Monday, May 6, 2013 - 12:49pm
The Gatekeeper is on track to break records and set itself as one of the premiere roller coasters in the world.
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Friday, March 8, 2013 - 3:44pm
If every old building got its own roller coaster, the world would be a better place.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013 - 2:57pm
Filmmaker Til Nowak's ingenius mockumentary explains why "gravity is a mistake" and shows what theme park rides would look like if we ignored the laws of physics.
Friday, May 18, 2012 - 8:15am
As a kid, riding on the Space Mountain roller coaster was a watershed moment. It started my life-long love of imitations of what space might be like, and of roller coasters. I've probably ridden it hundreds of times. So imagine my surprise when I learned a few behind-the-scenes goodies about "the Mountain."
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 - 6:00am
Back in June, we posted a timelapse of the Takabisha roller coaster. This time, we have a video of what it would look like to have a front row seat. Keep your barf bags handy folks, this one's a doozy.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 3:02pm
Many of the best roller coasters are billed as "death-defying," but Royal College of Art PhD student Julijonas Urbonas has created one that can only be described as "death-embracing." It's specifically intended to kill you.
Friday, October 29, 2010 - 7:29am
The Ferrari World Abu Dhabi is a ludicrous theme park opening next week in Abu Dhabi, and the crown jewel of the park is an insane roller coaster called Formula Rossa.
Friday, March 19, 2010 - 11:17am
One of these days we'll take a Ferrari F430 to its top speed, but until then, maybe a trip to Abu Dhabi to ride this Ferrari roller coaster would suffice. The cars are currently zipping around the Ferrari World theme...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010 - 9:17am
We know the $25 million Top Thrill Dragster roller coaster at the CedarPoint amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio is fast. But when you're suddenly thrust 420 feet in the air to a speed of 120mph, just what kind of acceleration...
