For the first time ever a wooden roller coaster is being sent upside down through a corkscrew loop using a traditional wood track. This happens on a ride called Hades 360 at Mt. Olympus Theme Park. It ...

Think about the tallest, wildest roller coaster you've ever been on. If a Southern California design firm has its way, you haven't felt anything yet. BRC Imagination Arts is proposing a "zero gravity" ...

Worried about the U.â S. trade deficit with China? There is one U.â S. product the Chinese can’t get enough of: wooden roller coasters. At least that is the impression one gets from The Gravity Group ...

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The roller coaster has its origins in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a simple slide that took thrillseekers down an icy ramp past ...

Fun Spot America in Kissimmee opened its new wooden coaster, Mine Blower, this weekend. The new coaster is the first permeant thrill ride built at the park since Fun Spot bought it in 2004. Clocking ...