6. The Site of The Cyclone Used to be Home to a Different Coaster.

The original switchback railway in 1884. Image via Wikipedia.

Although the Cyclone has occupied the same spot since it was erected 90 years ago, a different roller coaster– in fact, America’s first rollercoaster– called the Switchback Coaster was on was on the Cyclone’s future plot. Built in 1884, The Switchback was inspired by a Mauch Chunk Switchback Railroad a coal mining train in Carbon County, Pennsylvania that started carrying recreational thrill seekers in the mid-1800s.

The Switchback was highly popular as it evident by it bringing in $600 a day and thereby paying for itself in just three weeks. However, despite its popularity, most believe the the Switchback Coaster only lasted a season or two.