#offdevices, 2024
With much anticipation to visit Santa Cruz, LJ made this Giant Dipper painting for the contest but mom failed to enter it!!! Let’s get kids off devices more!
High School Graduation & Giant Dipper, 1979
I graduated high school on the Saturday before Memorial Day 1979. We lived in San Jose, but my graduation party was at a beach house in Aptos. Family and a
First ride on the Big Dipper, 1949
In 1949 there were no age or size restrictions on the Giant Dipper, so my father carried me on that ride when I was an infant in diapers. I don’t
Building of the Dipper, 2024
I have been told all of my life that my great grandfather was part of the crew that built the Big Dipper in Santa Cruz. His name was carved on
Rollercoaster Scare, 1964
My friends mom took my friend and I on the roller coaster when you didn’t have to have a height requirement. I remember going up in the air when we
First Ride on the Giant Dipper, 1975
The summer of 1975 was a milestone for my friend Traci and me. We had just grown tall enough to ride the Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa Cruz
We don’t have time, 2008
My daughter had just recently found the courage to ride the Giant Dipper. We did a quick trip to the Boardwalk before we had to pick up her brother from
Once a day, 1986
There were 6 parking meter spaces on the main road right in front of the Giant Dipper. On my way home from work I’d drive by and if one of
Wedding Fest ’97, 1997
For years while dating we would meet up with friends on Monday nights in the summer at 8 pm under the Giant Dipper sign to ride the roller coaster together.
Memorable Celebration, 2024
It was closing time at the 100th Birthday Party for the Giant Dipper, and the massive turnout was not ready to go home!
Wedding ride, 1992
After our wedding reception at the Cocoanut Grove, our wedding party rode the Giant Dipper.
Finally!, 1950
I was always afraid to ride the Giant Dipper as a teenager. I would tell my date “oh I’ve ridden that many times, let’s go to the merry-go-round.” When I
Dipper Operator, 1977
I worked at the Boardwalk for two seasons. That’s when we worked split shifts day and night for the summer. I made my way up to operating the Dipper and
Beautiful Sky, 2024
So many amazing memories growing up in the Bay Area and coming here as a kid. To now bringing my own family here and exploring all the fun areas. The
A family day at Santa Cruz, 2019
My granddaughter and I rode several of the rides together but the one ride that stands out in my mind is the Giant Dipper. Before leaving we enjoyed some ice
Early days of the Giant Dipper, 1936
My husband Ron Harmon and his little brother Glynn Harmon enjoying a day at Santa Cruz with the Giant Dipper in the background…1936. Ron would be 91 years old if
