Record Holders
This creepily-themed roller coaster tops the stat sheet for having the most inversions on a roller coaster
The Smiler at Alton Towers
This ride replaced the Mean Streak roller coaster, now deemed as the world's first "hyper-hybrid"
Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point
Two RMC Raptor prototypes opened in 2018, but this one had its announcement moved up almost a month in order to beat the other
Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster at Six Flags Fiesta Texas
This fan-adored roller coaster is Intamin's only ever "Suspended Catapult Coaster"
Volcano, The Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion
This park controversially took the Best Amusement Park award from Cedar Point, and has won for the last 7 years
Europa Park in Rust, Germany
This 2014 ride holds the record for the highest speed, tallest drop, and steepest angle of descent on a wooden coaster
Goliath at Six Flags Great America
This ride lived a troubled history, operating over only nine years, known for being the only wooden roller coaster with a loop
Son of Beast at Kings Island
While the Rock n' Roller Coaster clones are famous at Disney parks, there's also this slightly altered model in The Netherlands
Xpress: Platform 13 at Walibi Holland
This dark ride-roller coaster hybrid from 1972 was recently closed down to have a replacement with modern technology built across the park
Fire In The Hole at Silver Dollar City
This ride has taken home the Best Steel Coaster award every year since 2016
Fury 325 at Carowinds
Six Flags Magic Mountain has the most inversions of any park, beating this second place resort by 15
Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH
This third B&M ride was the first true inverted roller coaster, opening back in 1992
Batman The Ride at Six Flags Great America
This patriotic Great Coasters International wooden coaster is surprisingly a clone of Thunderbird at PowerPark in Finland
American Thunder at Six Flags St. Louis
This Great Coasters International wooden coaster closed in 2015 to make way for an RMC Hybrid conversion, which became the first to not include the name of the ride it replaced
Roar at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
The same nighttime spectacular at this Central Florida park won Best Outdoor Night Production every year from 2005 to 2018, ending one year later
EPCOT in Lake Buena Vista, FL
After Do-Dodonpa's closing, this British Intamin is now the world's fastest accelerating coaster
Stealth at Thorpe Park
This world's first inverting coaster was first replaced by a Vekoma Boomerang, then a Gerstlauer Infinity in 2018
Corkscrew at Knott's Berry Farm
Yukon Quad at Le Pal in France is a Canadian themed version of this Danish Intamin Motorbike coaster
Juvelen at Djurs Sommerland
This 1930s wooden coaster and ACE Coaster Landmark closed in 2019 to outrage from fans, only to catch on fire during the demolition process
Blue Streak at Conneaut Lake Park
This amusement park won Cleanest Park from 2000 to 2018, hosting the awards ceremony three times in the process
Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN
The Flash at Lewa Adventure in China holds the record for the tallest vertical loop on a roller coaster, but this clone of the ride shares it, built two years later
Hyper Coaster at Land of Legends
Though Magnum-XL 200 is known as the world's first hyper coaster, this ride opening in 1983 was actually the one to break the barrier
Moonsault Scramble at Fuji-Q Highland
The very first Vekoma Family Boomerang opened with a Ben 10 theme at this United Kingdom family theme park
Drayton Manor
One of three Vekoma Giant Inverted Boomerangs to open at Six Flags parks in 2001, this is the only one to have never operated anywhere besides its original location
Déjà Vu at Six Flags Over Georgia
This park has won Best Food 18 out of the last 19 years, and is also home to the Best Wooden Coaster winner every year since 2018.
Knoebels in Elysburg, PA