History of rollercoasters

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    John Miller

    John Miller is considered as the "father of the modern high-speed roller coaster." He has patented more than 100 key parts of a roller coaster and had desighned over 140 roller coasters.
  • The first rollercoaster

    The first rollercoaster
    This was the first roller coaster. It was called the switchback.
  • Switchback roller coaster

    Switchback roller coaster
    The Switch back roller coaster was the first ever roller coaster. If the switch back wasn't made we may not have been where we are right now with roller coasters.
  • First tubular steel roller coaster.

    First tubular steel roller coaster.
    The first roller coaster to use tubular steel was the Matterhorn Bobsleds. It was first introduced in disney land and has revolutionised the roller coaster ever since.
  • First Steel Roller coaster

    First Steel Roller coaster
  • Tallest rollercoaster

    Tallest rollercoaster
    The kingda Ka is the current worlds tallest roller coaster.
  • Fastest roller coaster

    when the formula rossa was made it instantly took the title for fastest roller coaster.