Have you ever wondered why roller coaster tracks are often filled with sand? The answer lies in safety, stability, and noise ...

Have you ever wondered why roller coasters make that distinctive clicking noise as they climb the first hill or move along ...

is a twin-tracked roller coaster featuring innovative single-rail track and an inclusive train design that provides comfortable seating for both adults and children," said press release form the ...

Six Flags Magic Mountain has moved one step closer to opening the new Wonder Woman roller coaster this summer with the completion of the golden “lasso of truth” single-rail track in the DC ...

A new family launch coaster is now open at Carowinds’ Camp Snoopy. Check out the POV video of Snoopy's Racing Railway.

(WHTM) — Roller coasters are getting ... equipped with brakes, in case a train is launched too slowly. This way the coaster can roll back on the launch track and be slowed down to be reset.

Cedar Point, located in Sandusky, Ohio, is renowned as 'The Roller Coaster ... piece of track that tilts into a 90-degree vertical position. The track then connects, and the train plunges through ...

Their fate will hang in the balance as they encounter the roller coaster’s signature moment: a dead stop on a “broken off” section of track. The creaking platform holding the train of riders ...

WATERLOO — It’s currently Lost Island Themepark’s off season, but the park is far from quiet. The 90-acre theme park is abuzz with park staff and thrill ride experts unloading and assembling ...

There is an inherent mechanical challenge in trying to launch thousands of pounds of people and roller coaster train to speeds in ... is currently closed for track renovations.