These modern contraptions resemble the Switchback Railway about as much as a newborn resembles a ‘roided-up bodybuilder.įor all you thrill seekers, we’ve assembled this roundup of the world’s most exciting roller coasters, including recent innovations in wood and steel along with old standbys that still get our hearts racing.
There are roller coasters you ride standing up, lying down, dangling from a harness, and twirling independently of the track. Today, following more than a century’s worth of efforts to supply ever more dramatic spikes in adrenaline, roller coasters can reach speeds of more than 100 miles per hour and can feature drops of hundreds of feet, as well as loops, spins, back flips, and corkscrew turns. Known as the Switchback Railway, the ride used gravity to send daredevils along 600 feet of dips and inclines at a blistering 6 miles per hour. The first amusement park roller coaster opened at New York’s Coney Island in 1884.
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