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down our picks for the top 10 scariest
theme park rides before we begin we
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to subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re exploring rides from
around the world to get your adrenaline
pumping and make you want to scream with
joy
number 10 Tower of Terror – dreamworld
in Gold Coast Australia for starters we
have this steel roller coaster which
when it was first built was the fastest
and tallest of its kind carrying up to
14 passengers the vehicle thrusts
backwards at 100 miles per hour to climb
the rides namesake Tower which stands at
an impressive 377 feet in height you’ll
experience 3.25 seconds of
weightlessness both on your way up and
on your way back down the vertical
portion of the ride making four combined
six and a half seconds when you reach
the top gravity takes hold and you drop
almost as fast as you came up as its
tagline says base gravity face-first
number nine Fahrenheit Hershey Park in
Hershey USA finished in 2008 Fahrenheit
is considered the first roller coaster
to have gained attention through the use
of a viral marketing campaign at the
time of its construction it had the
steepest incline of any roller coaster
at a staggering 97 degrees reaching
speeds of nearly 60 miles per hour
Fahrenheit features six inversions or
loops including a couple of cork screws
a barrel roll as well as a few other
frightening surprises for riders fun
fact the name is not only a nod to the
97 degree drop it’s also inspired by Ray
Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 the ride
may not be as terrifying as that
dystopian future but it’s pretty scary
in its own right number 8 Superman the
ride Six Flags New England in Agawam USA
although Six Flags has a handful of
coasters named Superman ride of Steel at
other locations we’re talking about the
world-famous ride that’s been
consistently called one of the top steel
roller coasters in existence so at a
glance
as fancy as some of its contemporaries
it does boast speeds of 77 miles per
hour and a 221 foot drop in 2016 they
introduced a virtual reality experience
with a narrative about Superman duking
it out with Lex Luthor’s spots also a
novel concept the VR feature was removed
in 2017 proving that sometimes an
old-school coaster can be even more
thrilling and intense than CGI number
seven x-scream stratosphere Las Vegas in
Las Vegas USA the stratosphere Las Vegas
is a combination Hotel Casino and tower
but features a mini theme park at the
very top so the rides may be simple they
are some of the scariest with only one
car that sits on a 68 foot rail x-scream
hangs off the side of the tower at a
stomach-churning height of 866 feet the
track tilts downwards to catch the
riders off-guard and to simulate nearly
falling off the tower it then retracts
the car back and tilts down at a steeper
angle to do it all again it’s simple but
so very effective number 6 giant Canyon
Swing Glenwood caverns Adventure Park in
Glenwood Springs USA you know a ride
that makes you sign a waiver before you
get on means business the giant canyon
swing sits 1,300 feet high overlooking
Glenwood Canyon you’ll swing over the
canyon at 50 miles per hour while at the
same time getting a breathtaking view of
the surrounding area if you’re brave
enough to open your eyes during the
experience this is a ride so scary that
its own creator has reportedly only
ridden it once oh and don’t let the word
swing give you a false sense of security
you’ve never encountered anything like
it in the playground
number five King DeCoste Six Flags Great
Adventure in Jackson USA named after a
rare Bengal tiger once held in a
neighboring exhibit and later moved to
the park safari area King DeCoste
certainly lives up to its impressive
namesake it’s the world’s second fastest
roller coaster after the ride tells you
to hold on passengers are thrust forward
at speeds reaching 128 miles per hour
in less than four seconds the car then
climbs the tower that reaches a little
over 400 feet going over a spiral and
then dropping back down almost as fast
Kenda Kyle only lasts 28 seconds but
that’s all this ride needs number four
Colossus store park in Surrey England
many rides on this list of the world’s
first something in the roller-coaster
category and Colossus is no exception it
was the world’s first roller coaster
with ten inversions translation as a
rider you’ll be going upside down ten
times in just a minute and 45 seconds is
your head spinning just thinking about
it
this roller coaster is seemingly so
impressive that an exact replica of it
was built in Guangzhou China albeit
would be not so creative name of ten
inversion roller coaster okay they do
say that imitation is the greatest form
of flattery number 3 X 2 6 Flags Magic
Mountain in Valencia USA what can you
expect from a roller coaster with the
name x2 how about the world’s first 4th
dimensional roller coaster what is a 4d
roller coaster basically when you’re on
the coaster your seat is twisting and
turning at the same time to give you an
experience unlike any other
while the coaster is climbing hills
going through inversions or dropping
your seat is changing directions on its
own to coincide with the track in
unexpected ways originally called
X this ride was revamped between 2007
and 2008 during which time it acquired
flame throwers as if people weren’t
adequately intimidated already number 2
Asia Anika fuji-q highland park in
fujiyoshida japan how does the
expression go anything you can do I can
do better well this is definitely the
case with Asia Annika
the world’s second fourth dimensional
roller coaster which is both faster and
taller than its American counterpart
reaching a height of nearly 250 feet and
a speed of 78 miles per hour this
mechanical monster soundly beats its
predecessor it also holds the Guinness
World Record for most inversions on a
roller coaster thanks to the many times
the seats turn in addition to the three
inversions of the track itself when all
said and done you are looking at 14
inversions
in roughly 2 minutes before we get to
the front of the line to get to our
topic
here are some honorable mentions
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number one insanity stratosphere Las
Vegas in Las Vegas USA also located atop
the stratosphere Las Vegas insanity
hangs you sixty-four feet off the side
of the building giving you a view that’s
both amazing and terrifying you are then
spun around fast enough to experience 3
G’s in the process your seat tilts to a
70 degree angle so that you can’t really
help but look down while all the other
rides on this list have had you feeling
safe in a car
insanity literally dangle view 900 feet
in the air
count yourself lucky you weren’t one of
several riders who had to endure hanging
there for an hour and a half the time
the ride shut down to prevent a
malfunction in 2005 do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from watch mojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
you
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 scariest
theme park rides before we begin we
publish new videos every day so be sure
to subscribe for more great content for
this list we’re exploring rides from
around the world to get your adrenaline
pumping and make you want to scream with
joy
number 10 Tower of Terror – dreamworld
in Gold Coast Australia for starters we
have this steel roller coaster which
when it was first built was the fastest
and tallest of its kind carrying up to
14 passengers the vehicle thrusts
backwards at 100 miles per hour to climb
the rides namesake Tower which stands at
an impressive 377 feet in height you’ll
experience 3.25 seconds of
weightlessness both on your way up and
on your way back down the vertical
portion of the ride making four combined
six and a half seconds when you reach
the top gravity takes hold and you drop
almost as fast as you came up as its
tagline says base gravity face-first
number nine Fahrenheit Hershey Park in
Hershey USA finished in 2008 Fahrenheit
is considered the first roller coaster
to have gained attention through the use
of a viral marketing campaign at the
time of its construction it had the
steepest incline of any roller coaster
at a staggering 97 degrees reaching
speeds of nearly 60 miles per hour
Fahrenheit features six inversions or
loops including a couple of cork screws
a barrel roll as well as a few other
frightening surprises for riders fun
fact the name is not only a nod to the
97 degree drop it’s also inspired by Ray
Bradbury’s novel Fahrenheit 451 the ride
may not be as terrifying as that
dystopian future but it’s pretty scary
in its own right number 8 Superman the
ride Six Flags New England in Agawam USA
although Six Flags has a handful of
coasters named Superman ride of Steel at
other locations we’re talking about the
world-famous ride that’s been
consistently called one of the top steel
roller coasters in existence so at a
glance
as fancy as some of its contemporaries
it does boast speeds of 77 miles per
hour and a 221 foot drop in 2016 they
introduced a virtual reality experience
with a narrative about Superman duking
it out with Lex Luthor’s spots also a
novel concept the VR feature was removed
in 2017 proving that sometimes an
old-school coaster can be even more
thrilling and intense than CGI number
seven x-scream stratosphere Las Vegas in
Las Vegas USA the stratosphere Las Vegas
is a combination Hotel Casino and tower
but features a mini theme park at the
very top so the rides may be simple they
are some of the scariest with only one
car that sits on a 68 foot rail x-scream
hangs off the side of the tower at a
stomach-churning height of 866 feet the
track tilts downwards to catch the
riders off-guard and to simulate nearly
falling off the tower it then retracts
the car back and tilts down at a steeper
angle to do it all again it’s simple but
so very effective number 6 giant Canyon
Swing Glenwood caverns Adventure Park in
Glenwood Springs USA you know a ride
that makes you sign a waiver before you
get on means business the giant canyon
swing sits 1,300 feet high overlooking
Glenwood Canyon you’ll swing over the
canyon at 50 miles per hour while at the
same time getting a breathtaking view of
the surrounding area if you’re brave
enough to open your eyes during the
experience this is a ride so scary that
its own creator has reportedly only
ridden it once oh and don’t let the word
swing give you a false sense of security
you’ve never encountered anything like
it in the playground
number five King DeCoste Six Flags Great
Adventure in Jackson USA named after a
rare Bengal tiger once held in a
neighboring exhibit and later moved to
the park safari area King DeCoste
certainly lives up to its impressive
namesake it’s the world’s second fastest
roller coaster after the ride tells you
to hold on passengers are thrust forward
at speeds reaching 128 miles per hour
in less than four seconds the car then
climbs the tower that reaches a little
over 400 feet going over a spiral and
then dropping back down almost as fast
Kenda Kyle only lasts 28 seconds but
that’s all this ride needs number four
Colossus store park in Surrey England
many rides on this list of the world’s
first something in the roller-coaster
category and Colossus is no exception it
was the world’s first roller coaster
with ten inversions translation as a
rider you’ll be going upside down ten
times in just a minute and 45 seconds is
your head spinning just thinking about
it
this roller coaster is seemingly so
impressive that an exact replica of it
was built in Guangzhou China albeit
would be not so creative name of ten
inversion roller coaster okay they do
say that imitation is the greatest form
of flattery number 3 X 2 6 Flags Magic
Mountain in Valencia USA what can you
expect from a roller coaster with the
name x2 how about the world’s first 4th
dimensional roller coaster what is a 4d
roller coaster basically when you’re on
the coaster your seat is twisting and
turning at the same time to give you an
experience unlike any other
while the coaster is climbing hills
going through inversions or dropping
your seat is changing directions on its
own to coincide with the track in
unexpected ways originally called
X this ride was revamped between 2007
and 2008 during which time it acquired
flame throwers as if people weren’t
adequately intimidated already number 2
Asia Anika fuji-q highland park in
fujiyoshida japan how does the
expression go anything you can do I can
do better well this is definitely the
case with Asia Annika
the world’s second fourth dimensional
roller coaster which is both faster and
taller than its American counterpart
reaching a height of nearly 250 feet and
a speed of 78 miles per hour this
mechanical monster soundly beats its
predecessor it also holds the Guinness
World Record for most inversions on a
roller coaster thanks to the many times
the seats turn in addition to the three
inversions of the track itself when all
said and done you are looking at 14
inversions
in roughly 2 minutes before we get to
the front of the line to get to our
topic
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
[Music]
number one insanity stratosphere Las
Vegas in Las Vegas USA also located atop
the stratosphere Las Vegas insanity
hangs you sixty-four feet off the side
of the building giving you a view that’s
both amazing and terrifying you are then
spun around fast enough to experience 3
G’s in the process your seat tilts to a
70 degree angle so that you can’t really
help but look down while all the other
rides on this list have had you feeling
safe in a car
insanity literally dangle view 900 feet
in the air
count yourself lucky you weren’t one of
several riders who had to endure hanging
there for an hour and a half the time
the ride shut down to prevent a
malfunction in 2005 do you agree with
our picks check out these other great
clips from watch mojo and subscribe for
new videos every day
you
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