Author: Arthur Levine, Special to USA TODAY

New roller coasters at SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Six Flags and Kings Island will get your heart racing this spring.

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance debuts at Disneyland in California on Jan. 17 but there’s much more coming to Disney parks on both coasts.

Many theme parks stay open through the end of the year and offer holiday events. See what Disney, Six Flags, Cedar Fair and other parks have on offer.

Packed with roller coasters, spinning rides and other amusements, Nickelodeon Universe in New Jersey is North America’s largest indoor theme park.

With its newest ride, Yukon Striker, Canada’s Wonderland has quietly taken its rightful place on roller-coasterdom’s world stage.

Yukon Striker, the new dive coaster at Canada’s Wonderland, takes the element of anticipation to an absurd extreme.

You may not have heard of Santa’s Village, Story Land, Knoebels or Gilroy Gardens, but these amusement parks are filled with fun and surprises.

The success of Disney’s Soarin’ has inspired The Flyer — San Francisco, which takes visitors on a tour of the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz and more.

Step up and get a thrill from these amusement park rides that soar so high the FAA requires them to be outfitted with warning beacons.