Two vintage pieces of amusement-park history have spent decades in a private collection in Orlando, and now they’re among items on their way to museums dedicated to roller coasters and to carousels.

The wooden Leap-the-Dips amusement park ride in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is the oldest roller coaster still running in the United States. Built in 1902, it became a National Historic Landmark in 1996.

The Carowinds theme park, a popular East Coast family destination situated at the border between North and South Carolina, just shuttered one of its most recognizable attractions: the world-renowned ...

Most longtime Houston residents have memories of Six Flags AstroWorld. Since today, Aug. 16, is National Roller Coaster Day, Chron.com looks back at the start of our beloved theme park, which made its ...