Rough Riders (roller coaster)

Former roller coaster at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York

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Rough Riders

Opening date| 1907 (1907)
Closing date| 1914-1916
General statistics
Type| Wood
Manufacturer| William F. Mangels
Designer| Harry Traver
Height| 4,200 ft (1,300 m)
Rough Riders at RCDB

Rough Riders, also known as Over the Rockies, was a roller coaster built by William F. Mangels and located on Bowery Street in New York City's Coney Island from 1907 to 1916. It was known for its many accidents which led it to its closure.

## History

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Entrance to Rough Riders

W.F. Mangels installed his Rough Riders roller coaster on the Bowery and Jones Walk in 1907. The ride was a "switchback railway," similar to Coney Island's first roller coaster from 1884. The ride began at the top of a hill, not at ground level, and reached a chained lift hill later on in the ride. It was a third rail electric roller coaster, in which the ride's operator turned off all electric power after the initial ascent. However, when the mechanism broke or the operator failed to turn it off, it would cause the ride to go at speeds too fast and overturn. Three people died on June 22, 1910, and when the train derailed again in 1915 and caused three more deaths, it was decided that the ride should be shut down. On the ride, people went past scenes from the Spanish–American War and ride workers wore Spanish–American War uniforms.

## References

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* Wild Ride, a book by Charles Denson

## External links

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* Jeffrey Stanton's Coney Island page

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Coney Island

Brooklyn, New York City

Parks|

* Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park
* Luna Park

| Former|

* Astroland (1962–2008)
* Dreamland (1904–11)
* Dreamland (2009)
* Luna Park (1903–44)
* Sea Lion Park (1895–1903)
* Steeplechase Park (1897–1964)

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Roller coasters|

* Circus Coaster
* Cyclone
* Soarin' Eagle
* Sea Serpent Family Coaster
* Steeplechase
* The Tickler
* Thunderbolt (built 2014)
* Phoenix
* Starflyer

Other rides|

* B&B Carousell
* Ghost Hole
* Spook-a-Rama
* The Whip
* Wonder Wheel

Other attractions|

* Ford Amphitheater
* Maimonides Park
* New York Aquarium
* Quester I
* Riegelmann Boardwalk

Defunct|

| Roller coasters|

* Cannon Coaster
* Drop the Dip
* Flip Flap Railway
* Loop the Loop
* Rough Riders
* Switchback Railway
* Thunderbolt (1925–1982)
* Tornado

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Other rides|

* A Trip to the Moon
* Dante's Inferno
* Parachute Jump
* Witching Waves

Other attractions|

* Childs Restaurants
* Surf Avenue
* Boardwalk
* Coney Island Velodrome
* Elephantine Colossus
* Shoot the Freak
* Shore Theater

Community|

* Abraham Lincoln High School
* Coney Island Creek Park
* Coney Island Light
* Coney Island Fire Station Pumping Station
* Gargiulo's Italian Restaurant
* Half Moon Hotel
* Jewish Center of Brighton Beach
* Kaiser Park
* Nathan's
* Rachel Carson High School for Coastal Studies
* Shore Theater Hotel
* Totonno's
* Trump Village

Organizations|

* Coney Island History Project
* Coney Island USA
* Coney Island Beautification Project

Neighborhoods|

* Brighton Beach
* Manhattan Beach
* Sea Gate

Subway stations|

* Brighton Beach
* Coney Island–Stillwell Avenue
* Neptune Avenue
* Ocean Parkway
* West Eighth Street–New York Aquarium

Cultural impact|

* Coney Island in popular culture
* Coney Island Mermaid Parade
* Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
* Steeplechase Face

See also: Brooklyn Community Board 13

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