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108-YEAR-OLD COASTER WILL SOON SHUT DOWN

 A legendary roller coaster that once stood as a “bleached dinosaur skeleton” on the Massachusetts coast now faces its second potential demise. The Wild One at Six Flags America is threatened again when Six Flags America closes this November. The coaster opened in Hull, Massachusetts’ Paragon Park in 1917 as The Giant Coaster. When Paragon Park closed in September 1984, Wild World purchased the coaster at auction for $28,000. The coaster reopened as Wild One on May 3, 1986, after a $2 million reconstruction. American Coaster Enthusiasts says Wild One is “the oldest roller coaster operating in the United States.” With Six Flags America set to close, the park hasn’t determined the fate of individual rides, so it’s possible the coaster could once again be sold off.

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