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Amusement Ride

8 rescued from Texas roller coaster that was stuck for hours

  • May 29

Ride collapses at amusement park in Brazil, video shows

  • Apr 29

Amusement park visitors stuck midair on 200-foot ride

  • Apr 29

Roller-coaster riders walk down tracks after malfunction at Six Flags

  • Apr 29

Slingshot ride snaps mid-air in Spain, injuring 4: Video

  • Apr 28

Maryland's Six Flags America closes for good, property site for sale

  • Nov 4, 2025

2 girls fall from Ferris wheel in Louisiana: sheriff

  • Nov 3, 2025

New 'Soarin' Across America' to debut at Disney parks next summer

  • Oct 20, 2025

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How Brooklyn can you get? Egg cream christens Cyclone as Coney Island rolls into summer 2025

  • Apr 9, 2025
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Adventureland on Long Island celebrates 62 years of family fun

  • May 31, 2024
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Navy Pier Flyover blowing away visitors with breathtaking ride, impactful storytelling

  • Apr 15, 2024
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Weekday Lunch Pass Program returns to 2023 North Carolina State Fair

  • Sep 7, 2023
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North Carolina roller coaster reopens after a large crack launched a state investigation

  • Aug 10, 2023
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2nd break found on Carowinds Coaster

  • Jul 29, 2023
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Freefall ride at Florida's ICON Park being removed year after teen falls to death

  • Mar 16, 2023
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Dolly Parton announces longest roller coaster ever at Dollywood will open in spring of 2023

  • Aug 5, 2022

Latest Stories

Final state fair preparations are underway: How rides, food vendors are inspected

Once all ninety-four rides at the fair pass inspection, inspectors' jobs don't end once the fair starts.

  • Oct 16, 2025

Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train returns to western NC mountains

The train will run Friday and Saturday nights through November 1.

  • Oct 14, 2025

Man who died after riding Universal roller coaster loved theme parks, family says

Kevin Rodriguez Zavala became unresponsive while riding the Stardust Racers roller coaster on Sept. 17, according to Universal Orlando Resort.

  • Sep 25, 2025

Universal Orlando Resort ride was functioning properly when visitor died, park officials say

State investigators say they agree with Universal Orlando Resort's findings that a ride was operating normally when a guest became unconscious and later died.

  • Sep 22, 2025
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Cause of death revealed after man dies while riding coaster at new Epic Universe amusement park

The roller coaster involved is Stardust Racers. Universal opened the park in May.

  • Sep 19, 2025