Every Single California Coaster Ranked From WORST to BEST (2020)

[@ParksBros]

Thank you all for watching and a special thanks to the 389 of you that voted in the poll! Without you, this video wouldn't have been possible! Also, don't forget to go subscribe to my pal Mostly Coasters for all his help with pictures of certain coasters! kzbin.info/door/qB0MjQ-btDw4kE3uCsJevA

[@gamogi7142]

Love the video, gotta say thanks for saying how many people voted but woulda been nice to see how many people actually gave a number (didn't click "I haven't ridden) because I want to know how much my vote had to do with Sea Serpent being #1 had lol. Also woulda been fun for everything else to see the percentages (might be because I'm a stats nut)

[@ParksBros]

I can post a link to my stats sheet soon!

[@gamogi7142]

@@ParksBros Wow, that would be awesome

[@anthonymorlett146]

um the harry potter coaster is basically same as the disneyland coaster at toon town. should be broken up to 3 categories kid coaster, family, normal. all the wild mouses are family or kiddy

[@j.mtz.3492]

Seth Green

[@Lol-br4zm]

I’m glad that Manta is higher than all the Disney creds. Manta is severely underrated. Not that Disney coasters are bad, they are just kinda tame for my liking.

[@TheUnholyToast1]

I mean they're def not supposed to be intense but you gotta give it to them the theming is Immaculate.

[@jaob27294]

Manta is overrated, not underrated. It’s just a family coaster that has some weak airtime and positives. The launches are weak too.

[@EdsStuff76]

Being such a small park, Ca Great America really brings the heat. I love my home park.

[@n7a7lb]

CA Great America really spoiled me growing up. I used to think 45 minutes for Flight Deck was a long wait!

[@thecoastergnome8603]

Cedar Fair gang Knott’s is my home park and I love it as well

[@DariusMakesContent]

I’m late but I’m proud to say my home park which I live 25 mins from is Six Flags Magic Mountain it really is an awesome park.

[@scottedward3030]

5. Goldstriker 4. Xcelerator 3. Railblazer 2. Ghostrider 1. TC X2, Tatsu and Joker barely miss the cut

[@Bluberry]

i love you

[@chiltonschilling2732]

Wow. I was like there is no way Blackbeard's coaster would be on here. Sure enough, ranked the worst. Good job Fresno

[@mostly.coasters]

there's no way it's actually the worst. It's one of the only coasters in the state I've yet to get on but I love me some E&F miler.

[@notthemama9986]

Mostly Coasters I wouldn’t get your hopes up, it’s Fresno😂

[@notafeesh4138]

Harley Quinn Crazy Coaster is NOT a coaster! Correct me if I’m wrong.

[@ryan-1313]

@@mostly.coasters it’s literally 2 seconds lmaoo

[@StamfordBridge]

The biggest shock to me was the placement of X2. I thought it would be #1 or 2.

[@alantrotter2077]

X2 is slightly ahead of Twisted Colossus for me as the best coaster in the state but I understand the ranking because I know you have some people that just can't take that coaster. I think HangTime cracking the top 10 was my biggest surprise in the top 10.

[@coasterdaddy7123]

Very nicely executed high quality video, wow! Hopefully I can get to California in the next few years to check out some of these insane rides.

[@CoasterHour]

Amazing video! I could definitely tell that you put a lot of time and effort into making it as the transitions were great and you even separated the kiddie coasters! My top 5 in Cali 1. X2 2. Twisted Colossus 3. Ghostrider 4. Railblazer 5. Joker

[@olman1760]

@JACKSON TWEDE joker is the worst of its kind lmao, goldstriker, flight deck, and raillazer wipe joker.

[@positive_steves6992]

Thanks so much for fixing the system. Last year was just soooo biased agaisnt NorCal parks so it’s great to see Railblazer, Joker, Glostriker (although that was a bit of a low rank imo), etc. get the rankings they deserve

[@NorCalCoasterMedia]

Didn't expect railblazer at 2. I thought it would be #4,5 or 6

[@aftershock1186]

same

[@sohpeeah3131]

Flying dragon was my first roller coaster, glad to see i started with one of the best kiddie coasters in CA

[@nickangelpadilla]

Me too lol first coaster

[@ericsalm9324]

Even though it wasn't your personal lists this is one of the best coaster lists I have ever seen! Awesome job not rambling on and on! It makes the list soooo much better!

[@mostly.coasters]

1:03 it would be even cooler to live 4-7 minutes away! Great video.

[@ryanmchugh8489]

1. Twisted colossus 2.Ghostrider 3.xcelorator 4.X2 5.tatsu

[@thatevan2676]

I'm only 6 miles from Six Flags Magic Mountain!

[@trevorhead2203]

I cannot believe that Goliath is ranked higher than Viper

[@lisaknottsberryfan7982]

I haven’t ridden many coasters lately due to health but did ride Ghostrider Yesterday glad to see it #3. Great video.

[@thefirstdrop2680]

Great work! This was a massive upgrade from last year in both production and results. Most overrated= WCR (I think it’s first year hype and it will drop next year) Most underrated= Batman (that anti-clone prejudice dragging it down).

[@PonchoClos]

My biggest question is: If SeaWorld San Diego's Emperor was fully operational before the parks closed, I wonder where it would have ranked here?

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

I know it's a parking lot coaster, but wow, Scream is ranked WAY too low.

[@evanblacksher7597]

Ya it’s not a top tier ride at magic mountain but it’s still good

[@weirdbeetworld4914]

fr! it's still a great multi looper

[@TheLoopCoasters]

yeah i havent personally riden it but its a floorless come on twisted colossus is better

[@funnirokaesreal]

I haven't been on much, but Tatsu is my #1

[@ThemeParkERT]

Very slick Drew! Now, let's go ride them all!!

[@giothemaster8012]

1. Twisted Colossus 2. Ghost Rider 3. Xcelerator 4. X2 5. Tatsu Haven’t been up North so I haven’t done Rail Blazer, but I’m definitely gonna ride the RMC Raptor coming to SFMM in 2021 if nothing gets pushed back👍

[@troyvsc]

Same top 5 and hope the RMC Jersey Devil clone is still going to happen.

[@Zrj19]

TroyVSC it is, that will be top six flags priority so they can hit twenty coasters before energylandia does

[@AirtimeProductions]

Amazing video, I’d probably agree with most of these!

[@gabrieltrejo2533]

1. RailBlazer 2. Tatsu 3. Full Throttle 4. GoldStriker 5. Ghostrider Honorable Mentions worthy of top 5 X2, Medusa, & Twisted Colossus

[@AvarageMexicoBall]

I feel bad for Discovery Kingdom... not only is it the *only* six flags i have been to, its my favorite park. I wish people liked it more. But i just can't argue with opinions- Like so many are at the bottom and i agree- kong and harley quinn suck

[@nathanielw8234]

YESSSS TWISTED COLOSSUS GANG!!! My Top 5: 1) Twisted Colossus 2) X2 3) Ghostrider 4) Tatsu 5) Xcelerator

[@weirdbeetworld4914]

Twisted colossus my beloved

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

Castle Park in Riverside is a Merlin park as well, I worked there.

[@ParksBros]

It’s owned and operated by the Parques Reunidos group now 😁

[@shaodynasty1017]

1: Ghost Rider 2: Twisted Colosus 3: X2 4: Railblazer 5: Joker 6: Tatsu 7: Xcelerator

[@peters9889]

My list exactly

[@malachiteperry2538]

1. X2 2. Twisted Colossus 3. Tatsu 4. Hang Time 5. Full Throttle

[@mdcteos]

I have a very unpopular opinion that is makes me a bit crazy but I don’t mind head banging. Mainly because rim used to being hit in my head.

[@hrudheurhfh]

Honestly, great reviews. I would put ghostrider at 2 at LEAST, but besides that great opinion & vid!

[@alantrotter2077]

Very nice List overall. Been on 7 of the 26 kid coasters and 59 of the 63 big coasters and I'm missing the one that is SBNO, as well as Harley Quinn, Tidal Twister and the one in Sacramento, so I'm not missing much. Here is my Top 5: 1. X2 2. Twisted Colossus 3. RailBlazer 4. GhostRider 5. GoldStriker Just missing the cut: Joker, Tatsu, & XCelerator Nice job putting the list together!

[@gabrielnersessian3134]

Since this is my home state I love this. Subscribed

[@manuelmanzo260]

How is Viper higher than Scream

[@jeromeswensrud6740]

I’ve only experienced so cal coasters as an adult unfortunately. But hope to get the chance to head north with my coaster buddy son sometime soon. I love your videos and they keep me hopeful that soon we might be able to ride again. And these favorites of mine will be very limited to 2 parks due to the thrill factor as well as multiple elements of my personal choice .and experience. Honorable mention going out to a coaster that has been torn down due to the park being demolished a little over a year ago: Scandia Ontario ca.: “scandia screamer” rip or someone buy this thing to bring it back! Will be missed eternally. But for me top 5: #5 : ghost rider #4:xcelerator #3 tatsu #2 twisted colossus #1 X-2 And that’s just based off intensity and overall elements that these coasters give me...,,, they are all phenomenal rides to be honest so it really hard for me to rank them .... thank you again for doing what you do and fir continuing to show your appreciation for these bigger than life experiences we call ROLLER COASTERS ! Cheers!

[@andreamurray2813]

I knew what #1 was and it is so much fun!! Love it

[@hatteberger8766]

I could’ve missed it but where is thunder mountain?

[@scottedward3030]

Ughhh.... I didnt vote so I dont get to complain about Goldstriker not being high enough lol

[@ParksBros]

Well I gotta ask how high do you think Gold Striker should be?

[@scottedward3030]

Well I commented before the video was released so I'm okay with the placement lmao. Your voting system is no longer so cal heavy! But I wish giant dipper at scbb was about 5 spots higher. Great content as always thanks Drew

[@gamogi7142]

Giant Dipper (both of them) definitely got that view going for them, but SCBB has the better view. Plus the tunnel is a pretty sweet element (ignoring the deafening screams of people). Plus the maintenance is better but still got that traditional rough ride. Not to mention, if you're skinny like me, the old full car lapbar locks are awesome for air time and the laterals on that ride are so nuts it broke my friend's phone because I forgot to tell him to put it in the inside pocket. The historic value is the cherry on top. I agree it should be higher but I don't have the Universal creds so I can't comment on ROT Mummy, but I definitely agree that it's better than Riddler, Batman: The Ride Coaster that Rolls and the Skyrockets P.S. Did you know that the Roller Coaster dubbed "Batman: The Ride" made by Bolliger and Mabillard is, in fact, a moving, unpowered vehicle that can carry people up a lift hill and go through a layout? I only learned that today when my friends told me that it was, in fact, a ride, and not a flavor of pizza like I initially thought.

[@brycejn]

When Discovery Kingdom is your home park and it rounds up the bottom. Rippp

[@RyanDaRizzle]

Dragon is one of your favorite coasters at Legoland, CA? What exactly is its competition?

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

How is viper at magic mountain better than superman and scream?

[@Samuelfish2k]

Superman really sucks.

[@arunpickering6445]

Hey. Do you guys have switch online

[@FragranceEmpire]

Flight of hippogriff is in FL

[@ParksBros]

There’s one in California too.

[@RyanDaRizzle]

Interesting that Manta (at my home park) is #13. WWFC and and Emperor (which obviously debuted after this video) would push it down to #15 but CGA closing moves it back up to #13.

[@connorgilbert5918]

Never been to any NorCal parks, but here's my SoCal ranking: 5. Tatsu 4. X2 3. Xcelerator 2. Twisted Colossus 1. GhostRider

[@TheBlueBunnyKen]

I haven't been on twisted colossus yet or wcr, my favorite ride at sfmm is definitely Tatsu, followed by Full Throttle

[@jaob27294]

I would like to object the placement of Magic Flyer at sfmm. I have been lucky to ride this when I was a kid and I hated it. It was rough, jerky, and downright painful. I don’t know why this was placed so high lol.

[@thequackenscoasterchannel2927]

I haven't been in almost 4 years, but from the ones I've ridden: 1. Twisted Colossus 2. Ghost Rider 3. Gold Striker 4. Tatsu 5. X2 I'd assume RailBlazer would find a spot on here if I get back to California to ride it, but we'll see when that happens

[@MrAmtrak457]

Pacific Park’s Pacific Coaster has a brand new train set!!

[@aloha3829]

5. Xcelerator 4. HangTime 3. GhostRider 2. Tatsu 1. Twisted Colossus

[@matthiginbotham6421]

Haven’t been to a ton of parks in California (Disneyland, SeaWorld, a few hours at Six Flags MM, Knott’s, and Universal) but here goes: 1. Space Mountain 2. Incredicoaster 3. GhostRider 4. Xcelerator 5. Revenge of the Mummy

[@the-trustees]

Magic Mountain was awesome 30 years ago. It must be amazing now. Don't think I'll ever be able to ride anymore, but sure wish I could. Getting old SUCKS!

[@mastergolucky]

Viper was my 30th credit and it’s #30 on the list

[@mdcteos]

I’m already guessing top 3

[@jonathancheng3976]

twisted colossus, x2, and railblazer?

[@lukeprather3384]

Do Florida next

[@CanobieCoaster]

1) Twisted Colossus 2) RailBlazer 3) X2 4) Joker 5) GhostRider

[@ryebreadsrides4992]

1. X2 2. Twisted Colossus 3. Tatsu 4. Railblazer 5. Gold striker

[@micycles1200]

I like how your profile pic is California Screamin, yet it didn't make it in your top five. I understand if it's because you don't like Incredicoaster though. To me, Incredicoaster was a downgrade from Screamin.

[@CrispyChickenBS]

Ghostrider is better than gold striker

[@Spiderific]

I liked this a lot. Would love if you did the same thing for other states and/or countries.

[@fordfilo1068]

visit both scandia in sacramento and the one in victorville

[@bigc1280]

Technically, isn't Accelerator at Knotts a Hyper coaster at 205 ft tall?

[@thenonchalantgamer5285]

i am so excited that ghost rider is in the top 3. great video

[@daganbarnes1561]

I like this list

[@caleblanting1226]

All I can remember is last year Drew listing 8 digits for the rankings of the coasters 😂

[@tracerhayden573]

My top 5 are as follows: 1. Twisted Colossus 2. Railblazer 3. X2 4. Ghostrider 5. Tatsu I have yet to visit SFDK but I'd assume Joker would take Tatsu's spot.

[@nathansroll]

My first roller coaster was the dragon at legoland California, and my latest coaster is... the dragon from legoland (Went right before the quarantine) I live between Anaheim and Oceanside so I have access to pretty much every SoCal park Anyways, my list (Only the ones I’ve ridden) 1: TC 2: Ghost Rider 3:Xcelerator 4: Tastu 5: Silver Bullet 6: WCR 7: Hangtime 8: Manta 9: California Screamin’ or Incredicoaster 10: 2-Step Little Tikes Family Fun Anyways 8:45 got me triggered. That thing should be in the scraps, it nearly would’ve caused six flags an ACIDENT. And I would have been the patient

[@rosariobono438]

The only reason space mountain outranked incredicoaster is the theming, and soundtrack.

[@stevenmartin176]

I mean yeah, I'm a sucker for its soundtrack. and tbh the loop on Incredicoaster isn't even as amazing as some other inversions in California

[@rosariobono438]

Zombie Hunter space mountain has an original soundtrack, incredicoaster is just recycled music from the incredibles movies, which is a downgrade from California screaming. The only other difference besides the tunnels is the pathetic incredibles statues plastered all over the ride.

[@vincemello6343]

If screamin demon at castle park isn’t up by July it’ll mark 5 years it’s been down :(

[@ashbutminier]

Castle park? I havent heard that name in years.

[@coasterwolf7507]

1. Twisted Colossus 2. Railblazer 3. X2 4. Ghostrider 5. Gold Striker 6. Xcelerator 7. Apocalypse 8. Joker 9. Silver Bullet 10. Flight Deck

[@andrewgonzalez570]

You forgot Kong from discovery kingdom. Just a FYI. Great list though!!

[@ParksBros]

It’s there, I promise 😁

[@andrewgonzalez570]

@@ParksBros I may have missed it.. let me look.^_^

[@AvarageMexicoBall]

Actually he sais the polls think its the 2nd worst.

[@MidnightsDeluxe]

Only been on 2 of these

[@ParanormalFire]

1. Tatsu 2. Twisted Colossus 3. Xcelerator 4. Hangtime 5. Manta

[@jakester376]

first coaster from universal hollywood is the mummy actually

[@Edotter]

Showing how new it is, I notice that Wonder Woman is not even on this list...

[@CylitheraGreywolf]

So many roller coasters I need to check out next time I am in California! My top 5 for right now: 1 - Ghost Rider 2 - Railblazer 3 - Joker 4 - Medusa 5 - Xcelerator Honorable Mention: original Colossus

[@mthsongs3596]

Omg u should do this for florida

[@Friedbeanbag]

Lol knott’s berry farm definitely has some of the best thrill coasters.

[@clukadoo3585]

5. Hangtime 4. Xcellerator 3. West Coast Racers 2. Ghostrider 1. TC Haven’t riden any NorCal rides

[@chris_allupinya5613]

1. X2 2. Rail Blazer 3. Twisted Colossus 4. Ghost Rider 5. Tatsu Top 5 for me in California

[@michaelgreenslade7260]

Obviously a Southern California coaster fan boy. Santa Cruz Giant Dipper definitely deserves a much higher spot.

[@ParksBros]

This list was put together by 389 people.

[@franklee538]

No....Santa Cruz is terrible in general

[@389Tman389]

Interesting that Roadrunner was 11, Gadgets was 4 and Merlin was tied for 2nd as they are all clones. Same for the big spread between CoastRider (61) and Technic Coaster (45). Yet somehow Superman/Electric Eel. were next to each other.

[@ParksBros]

It’s definitely super interesting to see the difference in score considering they’re all clones.

[@thequackenscoasterchannel2927]

Parks Bros for coast rider two words: shin guards

[@michaelochsawesome]

Top 5 for me: 5. Tatsu 4. X2 3. Xcelerator 2. Twisted Colossus 1. GhostRider

[@Theanythingbrosh]

Why is road runner express at six flags magic mountain a kiddie coaster and twos n shout at joins incredible pizza component is not

[@psychichorse]

I've ridden 50/63 major coasters (+6 of the kiddie credits), so here's my top 5: 1. Ghostrider 2. Twisted Colossus 3. X2 4. Joker 5. Railblazer Haven't got a chance to get on West Coast Racers yet. Also, I thought Gold Striker was totally overrated, I honestly prefer Apocalypse.

[@Lloyd00]

No complaints. Top 5 would be in a different order for me but those 5 are definitely the best.

[@travismiller1209]

I was never able to ride Twisted due to my size which sucks and the staff was horrible to me but I can see how it can be fun, gotta say tatsu or x2 is prob the best in california though in my opinion.

[@TheBlueBunnyKen]

4D Coaster 1 looks too intense for me 😁

[@DukeOfLA]

I have been on 32 out of 63 of the coasters

[@7b7BenGazing]

I’m actually kind of surprised that my giant dipper was ranked higher at 24.

[@calvinstewart7745]

Yeah I’m sorry, Big Thunder Mountain isn’t better than Superman. I bet the Disney fans came into play a bit there. 😐😂

[@ThemeParkWizard]

great video! awesome that TC was numero uno

[@jakem7200]

Thank you for this vid, so good! Was hard to take the L since Marine World/Discovery Kingdom was my local park growing up. Kong really is the worst coaster in the state. V__V

[@fordfilo1068]

where is scandia screamer

[@laylaw3447]

fordfilo it is defunct

[@DISCORDEDBIRD]

@@laylaw3447 :(

[@mikeywobblez]

1.X2 2.Full Throttle 3.Railblazer 4.Joker 5.GoldStriker I don't get why Twisted Colossus is always ranked so highly? Its a pretty awesome coaster but unless you get 2 duels its just kinda mewwww for me. To each their own though, that's the beauty of being a coaster enthusiast

[@nathanhavens1020]

twisted colossus is the most overrated thing ever

[@myopnonmusic5525]

there are 89 coasters in california but there is only 62 in canada, lol that is just sad

[@ParksBros]

That’s pretty crazy to think about! Then again, California and Canada have around the same population, so it’s not insanely surprising!

[@myopnonmusic5525]

@@ParksBros that is true, and its more of a destination spot, but im still a little salty and wanting more coasters down here lol

[@shaodynasty1017]

New Revolution is the first "modern" coaster that went upside down. Nice list though !

[@Devout214]

How is Riddler Higher than Viper? Way more painful in my opinion.

[@HaHaHayden7]

You forgot about Medusa at discovery kingdom

[@ParksBros]

Nope. 12:34

[@cancelled148]

Your voice is aesthetic.

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

1. Twisted Colossus 2. X2 3. Railblazer 4. GhostRider 5. Gold Striker 6. Joker 7. Apocalypse 8. Hangtime 9. Xcelerator 10. Viper Honerable Mentions: Tatsu Silver Bullet Superman Ultimate Flight West Coast Racers Medusa