As roller coasters go, Busch Gardens’ new InvadR won’t be the tallest or fastest, but it’s aiming for the sweet spot between too tame and terrifying. The park’s first wooden coaster will bump along ...

Every year, it seems like amusement parks are continuously taking their rides to the next level. From the dinosaur-themed, unbelievably fast Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal Orlando, which ...

Kansas City’s Worlds of Fun announced changes to some of its roller coasters ahead of the 2025 season, including the closure of one of the theme park’s most popular attractions. The Timber Wolf, the ...

A legendary wooden roller coaster at Denver's biggest amusement park has opened for the first time this year. Elitch Gardens announced its "Twister III: Storm Chaser" wooden roller coaster reopened ...

It's also the world’s first launching wood coaster, the theme park said. — -- It's time to scream "Hello, Dollywood." The Tennessee theme park announced it is set to debut in March 2016 what it ...

Columnist in USA TODAY Network among the first to experience Rapterra, Kings Dominion's newest coaster. The Social Butterfly interviews roller coaster enthusiasts. Rapterra is the world's tallest and ...

ATHOL, Idaho — Silverwood's 'Tremors' roller coaster re-opened to the public Saturday, May 31, after closing the ride for construction since February of this year. The roller coaster first opened in ...

On a blustery January afternoon in Valencia, California, I decided to revisit Six Flags Magic Mountain for the first time in 20 years. My only other visit was around 2004, when I was 14 years old and ...

Kennywood launched 24 riders on the Steel Curtain Monday as part of the fourth annual World's Largest Coaster Ride. The World's Largest Coaster Ride is when several parks simultaneously dispatch ...

WEST MIFFLIN, Pa. — Kennywood participated in the fourth annual World’s Largest Coaster Ride on Monday. The park’s record-setting Steel Curtain coaster launched at exactly 2 p.m. simultaneously with ...

When it comes to summer excitement, Pennsylvania has a deep bench of amusement park options. This may not surprise anyone who already knew that Pennsylvania amusement parks regularly take home awards ...