The origins of roller coasters can be traced back primarily to Russian ice slides in the 17th century. The idea of an elevated track-based ride evolved throughout Europe, but the modern conception of ...

Roller coaster engineer Korey Kiepert joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about roller coasters and the people who design them. How do roller coasters work? Who invented the first ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Roller coasters are present throughout the country and the world. With ever-changing technology, the amount of roller coasters continues to grow. Most coasters built presently ...

Of the estimated 6,600 roller coasters in the world, several stand tall among the rest by offering thrills that go beyond the standard coaster and take excitement to new heights. Nothing quite matches ...

As roller coasters go, Busch Gardens’ new InvadR won’t be the tallest or fastest, but it’s aiming for the sweet spot between too tame and terrifying. The park’s first wooden coaster will bump along ...

The Great White at Morey's Piers will offer a smoother and more thrilling ride, the park says, when it returns to the Wildwood boardwalk next summer. Upgrades are underway for the wooden roller ...

It's also the world’s first launching wood coaster, the theme park said. — -- It's time to scream "Hello, Dollywood." The Tennessee theme park announced it is set to debut in March 2016 what it ...

Knoebels Amusement Resort may need to make more room on their award shelf. The Elysburg amusement park has once more taken home new accolades from the Golden Ticket Awards, published by Amusement ...

(WHTM) — Wooden roller coasters throughout Pennsylvania create plenty of thrills; some of them are nearly 100 years old and many of them are considered historical landmarks. But what about the steel ...

Even the long lines won’t keep us away. By Gilbert Cruz, Mekado Murphy, Brooks Barnes, Alex Barron, Tina Antolini, Kate LoPresti, Luke Vander Ploeg, Wendy Dorr, Rowan Niemisto, Dan Powell, Elisheba ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Roller coasters are present throughout the country and the world. With ever-changing technology, the amount of roller coasters continues to grow. Most coasters built presently ...