Top 3 Roller Coasters From Your Birth Year

[thoe124]

My guess would be...

Son of Beast at Kings Island,

Millenium Force at Cedar Point,

and possibly Steel Dragon 2000.

 

(obviously i was born in 2000)

[Moose]

I've never ridden most of the ones from 1979 that are still left, but looking at the list, the two best are The Beast and DL's Big Thunder.

[chieftom1]

There were eleven (11) coasters brought into the world back in 1950, when I was born. I'm 64 now and of the eleven coasters I had the opportunity to ride only one. That ride was located at Marshall Hall just south of Washington, D.C.. I was stationed back that way in the late 60s and early 70s and visited that small park a few times. I remember it as a fast, cyclone style but don't ask me to swear on that. Of the eleven coasters built back in 1950, there are only three (3) of them still operating.

 

The first one is Hochschaubahn at Wiener Prater located in Vienna, Austria. It was known as Alpenbahn back in 1950.

 

The second coaster is the Little Dipper at Conneaut Lake Park, Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania, USA. This Kiddie coaster was closed from 2006 until 2009 but is operating now.

 

The third of the three still operating after all these years is Tyrolean Tubtwist located at Joyland Amusement Park in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, UK. This is the world's only remaining operating example of a quasi-Virginia Reel, albeit powered and in miniature form. The base of the channel is concrete with two superimposed metal tracks providing current to power the motors incorporated within each tub. The four tires that a) guide each tub and b) make it spin are in contact with wood panels at the side of the channel. As such the whole circuit is powered, although there are one or two sections where the downhill gradient allows the tubs to more-or-less freewheel.

[Jaykethekid]

Let's ee for 2000, it's pretty obvious. millennium force. I can't remember other rides that opened then so yea.......

[NathanT32]

1978!

Greezed Lightnin SFAW

 

Shock Wave SFOT

 

Loch Ness Monster

[JohnTheriault]

1998 yo

 

1) Oblivion

2) Riddler's revenge

3) Roar (sfga)

[redfoot12]

Top 3 from the year I was born were.... hmmm?

1) Revolution

2) Screamin' Eagle

3) Texas Cyclone (I'd heard good things about this one)

 

A lot of corkscrews opened up this year plus the two Demons.

 

Top 3 that I've ridden

1) Whizzer (SFGAm)

2) Revolution

3) Thunder Road

[Philrad71]

1971 - there are still 6 in operation. It was a year of Mice and Mine Trains.

 

River King Mine Train - SFStL

Gold Rusher - SFMM

Toboggan - Lakemont park

 

Same for me...lot of pretty crappy coasters in that collection.

 

1971 - Instead of 'Of Mice and Men' we bring you: 'Of Mice and Mine'

[Canobie Coaster]

The only roller coaster I've been on from my birth year (1992) is Dutch Wonderland's Kingdom Coaster. For the park, the ride is perfect and quite good despite its size.

 

If I were to pick the top 3 coasters from 1992 that I have yet to ride (purely based off observation), I would go with:

 

1) Batman the Ride (original)

2) Arkansas Twister

3) Pepsi Mountain Streak

 

Wow 1992 was a pretty poor year for coasters outside of the first invert.

[viking86]

Not many rollercoasters opening in 1986, and quite a few of them were relocated. I decided to only look at the rides that were brand new and not relocated from any other parks.

 

From what I can tell from RCDB, these are the "highlights" from my birth year, in random order as I have not been on any of these rides or similar versions:

 

Ultra Twister - Six Flags Great Adventure

Shockwave - Six Flags Magic Mountain

Shockwave - King's Dominion

Grizzly - Great America

 

The rest of the list seems to consist of small Arrow/Vekoma/Pinfari looping coasters and kiddie coasters.

[SingleRiderCam]

1998

 

Of what I have ridden:

1- Mr. Freeze

2- Riddler's Revenge

3- GhostRider

 

Of what I haven't ridden:

1- Great Bear

2- Oblivion

3- Rampage

[Firechaser]

I think 2000 was a pretty good year!

 

Great Rides

Millennium Force

Steel Dragon 2000

Speed-The Ride

Kraken

Legend

Lightning Racer

Dominator

Notorious

Son Of Beast

Stealth

Flying Super Saturator

Boss

[timetrial3141592]

1989... A good year.

 

Magnum XL-200

Great American Scream Machine (the Arrow one)

Tower of Terror @ Camelot Theme Park (Scorpion clone)

 

... and Goudurix. Can't win 'em all, folks...

[mattnz]

My birth year, 1978, saw three bona fide coaster classics open!

Loch Ness Monster

Shock Wave - SFOT

Mind Bender - SFOG

 

Happy to say I've been on two of these.

[aelk2004]

1964

 

Blue Streak - Cedar Point

Montaña Rusa - La Feria Chapultepec Magico

Mr. Twister - Elitch Gardens

 

Of course, Mr. Twister is long gone

[A.J.]

Vortex at Canada's Wonderland, Andalusia Railroad, and Bullet!

[coasterbear30]

Corkscrew-Cedar Point

Demon-SFGrAm & CGA

Revolution-SFMM

Screamin' Eagle-SFStL

[patrick_rc_fan]

I was born in 1999. There are some pretty good coasters from that year.

 

IMO, they are:

 

3. Dragon Challenge (IoA)

2. Incredible Hulk (IoA)

1. Tremors (Silverwood)

[nicman]

2001:

-Titan(SFT)

-Talon(Dorney Park)

-Nitro(SFGA)

[El Toro_Ryan]

I was born in 1995 so Viper at Six Flags Great Adventure easily takes the cake for best ride of the year. Jk

1) Dragon Khan at Port Aventura

2) Viper at Six Flags Great America

3) Raven at Holiday World

I haven't ridden any of these coasters yet but I hope to in the future.

[coasterschile]

-Ride of Steel (Darien Lake)

-The Incredible Hulk (Islands of Adventure)

-Medusa (Six Flags Great Adventure)

[thecoasterdude]

Xcelerator

 

Air

 

Colossus (Thorpe)

[halltd]

Not many to pick from in '76 that I've actually ridden. But, I can pick three, only one of which I actually like!

 

1. Whizzer - Six Flags Great America (LOVE this coaster!)

TIE 2. Demon - Six Flags Great America (Just because I had to pick three)

TIE 3. Corkscrew - Cedar Point (First "big" coaster I ever rode, but still don't like it!)

[Password121]

1998 was an interesting year. I was quite the enthusiast back then, at the prime age of zero

Hard to choose the top three, some top choices include...

 

Riddler's Revenge - SFMM

Volcano - KD

Shivering Timbers - MiA

Ghost Rider - KBF

The Chiller - SFGadv

Mamba - WoF

[cwgator]

Well my birth year was the year of the Schwarzkopf Shuttle Loops (1977):

 

1: White Lightnin' @ Carowinds

2: King Kobra @ Kings Dominion

2: Greased Lightnin' @ California's Great America (then Marriott's Great America)