Ohio's Kings Island is home to the world's longest wooden roller coaster, known for record-breaking length and a nighttime ...

The anticipation builds as the chain lift pulls the Switchback roller coaster car to the top of the wooden frame's first drop, just before riders' stomachs are pushed up into their throats by this one ...

March 31 (UPI) --Officials with an Ohio theme park said a wooden roller coaster officially dubbed the world's longest has broken its own record by getting 2 feet longer. The Kings Island amusement ...

From the steep descent of the Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, California, to the twists and turns of Brooklyn’s Coney Island Cyclone, wooden roller coasters have defined American amusement parks for more ...

Roller coasters have been providing amusement park visitors with thrills for well over a century, and they've come a very ...

For a few minutes of pure, unfiltered, scream-out-loud fun, nothing beats a ride on a roller coaster. We’ve rounded up the world’s most exhilarating rides, from old-school wooden wonders to towering ...

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 ...

A 1929 roller coaster returns after a $1.4 million restoration, reviving a historic landmark and local favorite.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Roller coasters are present throughout the country and the world. With ever-changing technology, the amount ...

Hersheypark will revamp one of its classic roller coasters over the coming months, transforming the wooden Wildcat into a hybrid ride with a new steel track. Fittingly, the ride will be called Wildcat ...

LEHIGH COUNTY — American Coaster Enthusiast has named the Thunderhawk, the wooden roller coaster at Allentown’s Dorney Park, as an international roller coaster landmark, the park announced Tuesday.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A wooden roller coaster that operated on and off at a northwestern ...