Why August 16 is National Roller Coaster Day

Friday, August 16, 2019
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- August 16 is National Roller Coaster Day.

That's because Edwin Prescott patented the first vertical loop roller coaster on August 16, 1898.

North Carolina is home to the world's tallest and fastest giga coaster: Fury 325, which is located at Carowinds.
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