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 ...

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 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 ...

An Ohio roller coaster is preparing to break its own record.The Beast, which first opened in 1979 as the world's longest wooden roller coaster, has held that distinction ever since and this year, will ...

One of Pennsylvania’s own amusement park rides has been named the best wooden roller coaster for a sixth year running, Knoebels Amusement Resort has announced. The Phoenix, located at Knoebels ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...