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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