First Roller Coaster to Break 200 Feet Height

Moonsault Scrambler, built by Sanoyas Hishino Meisho, became the first roller coaster break the 200 feet (61m) limit when it opened on June 24, 1983 at Fujiyoshida in  Japan. Standing 233 feet (71m), Moonsault Scrambler’s record would remain unbroken until 1996.