While it’s not the first 3D printed roller coaster we’ve seen, it’s probably the only one that accurately simulates the real thing. If you’re more interested in a roller coaster’s safety ...

He and mechanical engineering professor Charles Krousgrill, who together started the roller- coaster dynamics course this year, said the approach has been shown to draw in students who ordinarily ...

His latest project is a scale model of VelociCoaster, a Jurassic Park -themed ride in Universal’s Islands of Adventure, that simulates the coaster’s ride without using any moving parts.

Rhoads and Krousgrill thought of creating the course while teaching another class called dynamics, which involves applying the principles of physics to mechanical systems. “Chuck and I are not huge ...

Designers show off the rides and theme-park attractions of the future at the IAAPA Expo, including a hybrid roller coaster/waterslide.