What is National Roller Coaster Day?
Every year, people flock to amusement parks for a thrill, a few thrilling screams, and to celebrate National Roller Coaster Day. Ride a roller coaster near you.
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The day commemorates Edwin Prescott's invention of the first verticle loop roller coaster, which was patented by Edwin Prescott on this day in 1898. A roller coaster is a combination of one or two cars on track. Although the structures are similar to railroad tracks in appearance, the inclines and vertical loops embedded in the buildings aren't intended for transportation. Rollercoaster enthusiasts are on the lookout for these elements.
The oldest roller coasters are thought to have appeared from the so-called "Russian Mountains." These specially constructed hills of ice near Saint Petersburg, Russia, increased between 70 and 80 feet in height in the 17th century. Passengers were subjected to 50-degree drops. Wooden supports supplied reinforcement.
Roller coaster designs have existed since at least 1872, when J.G. Taylor received one of the first patents.. He named his invention an inclined railway. Richard Knudsen was granted another patent for an inclined-plane railway in 1878.
