PHILADELPHIA TOBOGGAN COMPANY

The 'Philadelphia Toboggan Company' is the oldest existing roller coaster manufacturing company in the world. Based in Hatfield, Pennsylvania, it was established in 1904 by Henry Auchey and Chester Albright, making various amusement devices, including carousels, wooden roller coasters, and their trains. The company's carousels were preferred among discriminating clients, for their elaborate carvings and elegant decorations. Among their lead carvers were Daniel Carl Muller, Leo Zoller, John Zalar and, most importantly, Frank Caretta. Fine examples of the company's carousels (manufactured from 1904–1934) exist throughout the United States. A few of the rides the Philadelphia Toboggan Company built include the Rollo Coaster at Idlewild Park in 1938, and the Carousel for the same amusement park in 1931. The company also manufactured Skee Ball machines for many years.
In 1991, the company changed its name to 'Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters'. It is now managed by Tom Rebbie, and they mainly make and refurbish roller coaster cars and trains.

Contents

Wooden Roller Coasters

Carousels

Funhouse items

External links

Wooden Roller Coasters

See also:
This table only includes PTC Coasters that are still operating.

Opened	Name	Park, Location
1923	Thunderhawk	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom, South Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
1927	Wildcat	Lake Compounce, Bristol, Connecticut
1936	Yankee Cannonball	Canobie Lake Park, Salem, New Hampshire
1938	Rollo Coaster	Idlewild Park, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
1946	Comet	Hersheypark, Hershey, Pennsylvania
1949	Roller Coaster	Joyland Amusement Park, Wichita, Kansas
1950	Little Dipper	Memphis Kiddie Park, Brooklyn, Ohio
1951	Comet	Waldameer Park, Erie, Pennsylvania
1956	Sea Dragon	Wyandot Lake, Liberty Township, Delaware County, Ohio
1959	Tornado	Wedgewood Village, Oklahoma City, OKC Oklahoma
1964	Blue Streak	Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
1966	Swamp Fox	Grand Strand Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, renovated in 1992 when park reopened as Family Kingdom Amusement Park
1967	Cannon Ball	Lake Winnepesaukah, Lakeview, Georgia
1968	Zingo	Bell's Amusement Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
1972	Fairly Odd Coaster	Kings Island, Mason, Ohio
1972	Racer	Kings Island, Mason, Ohio
1973	Great American Scream Machine	Six Flags Over Georgia, Austell, Georgia
1974	Scooby-Doo's Ghoster Coaster	Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia
1975	Fairly Odd Coaster	Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina/Fort Mill, South Carolina
1975	Rebel Yell	Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia
1976	Screamin' Eagle	Six Flags St. Louis, Eureka, Missouri
1976	Thunder Road	Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina/Fort Mill, South Carolina
1978	Tornado	Adventureland, Altoona, Iowa
1979	The Beast	Kings Island, Mason, Ohio
1981	Mighty Canadian Minebuster	Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
1981	Scooby's Gasping Ghoster Coaster	Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
1981	Wild Beast	Canada's Wonderland, Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
1985	Phoenix	Knoebels, Elysburg, Pennsylvania
1987	Skyliner	Lakemont Park, Altoona, Pennsylvania
1994	Comet	Great Escape, Queensbury, New York
2006	Meteor	Little A-Merrick-A, Marshall, Wisconsin
2007	Starliner	Cypress Gardens Adventure Park, Winter Haven, Florida

Carousels

See also:
This table only includes PTC carousels that are still operating or in restoration. Most PTC carousels were numbered, so they are easily identified. Most have been moved from their original opening locations.

PTC #	Owner	City, State	Year Built
6	Kit Carson Co. Fairgrounds	Burlington, Colorado	1905
15	Palisades Center Mall	West Nyack, New York	1907
17	Six Flags Over Georgia	Atlanta, Georgia	1908
18	Carousel Center	Syracuse, New York	1909
19	Euclid Beach (in restoration)	Cleveland, Ohio	1910
21	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California	1912
30	Luna Park, Melbourne	St Kilda, Melbourne Australia	1913
33	Como Park	St. Paul, Minnesota	1914
35	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Missouri	1915
39	Lake Winnepesaukah	Rossville, Georgia	1916
43	Western Washington Fair	Puyallup, Washington	1917
44	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia	1917
45	Woodland Park Zoo	Seattle, Washington	1918
46	Walt Disney World	Lake Buena Vista, Florida	1917
47	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pennsylvania	1919
50	Carousel Park	Hampton, Virginia	1920
51	Elitch Gardens	Denver, Colorado	1925 - 1928
53	Charles Walker	Griffin, Georgia	1920
54	Battleship Cove	Fall River, Massachusetts	1920
59	Peddler's Village	Lahaska, Pennsylvania	1922
61	Jane Walentas	Brooklyn, New York	1922
62	Santa Monica Pier	Santa Monica, California	1922
67	Carowinds	Charlotte, North Carolina	1923
72	Kiddieland	Melrose Park, Illinois	1925
75	Gillian's Wonderland Pier	Ocean City, New Jersey	1926
76	Valleyfair	Shakopee, Minnesota	1926
79	Kings Island	Kings Island, Ohio	1926
80	Holyoke Heritage State Park	Holyoke, Massachusetts	1927 - 1929
83	Idlewild Park	Ligonier, Pennsylvania	1931
84	Canada's Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	1928
85	Carousel Station	Hull, Massachusetts	1928
87	Family Kingdom	Myrtle Beach,South Carolina (mechanism only - Horses Replaced - formerly Asbury Park, NJ, Casino)	1929

Funhouse items

Laffing Sal - automated funhouse character/amusement device
PTC was involved with the booming dark ride and funhouse business since before WWII, spawning off the company Funni-Frite of Columbus, Ohio.

External links

★ Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters, Inc.

★ European Coaster Club PTC Database

★ PTC Carousel 30 in Australia Homepages

★ PTC Carousel 87 at Family Kingdom Amusement Park, Myrtle Beach SC