johnychen Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 It would be the Boardwalk Bullet for me. I just went to It'Z recently and they took down IT'Z express. They replaced it with an extended bowling alley. At least I got the credit last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zem Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 It would be the Boardwalk Bullet for me. I just went to It'Z recently and they took down IT'Z express. They replaced it with an extended bowling alley. At least I got the credit last year. Seriously?!? Well then it is a Miner Mike. The Boardwalk Bullet is the closest real coaster to me though. Houston really needs an amusement park. http://rcdb.com/10732.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Both USH and SFMM are approximately 40 miles from our house, so take your pick. As for closest at SFMM I guess it would be Revolution based on proximity to the parks entrance. Although when Full Throttle Opens it will probably be that by a few feet? If you are drawing a straight line I'd guess Apocalypse is closest. At USH it's obviously Mummy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BugEyed Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Leviathan. I am rather pleased about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My true closest coaster is a Wisdom kiddie coaster at the Oakland Zoo, or a wacky worm when the carnival sets up at the local mall. Otherwise my closest real coaster would have to be Flight Deck CGA (yay!), followed by Vortex, followed by Gold Striker..that is if we want to count where the coasters are geographically in the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rctneil Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 As the crow flies my closest coaster is the Wild Mine Ride at Gulliver's Warrington. It's 8.9 miles as the crow flies but seems much further than that driving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oryp Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 My closest is Batwing at SFA. Someday I hope to change this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Sky Rocket at Kennywood for me. Not only because it's right there when you enter the park, but physically it is the closest to my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCA_Chris Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I used to work about fifty feet from where Gold Striker's currently going up. Physically closest coaster to my actual house would proooobably be Flight Deck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomes1225 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 This is a close one, Batman: The Dark Knight or Bizarro. Bizarro's overbank turn may be sligtly closer to me than Batman's first drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bottom_feeder_13 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 As the crow flies its either B:TR or Scream! at SFMM unless the local fair is in progress, in which case its a Fabbri spinner. As for the closest as I can travel it would be Revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjune4991 Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 I think the closest as the crow flies is either Kumba or Montu. I have a great themepark near me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal1br3tto Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Shame is right. Closest is Zoooooom at Oaks Amusement Park, just over 10 miles straight distance and 13.2 miles driving distance. Looping Thunder is marginally further away, and is closer to the entrance I use. The closest I have ever ridden a coaster is 0.7 miles driving distance, 0.5 miles straight distance from my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coaster Curt Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 First one I see is Wild Thing, but closest overall is Excalibur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted February 12, 2013 Share Posted February 12, 2013 The closest roller coaster as the crow flies from my home is the Knoebels Phoenix. However, if I would obey all road laws and didn't put myself in mortal turmoil, it would be Kozmo's Kurves. From State College, it's the Crazy Mouse at Delgrosso's both ways. That's like on several levels...below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradocoasterguy Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 For the purpose of this post I am only counting roller coasters with a minimum height limit of 40 inches and can't require an adult to ride, which disallows kiddie coasters, junior coasters, and some family coasters. For me the closest roller coaster that would qualify is Cliffhanger, 86 miles away at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, CO. The next closest coasters in order of distance are at Elitch Gardens 243 miles away in Denver (which I have never been to) then Lagoon 300 miles away in Farmington, Utah (which I have been to). After that I'd have to drive 14+ hours to reach Disneyland, Knott's, Magic Mountain, and Sea World (all of which I have been to). How far do you have to drive to ride a real roller coaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaykethekid Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I drive about 2.5 hours to get to both Worlds of Fun or Frontier City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boldikus Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Technically the closest is 20 minutes to Clementon Park to ride Hell Cat. To ride real coasters 45-60 minutes to Great Adv depending on route/traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strz Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 ^^^^^^^^^^ 20 minutes to SFGA.........thus I often take advantage of a quick couple hours at opening, and head out when the crowds arrive! Same thing during the week, at night- if I'm up for it, I'll take a quick drive to jump on some coasters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picto81 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 If you class a Vekoma Boomerang as a real coaster then Wipeout at Pleasurewood Hills is 30 miles from my house. If I want a real theme park then Thorpe Park is 150 miles and Alton Towers is 193 miles away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneyislandchris Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 25 minutes on a good day from Queens (in the vicinity of JFK Airport) to Coney Island. It's a straight shot down the Belt Parkway, but unfortunately that's one of the worst highways to drive on because it's literally ALWAYS under construction. So that 25 minutes can balloon into an hour or more sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 BGW is only 15 to 20 minutes from my house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager6442 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 50 miles to Magic Springs 175 miles to Silver Dollar City 330 miles to Six Flags Over Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VF15 Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 I live 2 hours away from Valleyfair, 2 hours 15 minutes from Mall of America, and 3 hours from Adventureland. It stinks that I have to drive that far to get to a decent park, but it's better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooterdoug Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 Six Flags Discovery Kingdom is 35 minutes from my house, with traffic never being an issue. This is a huge improvement over when I lived in Reno, Nevada. During that time, the closest roller coasters were still at SFDK, but they were about 3.5 hours away. I find my current situation to be much more agreeable. It will be even more agreeable once our new RMC opens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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