roller-coasters
The West Edmonton Mall announced that the Mindbender roller coaster in its Galaxyland amusement park is shutting down after 37 years. The area where the roller coaster stood will be redeveloped after the ride’s removal. “The iconic Mindbender has been the park’s premier thrill ride since the grand opening in 1985,” wrote Lori Bethel, vice president of parks […]
Jacksonville native YK Osiris has confirmed he’s looking to pay for the funeral of a 14-year-old boy who died in March after falling from a ride at an amusement park in Orlando. He floated the offer last week on Instagram. While chatting with TMZ at LAX on Tuesday, Osiris revealed he’s in dialogue with the family of Tyre Sampson, who died after falling out […]
YK Osiris wants to pay for the funeral of a 14-year-old boy who died this week after falling from a ride at an amusement park in Orlando, Florida. The Jacksonville native took to his Instagram Story on Saturday to reach out to his followers for help in contacting the family of Tyre Sampson, who fell to his death while on the Orlando Free […]
The world’s fastest-accelerating roller coaster has come to a screeching halt after several riders sustained broken bones while on the ride, Vice World News reports. Located in Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland Park, Do-Dodonpa, a roller coaster that can reach “super death” speed by going from zero to 112 miles per hour in 1.56 seconds, has been suspended after injuring as many as four […]
After a roller coaster stopped horizontally and mid-ride in Arizona with 22 people on board—ultimately leaving them stranded—rescue crews helped them down with ladders Saturday. The Phoenix Fire Department said the incident took place at Castles N’ Coasters in Phoenix and responded to it at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, when the ride was stalled roughly 20 feet above the […]
The San Diego police department is currently trying to convince a man to not jump from a roller coaster after he somehow scaled the closed ride and has been pacing on the top of it for over an hour now. Per TMZ, police think the 21-year-old man might have climbed over the fence of the closed Belmont Park and somehow […]
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