Tag: ROLLERCOASTER

Thanks to those imagineers at Walt Disney World, you no longer have to be an engineer to design a theme park ride, or be a nerd to have fun doing math. A new interactive feature, developed by Disney and military contractor Raytheon, and called Sum of All Thrills, opened yesterday at Disney's Epcot park. Both of the parties involved hope it'll teach kids that engineering and math can be fun and ...

It's time to brush up on those spells, you would-be wizards. Monday, Universal Studios revealed more details about its 'Harry Potter' theme park than you can shake a wand at. According to an Associated Press report, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, which will open in the spring of 2010 at Universal Orlando Resort's Islands of Adventure, will offer a journey deep into into the heart of ...

Summer is roller coaster season, folks. Those extra hours of daylight means less time in the office and more time strapping into hard plastic seats in order to barrel down a track at the whim of nothing but gravity. We don't expect the dual threat of long lines and nausea to deter anyone from hopping onto Universal Studios Florida's newest thrill ride, either. That's because, according to the ...

Those positively fed up with lengthy lines for coasters at amusement parks will likely dig the concept here. Evento's BuzzBall is essentially a personal roller coaster, which reportedly features a "single seat inside a large outer ball that's able to spin and roll independently of the ball itself" alongside a pair of electric motors used to power it. Better still, you don't even need a hill to ...