Roller Coaster Inventory UPDATED

Last year, after a record year for roller coaster riding, 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 rode that I have not (indicated by a double asterisk - **), and there are a bunch of others that I rode without Melody, mostly 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 our totals are:

Eric has ridden 137 coasters.  Melody has ridden 120 coasters!

(Just a note.... While doing the updates for this list, we discovered that Melody had ridden more coasters prior to our most recent road trip than we had initially counted.  She thought her 100th different coaster was The Voyage, at Holiday World, and we made a big deal about it at the time.  In reality, her 100th coaster was Batman The Ride, at Six Flags St. Louis, which she rode in July 2014!)

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 - gone

Drachen Fire* - gone

Das Katzchen* - gone

Die Wildkatze* - gone

Glissade* - gone

Wild Maus* - gone

Eric - 12 coasters, Melody - 7 (Numerous visits to the park)

Dutch Wonderland - PA:

Joust

Kingdom Coaster*

Eric - 2, Melody - 1 (about 10 or so visits)

Sesame Place - PA:

Vapor Trail

Both - 1 (about 10 or so visits)

Luna Park - NY:

Cyclone

Both - 1 (1 visit)

Knoebels - PA:

Phoenix

Twister

Both - 2 (1 visit)

Idlewild - PA:

Rollo Coaster

Both - 1 (1 visit)

Kennywood - PA:

Phantom's Revenge

Jack Rabbit

Racer

Thunderbolt

Sky Rocket

Laser Loop* - gone

Eric - 6, Melody - 5 (3 and 2 visits)

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* - gone

Mantis* - transformed into a new coaster

Eric - 14, Melody - 12 (2 and 1 visits)

Hershey Park - PA:

Comet

Fahrenheit

Great Bear

Lightning Racer

Sidewinder (Melody finally rode this coaster in May '15)

Skyrush

Sooperdooperlooper

Storm Runner

Trailblazer

Wild Mouse

Wildcat

Both - 11 (about a dozen visits)

Kings Dominion - VA:

Anaconda

Avalanche

Back Lot Stunt Coaster

Grizzly

Hurler

Intimidator 305

Rebel Yell

Ricochet

Shockwave

Volcano

Woodstock Express/Scooby Doo

Galaxi* - gone

HyperSonic XLC* - gone

King Kobra* - gone

Eric - 14, Melody - 11 (10 or so and 1 visits)

Six Flags America/Wild World - MD:

Apocalypse

Batwing

Joker's Jinx

Mind Eraser

Ragin' Cajun

Roar

Superman - Ride of Steel

Wild One

Both - 8 (about 10 or so and 2 visits)

Six Flags Great America - IL:

American Eagle

Dark Knight

Demon

Goliath

Vertical Velocity

Whizzer

Both - 6 (1 visit)

Six Flags St. Louis - MO:

American Thunder

Batman The Ride (Melody's 100th Coaster)

Boss

Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast

Ninja

Pandemonium

River King Mine Train

Screamin' Eagle

Both - 8 (1 visit)

New York New York Casino - Las Vegas, NV:

Big Apple Coaster

Both - 1 (7 and 1 visits)

NASCAR Cafe - Las Vegas, NV:

Speed:  The Ride* - gone

Eric - 1 (1 visit)

Adventuredome - Las Vegas, NV:

Canyon Blaster*

Eric - 1 (1 visit)

Six Flags Magic Mountain - CA:

Apocalypse The Ride

Gold Rusher

Goliath

Ninja

Road Runner Express**

Scream!

Colossus

Viper

X2

Eric - 8, Melody - 9 (1 visit)

Universal Studios Hollywood - CA:

Revenge of the Mummy

Both - 1 (1 visit)

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure - FL:

Incredible Hulk*

Pteranodon Flyers*

Dueling Dragons (Dragon Challenge)*

Eric - 3, Melody - 0 (too young) (2 and 1 visits)

Universal Studios Florida - FL:

Revenge of the Mummy*

Eric - 1, Melody - 0 (too young) (3 and 1 visits)

Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom - FL:

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Space Mountain*

Eric - 2, Melody - 1 (2 and 1 visits)

Legoland Florida:

Lego Technic Test Track

Coastersaurus

The Dragon

Both - 3 (1 visit)

Busch Gardens Tampa - FL:

Air Grover**

Cheetah Hunt

Gwazi

Montu

Sand Serpent

Scorpion

SheiKra

Python* - gone

Eric - 8, Melody - 8 (3 and 2 visits)

Sea World Orlando - FL:

Manta

Kraken

Both - 2 (1 and 2 visits)

Dollywood - TN:

Blazing Fury*

Mystery Mine

Tennessee Tornado

Thunderhead

Eric - 4, Melody - 3 (2 and 1 visits)

Holiday World - IN:

The Legend

The Raven

Thunderbird

The Voyage

Both - 4 (1 visit)

Kings Island - OH:

Adventure Express

Backlot Stunt Coaster

Banshee

The Bat

The Beast

Diamondback

Firehawk

Flight of Fear

Flying Ace Aerial Chase

Invertigo

Racer

Vortex

Both - 12 (1 visit)