Couple Saves Girl on Roller Coaster After She ‘Lets Out This Blood-Curdling Scream’ When Her Seat Belt Allegedly Fails

A Missouri couple recalled recently helping hold down a girl behind them on a roller coaster after her seat belt allegedly ...

Woman sues SeaWorld after duck allegedly flies into her face while riding roller coaster

A woman is suing SeaWorld after a duck allegedly entered a roller coaster's path and struck her in the face, knocking her ...
San Antonio Express-News

SeaWorld San Antonio announces new kid-friendly inverted coaster

SeaWorld San Antonio wants children and families to be able to experience the thrill of an inverted roller coaster. The aquatic theme park is opening what it bills as the first family-friendly ...
KSAT

SeaWorld San Antonio to debut Texas’ first inverted family coaster

SAN ANTONIO – SeaWorld San Antonio announced plans Tuesday for Barracuda Strike, Texas’ first inverted family roller coaster, according to a news release. The ride — set to open in spring 2026 — will ...
WGN-TV

A piece of ‘Old Chicago’ amusement park lives on at National Roller Coaster Museum

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 ...
Orlando Sentinel

Epic roller coaster reopens after rider’s death in mid-September

Epic Universe visitors loomed at the theme park Saturday afternoon in anticipation of the Stardust Racers roller coaster reopening, which finally came early in the evening. It was the first day the ...
Fox Business

Universal Orlando reopening Stardust Racers roller coaster two weeks after man's death

Universal Orlando Resort is preparing to reopen its Stardust Racers roller coaster on Saturday, around two weeks after a 32-year-old man died following his experience on the ride. Kevin Rodriguez ...
WESH

Epic Universe to reopen Stardust Racers roller coaster less than 3 weeks after guest's death

COASTAL COMMUNITIES, WITH A WET WEEKEND COMING. BUT WE START AT EPIC UNIVERSE, WHERE THE FAMILY OF KEVIN RODRIGUEZ ZAVALA SAYS. UNIVERSAL REOPENING THE RIDE RELATED TO THEIR SON’S DEATH DISREGARDS HIS ...
Entertainment Weekly

Universal Epic Universe sets Stardust Racers reopening date weeks after roller coaster death

Universal Epic Universe will reopen Stardust Racers following the death of a guest at the park. An internal email obtained by EW indicates "ride systems functioned properly" during operation. Kevin ...
Fox Business

Attorneys say roller coaster had pattern of safety failures prior to rider's death: 'Not an isolated incident'

Attorneys representing the family of a 32-year-old man who died after riding on Epic Universe's Stardust Racers roller coaster in Orlando, Florida, claim the incident was not "isolated," and several ...
New York Post

Roller coaster rider’s family accuses Universal Orlando of missing ‘multiple warning signs’ before his death

The family of the man who died riding a roller coaster at Epic Universe has heard from “multiple” other riders injured on the popular attraction — accusing Universal Orlando of missing “multiple ...