Centrifugal Railway

The Centrifugal Railway in Frascati Gardens, Paris was the first permanent looping roller coaster built in 1846.[1] The coaster had a 43-foot (13 m) drop and a 13-foot (4.0 m) loop.[2][3][4][5]

See also

Centrifugal railway

Notes

  1. ^ Kay, James (2007). "The History of the Inversion". CoasterGlobe. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928110910/http://www.coasterglobe.com/features/history-inversion/index.cfm. Retrieved 2007-08-23. 
  2. ^ "WORLD'S FIRST LOOPING ROLLER COASTER". 2007. http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/first325.html. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
  3. ^ "Arrow Dynamics’ ‘Corkscrew’ Puts A New Spin on Roller Coaster Design". 2011. http://entertainmentdesigner.com/history-of-theme-parks/arrow-dynamics-corkscrew-puts-a-new-spin-on-roller-coaster-design/. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
  4. ^ Cartmell, Robert (1987). The Incredible Scream Machine: A History of the Roller Coaste. AMusment Park Books. p. 27. ISBN 0-87972-341-6. http://books.google.com/books?id=Qtyoe7tlkVcC&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=%22Centrifugal+Railway%22+paris&source=bl&ots=8B8cY7w2wJ&sig=o1Re1nHsH3BkBQ4FMbbJLo7XBGc&hl=en&ei=WdjbTpHxBOqniAKFoZjNCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=%22Centrifugal%20Railway%22%20paris&f=false. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
  5. ^ "Amusement Parks". 2004. https://www.msu.edu/~boakryan/mymsu/amusement.htm. Retrieved 2011-12-04.