Belmont Park is a beach amusement park reminiscent of traditional thrill parks that Americans enjoyed in the early 1900s. Located at Mission Beach, popular with roller bladers, swimmers, surfers, and volleyball players, the north end of the beach where the ocean currents are stronger, you'll discover historic Belmont Park. Roller coaster rides, arcades and a variety of amusements provide thrills and views of the Pacific Ocean. 

Giant Dipper Roller Coaster opened to the public on July 4, 1925 and celebrated its 75th birthday on July 4, 2000.  It was originally built as a key attraction for the 33-acre Mission Beach Amusement  The  2600 ft. long coaster was created by the noted design team of Prior  and Church. It was built in less than two months by local suppliers  and a crew of between 100 and 150 workers. The original cost to  build the coaster was $150,000.00, including the two, 18 passenger  trains. 

The Mission Beach Amusement Center was popular through the 1930's and  40's and in later years it was renamed, Belmont Park. From all accounts  and records, the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster was an extremely popular  attraction. By the late 60's and early 70's Belmont Park fell into  disrepair and the park and coaster finally closed in December 1976. A group of  concerned citizens called "Save The Coaster Committee," had the  coaster designated as a National Landmark and asked that the ownership  be transferred to them. By doing so, they saved the coaster and  are responsible for ensuring that the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster  exists today for future generations to enjoy. The committee was  given a preservation grant, raised funds locally, and donated their  time to work on the coaster, however they were not able to raise  the amount needed to restore the coaster to an operating condition.  

In 1989, the developer of the new Belmont Park retail specialty  center contacted the Santa Cruz Seaside Company in Santa Cruz,  California to see if they might have some interest in restoring  and operating the Belmont Park Roller Coaster in San Diego. The  Santa Cruz Seaside Company is the owner and operator of the Santa  Cruz Beach Boardwalk amusement park.  San Diego Seaside Company, now called the San Diego Coaster Company, was officially formed to restore and operate the Giant Dipper. Over $2,000,000.00  was spent on the restoration of the Giant Dipper and one new train  that was built for the ride. The new train had six, 4-person cars. The nostalgic  look of yesterday and the strict safety standards of today are combined  in Belmont Park's Giant Dipper.