SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is turning 100 years old this week. The wooden roller coaster opened on May 17, 1924. It took 47 days to ...

But even better than the rise is the fall, and it's a feeling guests have felt riding the Giant Dipper at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk for 100 years.

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.

To mark the 100th birthday of the Giant Dipper rollercoaster at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, a number of events are planned that includes a fireworks display in May.

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

There are perfectly logical reasons why the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is thriving while similar seaside parks across the country are dying. But none of them are nearly as entertaining as the ...

There are perfectly logical reasons why the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is thriving while similar seaside parks across the country are dying. But none are nearly as entertaining as the reasons the ...

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.

To mark the 100th birthday of the Giant Dipper rollercoaster at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, a number of events are planned that includes a fireworks display in May.

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 ...