When Old Chicago opened in Bolingbrook, Illinois back in 1975, it was billed as the country’s first indoor amusement park. Thousands of visitors showed up on opening day to see what the 345,000 square ...

The now-closed Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster caught fire on Friday morning. Chopper 2 was on scene where crews were working to suppress the fire. The Orlando Fire Department confirmed ...

The new Fast & Furious coaster revved up its engines and raced around the hillside-hugging track for the first time at Universal Studios Hollywood in preparation of the 2026 debut of the new thrill ...

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The family of a man who died after riding a roller coaster at Universal has condemned the theme park’s decision to reopen the ride. Kevin Rodriguez Zavala, 32, “died accidentally” from blunt force ...

A Universal Orlando Resort roller coaster caught fire Friday morning. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is in the process of being demolished to make room for a new attraction at the theme park. The small ...

JAMES CITY — A teenager apparently trying to recover his cellphone climbed a roller coaster at Busch Gardens on Sunday. Emergency crews were called to the amusement park about 9:30 p.m. for reports of ...

Rep. Mike Flood talks about his efforts to bring up staffing levels at the National Weather Service office in Valley, allowing more weather balloon launches A kaleidoscope of weather will be on ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Orlando Fire Department reported that on Friday morning, a fire broke out on the tracks of the closed Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit roller coaster at Universal Studios in Orlando. The ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Attorney Ben Crump lashed out at Universal Orlando Resort on Monday, calling it “deeply disturbing” for the theme park to reopen its Stardust Racers ride before his investigators could ...

After beating rival Oklahoma, Texas is ba— let's not say it just yet. Tim Warner / Getty Images Welcome to the SEC: the whiplash league. Texas is done, out of the College Football Playoff race. Or, ...