MAGAZINE: It’s National Rollercoaster Day
Rollercoaster fanatics both here and across the Atlantic will be celebrating all things Rollercoaster related today (Saturday Agust 16), National Rollercoaster Day – so what’s the history of the ultimate thrill seekers’ ride and how fanatical are we in Britain?
Did you know the direct ancestors of rollercoasters, Ice Slides surfaced in Russia in the 16th Century? Or that the French pioneered the modern rollercoaster?
The UK’s first Roller Coaster was the Switchback Railway, which opened in 1891 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, followed by The Big Dipper in 1923.
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