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 ...

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 ...

Fifth- and sixth-graders at Jesus the Good Shepherd School recently learned about a roller coaster design. Katherine High, a fifth-grade teacher, provided the instructional method and supplies needed ...

Seniors at the Hueneme High School Academy of Engineering and Design in Oxnard, Calif., got a chance to test their real-world engineering smarts in a project recently finished to research and build ...

Students taking a new roller-coaster design course at Purdue University have discovered that fun, real-world applications make solving difficult engineering problems more interesting. "What we found ...

Two vintage pieces of amusement-park history have spent decades in a private collection in Orlando, and now they’re among items on their way to museums dedicated to roller coasters and to carousels.

[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, ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal, Walt Disney World and Sea World are ramping up construction on new rides and attractions at an unprecedented rate, but the real winner might be the theme park industry. It's ...