Thunderation at Silver Dollar City will close for good on Jan. 2, 2027 Silver Dollar City A beloved wooden mine train roller coaster is officially closing for good On Monday, Feb. 16, park officials ...

With nothing but paper, tape, and a marble as a test vehicle, engineering students at Tyler ISD’s Career and Technology Center put their designs to the test, building roller coasters filled with loops ...

Universal Studios Hollywood's new "Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift" roller coaster will open this summer, the theme park announced Thursday. The theme park's first high-speed outdoor roller coaster ...

There are a lot of great theme park attractions coming in 2026 that are worth getting excited about. Dollywood has a brand new ride that looks like nothing we’ve ever seen. Disney World is making new ...

EXCLUSIVE – As former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper runs for the U.S. Senate, the killing of a young woman on a Charlotte light-rail train is triggering renewed scrutiny of a prison-release deal approved ...

Saudi Arabia rarely does things by halves, so it's no surprise that its latest high-profile theme park has already smashed multiple world records. The newly opened Six Flags Qiddiya City carves a vast ...

Texas roller coaster aficionados will finally get a chance to ride the most thrilling roller coaster on the planet in 2026. Arlington-based Six Flags Over Texas has officially completed the world's ...

Florida officials say an elderly woman died in November after riding a roller coaster at the Universal Orlando theme park. The 70-year-old became unresponsive after riding the Revenge of the Mummy ...

Mekado Murphy, the assistant film editor for The New York Times, moonlights as the newspaper’s unofficial roller coaster correspondent. Credit...Melcher Oosterman Supported by By Sarah Bahr Sarah Bahr ...

A new roller coaster is redefining what “extreme” means, breaking global records for height, speed and length. Six Flags Qiddiya City has debuted Falcon’s Flight, now billed as the world’s tallest, ...

Six Flags unveiled the "world's tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster." But you'll need a passport to ride it. Falcons Flight opened on New Year's Eve at the new Six Flags Qiddiya City in Saudi ...

What keeps roller coasters on the track and riders safely in their seats? This video explains roller coaster safety, the evolution of coaster design, and how ride mechanisms function. Opinion: Who ...