vote coasters
the world’s largest annual roller coaster poll
2024 results
Towards the end of 2024, 2,643 people collectively ranked 133,867 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
Iron Gwazi
Busch Gardens Tampa, USA
Hyper Hybrid Coaster
Opened in 2022
No. 3
Ride to Happiness
Plopsaland De Panne, Belgium
Steel Xtreme Spinning Coaster
Opened in 2021
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 | Ride to Happiness | Plopsaland De Panne | Belgium |
4 | Zadra | Energylandia | Poland |
5 | VelociCoaster | Universal Studios Islands of Adventure | United States |
6 | Voyage | Holiday World | United States |
7 | ArieForce One | Fun Spot America Atlanta | United States |
8 | Hakugei | Nagashima Spa Land | Japan |
9 | Voltron | Europa Park | Germany |
10 | Batman Gotham City Escape | Parque Warner Madrid | Spain |
11 | Fury 325 | Carowinds | United States |
12 | Taiga | Linnanmäki | Finland |
13 | Wildcat's Revenge | Hersheypark | United States |
14 | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | United States |
15 | Toutatis | Parc Astérix | France |
16 | Untamed | Walibi Holland | Netherlands |
17 | Eejanaika | Fuji-Q Highland | Japan |
18 | DC Rivals HyperCoaster | Warner Bros. Movie World | Australia |
19 | Project 305 | Kings Dominion | United States |
20 | Maverick | Cedar Point | United States |
21 | T Express | Everland | South Korea |
22 | Wildfire | Kolmården | Sweden |
23 | Kondaa | Walibi Belgium | Belgium |
24 | Taron | Phantasialand | Germany |
25 | Expedition GeForce | Holiday Park | Germany |
26 | Lightning Rod | Dollywood | United States |
27 | Skyrush | Hersheypark | United States |
28 | Twisted Timbers | Kings Dominion | United States |
29 | Helix | Liseberg | Sweden |
30 | Hyperia | Thorpe Park | United Kingdom |
31 | Hyperion | Energylandia | Poland |
32 | Dinoconda | China Dinosaurs Park | China |
33 | Outlaw Run | Silver Dollar City | United States |
34 | Python in Bamboo Forest | Nanchang Sunac Land | China |
35 | Schwur des Kärnan | Hansa Park | Germany |
36 | Shambhala | PortAventura Park | Spain |
37 | F.L.Y. | Phantasialand | Germany |
38 | Iron Rattler | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | United States |
39 | X2 | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States |
40 | Soaring with Dragon | Hefei Sunac Land | China |
41 | Pantheon | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | United States |
42 | Twisted Colossus | Six Flags Magic Mountain | United States |
43 | Flying Aces | Ferrari World Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates |
44 | Wicked Cyclone | Six Flags New England | United States |
45 | Storm Chaser | Kentucky Kingdom | United States |
46 | Fønix | Fårup Sommerland | Denmark |
47 | Flying Dinosaur | Universal Studios Japan | Japan |
48 | Superman the Ride | Six Flags New England | United States |
49 | Wood Coaster | Knight Valley | China |
50 | Lech Coaster | Legendia | Poland |
all-new results
We’ve completely overhauled our ranking methodology since last year. Goodbye pairwise, hello Elo ratings! You can discover more about our improved method here.
What does this mean? Better and more diverse results. Rides in China, such as Python in Bamboo Forest and Soaring with Dragon, take their deserved place within the top 50.
new for 2024
Two new for 2024 rides debuted within the top 50 this year:
#9 Voltron
#30 Hyperia
And another, Top Thrill 2 just missed the cut at #56.
upward launch
Some rides have climbed ranks in recent years. The Voyage at Holiday World fell from #8 in 2020, to #11 in 2022. In 2024, it ranked #6 - thank you Holiwood Nights!
Plopsaland’s Ride to Happiness has also seen increased love, ranking #10 in 2021 to #3 in 2024.
2024 insights
2,643 people
took part
49 countries
included
1,467 coasters
ranked
Intamin is a fan favourite
Roller coaster manufacturer Intamin built 17 rides ranked within the top 50, the most of any manufacturer. Their highest-ranked ride? VelociCoaster which took the number 5 spot.
Rocky Mountain Construction (RMC) were another big favourite. Of the top 50, 15 were built by the company, including the world’s best roller coaster, Steel Vengeance. An impressive 50% of the top 10 were built by RMC too!
USA dominated the top 50
The USA continue to dominate the roller coaster landscape. An overwhelming 21 of the top 50 ranked roller coasters are located in the USA, 4 times as many as the country with the second most top-50 roller coasters, Germany.
The UK made the top 50 cut this year - a first in vote coasters 5-year history. The new for 2024 Hyperia debuted successfully, ranking #30 globally.
More voters from Europe
The proportion of European voters has increased to 62% in 2024, up from 54% in 2023. This includes a large jump in the UK from 26% in 2023 to 32% in 2024.
Europe and North America continue to dominate the poll. Outside of these, Australia had the most voters at 26. This was followed by 12 in Brazil, 5 in Japan, and 4 in China.
The more people participating in vote coasters, the better the results will be.
Please help us spread the word! If you liked the rankings, share them with your friends. Let them know about vote coasters - the world’s largest annual roller coaster poll.
thank you
A huge thanks from all of us at coaster bot to everyone who took part in vote Coasters in 2024, including those who shared the poll.
I’d also like to thank Jami, for keeping the vote coasters website running and for creating the custom drag-and-drop ranking tool; and Andrew for maintaining our roller coaster database. Without those two, and all of you, the poll wouldn’t be what it is today!