Roller Coasters Archive
California Screamin’
California Screamin' is a launched coaster found in the Paradise Pier section of Disney's California Adventure theme park. It opened with the park in 2001, and although it is themed as a wooden coaster, it is in fact steel. It also features an iconic... [More]
Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster with Aerosmith
As Walt Disney World's only launched coaster, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith also holds the distinction of being the only one with an inversion. Riders hop into custom limos for a race against time to get to an Aerosmith concert on time, and... [More]
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - WDW
Dubbed "The Wildest Ride in the Wilderness," Big Thunder Mountain Railroad was the second mountain to rise above the Magic Kingdom in Florida, and at 197 feet above sea level was, for a long time, the tallest "mountain" at Walt Disney World. Guests board... [More]
Space Mountain - WDW
A fast paced indoor roller coaster ride, Space Mountain was opened at the Magic Kingdom in 1975. The ride, placed in the park's Tomorrowland area, sits inside a 183 foot white metal mountain, in which the steel coaster resides. The spatial-effects include lighting which... [More]
Expedition Everest
The newest addition to Disney's Animal Kingdom, Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain stands tall at just under 200 feet, becoming the second "icon" for the park along with the Tree of Life. Along with the heavy theming of the mountain and... [More]
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The Italian Job: Stunt Track - PKI
Kings Island's newest ride, The Italian Job: Stunt Track, is based on the closing scenes from the 2003 film "The Italian Job," taking riders on a high-speed car chase sequence. The cars, designed to look like the souped-up MINI Cooper automobiles featured in the... [More]
Vortex
Vortex is Kings Island's big, looping steel coaster. Custom-designed for the park, it features six inversions, and was the first coaster in the world to do so. It features a distinctive blue-and-orange paint job, and sits towards the back left corner of the park.... [More]
Top Gun - PKI
Top Gun is a suspended coaster that was designed to create the sensation of flight through a wooded area. The ride, hidden deep in the corner of the park's Action Zone area, unfortunately doesn't share the inverted design of its California counterpart, which continues... [More]
Rugrats Runaway Reptar Roller Coaster
The world's first inverted kid's coaster, the Rugrats Runaway Reptar Roller Coaster is based on an episode of the popular Nickelodeon cartoon in which the kids try to escape an overgrown Reptar. The ride was designed so that parents could join their kids in... [More]
Patriot
Patriot is an Inverted coaster located in the Americana section of the park. The coaster was custom-designed for the park, which traditionally means a more intense, unique ride, and at a cost of $14 million it represents the largest capital ride expenditure in the... [More]
Flight of Fear - PKI
Flight of Fear is a unique coaster experience. Originally named The Outer Limits: Flight of Fear, it was one of the first coasters to feature a Linear Induction Motor launch system. The coaster rockets out of the station, going from standing to full-speed in... [More]
Face/Off
Face/Off is an inverted coaster with a layout very similar to the boomerang rides that can be found at many Six Flags parks throughout the country. It features six inversions, three experienced forward and three backward, although the order depends on which direction you... [More]
Adventure Express
Adventure Express is the park's family coaster. It's a "mixed media" coaster, featuring a wooden structure with a steel track, along with four themed tunnels and two lift hills. The themed tunnels feature a mixture of robotic statues, lighting effects, and music.... [More]
The Beastie
The Beastie is a kiddie wooden roller coaster. The ride opened with King's Island in 1972, and was originally called the Scooby Doo. The name was later changed to the Beastie, and a tunnel and new Beast-matching paint scheme were added to make it... [More]
The Racer
A classic out-and-back wooden coaster, The Racer is a twin-track coaster where one side "races" against the other down the first hill and back to the station. When one track began backwards operation in 1982, it became the first backwards facing coaster in the... [More]
Son of Beast
Son of Beast was built to compliment the park's classic coaster, The Beast. The world's first looping wooden roller coaster, the ride also boasts several other records including world's Tallest Wooden Roller Coaster, Longest Wooden Roller Coaster Drop, and the Fastest Wooden Roller Coaster.... [More]
The Beast
The Beast at Paramount's Kings Island is a classic wooden coaster. Once the holder of several world records, The Beast is still listed in the Guiness Book of World Records as the Longest Wooden Roller Coaster in the world. A custom design, the coaster... [More]
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