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During the 1400's, the Russians were the first to invented the "roller coaster" in the Russian Mountains.
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In France, the first operating roller coaster was built. This occured during the 1600's.
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In 1817, Paris was the first country to have roller coasters with wheels attached to operate the ride.
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A looping roller coaster was built in Birtian but shipped to Frascati Gardens, Paris where the 13 foot loop, 43 foot drop, brought many tourists to experience the thrill.
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A "full circut" is completed at the The Mauch Chunk Railway in Pennsylvania>
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In 1884, the public is now allowed to pay to ride a roller coaster down a wooden track in Coney Island, New York.
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The first chain lifted roller coaster was built in San Francisco in 1885.
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The "Switchback Railway" was in Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England, due to it's excessive force, some rider's necks snapped and the ride had to close down.
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In Altoona, Pennsylvania, the "Leap-the-dip" roller coaster was built. Becuase it was built in 1902, it is now the olderst operating roller coaster ever made.
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Clementon Park's Jack Rabbit roller coaster opened in New Jersey in 1919. It was the oldest roller coaster operating in its original location until it closed in 2002.
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In 1927, The Cyclone opened in Coney Island and is still operational today. This is important because the Cyclone in Massachusetts only opened for a short time but closed soon after due to accidents and lack of riders. To have this still be operational makes it a historical place.
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With the help of TOGO industry, the first big...important roller coaster opened in Japan.
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Walt Disney opens Disneyland in Anaheim, California. We all know how significant this is because in America this is one of the biggest theme parks and continues to attract many people every year and always has new rides.
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The Mister Twister opened in 1964 at Elitches in Denver, Colorado. I found this significant because who doesn't like to go to Elitches, and to know the history of a great ride is important.
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The Beast, which is 7,400 feet is the world's longest wooden roller coaster and opened at Kings Isnland in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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In St. Louis, the stand up roller coaster in Six Flags, failed. However, two years before, in 1982, the very first stand up roller coaster was built and didn't fail in Japan.
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The Medusa was the first floorless roller coaster built. It was built in 1997 in Jackson, NJ. I found this important because it wasn't based on height or speed, it was floorless and no one else had this.
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South America finally catches up in 1999 when they opened Montezum at Hopi Hari in San Paolo, Brazil. This was a wooden roller coaster, but still important because it shows that roller coasters were spreading to all countries.
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This was a big year because in Doswell, Va. the first roller coaster to go 0-80 mph in 1.8 seconds was built and opened in Paramount's Kings Dominion. This ride is called HyperSonic XLC. Also, in 2001, at Six Flags Magic Mountain, the first controlled flipping seats were made operable.
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Again in Jackson, New Jersey, the Kingda Ka opens and is now the tallest roller coaster at 456 feet, has the largest drop at 418 feet and is also the fastest at 128 mph.
