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This classic coaster counts as both a thrill ride and a historic site at the old-fashioned, seaside amusement park. “Fifth-dimension” coaster X2, meanwhile, gets rave reviews for spinning you 360 degrees while also sending you both backwards and forward, all against a booming heavy-metal soundtrack. Or, try Superman: Escape from Krypton, which climbs to 415 feet and takes you-in reverse-up to 100 mph. Head next to Tatsu, which feels like flying as you ride face-down over a steel mountainside by way of a corkscrew, a zero G-roll, horseshoe, pretzel loop, and inline twist. County theme park is arguably California’s nerve center for super-thrill rides, but the 160-foot loop of The Throttle throws down the gauntlet by being the tallest and fastest looping roller coaster in the world-it features three launches, one of which blasts off at 70 mph. For a Disneyland classic, don’t miss a spin on the indoor coaster Space Mountain, which will temporarily morph into the Halloween-themed Ghost Galaxy starting September 7. This is the only inversion-loop ride at Disneyland Resort, and the added enclosed “scream tubes” add a fun thrill at 55 mph. The newest coaster at Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort is a sequel of sorts: It is a makeover of the former California Screamin’, now given an Incredibles theme with the recent debut of Incredibles 2 and the opening of the park’s Pixar Pier. The IncrediCoaster, Disney California Adventure Park While you’re at Knott’s, also check out Xcelerator The Ride, which goes from 0–82 mph in 2.3 seconds, and the Silver Bullet, which has six inversions, two vertical loops, a cobra roll, two corkscrews, and a zero-gravity roll. This summer, the Buena Park theme park introduced the first “dive” coaster on the West Coast, which has a 96-degree drop, inversions, and a mid-air suspension-hence the “hang time” that pauses to leave you dangling over the park’s boardwalk area. The 150-foot-high coaster features a twisting loop and an inverted “heartline” roll and skirts along the edge of the Ocean Explorer area, where you can see real eels swimming in their habitat behind big viewing windows.
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Open since this past May, the newest coaster at the San Diego theme park combines thrills with a little education. Here are coasters to ride on National Roller Coaster Day and beyond, listed from south to north.
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Thanks to the weather, any season works well for a California theme park visit-though the upcoming early fall means shorter waits (to track possible lines in real time, check out the cool site Is It Packed). Even if you don’t know the difference between a cobra roll and a pretzel loop, the G-force-pushing delights of California’s most popular rides are tall, fast, and often pretty darn intense. California is arguably the best place to celebrate National Roller Coaster Day (August 16), since the Golden State is home to a wide range of superlative-inspiring theme parks and thrill rides.