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🌙✨Did You Know? On June 16, 1884, history was made at Coney Island with the debut of America’s very first roller coaster — the Switchback Railway. Designed by visionary inventor LaMarcus Thompson, this groundbreaking ride whisked thrill-seekers along wooden tracks at a breezy six miles per hour, forever changing the landscape of amusement as we know it.Fast forward to today, and that legacy lives on through Tony’s Express at Luna Park in Coney Island — a modern tribute to the iconic Switchback
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