First Coaster

I found this and thought it was pretty funny
looking at the very first rollercoaster built
at The Point In 1905....
http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/news/history/i.cfm

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NOW ENJOY YOUR RECORD BREAKING RIDE ON MILLENNIUM FORCE. CLEAR.
Actually.. The Switchback Railway was the first "coaster".. The Racer was the first "popular" one where people came to ride it.

The Switchback was built in 1892..

THe next one was the Three-Way Figure Eight Roller Toboggan built in 1902.

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MF 2000 - 269 laps
MF 2001 - 92 laps as of (6/28/01)
June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100 *** This post was edited by Red Garter Rob on 7/1/2001. ***

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