Your guide to the best theme parks and amusement parks. ThrillZing covers the standout rides, must-do attractions, tips, and history for the parks worth planning a trip around — whether you’re chasing thrills or a full day out with the family.
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/ October 4, 2026
Kings Island’s intensity comes down to three variables: how tall and steep the drop is, how many times you go upside down, and how hard a launch or free fall hits you — and on that scale this is a genuinely wide-ranging park, running from…
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/ October 4, 2026
The real question most parents have before a Kings Island trip isn’t “what’s the tallest coaster” — it’s “will my 3-year-old actually have anything to ride?” The honest answer: yes. Kings Island is best known for giants like Orion and The Beast, but its Planet…
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/ October 2, 2026
Can my toddler actually ride anything at Six Flags Magic Mountain, or is this strictly a coaster-record park for big kids? The honest answer: Magic Mountain is built around record-chasing thrill coasters, and its dedicated kids’ zone, Looney Tunes Land, is comparatively small — as…
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/ October 2, 2026
Black Friday has become the single best day of the year to lock in a theme park season pass, and 2026 should be no different. Parks like Six Flags, SeaWorld, and Universal Orlando use the week around Thanksgiving to roll out their lowest pass pricing…
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/ September 28, 2026
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi opened on Yas Island on November 4, 2010, as the world’s first Ferrari-branded theme park. The park covers about 86,000 square meters (roughly 926,000 square feet) of floor space, all enclosed beneath a single red roof spanning more than 200,000 square…
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/ September 28, 2026
All 21 roller coasters in Canada's Wonderland history on one timeline, from the five opening-day coasters of 1981 to AlpenFury, including SkyRider, Time Warp and Blauer Enzian.
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/ September 28, 2026
All 18 roller coasters in Carowinds history on one timeline, from the 1973 Carolina Goldrusher to Snoopy's Racing Railway, including Thunder Road, Nighthawk and White Lightnin'.
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/ September 28, 2026
All 28 roller coasters in Six Flags Magic Mountain history on one timeline, from Gold Rusher in 1971 to Wonder Woman Flight of Courage, including Colossus, Superman: The Escape, Psyclone and Déjà Vu.
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/ September 28, 2026
All 14 Geauga Lake roller coasters on one timeline, from the 1925 Big Dipper to the 2007 closing, and where Batman: Knight Flight, Serial Thriller, The Mind Eraser and the rest ended up.
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/ September 28, 2026
All 23 roller coasters in Kings Island history on one timeline, from opening-day The Racer to Orion, including removed rides like Son of Beast, Vortex, King Cobra and the original Bat.
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/ September 28, 2026
All 38 roller coasters in Cedar Point history on one timeline, from the 1892 Switchback Railway to Siren's Curse, including removed and rebuilt rides like Mean Streak, Mantis and Top Thrill Dragster.
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/ September 27, 2026
Ferrari Land opened on April 7, 2017, as the third park within the PortAventura World resort in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. Built on roughly 60,000 square meters and themed around Mediterranean and Italian landmarks like Venice’s Piazza San Marco and Rome’s Colosseum, it became the second…
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/ September 27, 2026
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi opened on Yas Island on November 4, 2010, as the first Ferrari-branded theme park in the world. Owned by Miral Group and operated under license from Ferrari, the park sits beneath an enormous red roof shaped like the Ferrari GT racing…
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/ September 23, 2026
Height requirements decide which coasters your group can ride, so it pays to measure children before you go. Thorpe Park, in Surrey, England, is known for intense thrill coasters such as Stealth, Hyperia and SAW – The Ride. It also has a gentle first-time coaster…
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/ September 23, 2026
Height requirements decide which coasters your family can ride, so it pays to measure kids before you buy tickets or plan the day. SeaWorld San Antonio pairs marine-life attractions with a lineup of thrill rides, including the new-for-2026 inverted family coaster Barracuda Strike, a wooden…
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/ September 23, 2026
Height requirements decide which coasters your family can ride before you buy tickets or wait in line. California’s Great America in Santa Clara is a Six Flags park with a mix of big steel and wooden coasters and a Planet Snoopy area with family and…
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/ September 23, 2026
Height requirements decide which coasters your family can ride together, so it helps to know them before you arrive. Six Flags St. Louis in Eureka, Missouri, opened in 1971. In 2026 it was acquired and reopened under the Enchanted Parks family, and on August 27…
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/ September 23, 2026
Height requirements decide which coasters your family can ride together, so it pays to know them before you buy tickets. Six Flags Over Texas in Arlington is the original Six Flags park. It runs a mix of classic wooden and steel coasters, thrill coasters and…
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/ September 23, 2026
Height requirements decide which coasters your family can ride, so it pays to know the numbers before you arrive. Valleyfair, in Shakopee, Minnesota, runs a mix of big thrill coasters, wooden classics and a kids’ coaster in Planet Snoopy. Their minimums range from 42 inches…
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/ September 23, 2026
Height requirements decide which coasters your family can ride together, and a surprise at the ride entrance can spoil a park day. Michigan’s Adventure in Muskegon, Michigan, pairs a well-known wooden coaster lineup with a few gentler family coasters. Its minimums range from 36 inches…
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