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 ...

What is it about roller coasters that appeals to riders? Is it their sense of wild abandon, the feeling of pushing the limits of what is possible? Maybe it is the way to rise and fall, like giant ...