PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Roller coasters are present throughout the country and the world. With ever-changing technology, the amount of roller coasters continues to grow. Most coasters built presently ...

Consider it the summer of the coaster. Theme parks from east to west are unveiling new roller coasters made of wood, steel and a combination thereof that soar through the air, plunge through water and ...

The massive Colossus roller coaster, with a 100-foot drop and speeds up to 60 mph, has evoked screams of terror and joy for 36 years. But 15-year-old Madi Giordano ...

There’s nothing like a ride on a wooden roller coaster. The loops, corkscrews and other stomach-torturing features on steel coasters are thrilling. But I prefer the ride of a wooden track any day. The ...

A roller coaster puts all of these forces – gravity, acceleration and inertia – into play and alternates them in unexpected ways to make your ride seem recklessly fast and dangerous. Which it isn’t, ...