The Sea Dragon is lifted by a helicopter off the Santa Monica Pier on Thursday. The ride was transported to Port of Hueneme, where it will be shipped to St. Louis. (Jae C. Hong / Associated Press) For ...

Ride: Just a month after the original Sea Dragon ride was airlifted off the Santa Monica Pier, a new one has been installed in its place. The new ride opened to the public for the first time on April ...

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- The original sea dragon ride at the Santa Monica Pier will officially be retired and taken off the pier Thursday, and will be replaced with a new $1.5 million sea dragon ...

The original Sea Dragon has said its farewell Thursday and was retired from Pacific Park on Santa Monica Pier. The Sea Dragon has been around for over 26 years, providing guests with fun, thrilling ...

One of the oldest and most cherished rides on the Santa Monica Pier, the original Sea Dragon, is bidding farewell to its prized Pacific view as it’s retired to make way for an all-new Sea Dragon ride.

For nearly 27 years, the green Sea Dragon ride swung back and forth on the Santa Monica Pier, but on Thursday, the 6,000-pound two-headed metal beast took its last ride 250 feet over the Pacific Ocean ...