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Edwin Prescott's Loop-the-Loop opened in 1901 and was the second looping roller coaster at Coney Island. It greatly improved upon the earlier Flip Flap Railway, but went closed as more people were willing to watch than ride.
Coney Island's First Looping Coaster
Edwin Prescott's Loop-the-Loop opened in 1901 and was the second looping roller coaster at Coney Island. It greatly improved upon the earlier Flip Flap Railway, but went closed as more people were willing to watch than ride.
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