Manufacturing the Magic: Roller Coasters (Ep. 14)
The Jim Hill Media Podcast Network
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Show Notes
In the fourteenth installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid look at the history of this seminal thrill ride. Which started off as a strictly seasonal offering but eventually grew to become an amusement park mainstay.
Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:
· What are the icy origins of the roller coaster
· What is an Americanski Gorsky
· What was the first looping coaster
· When was the Golden Age of Roller Coaster in the United States
· What was unusual about the orientation of the seats on early coasters
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