when was the first metal roller coaster built
History of the roller coaster In 1959, the Disneyland theme park introduced a new design breakthrough in roller coasters with the Matterhorn Bobsleds. This was the first roller coaster to use a tubular steel track. Unlike conventional wooden rails, which are generally formed using steel strips mounted on laminated wood, tubular steel can be bent in any direction, which allows designers to incorporate loops, corkscrews, and many other maneuvers into their designs. Most modern roller coasters are made of steel, although wooden roller coasters are still being built along with hybrids of steel and wood.
The Beast (roller coaster) The Beast is a wooden roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio. Built in-house, it opened in 1979 as the tallest, fastest, and longest wooden roller coaster in the world.[1] The Beast remains the longest wooden coaster at 7,359 feet (2,243 m) and spans more than 35 acres (14 ha), utilizing the surrounding terrain for many of its elements.[2] Two lift hills contribute to the ride's duration of more than four minutes, which also ranks as one of the longest among roller coasters.[3]