ps ▁and ▁spe eds ▁to ▁thr ill ▁the ▁rid ers . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁people ▁seemed ▁to ▁want ▁an ▁even ▁more ▁exc iting ▁entertain ment , ▁a ▁need ▁met ▁by ▁roll er ▁co aster s . ▁Although ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁autom obile ▁provided ▁people ▁with ▁more ▁options ▁for ▁satisfying ▁their ▁entertain ment ▁needs , ▁the ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁successful , ▁while ▁urban ▁am usement ▁par ks ▁saw ▁decl ining ▁attend ance . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁is ▁more ▁properly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁roll er ▁co aster s , ▁being ▁the ▁de cade ▁of ▁f ren etic ▁building ▁for ▁these ▁r ides . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁Dream land ▁Marg ate ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁with ▁Frederick ▁Sav age ' s ▁car ousel ▁the ▁first ▁am usement ▁ride ▁installed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁the ▁Sc en ic ▁Railway ▁roll er co aster ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁with ▁great ▁success , ▁carrying ▁half ▁a ▁million ▁passengers ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁year . ▁The ▁park ▁also ▁installed ▁other ▁r ides ▁common ▁to ▁the ▁time ▁including ▁a ▁smaller ▁roll er ▁co aster , ▁the ▁Joy ▁W heel , ▁M ini ature ▁Railway , ▁The ▁Wh ip ▁and ▁the ▁River ▁C aves . ▁A ▁ball room ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Sk ating ▁R ink ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁a ▁Vari ety