[1][3] A researcher, digging through a Rye, New York attic,[1] discovered plans that listed the actual builder as Frank W. Darling, the owner of LaMarcus Adna Thompson's construction company.

While it had early operational issues (the coaster took three days to get completely up and running), its late stage lifespan was particularly beset with problems.

[2] In 1956, when Playland changed insurance companies, inspectors condemned the coaster, stating it was unsafe.

[5] The Airplane Coaster was quite popular, with unexpected drops, sharp turns, and sudden speed changes cited as especially thrilling elements.

[2] Although some locals at the time expressed wariness with a coaster that seemed too dangerous, many writers have since called it a "masterpiece".