Before the new Superman: Ride of Steel Virtual Reality Roller Coaster takes off, riders strap on their headsets, and the cityscape of Metropolis materializes before them. If they look down, they see ...

A new thrilling feature will take roller coasters throughout the country to a new level, allowing riders to experience up-and-down twists and turns in real life while battling aliens and dodging ...

As Kraken speeds through a loop and turns upside down, its riders wearing virtual reality headsets are experiencing an undersea adventure. (SeaWorld Orlando) As Kraken speeds through a loop and turns ...

VALENCIA, Calif. The experience is jaunting — you are set to ride a traditional roller coaster, you buckle up and get ready to climb a huge hill — but what you see is unlike any theme park ride ever.

In case you hadn’t noticed, VR (and its cousin, augmented reality) are showing up in unlikely places. Case in point: Six Flags New England, which has teamed up with Samsung to turn its roller coaster ...

Virtual reality has come aboard the roller coaster at the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The Big Apple Coaster inside the New York-New York has been retrofitted with the ...

We are in the lounge of CapitalCare Lynnwood, a continuing care facility in west Edmonton. Or are we? “I see Pyramid Lake,” says a senior while wearing a headset that covers her eyes. A nurse monitors ...

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Six Flags Over Texas is putting a new spin on an old favorite this season. The park has equipped the Shockwave roller coaster with a state-of-the-art virtual reality system that puts riders in the ...