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Festivalgoers got more of an adventure than they bargained for Sunday when a roller coaster ride got stuck at a fair in Wisconsin, leaving them hanging upside down for hours. Eight passengers were left suspended when a mechanical failure stalled the ride at the Forest County Festival in Crandon, Wisconsin, the Crandon Fire Department said. “There was a mechanical failure with the ride where it became stuck up in the upright position. The ride was recently inspected by the state of Wisconsin here on site,” fire department Capt. Brennan Cook told CNN affiliate WJFW. “Our department has never experienced a...

At least five people were injured on the El Toro ride at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey on Thursday night, according to local police and parks officials. Several parkgoers complained of back pain after riding the roller coaster around 7:30 p.m. and five of them were taken to a local hospital, a Six Flags spokesperson told The Post. A woman who said she was on the El Toro Thursday night wrote on Facebook that “it felt like [the roller coaster] hit a pothole” after the third drop. El Toro is one of the fastest and tallest wooden roller...

The incident took place on the Fire Dragon ride at the leisure resort, which is near Gunzburg in Bavaria. Legoland said it had immediately started a full investigation and the ride will be closed for the time being. The company said the accident happened after one rollercoaster train stopped and another train "did not stop completely for until now unknown reasons and made impact". A total of 38 people were in both trains, the park said - with 31 of them suffering minor injuries. Of those, 14 went to hospital for further observation and one person needed further treatment.

Police said they got a call at 12:50 p.m. that a car was stuck in a ride in Tivoli Friheden and several people were stuck. Two people were sitting on the rear seats and were taken by emergency workers, the newspaper reported. Ragborg Olsen told the Ekstra Bladet daily that the two had been seriously injured and were taken to the hospital. The accident occurred on the Cobraen roller-coaster and the park has been shut down... The roller-coaster is 25 meters (82 feet) tall and the wagons have a top speed of 70 kilometers per hour (44 mph)... The roller...

[Catholic Caucus] The FSSP and Pope Francis’ Roller-CoasterThe Wild RideIt took some time for everyone to adjust to the violent overthrow of thirteen years’ pastoral arrangements, policies, and attitudes by Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes (TC), not least because of the way it was promulgated, to come into immediate effect, on a Friday. The implications needed thinking through, canon law advice needed to be considered, the practical possibilities in implementation needed to be worked out. Just as things were settling down, another document came out: the Responsa ad dubia, which presented itself as an interpretation of TC, but in...

FUJIYOSHIDA, YAMANASHI, Japan — A roller coaster that accelerates from 0 to 112 mph in less than two seconds has been shut down after some riders blamed it for broken bones. Four people said they suffered injuries on the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, asahi.com reports. Vice is reporting that six riders have been injured. The injuries occurred between December 2020 and August 2021. The riders said they had fractures in their necks, chest and backs, asahi.com reports. The amusement park says it is closing the ride “due to a safety overhaul,” CNN reports. The ride...

Sweet little "break time" video of a father entertaining his very young daughter. Dad and Daughter Pretend Roller Coaster (2 min. YOUTUBE Video)

Cedar Point experienced a power outage in parts of the busy theme park on Memorial Day. The amusement park sent out a tweet addressing the issue at 2:30 p.m.

Valravn gives riders a sweeping view of Lake Erie before dropping them over 200 feet on a 90-degree free fall that hits a top speed of 75 mph. It also turns riders upside down three times. The roller coaster has already broken records. It's now recognized as the tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster. Cedar Point's 18th roller coaster. Only Six Flags Magic Mountain, in Santa Clarita, California, has more roller coasters with 19.

Disneyland, California Adventure will be opening a new attraction soon, called, "Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters." I can honestly say that this looks like the very worst "ride" I have ever seen in my life. What is the point? They aren't bumper cars, in fact, I don't know what they are. Disney phoned this one in. Disney world has Star Wars land and Avatar Land coming out soon, and I bet they will be amazing- but California Adventure, it just seems like they've given up.

The Zumanjaro Drop Of Doom will bring the passenger up 415 feet before dropping them straight down at 80 MPH as a roller coaster loops around them. The roller coaster feature—the park's Kingda Ka will hurl toward riders on Zumanjaro at speeds up to 128 mph.

ARLINGTON - Six Flags has confirmed an adult woman died while riding the Texas Giant Friday night. More details to come.

Whether you've always been a fan of the latest and greatest roller coasters or appreciate new spins on the familiar (like the chance to ride an old-fashioned wooden coaster backwards), we've rounded up this year's newest thrill rides, and there's something for everybody! Plus, we've included links to videos of the rides and important information about ticket prices and parking fees so you know exactly what you're getting into.

Silver Dollar City’s Outlaw Run. World’s steepest drop on a wood coaster. More than 16 stories, 162-foot drop at 81 degrees, nearly vertical World’s only wood coaster to twist upside down…3 times!

When the two-minute, 40-second flight is done, riders will have traveled 4,164 feet, at speeds of up to 67 mph and flipped over six times. It's the longest, fastest winged coaster in the world, with the most inversions and biggest drop. Early fliers were thrilled with the perspective. “It's an experience like a bird,” said Susan Shick, of Fairview Park, a Cleveland school teacher and secretary of the American Coaster Enthusiasts. “I just love it.” Engineers from Swiss firm Bolliger & Mabillard modeled some of the $30 million coaster's key features after stunt-pilot moves, including an Immelmann roll – an...

The North Korean Roller Coaster Rider Mystery Is Solved North Korean State Media Eric Randall Aug 1, 2012 When North Korean state media released this delightful photo of newly(ish?)-wed Kim Jong Un on a roller coaster ride, discerning viewers wondered at the identity of the white guy grinning a few rows ahead of him, and at long last Mother Jones magazine has sussed it out: He is Barnaby Jones, a minor Herman Melville character, a minor '70s television detective, a British diplomat at the embassy in Pyongyang. Though Barnaby Jones didn't give Mother Jones (no relation) an interview, the Embassy...

Jaw dropping, high-speed, brakeless journey down the mountain. Austrian downhill coaster is nevertheless terrifying.” The coaster located Mieders, Austria, starts at the top of a mountain, reachable by a cable car.

If you like roller coasters, this little gem in Austria looks like a great place to bring the family....

A U.S. Army veteran who lost his legs while deployed in Iraq died after he was thrown from a 200-foot-tall roller coaster at an upstate theme park on Friday. James Thomas Hackemer, 29, was ejected from the Ride of Steel roller coaster at the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, located between Buffalo and Rochester, at about 5:30 p.m., the Genesee County sheriff's office said. The park confirmed a guest "came out of the Ride of Steel roller coaster" and said it was "saddened to report that the guest has passed." Hackemer, of Gowanda, lost his right leg below his knee...

MORE than 100 thrill-seekers have ridden a rollercoaster naked, smashing the world record. The 102 naked adrenaline junkies rode into the record books on the Green Scream Rollercoaster at Southend-on-Sea, England. The attempt broke the previous record by 70 riders and raised $38,000 for Southend Hospital’s cancer research foundation’s Bosom Pals Appeal. Bosom Pals fundraiser manager Barbara Warner praised everyone for baring all for the charity. "It takes a lot of nerve to take off all your clothes in front of 102 complete strangers, plus the world's media - so we would like to say a massive thank you,” she...