Thursday, November 20, 2014

Roller Coaster Inventory

Last Saturday morning, 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 has ridden that I have not (indicated by a double asterisk - **), and there are a bunch of others that I rode without Melody, most due to me being so much older and having ridden them 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 Melody tallied 95 different roller coasters, while I've been on 116!

This was a fun exercise, and it will serve as our official record of roller coaster rides.  We look forward to riding many more.  And if you want any information about the many coasters or parks we've been to, please check out the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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
Drachen Fire*
Das Katzchen*
Die Wildkatze*
Glissade*
Wild Maus*

Dutch Wonderland - PA:
Joust
Kingdom Coaster*

Sesame Place - PA:
Vapor Trail

Luna Park - NY:
Cyclone

Knoebels - PA:
Phoenix
Twister

Idlewild - PA:
Rollo Coaster


Kennywood - PA:
Jack Rabbit
Racer
Thunderbolt
Sky Rocket
Laser Loop*


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*
Mantis*


Hershey Park - PA:
Comet
Fahrenheit
Great Bear
Lightning Racer
Sidewinder*
Skyrush
Sooperdooperlooper
Storm Runner
Trailblazer
Wild Mouse
Wildcat

Kings Dominion - VA:
Anaconda
Avalanche
Back Lot Stunt Coaster
Grizzly
Hurler
Intimidator 305
Rebel Yell
Ricochet
Shockwave
Volcano
Woodstock Express/Scooby Doo
Galaxi*
HyperSonic XLC*
King Kobra*


Wild World/Six Flags America - MD:
Apocalypse
Batwing
Joker's Jinx
Mind Eraser
Ragin' Cajun
Roar
Superman - Ride of Steel
Wild One


Six Flags Great America - IL:
America Eagle
Dark Knight
Demon
Goliath
Vertical Velocity
Whizzer


Six Flags St. Louis - MO:
American Thunder
Batman The Ride
Boss
Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast
Ninja
Pandemonium
River King Mine Train
Screamin' Eagle

New York New York Casino - Las Vegas, NV:
Big Apple Coaster

NASCAR Cafe - Las Vegas, NV:
Speed:  The Ride*

Adventuredome - Las Vegas, NV:
Canyon Blaster*


Six Flags Magic Mountain - CA:
Apocalypse The Ride
Gold Rusher
Goliath
Ninja
Road Runner Express**
Scream!
Colossus
Viper
X2

Universal Studios Hollywood - CA:
Revenge of the Mummy

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure - FL:
Incredible Hulk*
Pteranodon Flyers*
Dueling Dragons (Dragon Challenge)*

Universal Studios Florida - FL:
Revenge of the Mummy*

Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom - FL:
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Space Mountain*

Legoland Florida:
Lego Technic Test Track
Coastersaurus
The Dragon

Busch Gardens Tampa - FL:
Air Grover**
Cheetah Hunt
Gwazi
Montu
Sand Serpent
Scorpion
SheiKra
Python*

Sea World Orlando - FL:
Manta
Kraken


1 comment:

  1. Interesting, I never knew about the official record of roller coaster rides.
    Charlotte
    official record of roller coaster rides

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