Its historic design makes for a thrilling ride and an educational insight into the history of wooden coasters. A few decades after Leap's opening, Kennywood Park in nearby West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, ...

Every year, it seems like amusement parks are continuously taking their rides to the next level. From the dinosaur-themed, unbelievably fast Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal Orlando, which ...

Thunderation at Silver Dollar City will close for good on Jan. 2, 2027 ...

The Beast at Kings Island remains one of the top wooden coasters in the world nearly 50 years after it opened. Mystic Timbers at Kings Island ranked among the top 10 wooden coasters in Amusement Today ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. One of Chicagoland’s iconic roller coasters ...

Eager thrill-seekers had to be rescued from atop Hersheypark’s oldest roller coaster Sunday after the ride’s train stopped in its tracks due to an “off-ride guest issue.” The Comet, a 75-year-old ...

For a few minutes of pure, unfiltered, scream-out-loud fun, nothing beats a ride on a roller coaster. We’ve rounded up the world’s most exhilarating rides, from old-school wooden wonders to towering ...

If you’re going to celebrate roller coasters, you’re probably in the right state. National Roller Coaster Day has been observed Aug. 16 for about 40 years, commemorating the date of the 1898 patent on ...

A Virginia man rides all 1,069 roller coasters in the U.S. Rick Mathews finished his final ride in Texas last week. Next, he plans to conquer every wooden coaster worldwide. LEESBURG, Va. - A Virginia ...