Coney Island's iconic Cyclone roller coaster had its inaugural ride 90 years ago Monday. NY1's Shannan Ferry looks back at its history:

The Cyclone is an iconic piece of Coney Island's history. And for my first time on the rollercoaster, I had a real pro by my side!

Brooklyn native Richard Rodriguez, a Guinness world-record holder, who spent whopping 103 hours and 55 minutes on the ride in 1977.  

"It's not the biggest in the world, you know there are many coasters bigger in the world, but it's a thrilling, unique ride," he says.

Rodriguez is just one of the many people the ride has had in impact on its in it's 90-year history, a milestone reached on Monday. The wooden rollercoaster first opened on June 26th, 1927.

"It's been here through thick and thin, it's seen a lot, if it could talk! It could say a lot of things," says Shirley Sherman, a Coney Island Resident.   

The rollercoaster has been featured in movies, television shows and books. It is more than 2,600 feet long, features 12 drops, and the cars reach speeds of up to 60 miles an hour. It was named a New York City landmark in 1988.

"It's that New York City thing to do, it's something that you want to put on your bucket list and check it off," says Angi Morris, a brand manager of Coney Island's Luna Park.

Erik Knapp loves the ride so much, he even has a tattoo of it on his arm. He says he grew up in Brooklyn and is known as in the community as "Mr. Cyclone."  

"Everything on my body as far as art I have to have meaning to it, I can't just throw tattoos on my body, and the Cyclone seemed like the more proper thing and one day it just hit me!" he says.

And although I'm not much of a thrill-seeker, I have to admit I had fun on the ride, too. Luna Park fully refurbished the Cyclone last year, and organizers say it continues to be part of Brooklyn's culture.

"There are grandparents who are now experiencing it with their grandkids," Morris says.

With a successful 90 years now in the books, managers at the park say they are hopeful the Cyclone will be around for generations to come.