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the world’s largest annual roller coaster poll
2023 results
Towards the end of 2023, 2,970 people collectively ranked 146,073 roller coasters. Over 11 million pairs of roller coaster combinations were created and analysed, leading to the results below…
No. 1
Steel Vengeance
Cedar Point, USA
Hyper Hybrid Coaster
Opened in 2018
No. 2
VelociCoaster
Islands of Adventure, USA
Steel Multi-launch Coaster
Opened in 2021
No. 3
iron Gwazi
Busch Gardens Tampa, USA
Hyper Hybrid Coaster
Opened in 2022
world’s top 50 roller coasters
| No. | Roller Coaster | Theme Park | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steel Vengeance | Cedar Point | United States |
| 2 | Iron Gwazi | Busch Gardens Tampa | United States |
| 3 | VelociCoaster | Universal Studios Islands of Adventure | United States |
| 4 | Ride to Happiness | Plopsaland De Panne | Belgium |
| 5 | Zadra | Energylandia | Poland |
| 6 | Hakugei | Nagashima Spa Land | Japan |
| 7 | Eejanaika | Fuji-Q Highland | Japan |
| 8 | Batman Gotham City Escape | Parque Warner Madrid | Spain |
| 9 | Voyage | Holiday World | United States |
| 10 | ArieForce One | Fun Spot America Atlanta | United States |
| 11 | DC Rivals HyperCoaster | Warner Bros. Movie World | Australia |
| 12 | Fury 325 | Carowinds | United States |
| 13 | Taiga | Linnanmäki | Finland |
| 14 | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | United States |
| 15 | Untamed | Walibi Holland | Netherlands |
| 16 | Wildcat's Revenge | Hersheypark | United States |
| 17 | Toutatis | Parc Astérix | France |
| 18 | Lightning Rod | Dollywood | United States |
| 19 | Wildfire | Kolmården | Sweden |
| 20 | Kondaa | Walibi Belgium | Belgium |
| 21 | Project 305 | Kings Dominion | United States |
| 22 | T Express | Everland | South Korea |
| 23 | Maverick | Cedar Point | United States |
| 24 | Taron | Phantasialand | Germany |
| 25 | Twisted Timbers | Kings Dominion | United States |
| 26 | Skyrush | Hersheypark | United States |
| 27 | Helix | Liseberg | Sweden |
| 28 | Expedition GeForce | Holiday Park | Germany |
| 29 | Python in Bamboo Forest | Nanchang Sunac Land | China |
| 30 | Hyperion | Energylandia | Poland |
| 31 | Dinoconda | China Dinosaurs Park | China |
| 32 | OCT Thrust SSC1000 | Happy Valley Wuhan | China |
| 33 | Outlaw Run | Silver Dollar City | United States |
| 34 | Wood Coaster | Knight Valley | China |
| 35 | Bullet Coaster | Happy Valley Shenzhen | China |
| 36 | Schwur des Kärnan | Hansa Park | Germany |
| 37 | Pantheon | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | United States |
| 38 | Twisted Colossus | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States |
| 39 | Wicked Cyclone | Six Flags New England | United States |
| 40 | Iron Rattler | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | United States |
| 41 | Shambhala | PortAventura Park | Spain |
| 42 | F.L.Y. | Phantasialand | Germany |
| 43 | X2 | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States |
| 44 | Extreme Rusher | Happy Valley Beijing | China |
| 45 | Phantom's Revenge | Kennywood | United States |
| 46 | Lech Coaster | Legendia Śląskie Wesołe Miasteczko | Poland |
| 47 | Storm Chaser | Kentucky Kingdom | United States |
| 48 | Flying Dinosaur | Universal Studios Japan | Japan |
| 49 | Medusa Steel Coaster | Six Flags Mexico | Mexico |
| 50 | Superman the Ride | Six Flags New England | United States |
new for 2023
An impressive four new for 2023 rides debuted within the top 25 this year:
#8 Batman Gotham City Escape
#10 ArieForce One
#16 Wildcat's Revenge
#17 Toutatis
going down
Some rides have continued to fall in the rankings each year. In 2020, Lightning Rod ranked #3, before falling to #7 in 2021, #9 in 2022, and finally #18 in 2023.
El Toro’s rank has also decreased over time, from #4 in 2020 to #14 in Vote Coasters 2023.
2023 insights
2,970 people
took part
55 countries
included
1,435 coasters
ranked
Who took part?
This year 1,612 people took part in Vote Coasters for the first time, while 1,358 returned from previous years. Over 55 countries were represented in the 2023 poll, including Argentina, China, Mexico and New Zealand!
55 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. 30 people from Brazil made their voices heard, as did 19 people from China!
In 2023, 77 fewer people submitted their ranking in France compared to last year. Meanwhile, 227 more people took part from the UK compared to 2022.
As always, the more people that enter the poll, the better the results will be.
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thank you
A huge thanks from all of us at coaster bot to everyone who took part in Vote Coasters in 2023, including those who shared the poll. A special thanks also 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!