Sunday, July 26, 2015

Roller Coaster Inventory UPDATED

Last year, after a record year for roller coaster riding, my daughter Melody and I decided to inventory our roller coaster rides.  We love roller coasters, and we've been on quite a few, all across the United States.  We used the Roller Coaster DataBase (http://rcdb.com/) to help us compile our list.  There are several that Melody rode that I have not (indicated by a double asterisk - **), and there are a bunch of others that I rode without Melody, mostly long before she was born (indicated by a single asterisk - *).  Many are no longer around, having either been torn down long ago, or moved to another park (or country!).  When compiling the list, we did not include how many times we rode each one.  That was next to impossible for me, especially on ones I've been on hundreds of times since I was a kid (like one of my favorites, the Loch Ness Monster at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, which I rode for the first time way back in the late 70s).  We were surprised by the results.  We hadn't realized just how many different roller coasters we've ridden.  Assuming the Roller Coaster DataBase is accurate (and I believe it is), and that my memory is accurate and I am remembering correctly all of the parks my family and I have visited since I was a kid, then our totals are:

Eric has ridden 137 coasters.  Melody has ridden 120 coasters!

(Just a note.... While doing the updates for this list, we discovered that Melody had ridden more coasters prior to our most recent road trip than we had initially counted.  She thought her 100th different coaster was The Voyage, at Holiday World, and we made a big deal about it at the time.  In reality, her 100th coaster was Batman The Ride, at Six Flags St. Louis, which she rode in July 2014!)

In no particular order, here is our list...

Busch Gardens Williamsburg - VA:
Alpengeist
Apollo's Chariot
Griffon
Grover's Alpine Express
Loch Ness Monster
Verbolten
Big Bad Wolf - gone
Drachen Fire* - gone
Das Katzchen* - gone
Die Wildkatze* - gone
Glissade* - gone
Wild Maus* - gone
Eric - 12 coasters, Melody - 7 (Numerous visits to the park)

Dutch Wonderland - PA:
Joust
Kingdom Coaster*
Eric - 2, Melody - 1 (about 10 or so visits)

Sesame Place - PA:
Vapor Trail
Both - 1 (about 10 or so visits)

Luna Park - NY:
Cyclone
Both - 1 (1 visit)

Knoebels - PA:
Phoenix
Twister
Both - 2 (1 visit)

Idlewild - PA:
Rollo Coaster
Both - 1 (1 visit)

Kennywood - PA:
Phantom's Revenge
Jack Rabbit
Racer
Thunderbolt
Sky Rocket
Laser Loop* - gone
Eric - 6, Melody - 5 (3 and 2 visits)

Cedar Point - OH:
Blue Streak
Cedar Creek Mine Ride
Corkkscrew
Gemini
Iron Dragon
Magnum XL-200
Maverick
Mean Streak
Millennium Force
Raptor
Wicked Twister
Woodstock Express
Disaster Transport* - gone
Mantis* - transformed into a new coaster
Eric - 14, Melody - 12 (2 and 1 visits)

Hershey Park - PA:
Comet
Fahrenheit
Great Bear
Lightning Racer
Sidewinder (Melody finally rode this coaster in May '15)
Skyrush
Sooperdooperlooper
Storm Runner
Trailblazer
Wild Mouse
Wildcat
Both - 11 (about a dozen visits)

Kings Dominion - VA:
Anaconda
Avalanche
Back Lot Stunt Coaster
Grizzly
Hurler
Intimidator 305
Rebel Yell
Ricochet
Shockwave
Volcano
Woodstock Express/Scooby Doo
Galaxi* - gone
HyperSonic XLC* - gone
King Kobra* - gone
Eric - 14, Melody - 11 (10 or so and 1 visits)

Six Flags America/Wild World - MD:
Apocalypse
Batwing
Joker's Jinx
Mind Eraser
Ragin' Cajun
Roar
Superman - Ride of Steel
Wild One
Both - 8 (about 10 or so and 2 visits)

Six Flags Great America - IL:
American Eagle
Dark Knight
Demon
Goliath
Vertical Velocity
Whizzer
Both - 6 (1 visit)

Six Flags St. Louis - MO:
American Thunder
Batman The Ride (Melody's 100th Coaster)
Boss
Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast
Ninja
Pandemonium
River King Mine Train
Screamin' Eagle
Both - 8 (1 visit)

New York New York Casino - Las Vegas, NV:
Big Apple Coaster
Both - 1 (7 and 1 visits)

NASCAR Cafe - Las Vegas, NV:
Speed:  The Ride* - gone
Eric - 1 (1 visit)

Adventuredome - Las Vegas, NV:
Canyon Blaster*
Eric - 1 (1 visit)

Six Flags Magic Mountain - CA:
Apocalypse The Ride
Gold Rusher
Goliath
Ninja
Road Runner Express**
Scream!
Colossus
Viper
X2
Eric - 8, Melody - 9 (1 visit)

Universal Studios Hollywood - CA:
Revenge of the Mummy
Both - 1 (1 visit)

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure - FL:
Incredible Hulk*
Pteranodon Flyers*
Dueling Dragons (Dragon Challenge)*
Eric - 3, Melody - 0 (too young) (2 and 1 visits)

Universal Studios Florida - FL:
Revenge of the Mummy*
Eric - 1, Melody - 0 (too young) (3 and 1 visits)

Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom - FL:
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Space Mountain*
Eric - 2, Melody - 1 (2 and 1 visits)

Legoland Florida:
Lego Technic Test Track
Coastersaurus
The Dragon
Both - 3 (1 visit)

Busch Gardens Tampa - FL:
Air Grover**
Cheetah Hunt
Gwazi
Montu
Sand Serpent
Scorpion
SheiKra
Python* - gone
Eric - 8, Melody - 8 (3 and 2 visits)

Sea World Orlando - FL:
Manta
Kraken
Both - 2 (1 and 2 visits)

Dollywood - TN:
Blazing Fury*
Mystery Mine
Tennessee Tornado
Thunderhead
Eric - 4, Melody - 3 (2 and 1 visits)

Holiday World - IN:
The Legend
The Raven
Thunderbird
The Voyage
Both - 4 (1 visit)

Kings Island - OH:
Adventure Express
Backlot Stunt Coaster
Banshee
The Bat
The Beast
Diamondback
Firehawk
Flight of Fear
Flying Ace Aerial Chase
Invertigo
Racer
Vortex
Both - 12 (1 visit)



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