10 Interesting Fact About Coasters

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• The first roller coaster was built in Russia in 1784.
• The first coaster to use steel rails was built by John Miller in 1872.
• The highest coaster in the world today is the Kingda Ka in Six Flags Great Adventure with a height of 139 meters.
• The longest coaster in the world today is Steel Dragon 2000 in Nagashima Spa Land, Japan, with a length of 2,479 meters.
• The first coaster that crosses water was built in the 1920s.
• The first coaster to reach speeds of more than 160 km/h is Superman: Escape from Krypton in Six Flags Magic Mountain.
• The first coaster that exceeds the number 100 inverts is Dragon Khan in Portaventure Park, Spain.
• The first coaster to implement virtual reality technology is Alpenexpress in Europa-Park, Germany.
• The first coaster built with the theme of the film is Space Mountain in Disneyland, California.
• The first coaster to reach 10 loops is Shockwave in Six Flags Magic Mountain.