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/ June 30, 2026
Expedition GeForce is a steel Mega Coaster manufactured by Intamin and engineered by Werner Stengel, located at Plopsaland Deutschland (formerly Holiday Park) in Haßloch, Germany. It opened on June 18, 2001, as part of the park’s 30th anniversary celebrations, representing a construction investment of approximately
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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
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 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
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 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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/ June 16, 2026
Afterburn is the steel inverted roller coaster at Carowinds in Fort Mill, South Carolina, known for dangling riders’ feet beneath a suspended train as it races through six inversions at up to 62 mph. Designed by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and built for roughly
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/ June 16, 2026
Intimidator opened at Carowinds in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 27, 2010, named in tribute to NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt — “The Intimidator.” Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard at a cost of $23 million, this steel hypercoaster stands 232 feet tall and reaches
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/ June 16, 2026
Loch Ness Monster is a steel roller coaster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, that opened on June 2, 1978. Designed by Ron Toomer and manufactured by Arrow Development, the ride debuted as the world’s first roller coaster to feature interlocking loops — two
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/ June 16, 2026
Fahrenheit at Hersheypark stands 121 feet tall and sends riders over a 97-degree first drop — steeper than straight down — before unleashing six inversions across 2,700 feet of Intamin steel. Located in the Pioneer Frontier section of Hersheypark in Hershey, Pennsylvania, the coaster opened
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/ June 16, 2026
Goliath opened at Six Flags Over Georgia on April 1, 2006, immediately claiming its place as one of the park’s signature attractions. Designed and built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), the steel hypercoaster stands 200 feet tall and reaches a top speed of
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/ June 16, 2026
Raging Bull is a steel hyper coaster located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois. Built by Swiss manufacturer Bolliger & Mabillard and opened on May 1, 1999, it made history as the world’s first hyper-twister roller coaster — a model that combines the
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/ June 16, 2026
Tennessee Tornado is a steel looping roller coaster at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Built by Arrow Dynamics and designed by Alan Schilke, it opened on April 17, 1999, as the park’s first major coaster expansion and one of the last significant projects the manufacturer
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/ June 15, 2026
When Magnum XL-200 launched at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio on May 6, 1989, it didn’t just break records — it invented a new category. Standing 205 feet tall and reaching 72 mph, it became the world’s tallest, fastest, and steepest complete-circuit roller coaster at
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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
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain opened at Disney’s Animal Kingdom on April 7, 2006, as the most expensive roller coaster ever built, costing around $100 million. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and manufactured by Vekoma, the ride sends guests 118 feet up
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/ June 15, 2026
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit was a steel roller coaster at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, Florida. Built by German manufacturer Maurer AG, it stood 167 feet tall, stretched 3,800 feet of track, and hit a top speed of 65 mph. When it debuted on August
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/ June 15, 2026
Superman: The Ride is a steel hypercoaster at Six Flags New England in Agawam, Massachusetts, built by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel. When it opened on May 5, 2000 — then named Superman – Ride of Steel — it immediately set the bar for
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