The total came to $49.27 from Home Depot for the wood and wheels. Stick around after the break to see a .GIF of it in action! We covered a similar backyard roller coaster last year, which featured ...

This was the start of the CoasterDad Project. Excited by the challenge of building a Backyard Roller Coaster, [Will] also thought it would be a fantastic opportunity to teach [Lyle] about physics.

An curved arrow pointing right. In 2001, John Ivers of Bruceville, Indiana, built a makeshift roller coaster in his backyard. He named it Blue Flash. It even has a corkscrew. But the most ...

A highlight from 1916 to 1974 was a wooden roller coaster called the Greyhound, but after attendance dwindled, the condemned coaster was spectacularly exploded in the final scene of the 1980 ...

Brooklyn, NY (AP): The famous Coney Island Cyclone roller coaster in New York City was shut down indefinitely after coming to ...

Currently, Playland boasts three roller coasters: the family-friendly Bug Whirled and Kettle Creek Mine Coaster, and the iconic Wooden Roller Coaster. While “Canada’s fastest launch coaster ...

Belmont Park opened in 1925 along a boardwalk. At the time it offered a wooden roller coaster and plunge pool — both still operate to this day. Compact in size, it has a distinct charm you won ...

Southern California has no shortage of standout amusement parks, but San Diego's Belmont Park brings new meaning to fun in ...