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The Great American Revolution Rollercoaster - American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Con 42 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California

Revolution was not the first looping coaster as there was Corkscrew that opened at Knott's Berry Farm in 1975 (currently at Silverwood Park in Idaho).

The Great American Revolution Rollercoaster - The American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Con 42 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California

What made Revolution so; well to use the word again, revolutionary is that THIS is the first modern coaster with a vertical loop.

Anton Schwarzkopf and designer Werner Stengel added a vertical loop to the sprawling layout of the ride they were designing for Magic Mountain and we really did end up with a revolution.

With the loop looming over Magic Mountain's entrance plaza and the insane world wide media this ride garnered suddenly every park needed a looping coaster.

The American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Con 42 at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California

In the next few years looping coasters popped up from coast to coast.