The incident was a terrifying experience for roller coaster riders at a Texas amusement park on Thursday. Eight people were stuck dangling midair on the Iron Shark roller coaster at Pleasure Pier in Galveston.

For a few minutes of pure, unfiltered, scream-out-loud fun, nothing beats a ride on a roller coaster. We’ve rounded up the world’s most exhilarating rides, from old-school wooden wonders to towering steel creations that take you into another dimension.

Hyperia and Colossus both broke down on Bank Holiday Monday at the Surrey-based theme park, leaving riders stuck in mid-air in baking sunshine.

A new coaster at Cedar Point is one step closer to being finished with the addition of this “terrifying” element. On Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, crews lifted the ride’s tilt track to the highest point of the roller coaster. The 45-ton, 61-foot-long tilt ...

As roller coasters go, Busch Gardens’ new InvadR won’t be the tallest or fastest, but it’s aiming for the sweet spot between too tame and terrifying. The park’s first wooden coaster will bump along the tracks at 48 mph before sending riders down a ...