Memorial Day Weekend: Top 10 Roller Coasters in the US

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Memorial Day, long thought to be the beginning of an informal summer, is an important day to celebrate everyone who has served.

Families across the United States also use this long vacation as an opportunity to spend a fulfilling time with their loved ones. There is no better way to build a bond and get excited in the summer than a trip to your favorite amusement park. Of course, you can’t talk about an amusement park trip without riding a thrilling roller coaster with one, five, or ten people.

However, with so many roller coaster choices across the country, choosing a roller coaster is as difficult as courageously participating. Fortunately, theme park experts and roller coaster fans are deciding which is the best vehicle. 10 Best.com – A travel review site under USA Today.

Here is a list of the top 10 roller coasters in the United States. Some roller coasters are within range of Memorial Day drives.

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10. Outlaw Run in Silver Dollar City (Branson, Missouri)

height: 107 feet

Track length: 2,937 feet

speed: 68 mph

The Outlaw Run is a stagecoach-themed wooden coaster in the western part of Silver Dollar City, with both double-barrel rolls and 720-degree double-barrel rolls. The 2,937-foot truck is one of the steepest slopes at 81 degrees and 162 feet high. According to Silver Dollar City, “The Outlaw Run is the only wood coaster that twists upside down three times,” and “one of the fastest wood coasters in the world, with a top speed of 68 mph.”

9. Busch Gardens Tampa Bay & Adventure Island Montpa (Tampa, Florida)

height: 151 feet

Track length: 3,983 feet

speed: 60 mph

Montu is an inverted roller coaster in Busch Gardens Tampa Bay with an Egyptian mythological theme. Steel vehicles include a 60-foot vertical loop, weightless rolls, seven inversions, and a butt wing along a 3,983 foot track. Busch Gardens rated the thrill level of Montu’s ride as “extreme” and “the world’s first coaster with an Immelmann loop (which loops and rolls at the same time), named after a German fighter pilot. Claims to be.

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8. Phantom Revenge at Kennywood (West Mifflin, PA)

height: 160 feet

Track length: 3,365 feet

speed: 85 mph

Phantom’s Revenge is a ghost-themed steel roller coaster at Kennywood Amusement Park. This includes 232-foot drops, hills, 280 and 180 degree turns, and three bunny hops at a top speed of 85 mph. A thrilling ride of a 3,365-foot track can be experienced in about 1 minute and 45 seconds.

7. Dollywood Lightning Rod (Pigeon Forge, Tennessee)

height: 165 feet

Track length: 3,800 feet

speed: 73 mph

Dollywood’s Lightning Rod Roller Coaster is a 1950s hot rod-themed vehicle that runs along a “hybrid truck structure” made of wood and steel. Climb Lift Hill at 45 mph and climb to a height of more than 20 floors. The lightning rod 3,800-foot truck also includes the Twin Summit Airtime Hill and a 165-foot drop.

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6. Kings Dominion & Soak City, Doswell, Virginia, Intimidator 305

height: 305 feet

Track length: 5,100 feet

speed: 90 mph

The Intimidator 305 is a race car-themed coaster inspired by NASCAR’s late Dale Earnhardt, also known as “The Intimidator” during its heyday. According to Kings Dominion, this steel vehicle includes a 300-foot drop and “fast twist and rotation” at an 85 degree angle. A thrilling coaster travels a 5,100-foot track at a speed of 90 mm / h for 3 minutes.

5. Carowinds Fury 325 (Charlotte, NC)

height: 325 feet

Track length: 6,602 feet

speed: 95 mph

The Fury 325 is a wasp-themed roller coaster at Carowinds Amusement Park. This ride features the longest steel track in North America, with a total length of 1.25 miles and taking more than 3 minutes. There are also three 32-seater cars traveling 95 mph along 325-foot drops, 190-foot-high barrel turns, high-speed S-curves and horseshoe turns. Fury 325 riders can also see the borders of both North Carolina and South Carolina.

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4. Holiday World & Splash Safari Voyage (Santa Claus, Indiana)

height: 173 feet

Track length: 6,442 feet

speed: 67 mph

According to Holiday World, the Voyage is a pilgrim-themed wooden roller coaster inspired by the voyages of early American settlers made in 1620. Designed to provide the rider with 24.3 seconds of “weightlessness” with an out-and-back layout and steep drops. The 6,442-foot truck also includes a 90-degree bank and five underground tunnels with a top speed of 67 mph. “The voyage is 1.2 miles long and is among the top two longest wooden coasters on the planet,” said the Holiday World website.

3. Knoebels Amusement Resort Phoenix (Elysburg, PA)

height: 78 feet

Track length: 3,200 feet

speed: 45 mph

Knoebels’ Phoenix roller coaster is themed after its mythical name and takes the rider with a 3,200-foot double-out and back layout. This wooden coaster isn’t the best or fastest, but it’s always been in the top 10 since it was restored in 1985. It has also been designated as a “coaster landmark” by the American coaster enthusiast, a non-profit roller coaster group.

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2. SeaWorld Orlando Mako (Orlando, Florida)

height: 200 feet

Track length: 4,760 feet

speed: 73 mph

Mako is a SeaWorld Orlando steel roller coaster inspired by the mako shark. The “extreme” thrilling hyper coaster reaches a top speed of 73 mph and zooms the wreck’s coral reefs along a 4,760-foot truck. According to SeaWorld, Mako has a “deep dive” down the 20th floor above the water. In addition, it has nine hills and is considered “the tallest, fastest and longest roller coaster in Orlando”.

1. Steel Bengens at Cedar Point (Sandusky, Ohio)

height: 205 feet

Track length: 5,740 feet

speed: 74 mph

Steel Vengeance is a frontier-themed roller coaster at Cedar Point. The “Hyper Hybrid” truck is 5,740 feet long and includes a height of 200 feet at 90 degrees. According to Cedar Point, riders are also treated with many twists, turns, and four “head over boot flips”. Western-style vehicles can reach up to 74 mph and take about two and a half minutes to complete.

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