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