Six Flags Great America announced Saturday that the amusement park's newest roller coaster Goliath, which is being hailed as the world's fastest wooden coaster, will open Thursday. "We are incredibly ...

The grand opening of what's being billed as the world's fastest wooden roller coaster is on hold. Six Flags Great America spokeswoman Katy Enrique says the amusement park in Gurnee, Illinois, is ...

Diehard roller coaster fans will travel the world in search of bigger and better thrills and spills. Luckily for them, new rides are opening all the time as theme parks try to outdo each other by ...

The tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in Pennsylvania is nominated for USA Today’s 10Best roller coasters. Waldameer Park & Water World's Ravine Flyer II is one of 19 roller coasters across ...

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 ...

GURNEE, Ill. (AP) — Six Flags Great America says a new wooden roller coaster it plans to build will be the fastest such ride in the world, sending thrill-seekers barreling over the tracks at up to 72 ...

Preparing to open for its 45th season of operation, an iconic coaster at Six Flags Great America has earned a new title ahead of the upcoming season. American Eagle, which debuted as the world's ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GURNEE, Ill. — There’s a lot of “new” coming ...