Kennywood has shut down its iconic Racer after a picture circulating on social media this week showed a part of the nearly century-old wooden roller coaster’s wooden frame propped up on cement blocks.

THERE ARE SAFETY CONCERNS AT KENNYWOOD AFTER A PICTURE CAUSED A STIR ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THIS PHOTO SHOWING CONCRETE BLOCKS UNDER A PILLAR AT THE RACER WAS POSTED ONLINE BY ONE BERG, AN OFFICIAL FROM THE ...

The Barracuda Strike has been billed as the tallest inverted family coaster in North America, indicating its thrill level ...

EUREKA, Mo. — Six Flags St. Louis is opening a new family roller coaster geared toward younger thrill-seekers this summer. The Formula 1-inspired Rookie Racer will have a minimum height requirement of ...

NEW AT FOUR, A ROLLER COASTER AT PENNSYLVANIA’S KENNYWOOD AMUSEMENT PARK, IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR MODIFICATIONS AFTER CONCERNS ARE RAISED ABOUT THE RIDE’S STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. YEAH, YOU CAN SEE IT ...

MASON — For the low price of $150 a piece of one of Kings Island’s most historic coasters can be yours. On Kings Island’s online store, the park is selling a Racer NanoCoaster Collectable Kit to ...

MASON, OHIO — Are you a fan of Kings Island history? Love old roller coasters? Then you might be interested in buying a piece of wood from the park's oldest currently operating roller coaster, The ...

The photo of part of the Kennywood Racer roller coaster framework resting on what appears to be a piece of wood set off-center atop two cement blocks that spurred closure of the ride Wednesday ...

Six Flags St. Louis on Wednesday announced a new ride to debut this summer: the Rookie Racer, described as a steel “family coaster” that that shorter guests and children can ride. The coaster has the ...

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Are you a fan of Kings Island history? Love old roller coasters? Then you might be interested in buying a piece of wood from the park’s oldest currently operating roller coaster, The Racer. The Racer ...