Pipeline Express

Pipeline Express was a steel roller coaster located at Boardwalk Fun Park in Grand Prairie, Texas. When built in 1992, the coaster was the newest Auto Sled model from Bailey Manufacturing of Cameron, Ontario. The five sleds could hold one rider each.

Pipeline Express
Boardwalk Fun Park
Location	Boardwalk Fun Park
Coordinates	32.761°N 96.997°W / 32.761; -96.997
Status	Removed
Opening date	July 23, 1992 (1992-07-23)
Closing date	September 7, 1992 (1992-09-07)
Cost	$450,000 US
General statistics
Type	Steel
Manufacturer	Bailey Rides, Inc.
Designer	Ken Bailey
Model	Auto Sled
Lift/launch system	Cart return (no lift)
Height	45 ft (14 m)
Length	1,200 ft (370 m)
Speed	15 mph (24 km/h)
Inversions	0
Duration	1:00
Height restriction	36 in (91 cm)
Pipeline Express at RCDB

In September 1992, an accident on the coaster threw a 12-year-old girl some 35 feet (11 m) into an unused pool beneath it causing her to slip into a coma and suffer brain trauma.^[1][2] It was closed following the accident.^[3] The girl's parents sued the park for negligence and deceptive trade practices.^[4]

The coaster never reopened and remained standing until 1997, when it was demolished along with the rest of the park.^[3][5]