On this day in 1884, America’s first roller coaster opened in the famed Coney Island Amusement Park in Brooklyn, New York.
The roller coaster was considered a switchback railway and it traveled at six miles per hour. Admission for the new coaster originally cost one nickel.
America quickly fell in love with the coaster and it was considered an instant success and is considered the start of America’s love of coasters and thrill rides.
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