A coaster for Bay Beach?

GREEN BAY - Could Elvis Presley's favorite roller coaster be coming to Green Bay?

City officials confirm to FOX 11 that they are looking at the possibility of purchasing the Zippin Pippin from Memphis, Tenn., for the Bay Beach Amusement Park.

The wooden roller coaster used to be a part of Libertyland that closed several years ago. The city is in the process of taking apart the coaster because the site could be redeveloped.

A sign that was posted on the ride notes how Presley rented the park once and considered the ride his favorite.

Green Bay Parks Director Bill Landvetter says the city is looking at the Zippin Pippin as a possibility, but notes the city isn't sure of the ride's condition. Also, with changes in building codes, it's not as simple as taking apart a coaster on one site, trucking it to Green Bay and re-assembling it here.

Bay Beach has not had a roller coaster since 1936, but as the city plans for an expansion of the park to the west , it wants what it calls a "family friendly" coaster.

According to Roller Coaster DataBase :

The coaster is 70 feet tall and has 2865 linear feet of track. It has one train, painted red, of four cars and each car will hold six passengers. Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters manufactured the cars and each seat has a single lap bar and two seat belts as a restraint system. Top speed for the coaster is 40 miles per hour and the cycle time is 90 seconds. It has manually operated sled brakes, as well as one set of adjustable trim brakes located in the last curve. The ride has an entrance Gazebo and a pre-show building as well as the station. The station contains unique pneumatic operated queue gates. The coaster was designed by John Miller and constructed by Harry C. Baker in 1915. It was later moved a short distance on the same site in 1923 and operated there until 10/29/05.