1980 Event Jim King completes riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours 1980 Event Jim King begins riding Miracle Strip Roller coaster 368 hours 1929 Event 1st U.S. roller coaster built 1901 Event Loop-the-loop centrifugal RR (roller coaster) patented by Ed Prescot 1898 Event Edwin Prescott patents roller coaster 1884 Event On Coney Island, the 1st roller coaster begins operating
