JOHN C. ALLEN

'John C. Allen' (May 21, 1907 - August 17, 1979) was a roller coaster designer who was responsible for the revival of wooden roller coasters which began in the 1970s. He attended Temple University. He started working for the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1934 as a coaster operator and rose to become president of the company by 1954. He has designed over 25 coasters and has made significant contributions to roller coaster technology. He once said, "You don't need a degree in engineering to design roller coasters, you need a degree in psychology."

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Surviving John Allen Coasters

Surviving John Allen Coasters

Name	Location	Built
Jet Flyer/Sea Dragon	Gooding Zoo Park/Wyandot Lake	1956
Skyliner	Lakemont Park	1960
Starliner	Cypress Gardens	1963
Giant Coaster	Paragon Park	1963
Blue Streak	Cedar Point	1964
Swamp Fox	Grand Strand Park/Family Kingdom	1966
Cannonball	Lake Winnepesaukah	1967
Shooting Star	Lakeside Park	1968
Zingo	Bell's Amusement Park	1968
Racer	Kings Island	1972
Scooby Doo/Beastie	Kings Island	1972
Great American Scream Machine	Six Flags Over Georgia	1973
Rebel Yell	Kings Dominion	1975
Scooby Doo/Scooby Doo Ghoster Coaster	Kings Dominion	1975
Screamin' Eagle	Six Flags St. Louis	1976