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(WWLP) – Tuesday is National Roller Coaster Day, commemorating the day Edwin Prescott was awarded a patent for the first-ever loop-de-loop roller coaster in 1898. Prescott did not design the ...

The Buzzball creates the sensation of a loop-de-loop roller coaster, without all that pesky need for a track. Inside, the pilot straps into a control pod, a racing seat with five-point harness, which ...

Many extreme roller coaster these days have vertical loops. Have you noticed that these loops are never circular? Why is this? They all, also, seem to have the same similar ‘inverted teardrop’ ...

GURNEE, Ill. (AP) — A record-breaking roller coaster set to open this spring north of Chicago now has a name: Mardi Gras Hangover. Six Flags Great America in Gurnee announced the name Tuesday. The ...

Deciding it didn’t want to build “just another ski area alpine coaster,” Aspen Skiing Co. will instead construct a one-of-a-kind attraction unique to mountain resorts: a 90-foot high, loop-de-loop ...

If you’re going to celebrate roller coasters, you’re probably in the right state. National Roller Coaster Day has been observed Aug. 16 for about 40 years, commemorating the date of the 1898 patent on ...

A new ride coming to Six Flags Over Texas next spring will tie a world record for the largest loop roller coaster, Six Flags spokeswoman Sharon Parker said. The Lone Star Revolution will stand 100 ...

Indiana Beach amusement park has long told Hoosiers "there's more than corn in Indiana." We agree, and now there's something else — a triple looping roller coaster debuting in May 2024. A few lucky ...