The first full-circuit coaster to break the 300-foot threshold, the 93-mph, 310-foot Millennium Force is relentless during its 2-minute journey.Ĥ: Superman: Escape from Krypton at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif. The ride never lets up from the moment passengers hear, “Gentlemen, start your engines!” Climbing an intimidating 305 feet, it races at a NASCAR-worthy 90 mph.ĥ: Millennium Force at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio Themed to Dale “the Intimidator” Earnhardt, the NASCAR legend’s nickname is an apt description for this menacing steel coaster.
But the really nerve-rattling part? It’s when the single-car train slowly nudges over the edge of the 90-degree drop, stops for a few knee-knocking moments, and allows riders to contemplate the 200-foot dive that awaits them.Ħ: Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion, Doswell, Va. The essentially similar rides, known as diving coasters, climb 20 stories, hit 70+ mph, and include head-over-heels inversions. And that’s no bull.ħ: Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg Va. Ride fans refer to the negative G-force, out-of-your-seat sensation that coasters deliver as “airtime.” I have never experienced so much violent (in the nicest possible sense) airtime as I have on the wooden coaster, El Toro. That’s insane! (No really, the German word, “Verrückt,” translates to “insane.”)Ĩ: El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, N.J. Massive water jets will catapult the rafts up a second hill for another 50-foot drop. Scheduled to open in summer 2014, the ride will send four-passenger rafts down a 169-foot drop. You know how I referred to Summit Plummet as one of the world’s tallest water slides? Verrückt is the world’s tallest slide. It’s wild enough to actually purge the “it’s a small world” musical earworm from your brain.ĩ: Verrückt at Schlitterbahn Kansas City, Kan.
But the 120-foot tall Summit Plummet, one of the tallest and fastest water slides in the world, is so out-of-control crazy, riders actually don’t make contact with the precariously steep flume for a few heart-stopping moments.
How devilish? Any one of the 10 most thrilling rides would surely leave you breathless (after you’ve finished screaming, of course).ġ0: Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach in Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.įamily-friendly Disney World is better known for its princesses and cutesy “it’s a small world” than for its white-knuckle rides. To better help us confront and conquer our fears, they’ve upped the ante lately with taller, faster, and more devilish contraptions. With their rickety wooden roller coasters and other thrill machines, parks have long appealed to our innate, cathartic desire to get our pulses racing and our adrenaline pumping. It just wouldn’t be a day at the park – the amusement park that is – without a hearty chorus of screams. We are very, very excited with the results of this independent survey and INTAMIN would like to sincerely thank all the people around the world who submitted ballots to the poll and for their continuous trust and support during the past years and the many more to come.USA Today’s travel section has named Busch Gardens Williamsburg’s Griffon and Busch Gardens Tampa’s SheiKra as the 7th most thrilling theme park rides in America. If those would have had more ridership, INTAMIN’s Triple Launch LSM Launch Coaster Soaring with Dragon at Hefei Wanda Theme Park as well as the Wooden Coaster T Express at Everland in South Korea would have made it to the top of the ranking too. INTAMIN’s Steel Roller Coasters are ranked among the worldwide favorites too – a fantastic 6 coasters out of the first 8 ranked Steel Roller Coasters are from INTAMIN!Īlso worth to be mentioning is the fact, that some INTAMIN coasters were not included in the final results due to too few riders respectively reviews (less than 12). Not only this, but a total of 5 (!) INTAMIN Coasters are among the top 10 in this most prestigeous category. And we are even more excited that it is again an INTAMIN Coaster which is on top of the list: the 1 st place In the category “2017 Best Overall Roller Coaster” goes to El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure which by the way is at the same time also the number one In the category of “2017 Best Wooden Roller Coaster”.
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