The American roller coaster's birthplace While the rudimentary ice slides and European thrill rides had been recreational attractions for centuries, it wasn't until 1873 that the Mauch Chunk Railway ...

Adventureland's popular Underground ride will reopen next season after an extended closure.Officials with the theme park, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024, made the announcement on ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Roller coasters are present throughout the country and the world. With ever-changing technology, the amount of roller coasters continues to grow. Most coasters built presently ...

(WHTM) — Now that you know what the five oldest steel roller coasters in Pennsylvania are, now it’s time to find out what the oldest wooden coasters are. Wooden coasters were some of the very first ...

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 ...

The Great White at Morey's Piers will offer a smoother and more thrilling ride, the park says, when it returns to the Wildwood boardwalk next summer. Upgrades are underway for the wooden roller ...

It's pretty much a yearly occurrence these days -- some amusement park is setting a new roller coaster record. Maybe it's for speed. Maybe it's for a special design feature. But since 1979, The Beast ...

The attraction — named The Underground — is the world’s only indoor wooden roller coaster Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine. He began working with the brand as an Editorial Intern ...

Fans of old-fashioned wooden roller coasters have until July 31 to ride Hersheypark's landmark Wildcat coaster. Wildcat, which opened in 1996, has 3,100 feet of track with a top speed of 48 mph over ...

Rollercoaster fans have just a few weeks to ride the Wildcat at Hersheypark one last time. The wooden roller coaster in Midway America is closing July 31, Hersheypark said in a Tweet Friday. No reason ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Roller coasters are present throughout the country and the world. With ever-changing technology, the amount of roller coasters continues to grow. Most coasters built presently ...