Worried about the U.â S. trade deficit with China? There is one U.â S. product the Chinese can’t get enough of: wooden roller coasters. At least that is the impression one gets from The Gravity Group ...

The first volleys of the next roller coaster revolution have been fired in the forested Idaho panhandle, the emerging epicenter of thrill ride innovation. Located in the small town of Hayden, Idaho, ...

Nothing says old-fashioned summertime fun like the rickety thrill of a ride on a wooden roller coaster. When Six Flags New England retires the Cyclone on July 20, only seven timber-made coasters will ...

The coaster was designed by three mechanical engineering juniors and built in the span of a week by the incoming freshmen who would ride its wooden rails. In early designs, the coaster even had an ...

There’s nothing like a ride on a wooden roller coaster. The loops, corkscrews and other stomach-torturing features on steel coasters are thrilling. But I prefer the ride of a wooden track any day. The ...

For a city built on steel, some of the most sought- after attractions in Pittsburgh are actually made of wood. Just ask the more than 400 members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts, who have come to ...

First you're taken slowly up and then released down in what feels like free fall - most people love roller coasters. The constructions of steel are masterpieces of engineering art. Now a new roller ...

Coasters not only provide a place to rest your glasses but also protect your surfaces from drips and heat from hot beverages. You can turn these little bar accessories into a statement of class and ...