roller coasters

First day of summer and many families will be taking a trip to a theme park at some point over the next few months. For the ultimate thrills in the Lone Star State, you have to check these out.

It seems like the price of everything is going up nowadays. Now it looks you may have to pay even more money to ride some roller coasters at Six Flags Over Texas.

While Six Flags Over Texas has built several thrilling new rides, they have unfortunately removed some old favorites as well.

This is what I am actually scared of when I ride a roller coaster.

The Oculus Rift virtual reality 3-D headset is a breakthrough in technology that allows users to experience first person experiences and gaming with total immersion. It's like being inside a video game with full visual wraparound. Well it was only a matter of time before someone thought to combine the Oculus Rift with a roller coaster to create an entirely different ride.

Hurricane Sandy really did a number on us North Easterners. Though a bunch of really amazing volunteers and city crews are (thankfully) making quick work of cleaning up the devastating damage, there are some things worth seeing before they're tidied.

It was Louis' idea for him and his girlfriend to take a ride on a slingshot style roller coaster in this NSFW video. We know this because before the trip begins the young lady repeats "Louis, I hate you" over and over again.

Given their terror-inducing nature, roller coasters can turn even the bravest thrill-seekers into whimpering babies. Watch as 10 men get much more than they bargained for on coasters and, for good measure, two giant slingshots. But, really, can anyone blame them? We’d probably cry for our mommies too.

The man on this no-frills, single-pipe roller coaster in Austria careens wildly through the Alps at terrific speeds. To further show how hardcore he is, he does so with no brakes.