Today, August 16, happens to be National Roller Coaster Day. As the story goes, it was on this date back in 1898 that the first vertical loop roller coaster was patented by Edwin Prescott. On a more localized side note of interest, let it be known that the actual first patent for what was at … Continue reading The Oldest Roller Coasters in the Mid-Atlantic
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Halloween Happenings at Mid-Atlantic Amusement Parks
It’s that season again when several of the area’s major amusement parks start presenting special themed Halloween happenings onsite. The lineup this year includes both family fun follies for all-ages and more intense thrills and chills, some of which aren’t altogether suitable for the very young or the faint of heart, for that matter. In … Continue reading Halloween Happenings at Mid-Atlantic Amusement Parks