longest roller coaster in the world as of February 2023.
As of January 2023, the oldest running roller coaster in the world was Leap the Dips, located in Lakemont Park, Pennsylvania (USA), which was opened in 1902. Meanwhile, the world's second oldest coaster, Scenic Railway, opened 10 years later in Melbourne, Australia. Nowadays, there are over 2,000 roller coasters in operation across the globe including The Steel Dragon 2000. Located in Japan, The Steel Dragon 2000 ranked as the Oldest roller coasters worldwide as of January 2023, by year of first operation
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National Amusement Park Historical Association. (January 10, 2023). Oldest roller coasters worldwide as of January 2023, by year of first operation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368664/oldest-roller-coasters-worldwide/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. "Oldest roller coasters worldwide as of January 2023, by year of first operation." Chart. January 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368664/oldest-roller-coasters-worldwide/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. (2023). Oldest roller coasters worldwide as of January 2023, by year of first operation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368664/oldest-roller-coasters-worldwide/
National Amusement Park Historical Association. "Oldest Roller Coasters Worldwide as of January 2023, by Year of First Operation." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368664/oldest-roller-coasters-worldwide/
National Amusement Park Historical Association, Oldest roller coasters worldwide as of January 2023, by year of first operation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368664/oldest-roller-coasters-worldwide/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Oldest roller coasters worldwide as of January 2023, by year of first operation [Graph], National Amusement Park Historical Association, January 10, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368664/oldest-roller-coasters-worldwide/