▁to ▁build ▁a ▁' Cy clone ' ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁Of ▁the ▁three , ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁Beach ▁version ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁and ▁longest ▁last ing , ▁eventually ▁being ▁dis m ant led ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁maintenance ▁costs ▁and ▁falling ▁reven ues . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁wood ▁and ▁steel ▁from ▁the ▁Cy clone ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁John ▁Allen ▁and ▁Herbert ▁Sch meck ▁( both ▁design ers ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Tob og gan ▁Company ) ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Cry stal ▁Beach ▁Com et ▁co aster ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁Over ▁ 2 2 5 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁metal ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁building ▁the ▁ride , ▁which ▁used ▁a ▁steel ▁support ▁structure ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁traditional ▁wood . ▁ ▁Having ▁said ▁this , ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁considered ▁a ▁" wood ie ", ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁( 3 0 0 ▁X ▁ 2 5 ▁mill imet re ▁wood ▁l amin ants ▁to pped ▁by ▁a ▁flat ▁steel ▁rail ). ▁Total ▁length ▁of ▁wood ▁used ▁was ▁about ▁ 6 , 1 0 0 ▁metres ▁- ▁all ▁British ▁Columbia ▁fir . ▁At ▁night , ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁small ▁inc and es cent ▁l amps ▁lit ▁the ▁ride . ▁ ▁R ide ▁layout ▁The ▁layout ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁tw isted ▁arrangement ▁of ▁track ▁with ▁many ▁cur ved , ▁and ▁ste ep ly ▁ang led ▁dro ps ,