Two vintage pieces of amusement-park history have spent decades in a private collection in Orlando, and now they’re among items on their way to museums dedicated to roller coasters and to carousels.

The wooden Leap-the-Dips amusement park ride in Altoona, Pennsylvania, is the oldest roller coaster still running in the United States. Built in 1902, it became a National Historic Landmark in 1996.

A view of the Casino Park roller coaster being constructed. The coaster was later torn down and replaced with the Coliseum. Coaster Rides at Euclid Beach Figure 8 at Euclid Beach- became Racing ...

MASON, Ohio (WKRC) - The Racer at Kings Island is going retro: The park is bringing back the original red, white and blue colors on the roller coaster for the upcoming season. Kings Island is ...

The roller coaster has its origins in St. Petersburg, Russia, as a simple slide that took thrillseekers down an icy ramp past a variety of colored lanterns. Catherine the Great gave this custom a ...