IT’S 1216 NOW. TODAY IS NATIONAL ROLLER COASTER DAY. ON THIS DAY IN 1898, THE FIRST VERTICAL LOOP ROLLER COASTER WAS INTRODUCED HERE IN THE U.S. HISTORIANS DID SAY ROLLER COASTERS EXISTED BEFORE THAT.
National Roller Coaster Day 2025 — created to mark the day in 1898 when Edwin Prescott patented the first vertical loop roller coaster, according to nationaldaycalendar.com — is Saturday, Aug. 16.