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/ August 14, 2026
Sky Rocket is a launched steel roller coaster at Kennywood in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, that opened to the public on June 29, 2010. Built by Premier Rides, it marked the park’s first major coaster addition in nearly a decade and its first ride with inversions
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/ August 5, 2026
Ice Breaker is a launched steel roller coaster at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida, built by Premier Rides using its Sky Rocket model. It opened to the public on February 18, 2022, after an original 2020 debut was pushed back by the COVID-19 pandemic, and it
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/ August 1, 2026
iSpeed is a steel launched roller coaster at Mirabilandia in Savio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. Built by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel’s firm, it opened on May 20, 2009, replacing the wooden coaster Sierra Tonante on the same plot of land. As Intamin’s second Blitz Coaster
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/ July 30, 2026
Incredicoaster is a launched steel roller coaster at Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California, themed around Pixar’s The Incredibles. Manufactured by Intamin, the ride launches riders from 0 to 55 mph in about four seconds along a 6,072-foot track, making it one of the longest
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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
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 22, 2026
Maxx Force is a launched steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, that opened on July 4, 2019. Built by S&S – Sansei Technologies and designed by Joe Draves, it replaced the Pictorium, the park’s longtime IMAX theater, and introduced a
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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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/ June 25, 2026
F.L.Y. is a steel flying roller coaster at Phantasialand in Brühl, Germany. Manufactured by Vekoma and opened on September 17, 2020, it stretches 1,236 meters (4,055 feet) of track — enough to claim the title of the world’s longest flying coaster, surpassing Flying Dinosaur at
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/ June 16, 2026
Verbolten at Busch Gardens Williamsburg has always been more than a launch and a drop — it’s a ride that tells a story, and in 2026 that story changed completely. The coaster reopened on May 30, 2026 as Verbolten: Forbidden Turn, keeping its Zierer track,
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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
Time Traveler opened on March 14, 2018, at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, instantly claiming three world records: the fastest, tallest, and steepest full-circuit spinning roller coaster on the planet. As of 2026 those full-circuit records still stand — no other spinning coaster has
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/ June 16, 2026
Thunderbird is the steel Wing Coaster at Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, and it was the first launched Wing Coaster built in the United States. Designed and built by Bolliger & Mabillard, it opened on April 25, 2015, replacing a traditional
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/ June 15, 2026
Superman: Escape from Krypton was a steel shuttle roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and originally opened on March 15, 1997 as Superman: The Escape, the ride used linear synchronous motor (LSM) technology to catapult riders
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/ June 15, 2026
Maverick opened at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio on May 26, 2007, replacing the beloved water ride White Water Landing in the park’s Frontier Town section. Built by Swiss manufacturer Intamin and engineered by Werner Stengel — for whom it was his 500th coaster design
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/ November 11, 2025
The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith was one of Disney’s most technically impressive attractions — a Linear Synchronous Motor-launched steel coaster that blasted riders from a standstill to 57 mph in just 2.8 seconds, generating 5 Gs of force before hurtling through three inversions
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