These coasters will put your body to the test, battling gravity at every twist and turn. After a ride this extreme, you'll have to be peeled off of your seat. Featured Coasters: Medusa at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, CA; SheiKra at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, FL; Apollo’s Chariot at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA; Afterburn at Carowinds between North and South Carolina
Hang'em High Your feet hanging in the open air on this action-packed adrenaline rush, these coasters give you the incredible sensation of flying as you zig-zag through the sky at unbelievable speeds. You'll be thankful when your feet are back on the ground. Featured Coasters: Manta at Sea World Orlando, FL; Montu at Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, FL; Alpengeist at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA; and Aftershock at Silverwood just north of Coeur d'Alene, ID.
Splintering Speedsters These wooden wonders are some of the most popular coasters in the country. With rattling bolts and flexing planks, you'll be relieved just knowing you survived the ride. Featured Coasters: Thunderhead at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN; El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ; The Beast at Kings Island in Mason, OH; The Voyage at Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN. See these coasters in action.
Wrong Way Up Sky-high loops and endless inversions will send you on a breathtaking, head-over-heels adventure. These rides spend the most time upside down. By the end, you'll be asking,"Which way is up?" Featured Coasters: Kraken at Sea World Orlando, FL; Wild Eagle at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, TN; Hydra the Revenge at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA; Vortex at Kings Island in Mason, OH. See these coasters in action.
Towering roller coasters stretching into the sky, only to drop you hundreds of feet at mind-blowing speeds. Featured Coasters: Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, NJ; Millennium Force at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH; Diamondback at King's Island in Mason, OH; Intimidator at Carowinds in York, SC.
Get ready to fly at the speed of fear. These are some of the fastest roller coasters on the planet, reaching speeds of up to 128 miles per hour. Featured Coasters: Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH; Desperado at Buffalo Bill's in Primm, NV; Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA; Bizarro at Six Flags New England.
America’s Top 10 roller coasters as voted on by viewers are revealed in the series finale.
Fans from each park rank the world's fastest roller coasters; Formula Rossa at Ferrari World, Superman – Ride of Steel at Six Flags America, Shambhala at PortAventura, and Tatsu at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Fans from each park rank the top coasters; Blue Fire at Europa-Park, Intimidator 305 at Kings Dominion, Tower of Terror II at Dreamworld amusement park, and Titan at Six Flags Over Texas.
Fans from each park rank the top coasters; Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Colossos at Heide Park, and Skyrush at Hersheypark.
Fans from each park rank the top coasters; Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland, Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure, Expedition GeForce at Holiday Park, Texas Giant at Six Flags Over Texas.
Fans from each park rank the top coasters; Furius Baco at PortAventura, Volcano: The Blast Coaster at Kings Dominion, Takabisha at Fuji-Q Highland, and Maverick at Cedar Point.
Fans from each park rank the top coasters; Superman Escape at Warner Bros. Movie World, X2 at Six Flags Magic Mountain, iSpeed at Mirabilandia, and X-Flight at Six Flags Great America.
Insane Coaster Wars travels to Italy where riders are launched up a 147-foot-high loop, then it’s on to Canada for a 540-degree helix, and finally to the US for the world’s first hypercoaster, lifting riders over 200 feet into the air. Which coaster will earn the title of ‘Most Insane’? Katun at Mirabilandia, Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point, Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, and Batwing at Six Flags America.
Dangling coaster Katun drops and rolls passengers in the Italian skies.
The battle rolls into Texas for the tallest steel wooden coaster in the world, an insane 90 degree tilting drop in Taiwan, a camelback machine in Missouri and the man of steel in Spain - which coaster will reign supreme?
The battle rolls into Missouri for an inverting wooden coaster, a dizzying 8 inversions coaster in Guatemala, a 228-foot plunge in Pittsburgh and an insane bottomless coaster in Taiwan - which coaster will blow past the competition?
The battle rolls into Southern California with a world-record breaking 160-foot loop, conquers a giant in Montreal with a 70-degree fall, blasts backwards at 70mph in 3.8 seconds on a monster coaster in Missouri and dangles 131 feet above an abyss in Germany - which coaster will blow past the competition?
The battle rolls into Ohio for a twisted winged coaster that flips riders 180-degrees before taking a 164-foot nosedive, to Japan for the world's longest steel coaster with a stomach churning 318-foot drop, a dizzying 4G ride in Florida, and a 590-degree helix in Spain - which coaster will blast past the competition?
The battle rolls on to Pennsylvania with an insane, 97-degree beyond vertical drop; a Florida coaster with 7 jaw-dropping inversions, and a G-force thriller in Germany with a 219-foot drop.
The battle rolls to Southern California for a 255-foot, stomach dropping plunge; a 55 mph coaster in Montreal that torments riders in every direction; a 12-story coaster in Ohio, and a monster 219-foot steel coaster in Mexico.
The battle rolls into Missouri for the fourth fastest wood coaster in the world; a legendary 21-story plunge in the UK; the second tallest vertical loop in the world in Texas and a 100-foot, 55 mph drop in Mexico.
