Once the world's tallest and fastest coaster, Kingda Ka is being dismantled months after its abrupt closure in 2024.

GURNEE, Ill. - The famed American Eagle roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in north suburban Gurnee will be recognized as landmark at a roller coaster convention later this year.

Six Flags Great Adventure has remained tight-lipped about when the world's tallest, and second-fastest, roller coaster will finally meet its doom in a controlled implosion. But ever since the coaster's end was first rumored,