On June 16, 1884, Sunday school teacher and part-time inventor LaMarcus Adna Thompson unveiled his greatest creation to the waiting crowds at Coney Island. Reportedly inspired by the switchback ...

PLAINVIEW, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives (NRCMA), the world’s largest collection of historic amusement ride vehicles and memorabilia, is launching a fan-based ...

The Coney Island Cyclone is more than just a roller coaster. It is a piece of history. Built in 1927, the Cyclone has survived natural disasters, park closures, the rapid development of a city and ...

WEST MIFFLIN — An 82-year-old fan of a historic Pennsylvania roller coaster celebrated his 5,000th ride on it over the holiday weekend — sitting for more than eight hours straight and logging 95 spins ...

CONNEAUT LAKE, Pa. (AP) – A car on a historic roller coaster got stuck on the top of a hill at a northwestern Pennsylvania amusement park, and emergency crews led 20 riders down a narrow catwalk in ...

Things didn't quite go as planned as Cedar Point's historic coaster opened over the weekend at the popular Sandusky, Ohio, amusement park. According to local reports and social media footage, the ...