Roller coaster fans savor every second of the ride, but there’s something really special about that big drop. Advances in technology, design and engineering over the decades have allowed amusement ...

In this edition of "A World of Difference," Korey Kiepert, owner and engineer with The Gravity Group, goes through the 8 main types of roller coasters and breaks down how they work as well as the ...

With the coaster’s tallest section now in place, construction crews will move on to installing the remaining 3,000 feet of ...

— Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners an affiliate commission. While theme park rides come in all shapes and sizes these days, nothing beats the adrenaline ...

A thrill ride manufacturer that has designed a 1,000-foot-tall roller coaster that would shatter all height and speed records is looking for a theme park willing and able to build the towering ...

The world’s first fourth-dimension roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain is getting a little TLC that should make the revolutionary ride a little smoother for riders brave enough to climb aboard.

East Lansing, Michigan, becomes a ghost town during spring break. Families head south, often to the theme parks in Orlando. A week later, the Midwesterners return sunburned and bereft of disposable ...

Americans love roller coasters – until something goes wrong. Attention turned to amusement park safety after a tree branch that fell on the tracks derailed a roller coaster car at a Six Flags ...

A popular ride at Magic Mountain caused a severe head injury that killed a 22-year-old, according to a lawsuit filed by a Garden Grove family. The fatality occurred June 23, 2022, after Christopher ...

Water flumes, a surprisingly good story mode, and an impressive console control scheme make Planet Coaster 2 a worthy sequel. 2016’s Planet Coaster was one of the first games to allow publisher and ...