Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. National Roller Coaster Day 2025 — created to mark the day in 1898 when Edwin Prescott patented the first vertical loop roller ...

If you’ve already heard that Six Flags Over Texas is building a record-breaking new coaster, here’s the update that makes it feel real: the park has officially completed the tallest vertical roller ...

Six Flags Over Texas will debut Tormenta Rampaging Run, featuring a 179-foot loop and 87 mph speeds. Kristine Hansen is a design, food and drink, and travel writer based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She ...

If you’re going to celebrate roller coasters, you’re probably in the right state. National Roller Coaster Day has been observed Aug. 16 for about 40 years, commemorating the date of the 1898 patent on ...

National Roller Coaster Day 2025 — created to mark the day in 1898 when Edwin Prescott patented the first vertical loop roller coaster, according to nationaldaycalendar.com — is Saturday, Aug. 16.