[Jared Holladay] is a computer engineering student at the University of Cincinnati and a life-long roller coaster fanatic ... so we think his coaster model belongs here. Like many folks in ...

The world of roller ... coaster's track features numerous launch elements and seven total inversions, generating quite a ...

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 ...

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 ...

A grievance from the previous game that desperately needed change is path building. In Planet Coaster, it was all too easy to ...

Of course, there’s some Disney mischief at work here. In fact ... Cosmic Rewind is EPCOT’s first roller coaster and, with 5,577.4 feet of track, the longest fully enclosed coaster in any ...

Thrill seekers and amusement park lovers may live for the high-octane rush of launch roller coasters but most probably never consider how they actually work ... upon the old model, much as ...

Voltron is easily one of the most innovative roller­coasters I’ve experienced, not to mention the scariest. While there’s lots on offer for thrill-seekers, Europa Park has far more besides.

When testing the limits of roller coaster innovation, a lot can go off the rails as designers and engineers work to ensure that these coasters always stay on theirs.

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 ...