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A Raptor train coming down the drop at dusk at Cedar Point, riders' legs dangling

Raptor on the Drop at Dusk

/ September 8, 2026

A Raptor train comes down the drop under a heavy September sky at Cedar Point, September 29, 2006. Juno-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Raptor at Cedar Point.

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The twisted rear spike of Superman: Ultimate Escape, later Steel Venom, curling into the clouds at Geauga Lake

Steel Venom Spike Against the Clouds

/ September 8, 2026

The twisted rear spike of Superman: Ultimate Escape, later Steel Venom, curling into the clouds at Geauga Lake, May 7, 2000. Amaro-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Steel Venom at Geauga Lake.

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Apollo's Chariot's turnaround and a train on the track at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in black and white

Apollo’s Chariot Turnaround in Black and White

/ September 8, 2026

Apollo's Chariot's turnaround with a train heading out along the track at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, July 12, 2001. Moon-style black-and-white edit; the parking lot along the bottom edge has been cropped out and the sky extended. Original ThrillZing photo of Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

Photos, Roller Coasters

Raging Wolf Bobs at Geauga Lake: the white wooden lattice seen from below

Raging Wolf Bobs: Geauga Lake’s Legendary Wooden Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Raging Wolf Bobs was a classic wooden roller coaster that thundered through Geauga Lake amusement park in Aurora, Ohio, for nearly two decades. Built to mark the park’s centennial celebration, it was the park’s first new coaster in ten years when it opened on May

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Anaconda at Kings Dominion: a train on the red track above Lake Charles, the loops and supports reflected in the water

Anaconda: Kings Dominion’s Underwater Tunnel Loop Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Anaconda was a steel looping roller coaster at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, built by Arrow Dynamics and designed by legendary engineer Ron Toomer. Opening on March 23, 1991, it replaced the park’s earlier King Kobra shuttle loop and cost around $5 million to build,

Photos, Roller Coasters

Superman: Ride of Steel at Six Flags America

/ September 8, 2026

Superman: Ride of Steel was a steel hypercoaster that towered over Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, from its opening on May 13, 2000. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and designed by engineer Werner Stengel, it was a mirror-image twin of the Ride of

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Superman: Ultimate Flight at Six Flags Great America: a flying coaster train cresting a turn in the sun above the blue supports

Superman: Ultimate Flight: Six Flags Great America’s Flying Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Superman: Ultimate Flight is a steel flying roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. It opened on May 3, 2003, in the park’s Orleans Place section, replacing the Arrow Dynamics looper Shockwave. Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, it was the

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Batman & Robin: The Chiller at Six Flags Great Adventure: the red Robin tower and twisting track up close

The Chiller: Six Flags Great Adventure’s Ill-Fated Dueling Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Batman & Robin: The Chiller was a dual-tracked, launched shuttle coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, designed by Premier Rides with layout engineering from Werner Stengel’s firm, Ing.-Büro Stengel GmbH. Branded around the 1997 film Batman & Robin, the ride used

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An Apollo's Chariot train cresting a hill above the trees at Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Apollo’s Chariot Cresting Above the Trees

/ September 8, 2026

An Apollo's Chariot train crests a hill above the trees at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, July 12, 2001. Clarendon-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

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An Apollo's Chariot train over the crest of the lift hill, starting the first drop at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, in black and white

Apollo’s Chariot First Drop in Black and White

/ September 8, 2026

An Apollo's Chariot train tips over the crest of the lift hill into the 210-foot first drop at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, July 12, 2001. Inkwell-style black-and-white edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.

Photos, Roller Coasters

Cornball Express at Indiana Beach: a train cresting a hill on the wooden structure

Cornball Express: Indiana Beach’s Award-Winning Wooden Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Cornball Express is a wooden roller coaster at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana, that opened on May 18, 2001. Built by Custom Coasters International, it was one of the manufacturer’s final designs before the company closed its doors in 2002, giving the ride a bittersweet

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Hoosier Hurricane at Indiana Beach: a train on the lift hill above Lake Shafer

Hoosier Hurricane: Indiana Beach’s Classic Wooden Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Hoosier Hurricane is a wooden roller coaster at Indiana Beach in Monticello, Indiana, running along the shore of Lake Shafer beside the park’s boardwalk. When it opened on May 27, 1994, it became the park’s largest wooden coaster and the first wooden coaster built anywhere

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Batman: The Ride at Six Flags St. Louis: riders dangling through the vertical loop

Batman: The Ride: Six Flags St. Louis’ Flipped B&M Classic

/ September 8, 2026

Batman: The Ride is an inverted steel roller coaster that has anchored the Gotham City section of Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, since it opened on April 22, 1995. Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard, it arrived just a few years after

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T2 at Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom: an inverted train on the drop beside the red station

T3: Kentucky Kingdom’s Vekoma Suspended Looper

/ September 8, 2026

T3 was an inverted steel roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky, built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma as a Suspended Looping Coaster (SLC). It first opened on April 7, 1995 as T2, becoming the first Vekoma SLC to operate in North America, and spent

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Face/Off (now Invertigo) at Kings Island: a train climbing the lift spike with riders facing each other

Invertigo at Kings Island: A Face-to-Face Shuttle Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Invertigo is a Vekoma inverted shuttle coaster at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio, best known for seating riders in face-to-face rows as the train is launched backward and forward through a vertical loop and a cobra roll. It’s one of only four Invertigo-model coasters Vekoma

Photos, Roller Coasters

Corkscrew at Cedar Point: a train rolling through the blue corkscrew element above the midway

Corkscrew at Cedar Point: The World’s First Triple-Inversion Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Corkscrew opened at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, on May 15, 1976, and made history as the first roller coaster in the world to feature three inversions. Built by Arrow Development and designed by legendary engineer Ron Toomer, the steel coaster arrived during the U.S.

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Millennium Force giga coaster at Cedar Point: a train climbing the 310-foot lift hill

Millennium Force: Cedar Point’s Record-Breaking Giga Coaster

/ September 8, 2026

Millennium Force opened at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, on May 13, 2000, and immediately redefined what a roller coaster could be. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin, it stood 310 feet tall, a height that earned it the distinction of being the world’s first “giga

Photos, Roller Coasters

Raptor inverted roller coaster at Cedar Point: a train through an inversion against the sky

Raptor at Cedar Point: The Inverted Coaster That Broke Records

/ September 8, 2026

Raptor is a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted roller coaster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, that opened on May 7, 1994. Designed by Werner Stengel, it cost between $11.5 and $12 million to build and replaced the park’s old Mill Race water ride. At its

Photos, Roller Coasters

Wild One at Six Flags America: a train on the white wooden structure with Superman: Ride of Steel's red track behind

Wild One: The 108-Year-Old Coaster That Outlived Its Park

/ September 8, 2026

Wild One was a wooden roller coaster at Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and one of the oldest coasters ever operated in the United States. Built in 1917 as the Giant Coaster at Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts, it briefly held the title

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An Alpengeist train twisting through the cobra roll above its teal supports at Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Alpengeist Through the Cobra Roll

/ September 7, 2026

An Alpengeist train twists through the cobra roll above its teal supports at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, July 12, 2001. Amaro-style edit. Original ThrillZing photo of Alpengeist at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.