Riders would use a wooden sled or block of ice to slide at up to 50 miles-per-hour (mph) down giant icecovered wooden hills and crash-land into a sand pile at the bottom. These large wooden structures, up to 70-feet tall, were popular throughout Russia in the 16th and 17th centuries. Most coaster historians consider Russian ice slides the forerunners of roller coasters. But we do know one thing: that mind-clearing adrenaline buzz you only get from being scared out of your wits is a timeless human endeavor. It’s difficult to trace the origins of the thrill ride - for all we know, Stonehenge is just the ruined supports for an early roller coaster. ROLLERCOASTER TYCOON 3-SOAKED EXPANSION PACK.ROLLER COASTER TYCOON-CORKSCREW FOLLIES.RISE OF NATIONS EXPANSION-THRONES & PATRIOTS.REALMS OF ARKANIA III-SHADOWS OVER RIVA. ![]() RAILKING MODEL RAILROAD SIMULATOR ENCYCLOPEDIA.
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