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For Rollercoaster, the wooden rollercoaster at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, see Rollercoaster (Blackpool) The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. LaMarcus Adna Thompson patented the first coasters on January 20, 1885. In essence a specialized railroad system, a roller coaster consists of a track that rises in designed patterns, sometimes with one or more inversions (such as vertical loops) that turn the rider briefly upside down. The... full article at wikipedia

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amusement ride	park	opened
Giant Dipper	Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk	May 17, 1924
Flight Deck	California's Great America	Mar 19, 1993
Stealth	Thorpe Park	Mar 15, 2006
The Mind Eraser	Six Flags America	1995
Magnum XL-200	Cedar Point	May 6, 1989
Pepsi Max Big One	Pleasure Beach Blackpool	May 28, 1994
Batman: The Ride	Six Flags México	Apr 14, 2000
Batman: The Ride	Six Flags Great America	May 9, 1992
Space Mountain	Disneyland	May 27, 1977
Space Mountain	Magic Kingdom	Jan 15, 1975
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