As a big roller coaster fan, I am enthusiastic about this exciting news: Six Flags Over Texas has officially completed construction of the world’s tallest vertical roller coaster loop on its new ...

Tormenta Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas opens later this year to coincide with the park's 65th anniversary ...

The Lego Fairground Collection already includes a roller coaster. Now, Lego is adding a Loop Coaster that is one of its tallest at just over 3 feet and it includes “an innovative elevator tower for ...

LEGO has had some truly impressive builds in its day, but this one is a minor miracle. Although LEGO has made roller coaster sets before, this new one puts the previous ones to shame. Via Gizmodo, ...

The thrill of riding a towering roller coaster at an amusement park is rarely worth the hours-long wait in a line that’s hundreds of people long. With Lego’s new Loop Coaster set, there’s no waiting ...

Designing a good roller-coaster loop is a balancing act. The coaster will naturally slow down as it rises, so it has to enter the loop fast enough to make it up and over the top. The curving track ...

GURNEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Six Flags Great America unveiled its new Mardi Gras Hangover roller coaster, dangling riders upside down--100 feet in the air. Dubbed the "world's largest loop coaster" by the ...

That old adage holds true with the new Full Throttle roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain: Looks can be deceiving. Photos: Full Throttle launch coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain From the ...

The question, "Why are a roller coaster loops circles and not squares?" comes from Ms. Adams’ class. When I go to an amusement park, the first place I head is a roller coaster. I love the thrill of ...

The skeletal structures of roller coasters have dotted the American landscape for decades, but the number of wooden trestles has diminished over the years. However, wooden coasters may be making a ...

The wooden Leap-the-Dips amusement park ride in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is the oldest roller coaster still running in the United States. Built in 1902, it became a National Historic Landmark in 1996.