Look for a major announcement coming from Waldameer on Monday. It's exciting!

#Waldameer #RollerCoasters #AmusementParks

NEW PAINTING! It's #broadway #divas and #rollercoasters featuring Carol Channing, Ethel Merman and Patti Lupone riding hard for that spotlight. Had so much fun making this one and painting faces 3 very different ways in one painting.

If you are in or near Ohio this weekend you might want to check out The Amusement Preservation Museum this weekend. Reservations need to be made today if you want to attend and they are filling up.

https://www.ideastream.org/arts-culture/2026-06-01/step-right-up-to-amusement-park-history-in-grafton

Reservations: https://www.amusementpreservationmuseum.com/upcoming-events

#History #AmusementParks #RollerCoasters

Step right up to amusement park history in Grafton

The Amusement Preservation Museum has more than a century of history on-view this Saturday and Sunday.

Ideastream Public Media

Episode 13 "Round Rage" released this weekend and can be found on our website and RSS as well as your favorite podcast platform.

https://sidefriction.com

#Podcast #RollerCoasters #AmusementParks

Can NOT wait to ride The Voyage — the world’s best wooden roller coaster at Holiday World here in southern Indiana! For two days in a row with my coaster bestie Chris! Picked up four new credits at Kings Island and Kentucky Kingdom today, up to 612 now! #rollercoasters

Episode 129 "Cheaper than a Ballroom" released this weekend and if you haven't listened yet you can find it at our website, on our RSS feed, or via your favorite podcast platform.

https://sidefriction.com

#Podcast #RollerCoasters #AmusementParks #ThemeParks

Episode 128 "Ultra Plywood Cavern" released this weekend and, if you haven't already, you can find it at out website, on our RSS feed, or your favorite podcast platform.

https://sidefriction.com

#Podcast #RollerCoasters #AmusementParks #ThemeParks

🎢⚙️ The mechanics of #rollercoasters rely on controlled forces like #gravity and acceleration to simulate #danger while maintaining high #safety standards.

Modern rides follow strict #engineering protocols for #design and testing before they ever open to the public. While the risk of injury is statistically low, #safety relies on rigorous mechanical inspections and riders following height and #health #guidelines.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/are-roller-coasters-safe/

#science #physics #biology #health #biomechanics #education #stem #physiology

How to stay safe riding roller coasters

Millions of people ride amusement park rides every year with few serious injuries—but experts say a few precautions still matter.

Popular Science

There are a handful of #RollerCoasters that made me a lifelong enthusiast at an early age. This is one of them, turning 50 this week. I remember riding it and adoring it soon after it opened in 1976.

Happy 50th, Great American Revolution. Anton Schwarzkopf, the designer, was a genius.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ9-PJSLi1Y

Six Flags Magic Mountain: Revolution "white knuckler" (theme park commercial, May 1976)

YouTube

Episode 127 released this last weekend and if you haven't listened yet you can find it at our website, our RSS feed, or your favorite podcast platform.

https://sidefriction.com

#Podcast #RollerCoasters #AmusementParks #ThemeParks