Who invented the first STEEL roller coaster?
When: 1959 Who: Disney & Arrow Dynamics! More Info! The Matterhorn at Disneyland, Anaheim California is the first tubular steel roller coaster in the world. The attraction opened on June 14, 1959, Built by coaster builder Arrow Dynamics and WED Imagineering, It consisted of a wood and steel infrastructure surrounded by manmade rock. Trees could be seen on its sides; by making the trees at higher altitudes smaller, the Imagineers used forced perspective to augment the mountain’s height. Waterfalls cascaded down its sides and frequently sprayed riders. Inside was a large, open space through which the bobsleds traveled. Unlike the real Matterhorn, this peak had numerous holes in its shell through which the riders sometimes exited and re-entered. The space within was not elaborately themed, with the infrastructure being only minimally disguised as rock. The Skyway passed through the center of the mountain, traveling through one pair of holes to Fantasyland and through another to Tomorrowla
