Green Dragon (Lake Compounce)

The Green Dragon was a wooden roller coaster located at Lake Compounce in Bristol, Connecticut.[1] It opened in 1914 but was later replaced by the Wildcat.[2] It was the first electrically powered roller coaster at the nation's oldest continuously operating amusement park.

Green Dragon
Lake Compounce
LocationLake Compounce
Coordinates41°38′31″N 72°55′23″W / 41.642°N 72.923°W / 41.642; -72.923
StatusRemoved
Opening date1914 (1914)
Closing date1926 (1926)
Replaced byWildcat
General statistics
TypeWood – Out and back
DesignerBowen, Moore
Lift/launch systemChain
Inversions0
Green Dragon at RCDB

This roller coaster was demolished in 1927 to make way for the Wildcat.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "The Roller Coaster Chronicles – Seasons Magazines". seasonsmagazines.com. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  2. ^ Saft, Marcia (1985-03-31). "OLD AMUSEMENT PARK TO GET A NEW LOOK". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
  3. ^ "COMPOUNCE "FIRSTS"". Hartford Courant. 1998-05-17. Retrieved 2023-05-09.