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  2. LaMarcus Adna Thompson - Wikipedia

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    LaMarcus Adna Thompson (March 8, 1848 – May 8, 1919) was an American inventor and businessman most famous for developing a variety of gravity rides and roller coasters. Early years [ edit ]

  3. Tornado (Coney Island) - Wikipedia

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    Designed by Fred Church and built by the L. A. Thompson Company, the roller coaster cost $250,000 to build and opened in 1926. Much like the neighboring Coney Island Cyclone, it was a hybrid design consisting of a wooden track and steel structure. The coaster's track wrapped around a tower atop which the ride's name was attached.

  4. Rockaways' Playland - Wikipedia

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    Rockaways Playland, Car Ride, 1977. Rockaways' Playland was an amusement park that operated from 1902 to 1987 in Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York City.Bounded by Beach 97th and Beach 98th Streets between Rockaway Beach Boulevard and the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Rockaways' Playland was created in 1902 by roller coaster designer LaMarcus Adna Thompson.

  5. Today in history: First roller coaster in America opens

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    The first roller coaster was designed by American inventor Lamarcus Adna Thompson, who. Today in 1884, the first roller coaster in America opens at Coney Island, in Brooklyn, New York ...

  6. Local history: Coaster crash was beginning of end for ... - AOL

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  7. Category : Roller coasters manufactured by LaMarcus Adna Thompson

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    Pages in category "Roller coasters manufactured by LaMarcus Adna Thompson" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. Famed Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster is shut down after ...

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    The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to a stop mid-ride this week. The 97-year-old wooden roller coaster at Luna Park was on its ...

  9. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    Run by LaMarcus Thompson. Became Rockaways' Playland: Time Town: Bolton Landing: ... 1910. In the foreground is part of the Great Figure Eight roller coaster. At ...