Explore the world’s greatest roller coasters. ThrillZing breaks down stats, layouts, records, and ride experiences for the fastest, tallest, and most iconic coasters — from wooden classics to record-shattering steel giants — so you know exactly what to ride next.
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/ September 12, 2026
Head Spin was a steel shuttle boomerang roller coaster that operated at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, one of several thrill rides that defined the park’s later years before its 2007 closure. Built by the Dutch manufacturer Vekoma, the ride launched riders backward and forward…
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/ September 12, 2026
The Dragon Coaster is a wooden roller coaster at Playland amusement park in Rye, New York, that has been sending riders through the open mouth of a dragon since it opened in 1929. Designed and built by amusement ride pioneer Frederick Church, co-inventor of the…
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/ September 12, 2026
Monster is a steel roller coaster at Adventureland in Altoona, Iowa, that opened on June 4, 2016, as the first Gerstlauer Infinity Coaster to operate in the United States. Built to replace the park’s aging River Rapids Log Flume, the $9 million ride quickly became…
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/ September 11, 2026
Defiance is a steel Eurofighter roller coaster at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, built into the side of Iron Mountain roughly 7,132 feet above sea level. Opened on July 9, 2022 after a soft opening on July 1, riders climb a 75-foot…
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/ September 11, 2026
Tremors is a roller coaster at Silverwood Theme Park in Athol, Idaho, that opened on May 15, 1999. Built by Custom Coasters International as a wooden twister, it became famous for a first drop that plunges into an underground tunnel before crashing back above ground…
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/ September 10, 2026
Primordial is a one-of-a-kind steel coaster at Lagoon Amusement Park in Farmington, Utah, blending a traditional outdoor roller coaster layout with an elaborate interactive dark ride built into an artificial mountain. After roughly eight years of development and construction, the ride opened to the public…
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/ September 10, 2026
The Villain was a wooden roller coaster at Geauga Lake & Wildwater Kingdom in Aurora, Ohio, opening on May 5, 2000 as part of a four-coaster expansion Six Flags rolled out at the park between 1999 and 2000. Designed by Custom Coasters International and built…
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/ September 10, 2026
Big Dipper was a classic wooden roller coaster that towered over Geauga Lake amusement park in Bainbridge Township, Ohio, for more than nine decades. It opened in 1925 under the name Sky Rocket, one of many wooden out-and-back coasters built during the golden age of…
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/ September 9, 2026
Renegade is a wooden roller coaster at Valleyfair in Shakopee, Minnesota, that opened to riders on May 12, 2007. Built by Great Coasters International, it blends an out-and-back layout with twisting turns through the park’s tree line, giving it a different rhythm than a typical…
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/ September 9, 2026
Lightning Run is the signature steel roller coaster at Kentucky Kingdom in Louisville, Kentucky. It opened on May 24, 2014, built by Chance Rides as part of a roughly $7 million investment tied to the park’s revival after Six Flags shuttered the property in February…
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/ 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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/ 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…
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/ September 8, 2026
Big Bad Wolf was a steel suspended roller coaster that operated at Busch Gardens Williamsburg from 1984 to 2009. Built by Arrow Dynamics and designed by Ron Toomer, the ride carried swinging, individually hinged cars through the park’s Bavarian-themed Oktoberfest section, giving riders a pendulum-like…
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/ September 8, 2026
Wolverine Wildcat is a wooden roller coaster at Michigan’s Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan, that opened on May 18, 1988. Built by the Dinn Corporation and designed by Curtis D. Summers, it was the first collaboration between the two, who would go on to build nine…
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/ 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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/ 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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/ 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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/ September 8, 2026
Double Loop was a steel roller coaster at Geauga Lake in Aurora, Ohio, that made history in 1977 as the first coaster in the world to feature two consecutive vertical loops. Built by Arrow Dynamics at a cost of $1.35 million, the ride quickly became…
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/ 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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/ 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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