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Title: A Ride Through the History of the Roller Coaster


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A Ride Through the History of the Roller Coaster
Lauren Friedman June 26, 2004
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In the Beginning
  • 1650 - The origin of the roller coaster dates
    back to the Russian ice slides built in the mid
    1600s.

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  • 1817 - Russes a Belleville was the first roller
    coaster to lock the cars to the track.

4
  • The Ariel Walk, located in France, was one of the
    worlds first roller coasters.

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  • 1846 - The worlds first looping coaster with a
    13-foot diameter was imported to France from
    England.

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Into America
  • 1872 - The Mauch Chunk Switchback railway is
    considered the first American roller coaster.

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  • In 1878, Richard Knudson was one of the first to
    patent a roller coaster.

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Coney Island, New York
  • Thompsons Switchback Railway opened in 1884 in
    Coney Island, New York. It charged five cents per
    ride.

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The loop-the-loop was one of the first looping
roller coasters in the world. It opened in 1901
in New Yorks Coney Island.
10
The Dark Days of Roller Coasters
  • 1929 - During the Great Depression many of the
    countries roller coasters fell into a state of
    disrepair.

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Roller Coasters Rejuvenated
  • 1957 - A number of dare devils attempted to jump
    between the racing trains on the cyclone racer in
    Long Beach, California. Some were lucky, some
    were not.

12
Amusement Parks Take Over
  • 1975 - The Corkscrew at Knotts Berry Farm in
    California was the worlds first modern inverted
    roller coaster.

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  • 1987 - The Vortex at Paramounts Kings Island was
    built featuring six inversions. It sparked a race
    among parks and designers to build taller and
    faster coasters.

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1996 - Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa debuted as
the largest inverted roller coaster. It featured
seven inversions.
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2000 - Millennium Force at Cedar point was the
first full-circuit roller coaster to break the
300 foot barrier.
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References
  • www.discoverychannel.com
  • www.ultimaterollercoasters.com
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