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/ June 25, 2026
Helix is a steel multi-launch roller coaster at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden. Built by Mack Rides and opened on April 26, 2014, the ride weaves through and over the rocky hillside terrain that gives Liseberg much of its distinctive character, with two linear
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/ June 24, 2026
Eejanaika (ええじゃないか), which translates roughly to “Ain’t it great!” in Japanese, is a steel fourth-dimension roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. Manufactured by S&S – Arrow, it opened on July 19, 2006 as the world’s second fourth-dimension coaster — and immediately surpassed
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/ June 24, 2026
Taron is a steel multi-launch roller coaster at Phantasialand in Brühl, Germany, built by Intamin and opened on June 30, 2016. Themed around the mythical Norse village of Klugheim, the ride blasts through faux rock formations and narrow canyon passes, delivering two LSM launches that
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/ June 24, 2026
Dragon Khan is a steel sit-down roller coaster at PortAventura Park in Salou, Tarragona, Spain, built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) and opened on May 2, 1995. One of two coasters present on the park’s opening day, it immediately established PortAventura as a
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/ June 23, 2026
Shambhala is a steel hypercoaster at PortAventura Park in Salou, Tarragona, Spain, built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on May 12, 2012. Rising 249 feet and hurtling riders down a 256-foot drop at 83 mph, it held the title of Europe’s tallest
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/ June 23, 2026
Takabisha is a steel Euro-Fighter roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, that opened on July 16, 2011. Built by Gerstlauer on their Euro-Fighter 1000 model, the ride immediately earned the Guinness World Record for the steepest roller coaster in the world, thanks
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/ June 22, 2026
Standing in line watching a coaster scream overhead, heart pounding, second-guessing the whole thing: almost every rider has been there. Fear of roller coasters is incredibly common, and the good news is it’s also very beatable. You don’t have to white-knuckle it. With a little
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/ June 22, 2026
It’s the great roller coaster debate: do you sprint for the front row or hold out for the back? Both give you a completely different ride on the exact same track, and neither is objectively ‘right’. It comes down to what kind of thrill you’re
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/ June 22, 2026
Fujiyama is a steel out-and-back hypercoaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, in the shadow of the iconic Mount Fuji. Built by TOGO and opened in July 1996, the ride rises 259 feet and hurtles riders to 81 mph along more than 6,700 feet
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/ June 21, 2026
Hakugei (白鯨, meaning ‘White Whale’) is a steel hybrid roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land in Kuwana, Mie, Japan. Opened on March 28, 2019, it was the first Rocky Mountain Construction installation in Asia and remains Japan’s only hybrid coaster. Standing 55 m tall and
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/ June 20, 2026
Steel Dragon 2000 is a steel out-and-back roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. When it opened on August 1, 2000 — the Year of the Dragon in Far Eastern culture — it claimed three simultaneous world records: longest, tallest, and
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/ June 20, 2026
Falcons Flight at Six Flags Qiddiya City holds three simultaneous world records: the tallest, fastest, and longest complete-circuit roller coaster on Earth. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin as an Exa Coaster, it made its debut on December 31, 2025, when Qiddiya City’s flagship theme park
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/ June 19, 2026
Yukon Striker is a steel dive coaster at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, built by Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on May 3, 2019. Standing 223 feet tall with a 245-foot drop and a top speed of 81 mph, it debuted as the world’s tallest,
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/ June 19, 2026
Phantom’s Revenge is a steel hypercoaster at Kennywood amusement park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, and one of the most celebrated coasters in the United States. Born from the bones of the 1991 Arrow Dynamics-built Steel Phantom, the ride was radically reimagined by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing
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/ June 19, 2026
Matterhorn Bobsleds is a dual-tracked steel roller coaster at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Opened on June 14, 1959, the attraction sends riders racing through a 147-foot-tall replica of the Swiss Alps’ iconic Matterhorn peak — built to exactly 1/100th scale of the real mountain —
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/ June 19, 2026
The Mindbender was a triple-looping indoor steel roller coaster that opened at Galaxyland, the amusement park inside West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, on December 20, 1985. Built by the renowned Anton Schwarzkopf and designed by Werner Stengel, the $6 million attraction rose 145
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/ June 18, 2026
Wrath of Rakshasa opened on May 31, 2025, at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, instantly claiming two world records for dive coasters: the steepest drop angle at 96 degrees beyond vertical and the most inversions at five. Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger &
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/ June 18, 2026
Flight of the Hippogriff is a steel family roller coaster located in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Hogsmeade at Universal’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida. Built by Vekoma on the footprint of the park’s original Flying Unicorn coaster, it opened in its
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/ June 18, 2026
Slinky Dog Dash is a family launched steel roller coaster located in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Manufactured by Mack Rides and designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, it opened on June 30, 2018, as one of two headline
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/ June 17, 2026
Behemoth is a steel hyper coaster built by Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) at Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario. Standing 230 feet (70 meters) tall with a 226-foot first drop and a top speed of 77 mph (124 km/h), it opened on May 4, 2008, instantly
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