Roller coaster engineer Korey Kiepert joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about roller coasters and the people who design them. How do roller coasters work? Who invented the first ...

The University at Buffalo’s Theme Park Engineering Club (UB TPEC) loaded up on coffee for the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) Thrill Design Competition. The three-day competition, hosted by ...

A group of teenagers huddled around a table in the Augusta County Library on Thursday night, folding pieces of colorful paper. Laughing and talking, the students made chutes, funnels and twists to ...

The Falcons Flight coaster that opened last week as part of the new Six Flags Qiddiya City in Saudi Arabia is now the world’s ...

When things “go terribly wrong” on a theme park ride, that’s typically intentional. Designers use that story gimmick all the time to create a sense of danger and suspense for guests. Yet now and then, ...

Honestly, nothing quite says “I trust modern engineering” like strapping yourself into a high-tech roller coaster and letting physics do its thing. Roller coasters have evolved far past wooden jolts ...