The wooden tracks of the Big Dipper still enthrall ... by the "Father of the Modern High-Speed Roller Coaster" The Lagoon Roller Coaster still thrills coaster buffs at the Lagoon Amusement Park ...

THERE are plenty of theme parks across Europe, which means holidaymakers probably haven’t heard about every single one.

[Jared Holladay] is a computer engineering student at the University of Cincinnati and a life-long roller coaster fanatic. A lot of people look at roller coasters as an exciting example of physics ...

The roller coaster has its origins in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a simple slide that took thrillseekers down an icy ramp past a variety of colored lanterns. Catherine the Great gave this custom a ...

Did you know that roller coasters don't have engines? That’s because they don’t need them! Gravity is the force that pulls things to the ground. Roller coasters rely on gravity to take them to ...

Belmont Park opened in 1925 along a boardwalk. At the time it offered a wooden roller coaster and plunge pool — both still operate to this day. Compact in size, it has a distinct charm you won ...

Playing Planet Coaster 2 has reaffirmed my belief that pools rule, rides drool. Water attractions are the big new addition to ...

While they don’t give the physical thrill of a real one, model roller coasters are always fun to watch. However, they actually make a poor analog of a full-sized ride, as gravitational force and ...

A "Jurassic World" roller coaster ... yet on a Universal coaster. You won't just be sitting upright. In addition, you'll get extra close to the Islands of Adventure lagoon as the coaster does ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. The positive news from the start was the diversity. It was great to see this ...