I found this video of “The 5 Best Roller Coasters”. Of course they will not be everyone’s top theme park rides but it’s a good selection (at least a good selection of North American rollercoasters):
In order he rates them:
5. Kingda Ka – Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey
4. Goliath – Six Flags Over Georgia
3. Storm [...]
My friends have just been to Thorpe Park in the UK for a birthday day out and had a fantastic time. I haven’t been there in years so I searched out a recent video to show you the theme park rides on offer there for 2010.
Thorpe Park was always considered a bit tame compared to [...]
There are many cool theme park rides around the world so it is hard to focus on just one or two. Here are just some of the ones I’d like to ride in the near future.
Firstly, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter has finally opened and as a huge Harry Potter fan I’d love to [...]
Camelot is a Theme Park in North West of England. Naturally, with a name like that, it is based around the legend of King Arthur, and the Camelot theme park rides generally follow this theme too.
Camelot is a fun family day out but it is unlikely to satisfy roller coaster enthusiasts. Knightmare is the most [...]
Sometimes old theme park rides can be the most enjoyable (and scary). Wooden roller coasters have a unique sound that clunks and rattles and leaves you feeling less than comfortable about the safety of the ride.
Of course, any roller coaster operating today (even after decades) is subject to the same strict regulations, but it’s the impression of [...]
Port Aventura in Salou, Spain (about an hour out of Barcelona is one of Europe’s premier theme parks and a “must visit” for any European theme park fan. The most thrilling of the Port Aventura theme park rides include Furius Baco (0 to 135 kmph in 3 seconds), Stampida, and Dragon Khan (8 loops at [...]
There are too many extreme theme park rides to name in this one post but I was looking at some videos from Cedar Point in Ohio and realized they have a high proportion of truly extreme rides including Maverick, Top Thrill Dragster and Millennium Force.
This video shows Maverick which launches at 70mph, has a vertical [...]
Silverwood Theme Park in Idaho is the largest theme park in the Northwest USA and features over 65 rides and a Water Park. Some of the Silverwood theme park rides you can enjoy include 4 roller coasters in an area of the park called Roller Coaster Alley – Tremors, Timber Terror, Aftershock and Corkscrew – [...]
The Opryland theme park in Nashville began life in 1972 and stayed open until 1997 when it was closed somewhat unexpectedly to make room for a new shopping mall. Originally billed as the “Home of American Music” the park was limited by its location and couldn’t expand to add new attractions. Before its closure the [...]
With yesterday’s talk of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I thought I’d take a look at some of the other new theme park rides you can enjoy this year.
Carowinds, which is situated in both North and South Carolina, introduces Intimidator, a roller coaster inspired by NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt. Billed as the tallest, fastest AND [...]