Author: Arthur Levine, Special to USA TODAY

SeaWorld, Busch Gardens, Silver Dollar City and even Carnival Cruise Line show off their new roller coasters for 2020 at the IAAPA Expo in Orlando.

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

These roller coasters will turn you upside down and right-side up with all kinds of inverting elements.

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.

From the Millennium Falcon to Jedi Mind Trick drinks, see what’s in store when Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge opens at Disneyland this summer.

Bumper cars have been essential attractions from the earliest days of amusement parks to the present.

Dollywood is set to open Wildwood Grove, a 6-acre land for families and especially young children.

In addition to the two new Star Wars lands at the Disney parks, there are plenty of cool things coming to parks in 2019 .