Bone-rattling roller coasters are taking a back seat at Central Florida’s theme parks. The latest thrill rides are smooth — if sometimes unnerving — experiences, thanks to advances in engineering, the ...

SeaWorld Orlando introduced the public to its ride vehicle for its under-construction Mako roller coaster last week. Picture a blue, sharp-nosed, beady-eyed water creature with a SeaWorld logo on its ...

After a $5 million retracking project, Morey's Piers' Great Nor'Easter roller coaster is reopened and ready for riders -- including grannies. "It's so smooth even your grandma will want to ride it," ...

Passengers aboard the newly renovated Incredible Hulk Coaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure may get a feeling of deja smooth. The thrill ride, out of commission since last September, is now ...

Theme park fans could anticipate a cool experience from a ride with an Antarctic atmosphere and snowmobile-inspired trains. SeaWorld Orlando’s new Penguin Trek roller coaster also goes for the smooth ...

Ride crews will be sanitizing rides regularly, as well, according to Chad Showalter, director of communications for Kings Island. Crews at Orion were wiping down the trains perhaps every three ride ...

No time is wasted. We are heading straight up the first and highest hill in a car shaped like a shark’s head. The climb is steep, and we know as soon as we crest the top, we’ll dive down, hitting 73 ...

Amusement parks love to brag. Somehow, every new roller coaster is the biggest! The tallest! The super-duper loopiest! In a bid to get customers through their turnstiles, parks roll out the ...