USA TODAY'S 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards ranked a ride from an Iowa amusement park as the best new theme park attraction for 2026.

ALTOONA, Iowa -- An 11-year-old boy is dead and three other people have been hospitalized after a raft overturned on a water ride at an amusement park. The incident occurred at approximately 7:35 p.m.

While it seems like just yesterday that the first kids bounced on the Frog Hopper or tooted a horn on the Big Rigs at Waldameer Park, those riders are heading into their 30s now. The two popular ...

Waldameer Park & Water World is celebrating anniversaries for several rides and attractions in 2025. The Whacky Shack, a classic dark ride, marks 55 years of operation. The Ravine Flyer 3 roller ...

At least three people were injured on Saturday when a ride malfunctioned at a western Pennsylvania amusement park. The incident occurred at 7:25 p.m. on the Flying Swings ride at Waldameer and Water ...

For Springfield residents of a certain age, the cackling laugh of Giggling Gertie cascading over the rolling hills at Doling Park remains a vivid memory. The animatronic old woman sat outside one of ...

A ride at an amusement park in Pennsylvania was named the best wooden coaster in the world. The Phoenix at Knoebels Amusement Resort in Elysburg, Northumberland County, took home the Best Wooden ...

When it comes to amusement parks, not all rides are created equal, and neither are the parks themselves. While some deliver nonstop thrills, gorgeously themed settings, and food that's actually worth ...

Multiple people were injured during an incident at a western Pennsylvania amusement park ride Saturday night. The incident happened at Waldameer and Water World, located in Erie, at around 7:25 p.m.