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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/ August 2, 2026
Furius Baco is one of the most unusual coasters in Europe. Instead of a lift hill and a big drop, it fires a train from a standstill to 135 km/h (83.9 mph) in about 3.5 seconds, then skims low across PortAventura Park’s Mediterrània area with…
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/ August 1, 2026
iSpeed is the ride Mirabilandia built its reputation on: a magnetic-launch sprint from a dead stop to highway speed in roughly two seconds, straight into a 180-foot top hat. Since opening in May 2009, it’s held the title of Italy’s tallest and fastest launched roller…
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/ August 1, 2026
Taiga at Linnanmäki in Helsinki is an Intamin launch coaster that opened on June 18, 2019. It is the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in Finland. It stands 52 metres (170.6 ft) tall, reaches 106 km/h (65.9 mph) and runs 1,104 metres (3,622 ft)…
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/ July 31, 2026
Kondaa is a steel roller coaster at Walibi Belgium in Wavre, built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin using their Mega Coaster model. It opened to the public on May 8, 2021, becoming the park’s ninth coaster and an instant record-holder in the region. Set within the…
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/ July 31, 2026
Toutatis is a steel launched roller coaster at Parc Astérix in Plailly, France, named after the Celtic deity from the Asterix comics whose catchphrase “By Toutatis!” gives the ride its theatrical flair. Built by Intamin as an LSM launch coaster, it opened to the public…
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/ July 30, 2026
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is the most popular ride at Magic Kingdom, and also one of the most misunderstood: it looks like a kiddie ride from the queue, then surprises first-timers with real drops, banked turns, and a cart that sways side to side like…
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/ July 30, 2026
If you’re trying to figure out whether Incredicoaster fits into a tight Pixar Pier itinerary, the ride time itself is the easy part — it’s the boarding, launch, and unload cycle around it that actually eats your afternoon. The coaster is a launched Intamin steel…
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/ July 29, 2026
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind opened on May 27, 2022, inside EPCOT’s World Discovery area at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Built by Dutch manufacturer Vekoma, it became EPCOT’s first roller coaster and Disney’s first backwards-launched roller coaster, replacing the…
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/ July 29, 2026
Tron Lightcycle/Run is a launched steel roller coaster at Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World, themed around the light cycles from Disney’s Tron film franchise. Riders straddle motorbike-style vehicles and lean forward to grip handlebars as they race through a partially enclosed track meant to…
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/ July 28, 2026
Project Purple is Bakunawa: a 382-foot, 100-mph spinning launch coaster with the world’s first upside-down launch, opening 2027 at Six Flags Great Adventure. Watch the official POV and teaser.
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/ July 28, 2026
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster is an indoor launched roller coaster on Sunset Boulevard at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Walt Disney World Resort. Built by Vekoma with Walt Disney Imagineering, the ride opened on July 29, 1999 as Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, using a…
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/ July 28, 2026
Space Mountain has been hurtling guests through the dark skies of Tomorrowland for nearly half a century, but pinning down exactly when it debuted takes more than a guess — Disney built multiple versions of this ride across different parks in different years. Here’s the…
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/ July 27, 2026
Screamin’ Eagle is a wooden roller coaster at Mid America Adventure (formerly Six Flags St. Louis) in Eureka, Missouri, built by Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters and designed by legendary coaster architect John C. Allen. It opened on April 10, 1976, as part of the park’s America’s…
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/ July 27, 2026
The Boss is the wooden “terrain twister” that carved a name for itself in the wooded hills of the Britannia section, using the natural landscape instead of steel supports to launch riders through six track crossings and a 150-foot first drop. This guide covers everything…
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/ July 26, 2026
Zambezi Zinger is a wooden hybrid roller coaster at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, built by Great Coasters International (GCI) with design work from Skyline Attractions. It opened to the public on June 19, 2023, replacing the park’s former Dinosaurs Alive! attraction in…
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/ July 25, 2026
Prowler is the terrain-hugging wooden coaster tucked into the Africa section of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri, and more than fifteen years after opening it’s still one of the park’s most talked-about rides. If you’re deciding whether to ride, how tall you need…
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/ July 25, 2026
Mamba has been the skyline landmark of Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Missouri since 1998. This steel hypercoaster was built by D.H. Morgan Manufacturing and designed by Steve Okamoto. It stands 205 feet tall in the park’s Africa section and has no inversions. This…
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/ July 24, 2026
Poltergeist is the coaster that skips the climb and goes straight for the scream: instead of a chain lift, linear induction motors catapult the train to 60 mph in about 3.5 seconds, then dump riders into a tightly wound cobra roll, sidewinder, and corkscrew inside…
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/ July 24, 2026
The Wonder Woman Golden Lasso Coaster opened on May 12, 2018, at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, becoming the world’s first single-rail roller coaster to open to the public. Built by Rocky Mountain Construction, it introduced the company’s Raptor track, a slender single…
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/ July 23, 2026
Superman: Krypton Coaster carves its 4,025 feet of track through a former quarry at Six Flags Fiesta Texas, sending floorless trains skimming rock walls and launching riders out over open cliff edges twice in one 2-minute-35-second run. Built by Bolliger & Mabillard and designed by…
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