While they don’t give the physical thrill of a real one, model roller coasters are always fun to watch. However, they actually make a poor analog of a full-sized ride, as gravitational force and ...

[Jared Holladay] is a computer engineering student at the University of Cincinnati and a life-long roller coaster fanatic. A lot of people look at roller coasters as an exciting example of physics, ...

3D printing allows someone to, as the name suggests, print something 3D. This extraordinary type of printing has been used in several fields to create toys, puzzles and even things with practical uses ...

Designing roller coasters is a thrill for Jordan Dearing-Hardiman. The Columbus Academy graduate went on a seven-month ride for his senior project, making a model roller coaster with 3D-printed pieces ...

Do you like to ride on roller coasters? Ever wonder how the roller coasters are made? You can make your own with materials right in your own house. I made one, and so did many of my classmates as part ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WJW) — When Jared Holladay was in middle school and stood in line for his favorite roller coasters, he didn’t just watch the ride. He watched how the ride worked, from the chains that ...

Austin Granger loves roller coasters. Not to ride, mind you. He’s interested in how they work: height, design, speed. That interest inspired him to build the tallest K’NEX roller coaster in the world, ...

Even uncaffeinated thrill ride fans may be drawn to SeaWorld Orlando’s new coffee shop. Its décor includes two operational models of the theme park’s Kraken and Mako roller coasters. The miniatures ...

Even for children, life has its ups and downs, but for a group of gifted students at Grant Middle School, the roller coaster ride can be fun and informative. The eight students in question were faced ...

Theme park fans will have to wait a bit longer to experience the “first of its kind” roller coaster coming to Six Flags Magic Mountain. Originally slated for 2026, Six Flags confirmed to KTLA that its ...

As he plummeted through the air, he was filled not with terror, but with wonder. Greenwood Community High School senior Charlie Jackson fondly remembers a seventh-grade trip to Kings Island. He sat in ...

(WHTM) — Wooden roller coasters throughout Pennsylvania create plenty of thrills; some of them are nearly 100 years old and many of them are considered historical landmarks. But what about the steel ...