SANTA CRUZ — People from all over California and beyond gathered at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk on Saturday morning to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the iconic Giant Dipper roller coaster.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. - The iconic Giant Dipper roller coaster turns 100 years old on Friday and to celebrate this milestone, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is promoting a "century of thrills." On ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KGO) -- This day in 1924, the legendary Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster opened to guests at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk -- which was only 17 years old at that time. One ...

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Fireworks are reflected in the San Lorenzo River Saturday night as they light up the sky above the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk’s Giant Dipper roller coaster to celebrate the ride’s 100th anniversary.

The Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk turns 100 years old this year. Since opening in 1924, more than 68 million people have been on the iconic ride. The boardwalk will be ...

There's nothing quite like the anticipation going to the top of a roller coaster. But even better than the rise is the fall, and it's a feeling guests have felt riding the Giant Dipper at the Santa ...