Lagoon has been teasing an attraction for 2027 on social media - and we now know a few details. According to Utah television ...

Munich-based roller coaster manufacturer Maurer Rides is extending its Spike Coaster family with two new products: Spike Train and Spike Tandem. Both bring the interactive, software-defined Spike ride ...

When one door closes, another door opens - and this week's news saw the announcement of a new roller coaster and the closure ...

X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain has permanently closed, the park announced today. Following severe injury lawsuits and claims from more than 100 riders who reported traumatic brain injuries, Six Flags ...

The spooky season is back, and along with it the Dark Arts at Hogwarts Castle nighttime light show at Universal Studios Hollywood (and also at Islands of Adventure). Get in the spirit for Halloween ...

I recently got a chance to visit a “new-to-me” theme park that had been near top of my list to go to for a long time, Efteling in the Netherlands. Now, although it’s a park I’ve really wanted to go to ...

Today, during the IAAPA Expo, Intamin released more details for the world’s tallest, fastest, and longest roller coaster, Falcon’s Flight, which is scheduled to open at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi ...

In the last edition of Coasters-101 we discussed how roller coasters are raised to their highest point via lift hills. Today we’re going to examine a more thrilling alternative to the traditionally ...

Last week Universal Studios Hollywood quietly started technical rehearsals for their highly anticipated new roller coaster, Fast & Furious Hollywood Drift. We were lucky enough to be visiting ...

Welcome to Coasters-101: Roller Coaster Wheel Design! A typical wheel used on a roller coaster is constructed by taking an aluminum hub and bonding a polyurethane tire to the hub’s outside diameter.

With the recent addition of The Funplex’s Fun in the Sun, the newest roller coaster in Myrtle Beach, we got to thinking about the history of roller coasters in the area. While amusement parks have ...