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Florida thrill seekers listen up! For those wondering what the state's top rollercoasters are, we made a list of the top 15.
The coaster offers a 70-foot track elevation and a top speed of 40 mph. It's nothing to get wildly excited about for a hardened rider, but for younger enthusiasts just dipping their toes into the ...
What keeps roller coasters on the track and riders safely in their seats? This video explains roller coaster safety, the evolution of coaster design, and how ride mechanisms function. The ...
Roller coaster designers are experts on the physics of flinging people through the air in safe but terrifying ways. A look at the forces at work and why they make us scream.
Everything you need to know about Cedar Point's new Siren's Curse roller coaster, which opened to select coaster fans ...
The coaster’s signature element is a 61-foot-long piece of steel track that slowly rotates from horizontal to vertical and ...
If you’re looking for a bigger DIY challenge than an Ikea bookshelf, Magictecture now has preorders open for its Coaster-in-a ...
The stomach-dropping coaster travels to the end of its horizontal track before tilting at a 90-degree angle and dropping down into a pitch-black tunnel, reaching 3.5 Gs.
Roller coaster engineer Korey Kiepert joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about roller coasters and the people who design them. ... and some steel roller coaster track.
The record-setting coaster will need to be built on a swath of land large enough to accommodate the amount of track needed for the launch and run out on either side of the 1,000-foot precipice.
Construction workers prepare The Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge at Busch Gardens on Feb. 25. The roller coaster will reach top speeds of around 40 mph over the 2,000 feet of track.
Steel Dragon 2000 was unveiled in August 2000, ushering in the new millennium as the world's longest roller coaster. The track was once owner of the tallest and fastest records as well, but more ...