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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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/ June 27, 2026
Hyperion is a steel hyper coaster built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin at Energylandia in Zator, Poland. It opened on 14 July 2018 and immediately became the country’s benchmark thrill ride, climbing to 77 metres (253 ft) and hitting a top speed of 142 km/h (88…
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/ June 24, 2026
Taron is the ride that put Phantasialand’s Klugheim area on every coaster enthusiast’s map: a 117 km/h (73 mph) Intamin multi-launch coaster that threads through faux canyon walls with more track crossovers than any launched coaster on Earth. If you’re planning a trip to Brühl…
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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 16, 2026
Storm Runner is a steel launched roller coaster at Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, built by Intamin Amusement Rides and opened on May 8, 2004. Using a hydraulic launch system, it rockets riders from a standstill to 72 mph in about two seconds — one of…
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/ June 16, 2026
Fahrenheit at Hersheypark stands 121 feet tall — a lift hill that climbs almost straight up before tipping riders over a first drop of 97 degrees, seven degrees past vertical. It isn’t the tallest coaster in the park, but no other ride at Hersheypark drops…
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/ June 16, 2026
American Eagle is the twin-track wooden racing roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, which opened on May 23, 1981. Built by Intamin of Switzerland — its first-ever wooden coaster — it debuted as the world’s tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster…
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/ June 15, 2026
Superman: Escape from Krypton was the ride that proved a roller coaster could out-accelerate a jet off a carrier deck: 0 to 100 mph in seven seconds, straight up a 415-foot vertical tower. For 27 years it was one of the defining attractions at Six…
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/ June 15, 2026
Skyrush doesn’t look like it should be this intense from the midway, but the numbers back it up: 200 feet tall, a 212-foot first drop, and 75 mph reached in the first three seconds. It’s the ride most Hersheypark enthusiasts name as the park’s best…
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/ June 15, 2026
Pantherian is the panther-themed giga coaster towering over Kings Dominion’s skyline in Doswell, Virginia — and if the name is new to you, the ride underneath it isn’t. This is the same 305-foot Intamin giga coaster longtime fans know as Intimidator 305, wearing a new…
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/ June 14, 2026
Ask enthusiasts to name the best wooden roller coaster in the country and El Toro comes up almost every time — and it only exists at one park. El Toro is the signature wooden coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, and…
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/ October 31, 2025
Kingda Ka was a 456-foot hydraulic-launch steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey — the tallest roller coaster ever built, a title it held from its opening on May 21, 2005 until its permanent closure in November 2024 and demolition…
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/ August 3, 2023
Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio has always been a proving ground for roller-coaster extremes, but nothing prepared the coaster world for what arrived in May 2003. Top Thrill Dragster did not ease you in — it sat motionless for a heartbeat, then a wall of…
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/ July 21, 2023
When Millennium Force crested its 310-foot lift hill for the first time on May 13, 2000, it didn’t just open a new ride — it opened a new category. Cedar Point and manufacturer Intamin coined the term “giga coaster” for any complete-circuit coaster topping 300…
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