What keeps roller coasters on the track and riders safely in their seats? This video explores roller coaster safety, the ...

What keeps roller coasters on the track and riders safely in their seats? This video explores roller coaster safety, the evolution of coaster design, and the functioning of ride mechanisms. Project ...

When the weekly hang is in the William Pennington Engineering Building and the conversation is about gravitational force and laws of motion, then the friend group is the Roller Coaster Club. “I wanted ...

Amusement parks around the world are locked in a race to build the fastest, tallest and most terrifying roller coasters imaginable. Engineers are pushing the limits of speed, height and G-forces, ...

Disney theme parks have been innovating roller coasters since 1959. That's when Disneyland‘s Matterhorn Bobsleds became the first coaster in the world to have track made of steel pipes instead of flat ...

The Quantum Accelerator at Six Flags New England is "unlike traditional roller coasters," the park teases Six Flags New England/Instagram Six Flags New England is opening its first dual-launch ...

If you’re going to celebrate roller coasters, you’re probably in the right state. National Roller Coaster Day has been observed Aug. 16 for about 40 years, commemorating the date of the 1898 patent on ...

Of the estimated 6,600 roller coasters in the world, several stand tall among the rest by offering thrills that go beyond the standard coaster and take excitement to new heights. Nothing quite matches ...