2022 Results

Throughout November 2022, 2,596 people ranked a total of 129,562 roller coasters in their lists. This produced over 18 million combinations of roller coasters to analyse, leading to the results below…

 
 

No. 1

Iron Gwazi

Busch Gardens Tampa, USA
Hyper Hybrid Coaster
Opened in 2022

No. 2

Steel Vengeance

Cedar Point, USA
Hyper Hybrid Coaster
Opened in 2018

No. 3

VelociCoaster

Islands of Adventure, USA
Steel Multi-launch Coaster
Opened in 2021

 

World’s Top 50 Roller Coasters

No. Roller Coaster Theme Park Country
1 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa United States
2 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point United States
3 VelociCoaster Islands of Adventure United States
4 Zadra Energylandia Poland
5 Fury 325 Carowinds United States
6 Ride to Happiness Plopsaland De Panne Belgium
7 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure United States
8 Lightning Rod Dollywood United States
9 Voyage Holiday World United States
10 Wildfire Kolmården Sweden
11 Untamed Walibi Holland Netherlands
12 Taiga Linnanmäki Finland
13 Maverick Cedar Point United States
14 Taron Phantasialand Germany
15 Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion United States
16 Hakugei Nagashima Spa Land Japan
17 Skyrush Hersheypark United States
18 Kondaa Walibi Belgium Belgium
19 Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Germany
20 Twisted Timbers Kings Dominion United States
21 F.L.Y. Phantasialand Germany
22 Shambhala PortAventura Park Spain
23 Helix Liseberg Sweden
24 Twisted Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain United States
25 Hyperion Energylandia Poland
26 Schwur des Kärnan Hansa Park Germany
27 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City United States
28 X2 Six Flags Magic Mountain United States
29 Millennium Force Cedar Point United States
30 Phantom's Revenge Kennywood United States
31 Pantheon Busch Gardens Williamsburg United States
32 T Express Everland South Korea
33 Wicked Cyclone Six Flags New England United States
34 Superman the Ride Six Flags New England United States
35 Iron Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas United States
36 DC Rivals HyperCoaster Warner Bros. Movie World Australia
37 Storm Chaser Kentucky Kingdom United States
38 Lech Coaster Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko Poland
39 Mako SeaWorld Orlando United States
40 GhostRider Knott's Berry Farm United States
41 Mystic Timbers Kings Island United States
42 Time Traveler Silver Dollar City United States
43 Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort United States
44 Piraten Djurs Sommerland Denmark
45 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland Canada
46 Orion Kings Island United States
47 Colossos - Kampf der Giganten Heide Park Resort Germany
48 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa United States
49 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce United States
50 Flying Dinosaur Universal Studios Japan Japan
 

2022 Insights

2,596 people
took part

48 countries
included

1,304 coasters
ranked

People from 48 different countries took part in Vote Coasters 2022, some of which ranked a few roller coasters, and others hundreds! Approximately half of the 2,596 people taking part previously entered their rankings in last year’s poll.

 
 

48 countries took part

Most of the people taking part in the poll lived in North America and Europe. Despite this, many other countries were represented too. 26 people from Brazil made their voice heard, as did 21 people from China!

The representation of Europe increased compared to 2021, driven by more people taking part from France, the Netherlands and Germany. The percentage of people from Asia also rose to 2.2%, up from 1.5% in 2021.

 

USA dominated the top 50

29 of the top 50 ranked roller coasters are located in the USA. Five can be found in Germany, three in Poland, and the rest are spread across a further 10 countries.

There’s no doubt that the USA is home to many of the world’s largest roller coasters, which is not surprising considering it features three times as many coasters as Germany, and 15 times more than Poland.

 

Newer rides are better

70% of the roller coasters ranked within the top 50 opened within the 2010s and 2020s. An impressive 3 new roller coasters that debuted in 2022 made the top 50!

The number of roller coasters built prior to 2010 in the top 50 has decreased since last year, from 17 to 15. In 2022, only one operating ride from the 1980s made the top 50.

 


Best New Addition

Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa becomes the best new roller coaster of 2022, proudly taking the number 1 spot Steel Vengeance!

Pantheon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg in the USA, another new for 2022 ride, ranked 31st; whilst Fønix at Fårup Sommerland in Denmark debuted 60th in its opening year.

 

The Vote Coasters ranking portal will reopen permanently in the new year, allowing you to rank your favourite roller coasters all year round! Stay tuned on our social media for more information.

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Thank you

A huge thanks from all of us at Coaster Bot to everyone that took part in Vote Coasters in 2022, as well as all those that shared the poll. A special thanks goes to our supporters.

We’d also like to thank Jami for updating and improving the fantastic drag-and-drop ranking tool, and Andrew for keeping our roller coaster database up to date. Without those two (and all of you) the poll wouldn’t be what it is today!