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Firefighters safely rescued 22 people who were stuck for about two hours when a roller coaster stalled mid-ride in Phoenix. The cars stopped on a banked curve about 20 feet off...

Cedar Point set to re-open, bringing visitors back to Sandusky for the full season Cedar Point set to re-open, bringing visitors back to Sandusky for the full season By Jim Nelson | May 13, 2021 at 6:36 PM EDT - Updated May 13 at 6:36 PM SANDUSKY, Ohio (WOIO) - Cedar Point will open to the public on Friday, welcoming visitors to the Sandusky amusement park for its first full season since 2019. “Our whole team is excited to see people again, our rides running again, playing our games, enj...

May 14—Kings Island will open tomorrow, Saturday, May 15 for the 2021 season. The amusement park has entertained and electrified more than 125 million people since it opened in 1972. Roller coasters, thrill rides and more are part of the amusement park fun. Here are 10 notable moments from the park's history: 1. Find your happy place. "C'mon Get Happy!" was the slogan for Kings Island when it ...

By Cherranda Smith May 14, 2021 When we examine the roots of stereotypes about Black people, America’s history of racism is usually somehow involved. The stereotype that Black people can’t swim is no different. Between segregated city pools and beaches, trauma experienced and passed down from slavery, swimming has been a complicated subject and out of reach for many Black Americans.  On National Learn How to Swim Day, celebrated every third Saturday in May, it’s important we talk about...

(Photo : Flickr/ahmed adel) Oculus Quest avatar upgrade Oculus is starting to roll out redesigned avatars that are better, more expressive and customizable. This is the first upgrade that Oculus has done on avatars since 2016. The avatars will appear starting Apr. 23 in just a few games for the Quest VR platform, including "Epic Roller Coasters," "PokerStarsVR," and "Topgolf with Pro Putt." Soon, they will appear in "Synth Riders," and later in the year, a new game called "ForeVR Bowling" would...

Get ready! @cagreatamerica's opening day is May 22nd! #CAGreatAmerica

SeaWorld’s Electric Eel attraction, which is described by the theme park as the “tallest, fastest” roller coaster in San Diego, is among the various rides reopening. The Tentacle Twirl, Octarock and Sea Dragon Drop will all reopen Monday, as well. As for young children, the park’s Sesame Street Bay of Play offers tike-sized rides so little ones can join in on the family fun. Such rides for young visitors include Oscar’s Rocking Eel, Elmo’s Flying Fish and Abby’s Sea Star Spin. Sea...

10 Thrilling Details About Universal Orlandos Record-Breaking Jurassic Park Ride, the VelociCoaster Universal Orlando has been teasing the "summer 2021" opening of its newest attraction – the Jurassic World VelociCoaster – for months, and now we finally have some real (and deliciously terrifying!) information. Much to the delight of anxious fans, the park recently announced that the coaster will officially open to the public on June 10, 2021. And while travel is still a bit unpredictable, w...

Kingda Ka- The worlds tallest and second-fastest coaster Nitro- Award-winning mega coaster which is taller than 200 feet El-Toro- Another award-winning coaster- This one is a hybrid wood/steel coaster Skull Mountain Remix- This indoor coaster will be transformed with pumping music. BIZARRO- Worls first top-rail floorless, seven loop coaster BATMAN: The Ride- This one is a five loop coaster The JOKER- 4-D free-fly coaster SUPERMAN Ultimate Flight- Flying looping coaster. THE DARK NIGHT- Indoor a...

A rider on a mountain coaster in Tennessee was seriously injured after being flung 10 feet from a cart and landing on the tracks, according to an incident report filed with authorities....