An amusement park left 24 riders stuck 30 metres in the air for three hours and 50 minutes. After stalling, the Joker’s Jinx ride left the people stranded at 100ft in the air until emergency services had to get passengers down one-by-one. ‘To me it’s always seemed like the scariest ride,’ Julia Valverde, who was stuck on the ride with her younger brother, told NBC Washington.

Doctors may have found an unconventional way to get rid of painful kidney stones — but it will cost you a trip to Disney World. Researchers found that riding the Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster at Disney World could help ease the passage of small kidney stones, according to the new study.

As if riding on the tallest, fastest, steepest roller coasters weren’t enough, you can now up the ante by zipping around those turns while in a virtual reality. Six Flags Entertainment Corp. SIX, +4.87% was upgraded to outperform from market perform at FBR on Friday on the potential for virtual-reality technology to reinvigorate sales and park traffic after years of stale growth. Virtual reality is “extending the life of old coasters” and giving park theme operators the ability to...

Today we got a preview of Dare Devil Dive "New Revolution" Virtual Reality Roller Coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. The experience was INSANE!

Ah, freshman college orientation—a time of boisterous dorm rivalries, a capella tryouts, and helping your institution's upperclassmen construct a rickety three-dip roller coaster out of wood. This tradition is particular to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where what is normally a small leafy lawn near the East Campus dorm has become a temporary amusement park.

The Revolution roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain will have its farewell runs on Monday, then be updated and redubbed as The New Revolution in 2016, park officials announced today.

The theme park will bring "Bizarro" back to its origins, according to Six Flags spokeswoman Jennifer McGrath. The iconic steel coaster will be re-branded as "Superman: The Ride," similar to "Superman: Ride of Steel," the name is held from 2000 to 2009. While the ride's track and structure won't change, superhero music and other thematic elements will be added.

For generations across the Rochester region, the Jack Rabbit has been known as a roller coaster that was a steppingstone for children and teens, a ride with some serious dips and speed but an intermediary to the monster coasters that have dominated the amusement park scene in recent decades.

Roller coasters may be over 100 years old, but they are still bringing Americans today fresh excitement. Since the first roller coaster opened in 1884 on New York's Coney Island, the ride has gone through many changes to become what it is today.

The development of roller coasters as a ride for thrill seekers is primarily an American invention but the story of the modern coaster’s development spans centuries and continents.

A massive expansion featuring new and revamped attractions opened to the public for the first time Saturday — but the biggest reveal was the Spinning Coaster. 

Like how sleeping in a bed is more dangerous than riding one.

THE Twister rollercoaster, which is the biggest ride ever to be built at Devon's Crealy Great Adventure Park, was officially opened today. The rollercoaster features 310 metres of winding track and...

Kentucky Kingdom plans steel-wood hybrid roller coaster for 2016

The final days for the Thunder Road roller coaster are approaching without much fanfare. Soon Carowinds will remove the ride for what is expected to be an expansion of its water park.

Never mind the merry-go-round. August 16 is National Roller Coaster Day, which means we're aiming for high-stakes thrills, baby! You wanna go for the ride of the life? Check out these seven roller coaster wonders and remember: Keep your hands inside the car at all times.

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