Point)

Blue Streak is a wooden roller coaster located at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio.

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Cannon Ball (roller coaster)

Cannon Ball is a wooden roller coaster at Lake Winnepesaukah amusement park.

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Cedar Point

Cedar Point is a amusement park located on a Lake Erie peninsula in Sandusky, Ohio.

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Cypress Gardens

Cypress Gardens was a botanical garden and theme park near Winter Haven, Florida that operated from 1936 to 2009.

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Drexel University

Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Kingdom Amusement Park

Family Kingdom Amusement Park is a seaside amusement park in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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Great American Scream Machine (Six Flags Over Georgia)

Great American Scream Machine is a wooden roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia.

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Jungle Jack's Landing

Jungle Jack's Landing is a small amusement park attached to and owned by the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio.

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Kings Dominion

Kings Dominion is an amusement park located in Doswell, Virginia, north of Richmond and south of Washington, D.C..

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Kings Island

Kings Island is a amusement park located northeast of Cincinnati in Mason, Ohio.

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Knoebels Amusement Resort

Knoebels Amusement Resort is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania.

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Lake Winnepesaukah

Lake Winnepesaukah, commonly known as Lake Winnie, is an amusement park located in Rossville, Georgia, just south of Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Lakemont Park

Lakemont Park, located in Altoona, Pennsylvania, houses the world's oldest-surviving roller coaster, the Leap-The-Dips.

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Miracle Strip Amusement Park

Not to be confused with Miracle Strip at Pier Park.

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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania German: Pennsylvaani or Pennsilfaani), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters

Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, commonly referred to as PTC, is one of the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing companies in the world.

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Racer 75

Racer 75 (formerly known as Rebel Yell) is a racing roller coaster located at Kings Dominion amusement park in Doswell, Virginia.

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Rocky Glen Park

Known by a variety of names over its 101-year existence, Rocky Glen Park was a park near Moosic, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Roller coaster

A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride that employs a form of elevated railroad track designed with tight turns, steep slopes, and sometimes inversions.

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Screamin' Eagle

The Screamin' Eagle is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis.

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Sea Dragon (roller coaster)

Sea Dragon is a junior wooden roller coaster located at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Powell, Ohio.

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Six Flags America

Six Flags America is a theme park located in Woodmore CDP, Prince George's County, Maryland, near Upper Marlboro, and in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

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Six Flags Over Georgia

Six Flags Over Georgia is a theme park located west of Atlanta in Cobb County, Georgia, United States.

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Six Flags St. Louis

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Skyliner (roller coaster)

Skyliner is a wooden roller coaster located at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

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The Racer (Kings Island)

The Racer is a wooden, racing roller coaster located at Kings Island amusement park in Mason, Ohio.

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The Wild One (roller coaster)

The Wild One is a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland.

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Wedgewood Village Amusement Park

Wedgewood Village Amusement Park was an amusement park in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

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Wooden roller coaster

A wooden roller coaster is most often classified as a roller coaster with running rails made of flattened steel strips mounted on laminated wooden track.

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Woodstock Express (Kings Dominion)

Woodstock Express is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia.

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Woodstock Express (Kings Island)

Woodstock Express is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island designed by John C. Allen.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_C._Allen

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