Coney Island has long been a roller coaster pioneer, dating back to the unveiling of LaMarcus Thompson's Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway in 1884.

The park's amusements will once again get a jolt Monday, when ground is scheduled to be broken for a new roller coaster, the Thunderbolt, the first at the resort spot to include a loop since 1910 (except for a very short-lived coaster in the 1980s). The Thunderbolt is slated to open May 22.

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