Before the high-tech, soaring roller coasters of today’s amusement parks, there were rides that would probably never pass ...

What makes up "a truly good roller coaster aren't the height and speed; it's a creative layout with consistent pacing," he ...

Roller coasters were made of wood until 1959, when “when Disneyland introduced the first tubular steel ride: the Matterhorn Bobsleds,” he says. “That was a huge innovation.” ...

As Six Flags Great America starts to tease the general public about a planned new thrill ride for 2016, the park will also commemorate a new certification from Guinness World Records this weekend r… ...

That coaster had an extensive retracking in the 2019-20 offseason, so only a couple hundred feet is being done this year. And about 370 feet of track on the Jack Rabbit roller coaster was replaced ...

Dollywood to House World’s Fastest Wooden Roller Coaster Laura Hostelley Published: August 10, 2015 Matt Cardy, Getty Images ...

Traditional wood coasters, for the most part, can't support inversions. Kings Island's Son of Beast was an exception, built in 2000 with a 90-foot loop - but was eventually torn down after a ...

ALL IMAGES 11ALIVE In the 27 years since it opened, 8.7 million riders rumbled over those wooden tracks. In that time, roller coasters got faster and higher. They added more loops and virtual reality.

Nov. 8, 2024, 1:00 a.m. The Beast, new in 1979, will remain the park's longest, fastest and highest wooden coaster. It is generally regarded as one of the best wooden coasters in the world.

Utah is home to the Roller Coaster, one of the oldest wooden coasters in the United States, at Lagoon Amusement Park. Built in 1921, the coaster has individual sections replaced every five years ...

When this new coaster at California’s Great America was first announced last summer, managers at the park claimed it would be the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Northern California ...