Trimper's Haunted House
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Trimper's Haunted House
Trimper's Rides · US · Bill Tracy / Outdoor Dimensional Display Co. Tracked dark ride; expanded to two stories in 1988
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Fast facts
- A tracked dark ride at Trimper's Rides in Ocean City, Maryland. coasterpedia.net
- Opened in 1964 and still operating. coasterpedia.net
- Designed and built by Bill Tracy of Outdoor Dimensional Display Co. trimpershauntedhouse.com
- The two-storey building stands an estimated seven metres high. coasterpedia.net
- Its cars travel at approximately four kilometres per hour. coasterpedia.net
- The ride has no inversions and handles an estimated 360 visitors an hour. coasterpedia.net
- A second story was added in 1988, making the attraction two levels. trimpershauntedhouse.com
The story of Trimper's Haunted House
Granville Trimper was inspired by the dark rides at Glen Echo Park and chose the site of the former Windsor Theater, near his family's amusement park by the Ocean City Inlet. He engaged Bill Tracy to design and install the haunted displays, and the one-storey attraction opened in 1964. trimpershauntedhouse.com· en.wikipedia.org
The original ride was a carefully made boardwalk dark ride, with Tracy's scenery and mechanical surprises arranged along a tracked course. Its façade and many of its early displays became part of the visual character of the southern Ocean City boardwalk. ochh.net· ochh.net
In 1988, Granville Trimper added a second story and enlarged the ride. Displays, ride systems, and the façade from the closed Ghost Ship at Playland Park were incorporated into the new arrangement, giving this old boardwalk house a renewed life above its original floor. trimpershauntedhouse.com· coasterpedia.net
Sources
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- trimpershauntedhouse.com Acceptable source
- en.wikipedia.org Acceptable source
- ochh.net Acceptable source
- ochh.net Acceptable source