One of the first “roller-coaster” rides in the U.S. was actually a short coal railway in Pennsylvania that hauled coal downhill between mines and used mules to bring the empty cars back up the hill.

When I’ve interviewed roller coaster engineers about their profession, I received similar answers to the question: “Is this the only job you’ve ever really wanted?” The answer is some version of, ...

A Lithuanian designer has conceptualized a unique approach to end lives with a combination of "elegance and euphoria" - a roller coaster designed to induce cerebral hypoxia. TOPSHOT - People wearing ...

Having your house redone as a Designer Showcase is scary, tumultuous—and thrilling. Ever jump when you hear yourself say something and think, "Who just said that?" That's what happened when my husband ...

Millions of people ride roller coasters every year, paying to defy gravity and good sense. Many of those thrillseekers climb aboard the dozens of coasters designed by Jeff Havlik of PGAV Destinations, ...

In 2010, a Lithuanian artist named Julijonas Urbonas designed the ultimate thrill ride: a steel roller coaster engineered ...

Elementary school students from Discovery Elementary School learned how to build a roller coaster from the pros at LEGOLAND ...

Back in the early 2000s, "RollerCoaster Tycoon 2" (2002) was a blast to play. One could design rides with just the right amount of corkscrews, helixes and inversions to get park-goers' adrenaline ...

Urbonas' design is best described as a thought experiment or conceptual art project. The Euthanasia Coaster does not exist in the real world, nor was it meant to. A viral post on Reddit and Twitter ...

The final piece of Tormenta Rampaging Run’s lift hill, the tallest spot on the coaster, was placed just before sunrise Friday ...