The race is on to open the first tilt roller coaster in the United States with amusement parks in Ohio and Texas vying for the chance to be the first to tip American riders vertically on a see-sawing ...

National Roller Coaster Day 2025 — created to mark the day in 1898 when Edwin Prescott patented the first vertical loop roller coaster, according to nationaldaycalendar.com — is Saturday, Aug. 16.

What would become Geauga Lake Park started in 1887 as a train stop with a picnic grove. The park added its first roller coaster, The Big Dipper, in 1925 and later had Ohio's first looping roller ...

A lesser-known UK theme park is home to the world's tallest suspended looping coaster. Fantasy Island, located in Ingoldmells on Lincolnshire's coast, is one of the country's more unique theme parks.

When deciding on a theme for a new roller coaster, you’d be hard-pressed to find one that sounds more enticing than a Fast and Furious movie-themed option. Universal Studios Hollywood took that idea ...

DOSWELL, Va. (WWBT) - Kings Dominion is removing the Anaconda, a rollercoaster that has been at the park since 1991. Online records from Virginia 811 show that a ticket was filed Dec. 20 to demolish ...

A mom has shared pictures of the moment her twin sons' first trip on a roller coaster took an unexpected turn. When Brittany Joy, along with her husband and kids, headed to Orlando, Florida, for a ...