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After a long week of feuding with her co-star on the American Idol judges panel, we don't blame Mariah Carey for wanting to let off a little steam while spending Saturday afternoon with her husband Nick Cannon, and adorable children Monroe and Moroccan on the Santa Monica Pier!

And apparently, the diva likes to let loose the SAME way we do: by riding roller coasters!

Ch-ch-check out Mimi and her man clearly enjoying themselves and hamming it up for the cameras (above)!

TOO CUTE!

So happy to see them clearly having so much fun!

And also happy for the folks behind them that gurlfriend wasn't a frightened passenger during the ride!

We can't imagine hearing her scream transitioning through her five-octave range would be too pleasant an experience!

Ha!

[Image via GSI Media.]

Tags: american idol, celebrity feuds, children, husband, mariah carey, monroe cannon, morrocan cannon, nick cannon, nicki minaj, roller coaster, santa monica pier, twins, weekend

Can you say Daddy's little girl?

A father built his daughter a working roller coaster in his backyard using pvc pipe, treated lumber, and concrete.

So kray!

It even has a 12 foot drop!

As long as its safe, we're game.

It IS safe, right?

Ch-ch-check out the clip (above) !!

Tags: dad, daughter, drop, roller coaster, twelve feet

Loosing limbs is exciting, right?!

Thorpe Park in London is set to debut a winged roller coster called The Swarm. There's only one tiny problem…

The roller coaster rips off your arms!

The ride's designers did some crash tests with dummies and the dummies returned with missing arms and legs. But they decided to up the ante use fighter pilots to test the ride too!

The pilots returned safe and sound but called the ride "gut-wrenching" when it came to the near crash.

Check out the video above to see the crash roller coaster in action!

Tags: crash test, england, fun, roller coaster, safety, theme park

LOLz!

LaMichael James doesn't flinch when 300 pound linebackers try to tackle him on the football field, but can't quite keep his shizz together on roller coasters.

The Heisman Trophy finalist went to Disneyland with a few of his Oregon Duck teammates and got caught on camera in a compromising position while riding Space Mountain.

And by compromising position, we mean being on the verge of tears on a roller coaster with a minimum height requirement of 44 inches.

Take note of the rest of the riders reactions to the terrifying experience. Particularly the smiling girls in plaid happily waving their hands in the air and the stoic 11-year-old sitting quietly in the back.

We want to see what this guy looks like when he's riding the Mad Tea Party tea cups.

Tags: disneyland, lamichael james, lols, oregon ducks, roller coaster, space mountain

This is insanity. We wish we were in Orlando right now!!

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios is going to be chock full of cast and crew Monday night for a special Deathly Hallows reunion.

But while fans wait to see their favorites, they can ride some pretty amazing roller coasters. And seeing as how we LOVE rides (a lot), we wanted to share with you this awesome video!

Press pa-laAy to see what it's like riding the competing in the Dragon Challenge AFTER THE JUMP!!!

Tags: dragon challenge, harry potter, orlando, roller coaster, universal studios, video, wizarding world

We have a feeling Katy Perry has a bit of a daredevilish side to her.

With her new pinkish hair, she rode the stomach-turning Superman coaster at Six Flags Great America theme park in Chicago.

She, along with some of her bandmates and her opening act, Natalia Kills, looked to be having some scary fun as they braved the coaster.

For some more pics of Katy and her pals at the park, check out the gallery below!

[Image via Mavrix Online.]

Tags: katy perry, natalia kills, roller coaster, six flags great america, superman, theme park

So, so sad.

Twenty-nine-year-old Sgt. James Thomas Hackemer died in an unfortunate roller coaster accident at a New York amusement park over the weekend. The Army veteran had lost all of his left leg and most of his right one in 2008 when an explosive penetrated his armor, severely wounding him. He had lost tremendous amounts of blood, had two strokes, and was in a coma for six weeks. But, he was a a fighter and survived.

…Which makes this story so much more tragic. Hackemer was thrown from the roller coaster Ride of Steel at the Darien Lake Theme Park Resort near Buffalo. He fell from the 208-foot-tall ride and died.

He was determined to ride every roller coaster," said his sister, who was on the ride with him. "That minute he was on that ride, he probably felt the happiest and most normal he's felt in three and a half years."

Another sister says that the park attendants did not question whether or not he should have been put on the ride, considering there was a height limit.

His sister said:

"What gives us peace right now with this whole situation is we've had James for the last three and a half years when we were told he wouldn't survive, we were told he would never wake up, he would be a vegetable. And he overcame that and we overcame it as a family. So I look on the last three and a half years as a blessing."

That's such a lovely way of putting it considering her brother's tragic death. Our hearts go out to the entire family.

[Image via AP Images.]

Tags: amputee, army veteran, dies, roller coaster, sgt james thomas hackemer, tragic