Dec 7, 2014 | Historical Articles, Roller Coaster History
Postcard showing a Thompson Switchback Railway in California in 1887. Courtesy B. Derek Shaw collection First Roller Coaster The oldest roller coasters descended from the so-called “Russian Mountains,”. These were specially constructed hills of ice located...
Nov 8, 2014 | Book Reviews
Chronicling the fantasy, frolic and folly of Pacific Ocean Park Deserving of its place in the pantheon of defunct playgrounds, Pacific Ocean Park (POP), active in Los Angeles between 1958-67, not only covered 28 acres of sand and surf on the border of Santa Monica and...
Oct 1, 2014 | Latest News, Press Releases
Adam Sandy Joins National Roller Coaster Museum Board. Plainview, Texas (October 1, 2014): Adam Sandy, longtime industry insider, ride enthusiast and historian joined the NRCMA Board of Directors. He will be on the NRCMA Board for a three-year term. Sandy replaces...
