As a big roller coaster fan, I am enthusiastic about this exciting news: Six Flags Over Texas has officially completed construction of the world’s tallest vertical roller coaster loop on its new ...

The skeletal structures of roller coasters have dotted the American landscape for decades, but the number of wooden trestles has diminished over the years. However, wooden coasters may be making a ...

The thrill of riding a towering roller coaster at an amusement park is rarely worth the hours-long wait in a line that’s hundreds of people long. With Lego’s new Loop Coaster set, there’s no waiting ...

LEGO has had some truly impressive builds in its day, but this one is a minor miracle. Although LEGO has made roller coaster sets before, this new one puts the previous ones to shame. Via Gizmodo, ...

The Lego Fairground Collection already includes a roller coaster. Now, Lego is adding a Loop Coaster that is one of its tallest at just over 3 feet and it includes “an innovative elevator tower for ...

The Valencia amusement park restores the original name of the Great American Revolution for the coaster’s golden jubilee.

GURNEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Six Flags Great America unveiled its new Mardi Gras Hangover roller coaster, dangling riders upside down--100 feet in the air. Dubbed the "world's largest loop coaster" by the ...

WASHINGTON -- At the age of 74, retired roller coaster designer Werner Stengel still spends his days riding the latest loop-de-loops. "Trying to explain the thrill of a roller coaster to someone who ...

The question, "Why are a roller coaster loops circles and not squares?" comes from Ms. Adams’ class. When I go to an amusement park, the first place I head is a roller coaster. I love the thrill of ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Get ready to go loop-de-loop. Earlier in the month, the amusement park announced the closure of the non-traditional pendulum-style spinner ride, King Chaos to make room from more ...

The wooden Leap-the-Dips amusement park ride in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is the oldest roller coaster still running in the United States. Built in 1902, it became a National Historic Landmark in 1996.