Michigan's Adventure · operating · 1955
Big Dipper
40 ft · 30 mph
A classic wooden coaster dating to the park's early years — gentle hills and a nostalgic ride profile.
Specifications
Ride profile
Scaled against Michigan's Adventure's operating coasters
Park intensity
Height
40 ft
#6 of 7 at Michigan's Adventure
Ride experience
Launches, airtime, layout style, and more
- Family
- Wood
Specs from miadventure.com
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Family coasters — what to expect
Moderate height caps, shorter layouts, and gentler forces for mixed-age groups.
Height requirements explained
Minimum heights are safety rules — measured with shoes at the queue entrance.
Mine train coasters
Smaller trains, winding layouts, and family-friendly pacing — often themed as mining adventures.
Rocky Mountain hybrid coasters
Steel track on reinvented wooden structures — steep, twisted, and often relentless.
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Sources & official links
We link out to parks, manufacturers, and the pages where facts and media come from.
- Michigan's Adventure — official sitemiadventure.com(opens in a new tab)
- Michigan's Adventure on Coaster AtlasPark page
- Ride specifications sourcemiadventure.com(opens in a new tab)
- Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters — manufacturerptcoasters.com(opens in a new tab)