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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Watch an excerpt, above, from the new documentary “The Roller Coaster Wars That Birthed a Beast," available now on the Very Local app.It's hard to imagine a world without roller coasters and amusement ...