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| amusement ride makers | |
| thompson, la marcus adna | |
| american inventors | |
| 1848 births | |
| 1919 deaths | |
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His ''Switchback Railway'' opened at Coney Island in 1884 and was the first rollercoaster built in the United States . His ''Orient Scenic Railway'' ride opened in 1887 in Atlantic City . Not a thrill ride, with its maximum speed of 6 mph (10 km/h), it took riders through an elaborate themed environment of artificial scenery and dramatic lighting effects. He went on to build other similar Scenic Railway rides, which are often seen as anticipating present-day Theme Park rides such as Big Thunder Mountain . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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