Location: Cancun, Mexico Years Active: 1986 – Active Imagine a place where your adrenaline spikes, laughter echoes, and the rules of reality bend. That’s Ventura Park – an escape from the ordinary, a playground for the audacious. This isn’t your classic theme park with spinning teacups and gentle carousels. Ventura Park is where you challenge…
Visiting Las Vegas for its rollercoasters is like visiting McDonald’s for its salad. It is not the main draw, but… Las Vegas does have one world-class hypercoaster and two good enough rollercoasters for the average coasterhead. Only one of the city’s four operational rollercoasters is a must-skip, so you can look forward to at least…
Location: Uniontown, Ohio Years Active: 1969 – Active Craving an escape from the everyday grind? Imagine this, ditch the Wi-Fi, swap city lights for fireflies, and trade in the constant hum for the crackle of a campfire. That’s the magic of Yogi Bear’s Jellystone Park: Akron-Canton. Sure, there’s the usual resort stuff: pools, mini-golf, and…
Knott’s Berry Farm is an all-American amusement park with 40 rides, 10 of which are rollercoasters. Some rollercoasters have broken state-level records, so it is worth exploring, especially if you’re a wooden rollercoaster enthusiast. Since waiting times for rides at Knott’s Berry Farm can go up to 40 minutes in some cases, you might not…
Kings Dominion is home to thirteen rollercoasters, but not all are equally enjoyable. At least three of the park’s rollercoasters are meant for kids. And the rest can vary significantly in speed, drop height, and other track specifics. To avoid wasting time on your next visit to the park, check out the best Kings Dominion…
You might have been on the best rollercoaster in your city or even your country. But have you been on the best rollercoaster in the world? In this resource, you will find 20+ of the best roller coasters in the world, alongside their thrill metrics and other data. Some may be in your country, while…
Kings Island is an award-winning amusement park with multiple rollercoaster accolades. From a Giga coaster to most wooden rollercoasters in one park, it has a lot to offer to seasoned coasterheads as well as freshly initiated riders. The park has 13 rollercoasters you can take twice in the same visit. But if you don’t want…
The United States is home to over 900 rollercoasters. But not all rollercoasters are built alike. Some of the best rollercoasters in the country are at the same park, while some of the most underwhelming rides are located in rural areas. As a rollercoaster enthusiast, you must know which rides are worth lining up for…
Location: George, Virginia Years Active: 2009 – Active Swaders Sports Park in Virginia – it’s been around since 2009. They call themselves family-friendly, but is it really? Sure, there’s go-karts and mini-golf, the usual stuff. But some parents might raise an eyebrow at the intense laser tag battles. Location is everything. Swaders is easy to…
Location: Sandusky, Ohio Years Active: 1988 – Active Cedar Point Shores sits on Lake Erie. It’s a decent waterpark in Ohio, known for family fun and decent thrills. The place has been open forever, a classic summer spot for locals and tourists alike. The Cedar Point Shores map below highlights the waterpark’s location and the…
