So far I have ridden a total of 1030 rollercoasters throughout the world, most of which can be seen below. In more recent times I have strived to photograph everything though regrettably there are a few gaps at present.
Counting this number (of what we call ‘credits/creds’) I find adds a layer of entertainment to the hobby which can often border on the absurd. I become obliged to ride every coaster that every park has to offer, no matter how trivial (or painful) and sometimes at the expense of time spent on something better. I can often end up in situations where you’d expect to get get strange looks from people, entering parks that would never normally be on the radar and often not even intended for adults, just to ride their Wacky Worm and have that ‘+1’ for the count. Entire days and ridiculous journeys can end up revolving around just such rides but, particularly with good company, it’s great fun.
What constitutes as a coaster can often be a contentious subject in itself, the deeper you dive into it. The range of hardware out there is vast and varied. Some of the more commonly considered criteria are:
– It runs on rails (at some point)
– It is powered by gravity (at some point)
– It ‘coasts’ uphill (at some point)
Many rides obviously meet all of these, but there are also some that only loosely fit one or two, as well as other attractions that are definitely not intended to be coasters, which also fit. There’s always an exception to the rule. My personal angle as of late has become a bit less technical and is more along the lines of:
– If I presented a gallery of pictures (with a little more consistency than the below) to someone with no inside knowledge of the hobby, they wouldn’t have a browse and then say “Achterbahn 1 clearly isn’t a rollercoaster, it’s a piece of playground equipment, what a farce.”
So have a browse.
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Abismo Achterbahn (Bayern Park) Achterbahn (Skyline Park) Acrobat Adventure Drive Aérotrain Afterburn Air Aktium Alpenexpress Enzian Alpengeist Alpina Blitz Alpine Coaster (Smoky Mountain Alpine Coaster) Alpine Coaster (Winter Wonderland) Altair Anaconda (Kings Dominion) Anaconda (Walygator Parc) Anubis: The Ride Apollo’s Chariot Apple Zapple Aqua Wind Arashi Arctic Blast Arkham Asylum – Shock Therapy Arthur Astro Storm Atlantica Supersplash Atlantis Adventure Atomic Coaster Avalanche (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Avalanche (Kings Dominion) Azteka
B
Baby Coaster Back Lot Stunt Coaster Backyardigans: Mission to Mars Balder Bandit (Yomiuriland) Bandit (Movie Park Germany) Bandit Bomber Barnstormer Baron 1898 Batman Batman – The Dark Knight Batman la Fuga Batman The Ride (Six Flags Great Adventure) Batman the Ride (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Batman The Ride (Six Flags Over Georgia) Battle of Blue Fire Battle of Jungle King (Dragon) Battle of Jungle King (Tiger) Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Battlestar Galactica: Human Batwing Bayerwald Coaster Bear Coaster Beastie Beehive Coaster Ben 10 Big Apple (Botton’s Pleasure Beach) Big Apple (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach) Big Apple (West Sands Fun Fair) Big Dipper Big Grizzly Mountain Big Loop Big One Big Thunder Mountain (Disneyland California) Big Thunder Mountain (Disneyland Paris) Big Thunder Mountain (Tokyo Disneyland) Big Top Bisværmen Bizarro Blackhole Coaster Black Hole 2000 Black Mamba Blazing Fury Blue Fire Blue Flyer Blue Hawk Blue Tornado Bob Bobbahn Bob Express Boogie Woogie Space Coaster Boomerang (Bellewaerde) Boomerang (E-World) Boomerang (Pleasure Island) Boomerang (Toverland) Boomerang (Wiener Prater) Boomerang Coast to Coaster Booster Bike Brontojet Bruco Mela Buffalo Mountain Coaster Bug Run Kiddie Rollercoaster Bullet Coaster Bullet Train Bunbun Coaster Buzzsaw
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Cagliostro Camel Back Camelback Jet Coaster Camel Coaster Canopy Flyer Capitol Bullet Train Captain Jack’s Runaway Train Carolina Cyclone Carolina Goldrusher Casey Jr., Le Petit Train du Cirque Caterpillar (Flamingo Park) Caterpillar (Southport Pleasureland) Caterpillar Coaster Caterpiller Catwoman’s Whip Celestial Gauntlet Chenille Child Coaster Children Coaster Christmas Coaster Circus Clown Cliffhanger Clipper Clone Zone Clouds in Fairyland Coastal Ant Coaster Through the Clouds Coast Rider Cobra (Paultons Park) Cobra (PowerLand) Cobra (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) Cobra des Amun Ra Coccinelle Cocoa Cruiser Colorado Adventure Colossos Colossus Columbia Double Loop Coaster Comet (Hersheypark) Comet (Walygator Parc) Comet Express Copperhead Strike Corkscrew Correcaminos Bip, Bip Cosmic Caterpillar Cosmic Typhoon Crazy Bird Crazy Caterpillar Crazy Coaster Crazy Elves Crazy Jars Crazy Mine Crazy Mining Cart Crazy Mouse (Children’s Grand Park) Crazy Mouse (Hirakata Park) Crazy Mouse (Seoul Land) Crazy Waves Crazy Worm Creepy Crawler Crocodile Coaster Crush’s Coaster Crystal Wing Cú Chulainn Cycle Coaster
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Daemonen Dahlonega Mine Train Dare Devil Dive Dark Knight Dauling Dragon (Blue) Dawson Duel (Blue) Dawson Duel (Green) DC Rivals Hypercoaster Desert Race Diablo Diabolik Diavlo Dinoconda Dinosaur Mountain Dive Coaster Divertical Diving Coaster Dizz Dizzy Mouse Do-Dodonpa Dominator Drachenjagd Drachenritt Drage Kongen Dragen Drago Dragon 2 Loop Coaster Dragon (Legoland Dubai) Dragon (Legoland Malaysia) Dragon (Ocean Park) Dragon Coaster Dragon Gliders Dragon in Clouds Dragon Khan Dragon Roaring Heaven Dragon’s Apprentice (Legoland Dubai) Dragon’s Apprentice (Legoland Malaysia) Dragon’s Fury Draken Drako Dubai Drone Dueling Dragons (Green) Dune Dvergbanen Dwervelwind Dynamite Express
E
Eejanaika El Condor Eldorado Electric Eel Elf El Toro (Freizeitpark Plohn) El Toro (Six Flags Great Adventure) Enchanted Airways Enigma Eqwalizer Escape From Madagascar Esplorabruco Euro Express Euro Mir Eurosat Expedition GeForce Extreme Rusher
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Falken Familieachtbaan Family Banana Coaster Family Coaster (Children’s Grand Park) Family Coaster (Happy Valley Chongqing) Family Coaster (Dymchurch Amusement Park) Family Coaster (Sea Train Land) Family Coaster (Walygator Parc) Family Coaster (Winter Wonderland) Family Inverted Coaster Famous Jack Fenix Feuerdrache Fiorano GT Challenge (Left) Fiorano GT Challenge (Right) FireChaser Express Fjord Flying Dragon Flare Meteor (Fantawild Adventure Shenyang) Flare Meteor (Fantawild Adventure Zhuzhou) Flash Flight Deck Flight of Fear Flight of the Hippogriff Flight of the Pterosaur Flounder’s Flying Fish Coaster Fluch von Novgorod Flug der Dämonen Flying Aces Flying Cobras Flying Dinosaur Flying Fish Flying Frog Flying Wing Coaster Force One Forest Flying Mouse Forest Train Formula Rossa Formule 1 Formule X Four Ring Roller Coaster Freestyle Freischütz French Revolution Froschbahn Fruit Worm Coaster Fuga da Atlantide Fujiyama Full Throttle Funny Mouse Furio Furius Baco Fury Fury 325
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Gadget’s Go Coaster (Disneyland California) Gadget’s Go Coaster (Tokyo Disneyland) Galaxy Express (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou) Galaxy Express (Oriental Heritage Xiamen) Gao Garden Fantasy Gaz Express Gekion Live Coaster Gforce GhostRider Giant Dipper (Belmont Park) Giant Dipper (Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk) Giant Inverted Boomerang Gipfelstürmer Gliding Dragon (People’s Park Shanghai) Gliding Dragon (Shen Jun Ecological Culture Town) Go! Go! Banana Coaster Gold Digger Gold Mine Train Gold Rush Gold Rusher Gold Striker Golden Dragon Roller Coaster Golden Whirlwind Golden Wings in Snowfield Goliath (Six Flags Magic Mountain) Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia) Goliath (Walibi Holland) Gonzales Gotham City Gauntlet – Escape from Arkham Asylum Goudurix Grampus Jet Gran Montserrat Grand National Great American Scream Machine Great Bear Great Chase (Six Flags America) Great Chase (Six Flags New England) Great Desert Rally Green Hornet: High Speed Chase Green Lantern Green Lantern Coaster Green Scream Greenland Underground Exploration Griffon Grizzly Grottenblitz Grover’s Alpine Express Gruvbanan G’sengte Sau
H
Hair Raiser Hakugei Half Pipe (Särkänniemi Amusement Park) Half Pipe (Chimelong Paradise) HangTime Harley Quinn Crazy Train Harpy Heidi The Ride Helix Herky & Timmy’s Racing Coaster Hero Hidden Anaconda Highway Coaster Hip Hop Coaster Hochschaubahn Holly’s Wilde Autofahrt Hollywood Dream: The Ride Hornet Hot Wheels SideWinder Huracan (Belantis) Huracan (Bellewaerde) Hurler Hurricane Hurricane – Screw & Loop Coaster Hydro Racer Hype
I
Icon Imomushi-Kun Incredicoaster Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril Indy-Blitz Inferno Infusion Insane Intimidator Intimidator 305 Invadr iSpeed
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Jaguar! Jamming jet Coaster (Higashiyama Zoo & Botanical Gardens) jet Rescue Jetline Joker (Six Flags Discovery Kingdom) Joker (Six Flags Great Adventure) Joker (Six Flags New England) Joker Funhouse Coaster Joker’s Jinx Joris en der Draak: Fire Joris en der Draak: Water Joyride Jungle Coaster (Enakyo Wonderland) Jungle Coaster (Legoland Windsor) Jungle Dragon Jungle Explorer Jungle Flying Mouse Jungle Flying Squirrel (South China Botanical Garden) Jungle Flying Squirrel (Queshan Amusement Park) Jungle Flying Squirrel (Ruofei Park) Jungle Mouse Jungle Pulley Jungle Racing Jungle Rat Jungle Squirrel Jungle Squirrels Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Asian Legend) Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhengzhou) Jungle Trailblazer (Fantawild Dreamland Zhuzhou) Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Jinan) Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Wuhu) Jungle Trailblazer (Oriental Heritage Xiamen) Junior Rollercoaster Junker Jurassic River Jurassic Twister Juvelen
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Kanonen Karacho Katun Karst Cave Coaster Kawasemi Kiddi Koasta Kiddy Montserrat Kids Coaster (Kariya-shi Kotsu Jido Yuen) Kids Coaster (New Reoma World) Kid’s Coaster Kujira Ku-Chan Kid’z Coaster Kingda Ka Kirnu Kleine Zar Kopermijn Krake Kukulcan Kumali Kung Fu Panda Master Kvasten
L
Ladybird (Greenland) Ladybird (Lightwater Valley) Ladybird Coaster Ladybird Loop Laff Trakk Land of Lost Souls Launch Coaster Leocoaster Leprotto Express Light Speed Lightning Racer (Lightning) Lightning Racer (Thunder) Lightning Rod Limit Linnunrata eXtra Lisebergbanan Little Worm Train Loch Ness Monster Longfeng Roller Coaster Loopen Looping Star Loup-Garou Lost Gravity Lynet
M
Madagascar Mad Pursuit Mad Mouse (Clarence Pier) Mad Mouse (Fuji-Q Highland) Mad Mouse (Tokushima Familyland) Magic Carpet Magic Castle Magic Mouse Magic Ring Vertical Coaster Mammut (Gardaland) Mammut (Tripsdrill) Manta Maskerade Master Thai Matterhorn Blitz Matterhorn Bobsleds (Left) Matterhorn Bobsleds (Right) Maximus Medusa Mega Coaster Megablitz Megafobia Mega-Lite Miao Coaster Mick Doohan’s Motocoaster Mighty Mini Mega Milky Way (Blue) Milky Way (Pink) Millennium Mind Bender Mind Eraser Mine Coaster (Beijing Shijingshan Amusement Park) Mine Coaster (Quancheng Euro Park) Mine Train Coaster (Happy Valley Chongqing) Mine Train Coaster (Happy Valley Shanghai) Mine Train (Colourful Yunnan Paradise) Mine Train (Leolandia) Mine Train Ulven Mini Coaster (Hamanako Pal Pal) Mini Coaster (Happy Valley Tianjin) Miniera d’Oro Del West Momonga Standing and Loop Coaster Monkey Coaster Monster Monte Carlo Racetrack Montezooma’s Revenge Moto Coaster MotoGee Motor Rider Motorbike Launch Coaster Mount Tanggula (Fantawild Adventure Zhengzhou) Mount Tanggula (Fantawild Dreamland Xiamen) MP-Xpress Mumbo Jumbo München Looping Muntanya Russa Music Go-star Mystery Mine Mystic
N
Nemesis Nemesis Inferno Neo’s Twister Nessi (Family Fun Fair) Nessie Superrollercoaster New Revolution New Wild Mouse Coaster Nickolodeon Streak Night Rescue (Oriental Heritage Jinan) Night Rescue (Oriental Heritage Ningbo) Nighthawk Ninja Nio Nitro (Dennlys Parc) Nitro (Six Flags Great Adventure)
O
Oachkatzl Oblivion – The Black Hole Oblivion Octonauts Rollercoaster Adventure OCT Thrust SSC1000 Odinexpressen Odyssey Olandese Volante Oki Doki Orkanen Ortobruco Tour OzIris
P
Pandemonium Parrot Coaster Patriot Pégase Express Pegasus (Europa Park) Pegasus (Kashiikaen Yuenchi) Peter Rabbit Coaster Phaethon Phoenix Adventure Pikajuna Pinball X Piraten Pirates’ Blast Plohseidon Polar Explorer Polar X-plorer Pomme Pony Express Poseidon Predator Project 1 Project X Pulsar Puppy Coaster (Oriental Heritage Changsha) Puppy Coaster (Fantawild Asian Legend) Puss In Boots’ Giant Journey (Universal Studios Singapore) Pyrenees Python Python in Bamboo Forest
Q
Queen Bee Quicksilver Express
R
Rabalder Race Racer 75 (North Racer 75 (South) Racing Rage Ragin’ Cajun Raging Spirits Raik RailBlazer Rampage Raptor Attack Raptor Rasender Tausendfüßler Rasender Roland Rattlesnake (Chessington World of Adventures) Rattlesnake (Pleasurewood Hills) Raupe RC Racer (Hong Kong Disneyland) RC Racer (Disneyland Paris Studios) Red Falcon Red Force Red Mountain Regina Revenge of the Mummy Revolution (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Revolution (Bobbejaanland) Rewind Racers Rexplorer Ricochet Riddler Revenge Riddler’s Revenge Rita Road Runner Express Roadrunner Express Road Runner Rollercoaster Roar Robin Hood Rock ‘N Roll Duncan Rocket Cycles Rocky Coaster Rocky Top Mountain Coaster Roller Coaster (Century Park Shanghai) Roller Coaster (Clifton Park Amusements) Roller Coaster (Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach) Roller Coaster (Misaki Park) Roller Coaster (Nanhu Park) Roller Coaster (Queshan Amusement Park) Roller Coaster (Sparky’s Family Entertainment Centre) Roller Coaster (Sun Park) Rolling X-Train Runaway Mine Train (Alton Towers) Runaway Mine Train (Six Flags Great Adventure) Runaway Mine Train (Pettitts Animal Adventure Park) Runaway Train (Chessington World of Adventures) Rutschebanen (Tivoli Gardens) Rutschebanen (Bakken)
S
Salama Santa Monica West Coaster Santa’s Express Saw: The Ride Scenic Railway Die Schlange von Midgard Schlitt’Express Schweizer Bobbahn Schwur des Kärnan