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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 ...

Many extreme roller coaster these days have vertical loops. Have you noticed that these loops are never circular? Why is this? They all, also, seem to have the same similar ‘inverted teardrop’ ...

(WWLP) – Tuesday is National Roller Coaster Day, commemorating the day Edwin Prescott was awarded a patent for the first-ever loop-de-loop roller coaster in 1898. Prescott did not design the ...

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 ...

A new ride coming to Six Flags Over Texas next spring will tie a world record for the largest loop roller coaster, Six Flags spokeswoman Sharon Parker said. The Lone Star Revolution will stand 100 ...

Dorney Park and Wildwater Kingdom, 3830 Dorney Park Rd., Allentown, Pa.; 610-395-3724 Adrenaline junkies: Drive two hours south to Dorney Park’s Talon, the most intense drug-free 2.5 minutes this ...

Full Throttle is a brand new roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. But it’s not just any new thrill ride—it features the tallest vertical loop in the world. And this ...

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 ...

WEBVTT JULIANA: CHECK THIS OUT. THE WORLD’S LARGEST LOOPING ROLLER COASTER HAS A BIT OF NEW ORLEANS FLARE. IT’S CALLED THE MARDI GRAS HANGOVER, AND IT JUST OPENED THIS WEEKEND AT 6:00 FLAGS GREAT ...

Nothing says summer better than a roller coaster ride. Your hair whipping in the wind, you go plunging, soaring, twisting and turning hundreds of feet above the ground with your screams silenced by ...