Kingda Ka was one of the most famous rides at the Jackson, New Jersey, theme park, clocking in as the tallest roller coaster in the world. Boasting a maximum height of 456 feet, the roller coaster ...

3. Red Force (367 feet/112 meters) This magnetic induction rocket coaster launches out of the loading station at a white-knuckle 112 mph (180 km/h) before climbing a 367-foot (111.9-meter) tower ...

JACKSON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (KYW) - It’s the end of an era. Kingda Ka, once the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, is now a pile of rubble after it was imploded at New Jersey’s Six ...

The world of roller coasters is an exciting one. The towering steel (or sometimes wooden) tracks stand like giant beacons within their respective theme parks. They beckon for adventurous riders to ...

A pair of recent incidents have raised concerns about an amusement park staple: roller coasters. The first occurred at a park in North Carolina, where a roller coaster was shut down after a crack ...

While most roller coasters ascend to a high position and then drop downward, accelerated by gravity, the roller coaster cars in Do-Dodonpa are propelled mechanically and hit a speed of 180 kph in ...