Rainbow Fountain: CYCLONE RACER "By far, the largest structures on The Pike's Silver Spray Pier were the roller coasters."

Much like the development of aircraft and the automobile in the early 20th century, the amusement devices created for The Pike were marvels of engineering, designed and built by visionaries pushing the limits of technology.

The Jackrabbit coaster opened in 1915 and replaced a smaller coaster. In 1930, it was replaced by the "Greatest Ride in The World," the Cyclone Racer. "One of my cousins was a roller coaster fanatic like I was. We would head for the Pike in the cool of the evening. The first stop was the great wooden roller coaster - The Cyclone - and we would ride 5 times in a row, a terrifying thrill!"
-- Long Beach Coaster Fanatic, 1997

On September 15th, 1968, Cyclone Racer took its last rider. It was the last two-track roller coaster left in America.