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Aug 2024
52m 30s

The Sleepy History of Roller Coasters

Slumber Studios
About this episode

Narrator: Thomas Jones 🇬🇧

Writer: Laila Weir ✍️

Sound design: roller coaster, theme park ambience 🎢🎠 

Includes mentions of: Heights, Train, Carnival.


Welcome back, sleepyheads. Tonight, we’ll be exploring the origins of one of the world’s favorite forms of entertainment – roller coasters. Though the story will make some reference to the speed and thrill of roller coasters, we’ve adapted it to suit a bedtime rhythm. 😴


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