Another vote for the Hulk at Islands of Adventure...we rode it three times in a row and loved every second!

Cedar point the really high one where youcan see Canada, wow it is a rush!

my life - not even kidding LOL!

These are my favorite all-around thrill rides:

Six Flags Over Texas -- Runaway Mine Train, Judge Roy Scream

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure -- Jurassic Park River Adventure, Spiderman

Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver -- Cyclone

One of my favorites is the Yankee Clipper at Canobie Lake Park in Salem NH. It won't top anybody's list of the top 10 or even top 100 but I love it. Its old, wooden, rattles you to the bones and has one heck of a first drop. I love it because it doesn't scare the begeebers out of me - its just a lot of fun.

I love the Magnum at Cedar Point and the Thunderbolt at Kennywood.

Some of the most fun - Space Mountain and Rock'n'Roller Coaster at Disney, Kracken at Sea World, Loch Nest Monster and Big Bad Wolf at Busch Gardens - Williamsburg, and California Screamin' at Disneyland. I just rode the Cyclone at Coney Island last week, and that was the most jarring experience I have ever had on a coaster. I was holding on with one hand and was alone in the car, so that probably made it even worse. My neck didn't feel right for 3 hours.

My family just returned from a SoCal road trip with stops at Six Flags Magic Mtn, Universal, and Disney. The consensus pick for best coaster was easily the new Tatsu at Magic Mtn. Waayyyy cool! X and Goliath, in the same park, are also great. But I might like Batman best, even though it's been around for years.

California Screamin was pretty neat too, especially the start. And Space Mountain is much improved over when we last rode it six years ago.

California Screamin' at Disney's California Adventure is my very favorite...it has thrills, but is absolutely SMOOOOTH....no jerks or bumps. It's the bumps I can't take anymore.

Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland Paris is also cool...quite similar to the other BTMRRs, but you go under water and most of the ride is on an island.

Agree with the coaster's at Cedar Point. Millennium Force reaches heights of 310 ft and speeds of 93. The Maverick, new this year, is supposed to be great but I've never been on it.

i second what alise007 has said,.Ohio is quite spoiled with having some of the best coasters in the nation.

Another vote for Knoebel's in central Pennsylvania. A wonderful, clean, safe, old-timey amusement park with some educational elements (old steam engines, exhibits on coal mining) thrown in. Their wood coaster is excellent.

Love the old wooden roller coaster on the beach in Mission Beach at Belmont Park..has a kick to it and you get some great views of SD and the ocean/Bay.

belmontpark.com

Another vote for Magnum and the Raptor at Cedar Point!

THE COMET!...back in the day when it was located on the shore of Lake Erie, in the now defunt Crystal Beach Park, Canada. As a kid from Buffalo, I lived for the moment we crossed over the Peace Bridge, Loblaws tickets in hand waiting for the THRILL of the summer. I will never forget the first time I rode this big wooden monster & have loved coasters since. The thrill was, as it zoomed down the first drop, it looked & felt,like you were going into the lake...http://www.rcdb.com/ig261.htm?picture=6 .Years later the park, closed, and the coaster went elsewhere..Now it can be found at its new home in Lake George NY. Have not been there, not sure the thrill will be the same without the lake & my dad!

I loved The Comet! I loved Crystal Beach. The Big Dipper in Santa Cruz is similar - also over the water.

The Magnum at Cedar Point!

Haven't yet this summer but anyone ride Cedar Point's newest (#17) coaster, The Maverick?

http://www.rcdb.com/id3570.htm

Whoops, here's the link:

http://www.rcdb.com/ig3570.htm

Ah, what a great thread. Makes me want to plan a coaster road trip. Some of these older parks sound fabulous!

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