The steel and wood that redefined what gravity can do to you.
Opened in 2000 as the world's first 'giga' coaster, exceeding 300 feet, and it perennially tops enthusiast polls for its relentless speed and airtime. Its cable-lift hill and Intamin engineering set a new benchmark for smoothness.
An RMC hybrid rebuild of the wooden Mean Streak, it broke ten world records at its 2018 debut including most airtime on any coaster at 27.2 seconds. It repeatedly wins the Golden Ticket Award for best steel coaster.
This 2006 Intamin prefabricated wooden coaster is famous for its brutal 76-degree drop and violent, sustained ejector airtime unmatched by other woodies. It consistently ranks as the best wooden coaster in enthusiast polls.
A B&M giga coaster opened in 2015 standing 325 feet tall with a top speed of 95 mph, celebrated for its glass-smooth ride and endless out-and-back layout. It has won Best Steel Coaster multiple years running.
An RMC hybrid that reopened in 2022 as North America's tallest and fastest hybrid coaster, with a 91-degree beyond-vertical first drop. It was named Best New Roller Coaster at the 2022 Golden Ticket Awards.
A landmark 1994 B&M inverted coaster carved into the terrain, widely credited with proving European parks could build world-class inverts. Its ground-hugging layout and iconic theming make it a European legend.
An Intamin mega coaster that topped enthusiast polls for years after its 2001 debut, prized for its floater and ejector airtime over a compact terrain layout. It remains a benchmark for airtime-focused design.
A 2006 Gravity Group wooden coaster loaded with airtime and five underground tunnels. It won the Golden Ticket Award for Best Wooden Coaster for several consecutive years after opening.
From 2005 until its 2024 closure it stood as the world's tallest roller coaster at 456 feet, launching riders to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds via a hydraulic launch. Its record-breaking stats made it a bucket-list icon.
The world's fastest roller coaster since 2010, hydraulically launching to 149 mph, so fast riders must wear goggles against airborne debris. It remains an unmatched feat of raw acceleration.
Disney's pioneering 1975 indoor coaster proved that darkness and theming could make a modest layout feel thrilling to mass audiences. It became one of the most replicated and beloved rides in the world.
Opened in 1979 and still the longest wooden roller coaster in the world at over 7,300 feet, sprawling through wooded terrain with tunnels and a double helix. It's an enduring classic of the woodie era.
An RMC hybrid reimagining of the old Colossus wooden racer, featuring a dueling layout with a high-five moment and inversions on a former woodie. It showcases how RMC revives aging coasters.
A 2007 Intamin launch coaster with a 95-degree beyond-vertical first drop and a mid-course LSM launch through a tunnel. Its aggressive, low-to-the-ground pacing gives it a cult following.
A 1927 wooden coaster listed on the National Register of Historic Places that helped define the American thrill ride and inspired generations of enthusiasts. It's historically vital but famously rough by modern standards.
A 1976 Arrow Development coaster that was the first in the world to feature three inversions, a genuine milestone in steel design. Today its dated jackhammering rides as a dutiful historical relic.
The first strata coaster to top 400 feet in 2003, but it was plagued by frequent rollbacks and downtime, and closed after a 2021 incident that seriously injured a guest. It was later rebuilt as Top Thrill 2 in 2024.
The first modern wooden coaster with a loop and once the tallest woodie ever, but it was notoriously rough and injured riders in multiple incidents. It closed in 2009 and was demolished, a cautionary tale of overreach.
A 1991 giant woodie so punishingly rough that trims sapped its speed and riders dreaded its rattle. It was so disliked that Cedar Point gutted it entirely to build Steel Vengeance in its place.
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