Roller coaster

THE HISTORY OF ROLLER COASTERS

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  • 1st known roller coaster
    Oct 23, 1400

    1st known roller coaster

    IN PRUSSIA!!
  • Russian Mountains,

    Russian Mountains,

    These were giant slides made of ice, built around St. Petersburg. They ranged from 70 to 80 feet tall.

  • 1st Roller Coaster on Wheels

    thought to have originated in St. Petersburg, Russia

  • 2nd Known Roller Coaster on Wheels

    In France, with guard rails
  • Mauch Chunk gravity railroad

    Mauch Chunk gravity railroad

    A railroad box controlled by a brakeman. Constructed in Pennsylvania.
  • 1st Known Single Loop Coaster

    1st Known Single Loop Coaster

    These coasters held one-person sleds.
  • First Switchback Railway

    First Switchback Railway

    This coaster was built in Coney Island, New York
  • Hinkle introduced the first complete-circuit coaster with a lift hill, the Gravity Pleasure Road

    Hinkle introduced the first complete-circuit coaster with a lift hill, the Gravity Pleasure Road

    Coney Island's most popular ride at the time.

  • 1st Roller Coaster with dark tunnels and painted scenery

  • Invention of the Flip Flap, another loop roller coaster

    in Brooklyn. It was unsafe and was dismantled.

  • John Miller develops the Under-friction coaster

    Keeps the cars securely on the track.
  • The Cyclone opens in Coney Island

    The Cyclone opens in Coney Island

  • Disneyland opens the Matterhorn Bobsleds

    Disneyland opens the Matterhorn Bobsleds

    This was the first steel-framed roller coaster.
  • The first modern-day inverted coaster was built - Corkscrew.

    The first modern-day inverted coaster was built - Corkscrew.

    Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, California.