Matt McIrvin on Nostr: Rutschebanen at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, which I believe is currently the ...

Rutschebanen at Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, which I believe is currently the second-oldest operating #rollercoaster in the world, opened 1914.

This is a side-friction coaster, which means it has no upstop wheels holding it vertically to the track (one of the first to have them was Jack Rabbit at Seabreeze which I rode earlier this year), and this one also has a brake operator who rides on a jump seat in the middle of the train.

It's a good ride that actually gives little pops of airtime on some of the drops, remarkably given the mechanics of it (aside from the train having no upstop wheels, the brake operator basically has no restraint either, so obviously it couldn't give too much). I love the old-school rockwork and many dark tunnels too.

#rollercoasters