National Roller Coaster Day 2025 — created to mark the day in 1898 when Edwin Prescott patented the first vertical loop roller coaster, according to nationaldaycalendar.com — is Saturday, Aug. 16.

For a few minutes of pure, unfiltered, scream-out-loud fun, nothing beats a ride on a roller coaster. We’ve rounded up the world’s most exhilarating rides, from old-school wooden wonders to towering ...

Six Flags Great Adventure is days away from opening, and many thrill seekers will be headed for The Flash: Vertical Velocity coaster, the first "super boomerang" roller coaster in North America. The ...

Six Flags Over Texas has completed the world's first-ever, longest, fastest, and tallest giga dive coaster, officials say. The amusement park announced that construction has been completed on The ...