looks like a one person roller coaster, 1900, Coney Island

https://ritkanlathatotortenelem.blog.hu/2015/01/19/napi_erdekes_23_kep_18_a_szazadik

the Yukon Striker roller coaster

223 feet high, then a 90-degree drop, 245 feet down into an underwater mining shaft.

Six Flags Chicago has announced a triple-record breaking roller coaster coming to the park in summer 2019

Maxx Force will be the fastest launch coaster in North America. It will feature the fastest inversion and highest double inversion of any roller coaster in the world, according to a news release from Six Flags.

“The new Maxx Force coaster is in a class all by itself, launching riders from 0 to 78 miles per hour in under two seconds.

Other unparalleled features:
A unique air-powered launching system propelling guests forward at record speeds
The world’s highest double inversion at 175 feet above the ground
The fastest inversion on any roller coaster in the world with a 60 miles-per-hour zero-G roll
Five high-speed inversions
One-of-a-kind custom coaster trains modeled after Formula One racing cars

https://wgntv.com/2018/08/30/record-breaking-maxx-force-launch-coaster-coming-to-great-america-in-2019/

Excessive speed caused that roller coaster to screw up last month

It had derailed in the past, and that info wasn't offered to the current operator, owners, and public.



https://www.clickorlando.com/news/excessive-speed-caused-daytona-beach-roller-coaster-derailment

Worlds largest indoor Ferris wheel, 90 million dollars. Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the record for the world’s tallest indoor ferris wheel belongs to the Alem Cultural and Entertainment Center of Ashgabat, Turkenistan.

 The 24-pod ferris wheel, called “Alem,” which means “the Universe,” is enclosed in a 187-feet diameter glass and white steel casing that rests at the top of the step pyramid structure. Each floor of the six-story building measures at approximately 23 feet, which brings the building to 312 feet.

 A 56-foot decorative spire rests at the top, bringing the center’s overall height to 368 feet. Designed by architects at Polieks, the center is home to two movie theatres, a planetarium equipped with star-gazing equipment, a bowling alley, and a restaurant.

The building’s main feature, the record-breaking ferris wheel, is housed in a structure built to resemble the eight-sided star of Oguz Khan, a legendary Khan who is commonly included in many motifs across the nation.

http://lumiflonusa.com/case-studies/architecture/worlds-tallest-ferris-wheel-housed-in-building-enveloped-in-lumiflon-enhanced-acm/
http://viralthings.tumblr.com/post/114915211059/worlds-largest-indoor-ferris-wheel-ashgabat

Yikes, bad news, 6 in the hospital after roller coaster "The Sandblaster" derails in Florida

Emergency services rescued 10 riders from a dangling roller coaster car at the Daytona Beach Boardwalk. A total of six people have been sent to the hospital, including two riders who fell to the ground from more than 30 feet

https://twitter.com/i/moments/1007450258253574151

Loop The Loop roller coaster on Young’s Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, New Jersey, ca. 1910

https://tmblr.co/Zqou6t1j_Gt4Q

A Thompson gravity switchback railway in front of the Arcadia Hotel, Santa Monica 1890.

https://onceuponatown.tumblr.com/post/151478795080/a-thompson-gravity-switchback-railway-in-front-of

Mr. La Marcus Adna Thompson’s Switchback Scenic Gravity Railroad,

 Born in Ohio and building his first switchback railway at Coney Island in 1884, Mr Thompson is widely known as the father of the roller coaster.

it's been a long time since I've come across a cool roller coaster to share, but check this out, the first suspended roller coaster, 1902

Bisby's Spiral Airship built in 1902 had cars that were suspended underneath a track and could swing freely. The cars travelled up an inclined track, and then descended along a spiral track around a steel frame tower before returning to the station. This is commonly acknowledged as the first suspended roller coaster type ride.

http://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showpost.php?p=5102941&postcount=2308

happy kids, awesome Grandpa!

Shorpy finds the coolest photos

Steam shovels, dump trucks, and a roller coaster... very cool bunch of wheeled vehicles in just this section

dealership plates, and a city plate under that, and I've never seen a San Francisco plate before

http://www.shorpy.com/node/20692?size=_original#caption

Backyard roller coaster, test them before you ride them!

http://thechive.com/2016/01/05/well-played-good-sir-20-photos

The Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster is the longest downhill ride in the United States,with over 1 mile of track

A mountain coaster or alpine coaster is a gravity driven amusement ride with bobsled-like cars on tracks installed on a mountain