What was the first Rollercoaster ever made?

Question

Who, What, When, Where, How?

Or could you just please send me a link

Answer 1

The oldest roller coasters descended from the so-called "Russian Mountains," which were specially constructed hills of ice[1] located especially around Saint Petersburg, Russia. Built in the 17th century, the slides were built to a height of between 70 feet (21 m) and 80 feet (24 m), consisted of a 50 degree drop, and were reinforced by wooden supports. These slides became popular with the Russian upper class. Catherine II of Russia was such a fan of these attractions that she had a few of these slides built on her own property. "Russian mountains" remains the term for roller coasters in many languages, such as Spanish (la montaña rusa), Italian (montagne russe), French (les montagnes russes) and Portuguese (montanha-russa). Ironically, the Russian term for roller coaster, американские горки (amerikanskie gorki), translates literally as "American mountains."

There is some dispute as to who was the first to put this operation on wheels. Some historians say the first real roller coaster was built under the orders of Catherine II in the Gardens of Oreinbaum in St. Petersburg in the year 1784. Other historians believe that the first roller coaster was built by the French. The Les Montagnes Russes à Belleville (The Russian Mountains of Belleville) constructed in Paris in 1812 and the Promenades Aeriennes both featured wheeled cars securely locked to the track, guide rails to keep them on course, and higher speeds.[4] The first loop track was probably also built in Paris from an English design in 1846, with a single-person wheeled sled running through a 13-foot (4 m) diameter vertical loop.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_...

This was not the first coaster ever built but it is the first steel coaster ever built.

The Matterhorn at Disneyland, Anaheim California is the first tubular steel roller coaster in the world. The attraction opened on June 14, 1959, Built by coaster builder Arrow Dynamics and WED Imagineering, It consisted of a wood and steel infrastructure surrounded by manmade rock. Trees could be seen on its sides; by making the trees at higher altitudes smaller, the Imagineers used forced perspective to augment the mountain's height. Waterfalls cascaded down its sides and frequently sprayed riders. Inside was a large, open space through which the bobsleds traveled. Unlike the real Matterhorn, this peak had numerous holes in its shell through which the riders sometimes exited and re-entered. The space within was not elaborately themed, with the infrastructure being only minimally disguised as rock. The Skyway passed through the center of the mountain, traveling through one pair of holes to Fantasyland and through another to Tomorrowland. Riders could see down into the Matterhorn's interior as they glided through.

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Answer 2

here is some links about rollercoaster history

http://www.bobholland.com/amusementparks...

http://www.themedattraction.com/coaster....

http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coa...

http://www.ultimaterollercoaster.com/coa...