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 ...

This rollercoaster is an example of a tin-plate toy from the 1920s. Many toys of this kind were made in Germany and France, and this rollercoaster is thought to have been made in Nuremberg.

After a visit to Magic Mountain in early 2013, his son [Lyle] asked “Why don’t we build our own rollercoaster, Dad?”. [Will] couldn’t think of a single reason why not. This was the ...

A thrill ride manufacturer that has designed a 1,000-foot-tall roller coaster that would ... made the pipe dream of a 1,000-foot-tall coaster a real possiblity, according to Speigel.