It's National Roller Coaster Day. So far, we have not seen any announcements of new coasters, as often happened on past National Roller Coaster Days. But I couldn't let the day pass without putting something roller coaster related on our front page.
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But for now, to celebrate the day, enjoy these POV videos from our readers' top 10 roller coasters:
Hagrid's Magical Creature Motorbike Adventure, Universal's Islands of Adventure
Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point
El Toro, Six Flags Great Adventure
Lightning Rod, Dollywood
Expedition Everest, Disney's Animal Kingdom
Incredible Hulk Coaster, Universal's Islands of Adventure
Fury 325, Carowinds
Maverick, Cedar Point
Twisted Colossus, Six Flags Magic Mountain
Intimidator 305, Kings Dominion
And here is our POV from a top candidate to join this list next year, the new Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure.
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I am hoping that TRON and Guardians will give Disney World fans better alternatives to rally around when they open.
As someone who has only ever experienced Everest without the fully moving Yeti I have to say that I can’t imagine it making that much of a difference to my enjoyment of the ride. It’s a stunningly themed coaster, beautifully integrated into its landscape and with a strong narrative, and it delivers a great ride. It’s not the most thrilling ride in the universe but it’s one of the most enjoyable. And that makes it a great coaster.
Busch Gardens Tampa had a rather anemic National Roller Coaster Day yesterday. Multiple simultaneous coaster closures for technical reasons (not weather related.)
They wanted to do a moment of silence for their fallen comrade... Iron Gwazi
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Disappointed to see Everest still ranking in the top 5 when its signature icon hasn't worked as designed for over a decade. Sure, it's easily one of the best Disney coasters in the US, but that's an extremely low bar to clear when matching it against far superior experiences outside of Disney parks.