Tormenta Rampaging Run: Stats, Records & Rider Guide
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/ July 9, 2026
Tormenta Rampaging Run at Six Flags Over Texas is the world's first giga dive coaster: 309 ft, 87 mph, a 95-degree drop, and six world records in one ride.
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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.
The Big One, Blackpool: Speed, Height, Stats & Rider Guide
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/ July 6, 2026
The Big One is Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s signature roller coaster – a towering, seafront-hugging Arrow Dynamics hypercoaster that’s been delivering a stomach-dropping first plunge since 1994. If you’re trying to pin down exactly how fast it goes, how tall it really is, who can ride
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Superman: Ultimate Flight: Height, Speed & Ride Guide
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/ July 6, 2026
Superman: Ultimate Flight is the flying roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, that locks riders face-down and sends them soaring through a 78-foot pretzel loop, where the train hits its top speed of 51 mph. It’s one of only a
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Balder: Liseberg’s Legendary Wooden Coaster
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/ July 5, 2026
Balder opened at Liseberg amusement park in Gothenburg, Sweden, on April 12, 2003, and quickly became one of the most celebrated wooden roller coasters in the world. Named after the Norse god of light and justice, the ride was manufactured by Intamin and designed by
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SpeedMonster at TusenFryd: Norway’s Launch Coaster with a Twist
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/ July 5, 2026
SpeedMonster is a launched roller coaster at TusenFryd, a theme park near Oslo, Norway. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and designed by Stengel Engineering, the ride opened on April 23, 2006, and was described at the time as the biggest single investment in the park’s
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Katun at Mirabilandia: Speed, Height & Full Ride Guide
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/ July 5, 2026
Katun is the Mayan-ruins-themed inverted roller coaster at Mirabilandia amusement park near Ravenna, Italy — a Bolliger & Mabillard machine designed by Werner Stengel that has been sending riders through two ‘Stargate’ tunnels since April 1, 2000. It’s sometimes typed or misheard as ‘Katoon’ or
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Abyssus Energylandia: Speed, Stats & Ride Guide
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/ July 4, 2026
Abyssus is the twin-launch centerpiece of Energylandia’s Aqualantis area in Zator, Poland, a steel Vekoma coaster that fires riders through four inversions and a twisted top hat at nearly 62 mph. Since opening in July 2021, it has become one of the park’s three most
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Flying Aces at Ferrari World: Speed, Stats & Full Guide
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/ July 4, 2026
Flying Aces is the biplane-themed wing coaster that anchors the aviation corner of Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and opened to the public on February 24, 2016. As only the second wing coaster Intamin had ever produced, following Skyrush at Hersheypark,
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Formula Rossa: Height, Speed & Current Status at Ferrari World
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/ July 3, 2026
Formula Rossa is the hydraulic-launch roller coaster at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi that made history in 2010 by catapulting riders to 149.1 mph (240 km/h) in under five seconds, instantly becoming the fastest roller coaster on the planet. More than a decade later it’s still
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Wildfire at Kolmården: Height, Top Speed, Drop & Length
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/ July 3, 2026
Wildfire is one of the most extreme wooden coasters on the planet, and the numbers back it up: an 83-degree first drop, a top speed of 115 km/h, and a height that ties it for a world record. If you’re looking for the exact figures
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Wicker Man Alton Towers: Speed, Height, Facts & Best Seat
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/ July 2, 2026
A 72-foot wooden effigy looms over Mutiny Bay, flames bursting from its shoulders as a train full of screaming riders disappears into its base for the third time. That’s Wicker Man, Alton Towers’ wooden roller coaster and the ride that ended a 22-year UK drought
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The Smiler: Alton Towers’ 14-Inversion World Record Coaster
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/ July 1, 2026
The Smiler is a steel Infinity Coaster built by Gerstlauer at Alton Towers Resort in Staffordshire, England, and it opened on 31 May 2013. From its debut, the ride claimed the world record for the most inversions on any roller coaster — a total of
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Oblivion at Alton Towers — The World’s First Vertical Drop Coaster
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/ July 1, 2026
Oblivion opened at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England on 14 March 1998 as the world’s first dive coaster and the first roller coaster to feature a near-vertical drop. Designed by Bolliger & Mabillard and engineer Werner Stengel, it was marketed as the ‘world’s first vertical
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Nemesis Reborn: Inversions, Height & G-Force at Alton Towers
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/ June 30, 2026
Nemesis at Alton Towers is the ride that changed British theme parks forever — an inverted steel coaster from Bolliger & Mabillard that plunges riders into a man-made ravine, weaves through rock walls, and flips them upside down four times in just 80 seconds. Since
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Expedition GeForce: Height, Speed & Stats at Plopsaland Deutschland
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/ June 30, 2026
Standing 174 feet above the Palatinate countryside, Expedition GeForce is the tallest and fastest ride at Plopsaland Deutschland — and one of the most decorated steel roller coasters ever built. Since opening in 2001, this Intamin mega coaster has paired an 82-degree first drop with
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Silver Star at Europa-Park: Height, Speed & Rider Guide
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/ June 29, 2026
When Silver Star opened at Europa-Park on March 23, 2002, it instantly became one of the biggest steel coasters on the continent — the tallest ride Bolliger & Mabillard had ever built, and the tallest, fastest, and longest-dropping coaster anywhere in Europe. More than two
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Blue Fire Megacoaster: Top Speed, Stats & Ride Guide
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/ June 29, 2026
Blue Fire Megacoaster opened at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, on April 4, 2009, and quickly earned its place among Europe’s most celebrated launched roller coasters. Built by Mack Rides — the storied family-owned manufacturer based in nearby Waldkirch — it was the company’s very first
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Wodan Timbur Coaster: Height, Speed & Ranking Guide
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/ June 28, 2026
Opened on March 31, 2012, Wodan Timbur Coaster brought Europa-Park its first wooden roller coaster and handed Europe a serious contender on the global wood coaster circuit. Built by Great Coasters International, the ride climbs 131 feet before hurtling through 3,444 feet of timber at
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Icon at Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Speed, Length & Build Date
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/ June 28, 2026
Icon is the steel launched roller coaster that reshaped Blackpool Pleasure Beach’s skyline in 2018 — the first multi-launch coaster ever built in the United Kingdom, and the resort’s first new coaster in 24 years. Built by German manufacturer Mack Rides for £16.25 million, it
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Untamed at Walibi Holland: Height, Speed, Records & Visitor Guide
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/ June 27, 2026
Untamed is a hybrid roller coaster at Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, built by Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC). Opening on July 1, 2019, it converted the former Robin Hood wooden coaster into one of Europe’s most acclaimed rides by replacing the aging wooden track with
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