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It has also been suggested that the shorter trains may have created an even rougher experience than was typical for a Traver
Cyclone. It was described as a "rib tickler", where the side-to-side motion of the cars (particularly on the coaster's rapidly undulating "Jazz Track") would slam riders' ribs
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While most Traver
Cyclones had 10-car trains, the Zip differed by having shorter 5-car trains. The way these shorter trains zipped along the track is thought to be responsible for the name of the coaster. Like other Traver coasters, the ride had very steep banking. The first curve had an angle of 80
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One of Harry Traver's more obscure coasters, the Zip was modeled on the larger Giant
Cyclone Safety Coasters (the "Terrible Triplets") but was smaller and more compact. The coaster was originally planned to be 3,200 feet (980 m) in length, but this length was reduced so as not to impinge on a
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to either sides of the cars. This led to problems of low ridership (and particularly repeat ridership) that plagued the other Giant
Cyclone Safety Coasters. The smaller-than-usual trains, which like the other Cyclones could only run one-at-a-time, also contributed to this problem.
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flooding. The coaster was removed in 1934 as a result of high maintenance and insurance costs. The coaster was dismantled and the steel sold to Japan in that same year.
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Diagram taken from one of Traver's patents of the rapidly undulating track utilized on the Zip and other Traver coasters
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Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaster
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Heflin, Joe (Fall 1983). "Traver
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846:Tourist attractions in Portland, Oregon
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811:Roller coasters introduced in 1927
390:Harry G. Traver: Legends of Terror
330:"Zip (Oaks Amusement Park)"
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220:Giant Cyclone Safety Coasters
256:American Coaster Enthusiasts
836:History of Portland, Oregon
657:Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge
539:Henry Higgins Boiled Bagels
498:St. John's Episcopal Church
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230:in the mid to late 1920s.
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189:Zip at RCDB
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58:122°39′38″W
45:Coordinates
800:Categories
686:Public art
564:Papa Haydn
524:Bible Club
399:0935408029
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284:References
55:45°28′23″N
645:Geography
549:Kay's Bar
534:Either/Or
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276:degrees.
772:Category
708:Uroboros
584:Saburo's
512:Business
313:June 10,
172:Duration
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34:Location
784:Commons
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718:Transit
701:Stratum
599:Wei Wei
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83:Status
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394:ISBN
358:ISBN
315:2017
201:Zipp
130:Wood
126:Type
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632:Zip
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