Top 20 Most Challenging Coaster Credits

I asked my Instagram followers what the most challenging coaster credits were, I compiled the results and ranked them up here. This isn't really about obscure coasters in every corner of the globe, it's more about rides that should be easily accessible but aren't, due to maintenance, park laziness, or its park's schedule.
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[@whosjwlz]

"Silverwood that's in the middle of nowhere, too far" for those of us who live in the middle of nowhere Silverwood is a saving grace! As someone who loves coasters and the mechanics behind them, I'm afraid to call myself an enthusiast simply because financially I can't get out to all the legendary coasters in the east coast or in California. My sad little 7 credit count will have to do until I can plan some epic coaster roadtrips!

[@lemonbread8019]

Being an enthusiast isn't about your credit count. It's about your interest in roller coasters.

[@valsmukbangs6879]

@juiceboxer100 rude…

[@Lolks]

@juiceboxer100 It's called Roller Coaster ENTHUSIAST as in - You are Enthusiastic about roller coasters, Doesn't matter how many credits you have, if you are enthusiastic about roller coasters, You are an Enthusiast.

[@realmackle]

I feel ya!

[@darklordojeda]

@juiceboxer100 Nah you're just an elitist jerk. You may be a roller coaster enthusiast but you certainly aren't when it comes to grace and respect.

[@CoasterRoaster]

For Sandy's Blasting Bronco, they had it listed back in November that it was reopening December 24. Then, they changed it to late January. Then, they changed it to late February. Now, it doesn't even list a date and is just down for "annual maintenance". I think they need to learn that annual is supposed to mean once a year, not all year long.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

I think their “annual maitenence” is an excuse for other further problems. It’s all the coasters in the park with this issue.

[@dopaminecoasters]

I made a video on what’s going on with Blasting Bronco and when it will reopen. Check out this video: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/ooWZk5SMo7iooqM

[@jackcapell8471]

Been to Great Adventure twice and Ka was broken down both times...

[@totallynotgacha1755]

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[@mochispartan1532]

I managed to ride it 3-4 times

[@bwr0652]

I have both the Tornado and Teddy Bear at Strickers Grove. It helps they host the school carnival for my kids school every year. I was shocked to see them featured in the video.

[@the_______zenith]

Same, but for a church event I got to go to

[@lilly-fi8qx]

same! I was not expecting to see it at number 1 on the list

[@kandikidzora]

Also same!

[@doctorPuffin]

Same

[@LydsTherinNotamon]

It's so wild how strangely legendary Stricker's Grove has become in enthusiast circles. I used to go on daycare field trips to a farm right around there, and the thought that those two dinky coasters are now prized as rare credits always gives me some joy.

[@zackbudgen5333]

I got on Desperado a bunch like 10 years ago. I worked in Barstow CA and would go to Vegas like every week. If I ever saw Desperado running I would stop for a ride or two. Always the highlight of the drive.

[@Cje_-yj8ov]

Idk if any coaster has given me as much anxiety as Lightning Rod. In August of 2020 my mom and I took a road trip to the Smokies, so naturally we had to set aside a day for dollywood. Its reputation was very notorious at this point, so I almost cried happy tears when I saw it testing. I got 6 rides that day, and it has been my #1 ever since (but of course it did close for about 2 hours in the afternoon for good measure). I felt even more fortunate considering it closed shortly after for its iBox overhaul

[@AirtimeThrills]

I was having serious angst over it before my 2016 trip too

[@yeetchang2937]

This year, my parents and my brothers who are seniors in high school drove to viginia to see the viginia tech collage and then my mom asked me if I knew what Dollywood was and I was like, of course, and she said we were gonna drive an extra 3 hours and go for a day, I was so excited for months waiting for the trip and then my mom told me lightning rod had been closed for over a month because of a rollback that damaged another car, the week of when we were going it was still closed, we get to the official Dollywood resort and then my dad said that he was gonna ask if it was gonna open, I thought there was no point since there was barely a chance for it to open, and they said it might open… we get to the park and I almost shed a tear I was so happy that it was open, I was so disappointed when I knew it closed, but the day I got there it opened back up and we got on it 4 times, I drove 11 hours and got on Lightning rod, I still think El toro at my homepark is better… but it was still an amazing ride and my first rmc

[@venture_bel]

i was so anxious about making it on when i went to dollywood for the first time this past december…and then my bf and i ended up getting to walk right on the ride like five times in one day. granted it was very cold and raining the entire day-and my first ride on it was in freezing rain. we had so much fun and got to ride it during the morning and and at night!! i was so thankful we made it on! it seems as though it’s been so much more consistent since they had to change the launch :P

[@GannJerrod]

I find it interesting that Xcelerator, while a somewhat finicky coaster, seems to be a lot more consistent than its younger siblings, Top Thrill Dragster or Kingda Ka.

[@shanedenmark5536]

I think a lot of that has to do with Xcelerator (and most of the other “smaller” Intamin Accelerators) isn’t running those hydraulic motors at full tilt.

[@Sugerloadedgirl789]

I have run into TTD's downtime but it was only down for 5 minutes and during those 5 minutes, the music playing in the park wound up playing Centuries so... that helped... A LOT. XD

[@andysee6996]

What's Centuries?

[@Wesley-76]

I associate that song with Fury 325 now because they seem to play it a lot around that coaster lol

[@NMAfreak]

Our best was riding 4 times in 15 minutes right before park close. It had rained just after dinner which helped immensely. We had to get off and run around each time which was tough considering the line length (and my age!)

[@Sugerloadedgirl789]

It’s a Fall Out Boy song. My favorite of all time actually so…

[@MrDUDEGUY27]

I've ridden both at strickers as a child. All I remember is how rough the first drop of tornado was and the fact you could see it wobble as the trains went by. Still impressive considering it was built inhouse

[@CoasterDash]

Bullet at Selva Mágica… 😉

[@jonathansima7591]

Being only a half-an-hour away from King’s Island, Stricker’s Grove is well worth a side trip. Tornado has one moment of extreme ejector that is akin to the return run on Lightning Run at Kentucky Kingdom. Just that one moment makes it a top 15 woodie in my book. We drove up from Pittsburgh to go there Labor Day weekend. Stayed at Stricker’s for about an hour and then went to Kings Island for the last four hours of its operating day. Fast pass was our friend, and all-told, rode 14 new coasters that day, bringing my overall total to 141.

[@rct2nerd]

The Chiller is one of my most valuable credits and I’m so glad I rode it once when I was 11.

[@OriginalJoe]

I rode Desperado and Big Shot (at Stratosphere) in the same year. That year was 1996. Highly recommend Big Shot which I believe is still running - was one of the few mind blowing experiences I've had on a ride because you are 1000 feet off the ground and can't see the structure at all. Desperado was fun at the time but don't beat yourself up to get there.

[@CoasterNerd]

I've ridden Tornado and Teddy Bear, and they were actually really good! They both had some surprising pops of airtime, and Tornado actually has a triangle hill / death ejector hill, probably not as strong as Pippin, but it still gave some great airtime. Glad to have the 2 most rare credits on this list.

[@RyanShyffer]

One tip I have heard for riding Pteranodon Flyers without a kid is to attend an after hours event at Islands of Adventure. The Orlando Informer has them regularly that are open to the public.

[@jdosser]

A coaster that I thought should be on this list (it's in the UK so it probably doesn't count) was The Antelope at Gulliver's World in the UK. What makes this a challenging credit is the park. It's a park made for children, and while it's a very mild wooden coaster (and actually my first credit) you can only get an admission to the park if you are with a child. That's 1 child per adult admission as well, so you can't have 1 child and 2 adults.

[@dogecoin9562]

As someone who really likes coasters but haven't been lucky enough to go to many parks at all, maybe like 5 total in my life and that's pushing it, I'm really glad to have a credit from this list. I live near Great Escape and I've ridden Alpine Bobsled at least 2 or 3 times, although it is extremely rare for it to be operating, I've been to the park many times but have only ridden that specific ride a few times

[@kyleh0122]

Great to see Lightning Rod on this list. I went to Dollywood in October of 2021, my first coaster rides in 8 years, and Rod was down the whole day. It would’ve been my first ever RMC. Fortunately all the other coasters were open, so I was able to get on my first ever Eurofighter and B&M Wing. So it wasn’t all bad.

[@hedgehogcoasters7239]

Alpine Bobsled has to close after 6 p.m. daily due to noise complaints from residential neighbors. Also it takes forever to drain after rain, and it tends to break down frequently. The 2021 season was actually one of bobsleds better operating seasons

[@idigcoasters]

Yeah we had some luck with Alpine Bobsled in 2021. Seemed to open (eventually) on most days

[@trailerfun2008]

I'm lucky to have ridden 4 of the coasters on this list (Kingda Ka, Top Thrill, Sandy's, and Classic Coaster) as well as two of the honorable mentions (X2 and Pteranodon Flyers ). The only coaster on this list that I've missed is Flying Turns.

[@CoasterGeeks]

Thanks for making some quality content for me to watch :)

[@chumbert5]

I knew Stricker’s Grove would be on the list but didn’t expect it at #1. I’m very fortunate to have grown up not far from the park, so I was able to go once a year for a few years. Haven’t been there in forever but it’s cool to say I’ve ridden those rides more than most people ever will.

[@ellisfowler7541]

I’m also surprised. Living in Cincinnati, this feels like a classic spot that I’ve been to on multiple occasions. Tornado is sick!

[@exploreohio1735]

@@ellisfowler7541 I live 5 hours away tried to get there on the 9th for customer appreciation day but couldn't, now I have to wait for 2023. Planing around a day is difficult

[@LeoElso]

Olympia looping operates every winter in Hyde park in London, so is a very atteignable credit for europeans. It's definitely worth the trip, glossy smooth and so intense- it's the only coaster I ever greyed-out on. Also Kingda ka was down when I visited in 2009... for a european like me having traveled all this way... it really hurt. El Toro and Nitro more than make up for it though!

[@ItsSiebay]

I’ve only ever been to SFA once when Batwing wasn’t running. Maybe I’m lucky, but I’ve gone once every year since 2016. Not only that, but Kingda Ka being open on a rainy day was the most lucky thing I think I can claim.

[@jamesfreeman8652]

The one only time I went to SFGAdv the whole state was covered in a rain storm that somehow missed the park and everything was open and empty, it was like Cartmanland

[@yaoiboytoy]

SFA is the closest park to me and I go often. Batwing only ever runs one train (always a super long wait in a short line), but it is open most of the time.

[@taraanddrewwinner7459]

I agree with the others... I go to SFA a lot and have never had issues with Batwing being closed. It may not open with the park at the start of the day, but it's open almost all the time.

[@elchristianez_]

I like how you list Silverwood and Lagoon, my two home parks I had growing up, as the hardest credits to get right off the bat when those were literally my first. Always been such a bummer to live out in the mountain west which is such a coaster desert. Anytime I want to hit any of the big parks or score any of the big creds, it requires a full-scale vacation with flights, hotel, and usually car rental. It's not easy and definitely not cheap! I envy those who live out east who can hit so many legendary parks with just a simple road trip.

[@timhaigh2484]

"It's normally a lawn ornament" - it's this kind of commentary that makes me return to this channel again and again. It's gold!

[@awesometronic]

I've managed to ride Flash and Harley Quinn, both before covid; Desperado twenty-ish years ago; and I got around 10 rides on Dragster in my two days at CP last summer (thanks fastlane!).

[@zachhardy6469]

My most elusive rides are probably the Mt Olympus coasters. Was roadtripping to Minnesota and hit it on the way back. No idea when or if I'd drive by them again. Rarest defunct is Hypersonic XLC.

[@yaoiboytoy]

I got to ride Hypersonic XLC and it was fun, but short and very prone to break down.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Also got to ride it, don't remember it being good besides the launch

[@Benny-hd7tz]

I can confirm silverwood is brutal for credits

[@karlholtz5287]

I lived in Pennsylvania while flying turns was being built, which was really cool to watch. Then we moved before it was finished. I went back a few years later and got the credit as well as Impulse on my first attempt

[@broadwayblueshirts6160]

I went this past summer and it was down due to staffing. I had a feeling it would be before I got there but was still disappointed. Just have to go back I guess.

[@karlholtz5287]

@@broadwayblueshirts6160 it's a fun ride

[@clairefunnell8481]

All these coasters look so interesting. Must have been a real pain in the butt to get these credits. Enjoyed the video. Thank you.

[@loganstubbs5224]

I have actually ridden both Teddy Bear and Tornado at Stricker's Grove, only when I was 6 so I do not remember much. Them being #1 is such a surprise, though logical being open 4 days a year

[@fms7293]

When my family went to cedar point for our 3rd time, dragster was down all weekend, and as we checked out from the cabins and were leaving we seen dragster being tested, my dad was so mad and went to customer service, and they escorted us onto the ride, amazing customer service

[@folnevar]

One of my proudest coaster achievements, I was able to ride all 3 original Deja Vu coasters at their original locations (SF Chicago, SF Magic Mountain, and SF Atlanta! I also have 2 different Arrow Shuttle Loops on my credit list: Python at Six Flags America and Zoomerang at Circus World in Florida (which I just looked up and found out that parts of it went to Frontier City for Diamond Back. As far as defuncts go, I also have one side of Batman & Robin: The Chiller (during it's last year), Dueling Dragons (when it dueled), original Gwazi (both sides), Son of Beast, Volcano, Drachen Fire, and Big Bad Wolf (R.I.P.)

[@2kcorey]

Sandys blasting bronco is intense af, I got 5 rides on it one day and I didn’t know what to expect cus it was my first launch coaster, holy crap the launches are insane

[@NoahAG13]

I've been on 7 of these and for the most part they're usually operating. Since SFGA is my home park I know Kingda Ka well, and it actually doesn't have much downtime, but it did have more when I first started going there. I think Zumanjaro helped its reliability since it had fewer launches per hour when they had to operate against each other. The only time I recall it being closed the entire day I was there was a few days after the bird strike, but that had nothing to do with the operations. I also found Goliath at SFNE to be much less reliable but I did get on it most times I went to the park.

[@TheFraziers]

I've had great luck with Lightning Rod in both 2019 and 2022. I even managed to grab several rides on it at night in December when the temperature was in the high 30s. Such a great ride and they seem to have solved most of the issues with it.

[@Turkeyslam]

I love this premise, Chris!

[@ZontarDow]

Yeah Bobbsled was closed for a few hours when I went and while I was in line it closed, but thankfully they let us stay in line if we wanted to since it was only expected to be a few minutes, and it was. As for Le Monstre, I think the lack of being open stems from issues because the ride will do testing often when it's closed. I think its age is just setting in and it needs a retrack, or better yet the RMC treatment.

[@emmawilliams16]

Olympia Looping comes to London every Christmas so I've ridden it 4 times! Although it did go down the day before I went this year so yeah I probably lucked out...

[@Raptor3698]

“Customer Appreciation Day” bruh, ain’t that pretty much everyday🤣

[@davidsobilo9622]

Another masterpiece from the goat. If other coaster content creators arent taking notes they should be.

[@Wesley-76]

The only "challenging" coaster credit I've gotten is LRod, but it was open most of the time we were there. Seems the IBox track has helped. Though my most valuable credit would have to be Cheetah at Wild Adventures, since that's closed for good now and its fate is unknown. Wasn't anything to get excited over though, as it was rough as all heck.

[@x-tremefactory2542]

I got really lucky and got to ride LRod in 2019 while it was open and got myself a rare credit (topper track only) I did still ride it twice more last spring break when we went to Dollywood so i got both the ibox and the topper track credit

[@Wesley-76]

@@x-tremefactory2542 Nice! I don't really care about missing out on the Topper Track as much as missing out on its initial super speed they ran it at but still cool. Did you notice much of a difference?

[@robcoasters]

Odyssey at Fantasy Island gave me an unrivalled amount of cred anxiety, it having spited me in 2014 due to wind. In 2021 as I was approaching the park the weather was thankfully fantastic but eagerly watching the skyline not a single train was sent. When I got to the park they evacuated the entire queue due to technical difficulties and was still closed an hour later. It then reopened very shortly after and I managed to ride it four times during the day. It also had two other relatively short breakdowns (~5 minutes) throughout the rest of the day, before closing around half an hour before the rest of the rides (although I was gone by then). It is a truly fantastic ride and I feel awful for those who never got to ride it. I have heard nightmares about this thing. Supposedly someone was spited by this thing seven times in a row. Just catch a day with near-perfect weather with as little wind as possible, then still hope for the best as it could go down at any point - but wait it out! It could reopen. The ops have some level of determination to keep it running through the day.

[@JackLowry]

Tbf to fantasy Island, I was there once and they opened it with 30 minutes left in the day so I managed to get the credit

[@robcoasters]

@@JackLowry Props to them because they do try their absolute hardest to get or keep it open when the chance comes

[@ethanamazing]

Note about Monstre at La Ronde: Both sides run (when the ride is open), but they do not race. If both sides are open, they deliberately stagger dispatches.

[@josephiroth89]

lol... I've been to both Silverwood and Lagoon. Most recently was Silverwood with my mom (who lives about an hour away from the park) and brother where it was about 100° F, and I ended up with heat stroke. Before I got sick, we rode Tremors and Timber Terrors. I'm not usually a fan of coasters like Aftershock, so I gave it a miss, and Stunt Pilot was closed. Because it's a short ride and the line was non-existent, I rode Corkscrew with my mom half a dozen times. Interestingly, Corkscrew used to be at Knott's Berry Farm where my mom had ridden it previously, so it was kind of cool that she's experienced it at both places. The only one on the actual list that I've ridden on was the Wild Mouse at Idlewild, but that was years ago. I was probably 9 or 10... maybe even younger than that.

[@sirhenners204]

useful fact for UK enthusiasts: the Arrow shuttle loop at Blackpool Pleasure Beach runs regularly, easy way to get a rarer credit

[@ndelli23]

This is awesome. I've been to 4 of these parks only once: NU, Knoebels, SFA, and CP. I got on Top Thrill and Batwing (both broke down while I was in line), missed out of Sandy's (broke down right after I got there) and missed Flying Turns (closed all day). A true toss up. Flying Turns seems like the rarest of those to me. I'm local to SFGAdv and see Kingda Ka open way more often than not, but I also missed out on Xcelerator my one trip to Knott's last month 🤷‍♂️

[@diegeckowelt5264]

Great Video. I would really like to see another Video with Sophie and her updated top 10 Coasters!

[@micoledupicolegaming5444]

Duuudeee this reminds me when you did your q&a on discord and I asked you like, the most angering coaster over all, when it comes to things like ride experiences, reliability Ect ect😂😂😂

[@Jason_Maier]

Chris, A couple of ideas for future videos: 1. Top roughest/worst coasters ridden as voted on/sent in by your viewers. 2. Top roller coaster nicknames. Top Thrill Downtime is funny; others are Hang & Bang's (Vekoma SLC's); the Spinebuster (Mighty Canadian Minebuster), etc.

[@realmackle]

I've been to silverwood AND enchanted forest as well as oaks park. Northwest credits are awesome, and this was basically just a showcase of all of my credits LOL

[@theaterqueen95]

I always thought of myself as a fairly unlucky person, until I realized I have been on 5 coasters on this list (Kingda Ka, Flying Turns, Batwing, Leap the Dips, and Alpine Bobsled). One rare-ish defunct credit that I am pretty proud of: Stinger at Dorney Park. It only ran for 5 years at Dorney and I got to ride it twice! Also honorable mention to one of my defunct kiddie credits: Steel First at Dorney. One of those that had a max height so I consider myself pretty lucky to have ridden it in my youth

[@kiwi5382]

Super Video! I did ride Olympia Looping😃

[@groovynipple7092]

I rode Leap the dips!! My husband researched it and we went and it was a cool little coaster. By the way, you’re hilarious 😂

[@taraanddrewwinner7459]

Wow, I guess I've been really fortunate! Of all the parks in this list that I've been to, I've been on the corresponding "hard to get" coasters at all of them (and that's with just one visit to some of these parks).

[@JakeDavidRoberts]

Olympia looping is in London every Christmas. The fact that it travels internationally makes it even easier to get on. It comes to you!

[@pieterlootsma8706]

Olympia looping is worth the hassle. That first loop is awesome, and the ride looks incredible at night. I happened to be selected to play in a piano competition in Vienna the year this was running at Prater Park, so I jumped on the opportunity.

[@hookster999]

“The Pacific Northwest is where coasters go to die” - this might be one of the most accurate and hilarious comments I have heard from a roller coaster blogger EVER!!!! 🤣😂🤣😃🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@StamfordBridge]

Fun list. For me, I’ve had the longest running losing streak with Leap the Dips.

[@FunboxKaraoke]

You found a way to genuinely give Stricker's Grove #1 on something, that is hilarious

[@hoosiercoasterfan2655]

I feel extremely lucky to have ridden Dragster, and it was operating consistently the day I rode it. I really hope I will be able to ride it again.

[@varunvallury3499]

i have gotten 45 rides on it since 2011. should i consider myself lucky?

[@alpinewiz]

Nice! I actually have Tornado, Teddy Bear and Top Thrill Dragster credits.

[@bartplays3392]

Ooh. Very interesting video idea here!

[@nickgappmayer5939]

As my park is magic MT. I’m so glad you put flashback on this list. I remember riding every coster in the park except that. I was so pissed every time I went. It was on the map but always closed 😭 ha

[@george5924]

Been on one of the Arrow shuttle Loops - Revolution @ Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It's really good!

[@iamdigbick4675]

Pteranodon Flyers at Universal's Islands of Adventure is apparently a tough credit to get. I had no idea when I rode it that it was such a difficult credit to get. You have to have a kid with. Or be selected from a lottery during the Orlando informer Meetup

[@TJ85234]

It's cool to see strickers on this. I used to live about 5 minutes from there, my mom worked for a company in ross and they would have yearly picnics there where they rented the whole park. Def gotta get out there and ride them! Check with locals and company picnics

[@ha420weednumber]

ive been to american dream 3 times and luckily got on sandy every time. its easily the best coaster in the park.

[@AirtimeProductions]

I was actually a day off from riding Top Thrill Dragster! It was down mysteriously for 2 weeks but the day I decided to go to the NFL hall of fame it opened back up to the public

[@Therecreep]

Maxx Force, to this day, has been closed more days then its been open. That's really bad, especially for a huge park like Great America. (Granted its an S&S Air launch, but still) For sure one of the top 20 hardest coasters to get on.

[@Orcamancer]

Lol so funny thing, I have rode the axis prototype. I happen to live right next to it and have some friends whose parents work there haha. I can't wait for a full axis coaster.

[@1rmanderson]

You should make a video ranking your favorite racing coasters. I have an inkling the Magic Mountain coasters would be in the top three!

[@flsxhszn2827]

I like these videos. Good job. Also what is your favourite coaster that is so far away from where u live

[@ethanowen1416]

I love cruising just as much as coasters so hopefully I'll he able to get that cruise coaster credit sometime!

[@sexyproute]

I'm glad that I watched this video before my trip to Great Adventure. Knowing that Kingda Ka might be close or would during the day, we got early to the park and went straight to Kingda Ka for our first ride of the day. The ride shut down after it's first ride... Not a great way to start a day. We waited about 15-20 minutes for it to start again. We rode the third train of the day and finaly got our credit. The ride did close for good during the day. For "The Monstre" at La Ronde, it seems to work well this year (2022). It was working every time we went to La Ronde (it's our home park). Both tracks were working all day... that's something I've rarely seen in the last few years. Still shaky but a lot of fun even though I'm clearly biased since it's my first big coaster ever. Maybe it's because they remove Cobra and Super Manège. Since only a few coasters are remaining, maybe they put their energy to make Le Monstre work well again

[@robertpolk9910]

It’s funny you mentioned Lagoon and Silverwood first as hard to get to. They are my last 2 major American parks I haven’t visited yet (aside from the few adult credits at Disney parks)! I am getting credit #600 next week with Iron Gwazi. You and I need to visit Europe, Chris, or there’s no path to 700 for us at home.

[@andysee6996]

If you were to go to Lagoon, I would suggest going to some National Parks as well. Southern Utah has a treasure trove of National Parks. You can find Bryce Canyon, Zion, Capitol Reef, and Arches National Parks within a few hours of each other.

[@andysee6996]

If you go to Lagoon, I suggest also visiting the National Parks of southern Utah. Zion Canyon, Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, and Arches are all within a few hours of each other.

[@robertpolk9910]

@@andysee6996 If I have enough time, then maybe. There’s no cheap flights from the Midwest to Salt Lake City, so it depends on the cost of the flight.

[@CLEsportsc]

When my family, friends and I went to Florida for the Carnival Mardi Gras cruise trip we planned(it was very expensive with excursions and other things), we realized that there was a roller coaster on the cruise. Bolt is actually a pay-to-ride coaster. You need to pay $15 just to ride it. Adding that to the cost of the trip, that’s about $5,750. It’s worth it though. Once you get launched out of the station, the two trip cycle begins. Once you come back to the station, your trip is not over yet. You go around a second time, and after that it’s done. You can also get a nice little picture of you on the ride. I would rate it a 7/10. Pretty fun ride with a helix, and an off axis airtime hill, some of my favorite elements on roller coasters. Try to go in summertime. It’s better then, than going in the wintertime. Plus, when you get hot, you can refresh yourself by getting the water in the bucket dump on you. It’s amazing when it happens. Did I mention that the cruise has multiple water slides? Well it has a drop slide, a mat slide, and a body slide. It has mini golf, fun activities you can do on the cruise (the activities are different than excursions) like Trivia and something that was new to me, Wheely Big. Once you leave the port, they have an outdoor party to get you pumped up for the trip. It’s 7 days, so you have a lot of time to ride it. I also got a hat (yes they exist) that has Bolt on it. That was the last thing I did on the cruise.

[@thewintermedic2246]

I am proud to claim 9 of these. I just happened to be going to King's Island on the 2nd Sunday in August and got Stricker's Grove as well. Tornado is really fun and has a nice surprise pop of airtime at the end.

[@willcurran3129]

Underrated channel. Been watching you and Coaster Studios right before Covid. Watching your videos inspired me to become a coaster enthusiast.

[@Studio732JRL]

Being enthusiastic about roller coasters "inspired" me to become a Coaster Enthusiast, which inspired me to start following this channel.

[@braxbro7602]

It’s funny you mentioned X2 and Xcelerator in the beginning because the first time I went to Knotts it was down, but it was back up the last time I went and X2 was open when I went in 2012, but it was closed when I went in 2021!

[@gunsmoke132]

Didn't think I'd be on something on this list let alone dozens of times, great adventure is my home park so there's that...

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

Ragin Cajun at Six Flags America was my most challenging coaster credit to get. I had to go through so much to finally get a ride, as it's always been broken when I go. It operated for the first 10 minutes on my last unplanned visit there, and I managed to get on it before it broke again. I have ridden many on this list, even ones where I only had one day there. Diamond Back at Frontier City has been open on every visit except one, but I know that's not normal.

[@milesrinesmith141]

Dragon Mountain in MarineLand was my first ever roller coaster back in 2001 when me and my dad rode it. Then we got my sister after 4 rides and did 4 rides with her.

[@ThaliaAL]

Live in Denver so I’ve ridden sidewinder so many times, best coaster there. Visited great adventure in September 2021 and got to walk onto king da like 3 times!!

[@markmata2671]

My family and I came from Canada, to visit Cedar Point in June 2018. We were lucky to get two rides on top thrill dragster. Went back in August 2018 for two days with a couple of my cousins and it was down both days. 😭😭

[@gabriellechouinard3738]

I like how you said that a Green Bay is so far north, when it is actually 2 hours South for me. That’s the place we go in spring to feel the warmth. Also, I was pretty lucky with Top Thrill Dragster. I went there 2.5 days in 2021, and it never closed, other than when there were rollbacks. But they opened quickly after.

[@foxloaf8843]

Proud to say I have credit for the Classic Coaster! We here in the PNW cling to our coasters like they're our kids, I will defend Wild Thing/Timberhawk/etc. 'till the day I die

[@Spiderific]

I'm glad I got to ride Sandy's Blasting Bronco..it was awesome. I went one day expecting to find everything closed as usual, and I got lucky and every coaster and flat ride was open.

[@seminoleboy96]

Wait i grew up by Haunted Hoochie in Columbus was right by where i played pee wee football. Had no idea they got a coaster recently. That’s awesome!

[@duditon1]

My home park is discovery kingdom so I’ve ridden flash/v2 dozens of times over the years, haven’t been recently so not sure if it’s been open or not, but I usually had good luck with it. Rode crazy coaster once during preview, never bothered with it again, it spared a lot of riders from an uncomfortable experience lol. And as far as dragster goes, I must’ve been insanely lucky to have gotten 5 rides during my few day visit, and X2 I rode once and was a little too intense for me but I’d be willing to give it another ride at some point. These are the only ones out of the list that I’ve ridden, and guess I’ve been luckier than most

[@DJKCP]

I managed to ride Top Thrill Dragster front row in June of 2021, only a few months before the accident and it's closure, one of my best credits so far!

[@Redfoot138]

This will be a fun video that I plan to return to frequently to see if I can get more of these in the future. I have the following: The two Arrow shuttle loops, Batwing, Kingda Ka, Flying Turns, Top Thrill Dragster, Teddy Bear, and Tornado Some of these I don't really care about but the ones I'd really like to get are Desperado (great aspirations to ride this since the 90s, Leap the Dips (historic reasons), Lightning Rod (personal reasons regarding my weight), and Classic Coaster.

[@danvilledan9443]

I've got my 1 ride on Flash at SFDK! We were the first ones to ride it early in the day, rode it once, and it broke down immediately after our ride. We were stuck on the ride sitting in the station for 20 minutes until they could let us off... That was in 2020, haven't seen it running since!

[@CaboSan1]

I'm very fortunate that I was able to Ride Top Thrill Dragster on my Cedar Point trip

[@Dancin_In_The_Moonlight]

In mentioning Flashback at SFMM, I remember having the hardest time with Z Force and Mindbender at SFOG when visiting my family a lot in the late 80's and early 90's. It seemed like both were always down (not that I missed much with Z Force/Flashback, apparently) 😉😂

[@jamiesherman2302]

I've ridden the alpine bobsled ride at the great escape many of times but it has not been running much these past few years. I also have been on batman and robin the chiller several times when I was younger. We must have gone during a good time since I rode both sides all day for two days in a row and I do remember both trains running at the same time

[@jeffgreen5429]

Went to Knoebels JUST to ride Flying Turns and it was open. It was the longest wait of the night (we got there late), but it was totally worth it. Then rode Phoenix twice, cause it's awesome.

[@MxNEWCASTLE]

Classic Coaster is a 7 minute drive/30 minute walk for me 😂 I also get to watch it run all day from my job in the fair grounds!

[@Jason_Maier]

Stricker's Grove for sure; as it's only open 8 days a year: July 4th, the Hamilton County 4H Community Fair in mid July, the second Sunday in August (Family Day), Labor Day and Customer Appreciation Day in October.