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    Roller coaster

    A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience. Trains consist of open cars connected in a single line, and the rides are often found in theme parks around the world. Roller coasters first appeared in the 17th century, and LaMarcus Adna Thompson obtained one of the first known patents for a roller coaster design in 1885, based on the Switchback Railway which opened a year earlier at Coney Island. Tracks are typically built and designed as a complete circuit in which trains depart from and return to the same loading station. One variation, a shuttle roller coaster, reverses at some point throughout the course of the ride to traverse the same track backwards. Wikipedia

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    The Scenic Railway at Luna Park, Melbourne, is the world's oldest operating roller coaster, built in 1912.. A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride employing a form of elevated railroad track that carries passengers on a train through tight turns, steep slopes, and other elements usually designed to produce a thrilling experience. [1] [2] Trains consist of open cars connected in a single ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    The first roller coasters that attached a train to a wooden track appeared in France in the early 1800s. [1] Although wooden roller coasters are still being produced, steel roller coasters, introduced in the mid-20th-century, became more common and can be found on every continent except Antarctica. [2]
  4. en.wikipedia.org

    The world's oldest roller coasters descended from the "Russian Mountains", which were hills of ice built in the 17th century for the purpose of sliding, located in the gardens of palaces around the Russian capital, Saint Petersburg. [1]Other languages also reference Russian mountains when referring to roller coasters, such as the Spanish montaña rusa [], the Italian montagne russe [], and the ...
  5. Aug 16, 2021The Voyage adventure is more than a mile long, earning it the honors of one of the world's longest and fastest wooden roller coasters. Holiday World. No. 7: Montu - Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa ...
  6. coasterbuzz.com

    7 days agoTop 100 Roller Coasters: The CoasterBuzz 100. The CoasterBuzz 100 is a listing of the top 100 roller coasters as decided by members of CoasterBuzz. The rankings are updated every single week, compiled by the data of our members' track records. Read more in our frequently asked questions.
  7. If you like adrenaline, you've come to the right place. Maybe you're thinking of making a bucket list of the best roller coasters in the world; maybe you just want to see how many of them you've tried out already. Either way: buckle up. It's gonna be a bumpy ride. Obviously, 'the best roller coaster' is a subjective question. To find the answer, we've referred to the good folks at Roller ...
  8. popularmechanics.com

    The first roller coasters weren't made of steel. They were made of ice. Tracing their roots to 15th century Russia, these Middle Age thrill machines were giant wooden structures with frozen-over ...
  9. rollercoastermuseum.org

    National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives

    https://rollercoastermuseum.org › roller-coaster-history

    Learn what historians say about the oldest roller coasters dating back to the 17th century. The oldest roller coasters descended from the so-called "Russian Mountains," which were specially constructed hills of ice located especially around Saint Petersburg, Russia. Although, the groundwork for the invention of the roller coaster was laid in ...

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