Giant Dipper Roller Coaster and Mission Beach Plunge 85th Anniversary in San Diego
Please join us in the celebration during the entire month of July by connecting with us on our Facebook and Twitter. Great prizes will be given away daily just for answering some fun trivia questions about the Plunge, Giant Dipper and Belmont Park. Look for the box to the left throughout our website for interesting facts which divulge all the answers to our game.
Win One of Two Parties at the Park!
Two lucky winners will win the following:
- A party for 8 with Unlimited Rides, 20 Arcade tokens, a swim in the Plunge, Unlimited Mirror Maze, Unlimited Vault Laser Maze Challenge, Unlimited Glow Mini-Golf and Pizza and drinks
- A party for 8 children with one hour on the FlowRider®, two hours in the Plunge, Bounce House, Slip N Slide, balloons and Pizza and drinks
Congratulations
to our Winners!
Belmont Park Party - Jeremy Kimball
FlowRider Party - Marie Alvarado
The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster
With great fanfare, The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster opened for the first time 85 years ago on July 4, 1925. Back then, visitors rode without seat belts or cares and paid only a dime to ride. The Giant Dipper holds the fondest of memories for San Diego natives in the past, present and future.To learn more about the Giant Dipper and it's rich history, click here.
Mission Beach Plunge
The Mission Beach Plunge originally opened on May 29, 1925 and was said to be the centerpiece of the Mission Beach Amusement Center, now known as Belmont Park. Originally a salt water pool, the Plunge was converted to fresh water by 1940, as the salt was ruining its filtration system. Many San Diego locals first learned to swim in this enormous indoor pool and have continued the tradition with their children ever since. For more history on the Plunge, click here.
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