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Great list. I added a bunch from Europe this year and this is my top 25: 1. Ride To Happiness 2. Steel Vengeance 3. Iron Gwazi 4. Velocicoaster 5. Lightning Rod 6. Arie Force One 7. Toutatis 8. Untamed (Walibi holland) 9. SkyRush 10. Twisted Timbers 11. Fury 325 12. Kondaa 13. El Toro 14. Expedition GeForce 15. Taron 16. Pantheon 17. Wildcats revenge 18 voyage 19. Outlaw run 20. I-305 21. Maverick 22. Mako 23. Phantoms revenge 24. Iron Rattler 25. X2 F.L.Y. Was great and just misses my top 25 by a few spots. Best flying coaster I’ve experienced. Ghostrider, shivering Timbers, & RailBlazer from your list were pretty close as well.

The annual ElToroRyan top 25 video never disappoints! Hopefully you get to do more traveling in 2024!

I got to ride Eejanaika a couple weeks ago. It was a bit too short to get all the way up to No. 1 for me, but what a ridiculous rush. The rotating zero-g roll that acts as an airtime hill with laterals is the most demented coaster element I have ever experienced. Great vid!

Yes! I cant wait till we get to ride some of these rides! Great video as usual!

So glad you gave Boulder Dash love! This was the first roller coaster that I rode in sixth grade that started my amazement with rollercoasters.

Love the lineup. Completely agree with your assessment of Iron Gwazi. Absolutely amazing ride that you want to do over and over again. Have ridden it over 50 times, and it never disappoints. Busch Gardens has a decent lineup. But Gwazi made this a must visit park.

i want to thank you for your channel, because I've been watching for years despite not being a coaster fan AT ALL-until your videos emboldened me to ride on Twisted Timbers earlier this year, and I fell headfirst in love with it. now that I live a bit closer to more regional amusement parks, I think I'm going to become a bit of an addict. and you're completely to blame. thanks!

Great video! Would love to see a top 25 parks you’ve visited list!

I love that phantoms revenge is on here! I grew up riding that ride and it holds a dear place in my heart! It will forever be marked as my favorite ride!

I have a trip to Japan planned in February and I’m making sure I make a trip to Fuji Q highland because of your recommendation. Thanks for putting it on my radar.

love this list! maybe best ive seen so far!

You have well explained reasoning behind all of your choices and I think you did a fine job! I think Wildcats Revenge is very re rideable until it gets warmed up so hit this ride early!!

Ok let me drop my top ten, for context I’ve been on 150 coasters exactly, and I prefer positive g force, pure speed, and pure sustained ejector or floater airtime over quick pops of airtime, pacing also plays a huge part in how I rank rides. Also lightning rod was closed during my trip to Dollywood. 1. Intimidator 305 (truly the greatest coaster ever made. It has insane speed, positive gs and insane sustained ejector airtime, insane airtime pops from the lateral snaps. This is truly THE greatest coaster ever in my opinion and I don’t believe anything can beat it. It’s absolutely perfect. ) 2. Skyrush (and yes, I do indeed like the restraints as I can somehow ride without pain) 3. Iron Gwazi 4. El toro (I actually like toro more up front. I feel like you get even stronger and more sustained airtime heading up the camelbacks up front charging over the hills. I actually got 8 minimum verify rides during thrillathon this year) 5. Phoenix 6. Twisted Timbers 7. Thunderhead 8. Coney Island cyclone (bonus points: my last ride was in a full suit and tie because I went directly from a wedding that was in the area) 9. Mine Blower (IT WAS SMOOTH LIKE 2 WEEKS AGO WHEN I FIRST RODE IT YALL LIED RAHHH) 10. Boulder dash

Great Video! Was secretly hoping to see twisted colossus on here but there were better RMCs …being from NJ happy to see El Toro in the top 3 💙

Can't believe your #2 is from my home park!!! Love it!!!

Love the video! Choosing 25 must be really hard. Since it must be so hard, what are like 5 or so coasters that you wanted to put on the list but didn’t have space to? Absolutely love your channel with the super intuitive videos that you put out!

Ayyy great way to start the day!!

Had to check out your evaluation of Shivering Timbers. Since it's pretty much local to me (10 miles away), I've ridden it often, too. I am glad they removed the trick-track some time ago as it left riders with headaches due to the severe side-to-side whipping motion it had. I just rode it in August of 2023 and I completely agree with your "potholes" comment. One was so bad that I left the ride with an extremely sore back. (Fortunately, we always ride it near the end of the day, as we know how rough the coaster can be.) Hopefully, with the Cedar Fair & Six Flags merger, they'll put some much needed maintenance into the track. Also glad to see Lightning Rod on your list. Running problems aside, it was one of my favorite coasters I've been on. We waited about 3 hours (due to shut downs) to get on this. It was very much worth the wait. One ride I wish was on your list is Disney World's Aerosmith Rockin' Roller Coaster. Between the elaborate theming and the nonstop speed from start to end (linear launch system sends you off at high speed when the light turns green) to the twists, turns, 3 inversions for a non-stop wild ride.

This felt like the most authentic top 25 list. Really enjoyed it!

The first drop and first two camelbacks on el toro are so freaking good

Got over 100 laps on Wildcats Revenge this year my kids made me do mini marathons last hour before close a few times a week all summer. I’m a Hershey regular that also doesn’t like talk about changing restraints on skyrush I love that ride the way it is

Might as well put my list up 1- Superman SfNE (2003 t bars) 2- Steel V 3- Iron G 4- El Toro 5- The Beast @ night 6- Iron Ratt 7- Ghostrider 8- Mako 9- Twisted Colossus 10- X2 11- New texas g 12- Goliath over georgia 13- Millenium force 14- TTDragster 15- Joker discovery K 16- Phantom R 17- Diamondback 18- Wonder woman Golden lasso 19- Kumba 20- space mountain (2022 california) 21- Griffon 22- Fire dueling dragon 23- shockwave over tex 24- Villian geuga lake 25- Orion

I'm all here for the Wildcat's Revenge love, it just feels so special and so different compared to other RMCs. But Millie will always be my #1

My family isnt the themepark type, so i dont go to themeparks at all (besides sfne, so happy to see superman on ur list) but its so fun to see your list and just imagine what the rides feel like, love your vids!

I can’t believe this is my third year in a row watching these top 25s

Have you had a chance to ride Pipeline at SeaWorld Orlando? it packs a great ride in such a compact layout and floater on a standup is insane. Overall great list. I loved the jokes throughout

Great list, finally got the chance to ride a few of them this past year! It's so hard putting top lists together

One ride I have in my top 25 that I don't think many will have in theirs is Gaurdians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT. Its not the most intense ride by any means but it is extremely unique and I have the widest ear to ear grin on my face every time I ride it

Solid list 👏

Dropping a Top 10 though I haven't been to nearly as many parks, but its fun!: 1. Millennium Force - takes me back to the first time I ever rode it in early 2000s, with large gap until 2020s...man it was nostalgic. Music is great. Its about going crazy fast, again, everytime I ride I go back to the early 2000s. It has to be going fast. The initial lift right after the gate is also intimidating. 2. El Toro - First time riding, starting with the fast lift hill, was a "wtf" moment. 3. Maverick - First time i went to CP it was under repair. While waiting in the rain someone told me its a "world class ride". I ended up marathoning it at the end of the day, running back to the entry line over and over. I just wish it was even more intense, why is that break run there? Great ride doesn't give you time to be afraid. 4. Steel Vengeance - someone told me its like a drug. Its a little painful at the end on my big thighs, but overall, it was my second RMC after Iron Rattler and it is a museum of a ride. 5. Space Mountain - maybe it has to do with nostalgia riding it with parents. But it being set in disney and the initial tunnel with the lighting is very cool. 6. Cheetah - Valdosta Park - the old woodie that got taken down. I love a simple intense wooden coaster. it was just right for that park. 7. Superman - Darien Lake - I took my mom on this with me in the front row. Its a quality ride in an unsuspecting park. 8. Rolling Thunder - my very first roller coaster (after years of being afraid). Its not El Toro, but its still so much fun. 9. Alpengeist - honestly for an inverted coaster this one is a lot of fun. Not a bad ride at BGW, but this one is my favorite. 10. Gemini - a forgotten coaster over there at CP, something takes you back to the early 1900s especially when its racing, although blue streak is older, Gemini takes you back and still gives you enough thrills. Its length, pacing, and surprising thrills place it above others... So I've been to Cedar Point, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Valdosta Park and Magic Kingdom. I'm a coaster enthusiast though. Ridden Dragster and Kingda Ka and X2, but this is my list for now. When my daughter gets older I plan to go to every one of the major parks. I'm right between Hershey Park and King's Dominion. Bucket List Rides are: Voyage, Velocicoaster, Iron Gwazi, Fury 325, and Intimidator 305, but I'll be honest, I'm scared to ride I305.

I agree with the sentiment. My favorite coasters aren’t necessarily the best, but the ones I have the most fun riding.

Great list I only been to the Midwest parks but here is my top ten so far hoping to visit Hershey park in the next years 1. Maverick- this coaster is insane one of the most intense coasters I experienced the launch omg 2.stevee a perfect coaster maverick and stevee are neck and neck love both 3.millie -omg the ride is awesome the height speed combo is insane the drop gets me every time the speed pushes me back to my seat lol 4. Orion -this one is so underrated the drop feels like it lasts forver and it’s so graceful I like how it provides more fun than intensity the airtime is crazy 5. Banshee - the best invert I been on first time riding it and scared the shit out of me the drop you don’t expect it and love the zero g roll 6. Diamondback love it airtime machine 7. The beast man I love the intensity going through the woods 8. Mystic Timbers I love it Seriously it’s like wooden maverick nonstop intensity the shed ruins the ride 9. Shivering Timbers my home coaster love it so much truly an elite woodie 10. Backlot stunt coaster this one surprised me it’s crazy feels like ima fall off the track and the fire coming at you scared me lol but loved it

I often say there is a difference between what I think are the best coasters and my favorite coasters.

some of these takes are goated

I haven't ridden enough coasters to even have a top 10 but your videos are inspiring me to hopefully change that.

Love your top 25 every year! You always put my personal favorite (Flying Dinosaur) on there which makes me happy. It’s funny how our ideas of “intense” are so different. You mentioned that Flying Dinosaur is intense, which I don’t personally find it, but you said that the Velocicoaster and Iron Gwazi are not so intense, which I found both so intense that my hands were shaking profusely after riding and would not be able to ride twice in one day. Very interesting!

I love your coaster lineup and I’m a fan of your channel and your lineup. I’m a coaster enthusiast but not on your level and other reputable KZfaq channels as I’ve only ridden about 200 coasters. I thought I’d give you my top 10: 1. Iron Gwazi 2. Velocicoaster 3. Wildcats Revenge 4. Steele Vengance 5. Zadra 6. Twisted colossus (it did duel on all 6 of my rides, lucky me!!!) 7. Diamondback 8. Mystic Timbers 9. El Toro 10. Lighting Rod

Kings Dominion is my home park and I-305 is on the only coaster I need to take a break from before re-riding because of the intensity. Also, the airtime on Twisted Timbers is completely out of control now. It's awesome.

If you want some insane floater air time check out the Steel Eel at Sea World San Antonio. Sit toward the back of the train; the second camel hump will eject you into the lap bar and you’ll feel a free fall float all the way down until it bottoms out before going up the hill for the turnaround. While you’re there check out the Texas Stingray as well for an intense wooden coaster experience.

Great list for a rollercoaster traditionalist outside of your #1 lol I love velocicoaster and launch coasters in general, I’m not a big traditional steel coaster/300ft plus guy and think millennium is just meh but love speed and elements. Maverick is my favorite ride at CP and it’s not even really close, I have steel vengeance at #3 in the park

respect for having boulder dash on here that was my first big coaster as a kid

Hey there Ryan love your videos and compliment you on all the parks you’ve been to before, that’s crazy to me. Most of us visit the park that’s closest to us!! Looking at your lineup of different coasters and experiences on your list, there’s only one park that has everything and that’s cedar point. I look at rides from every park across the US and there’s no line up better. Yes universal in Florida has great rides and 3d experience. The biggest bang for your buck is at cedar point. I live 2:45 mins from CP and wouldn’t trade it for any park. 99$ season pass not to mention. I’m sure other parks have a couple great rides, but cedar point is loaded with them top to bottom.

It’s that time of year again!

I just rode Mr.Freeze forwards last week and the backwards descent from the spike is uber-intense on that pullout! Ridiculous!

Finally rode Iron Gwazi this year. my favorite so far for sure.

Had the good fortune to ride Lightning Rod literally days before they shut it down to put in the new chain lift hill. Easily one of the most intense roller coasters I've ever ridden. Will need to come back for the chain lift experience at some point, for sure.

Love flying dinosaur, thanks for giving it the recognition it deserves!

went on edjenaika because of your video and man does it not disappoint! Also did flying dinosaur because of you and man that one should be higher on your list.

Can you maybe do a video ranking the top 10 or 20 highest capacity coasters?

When I visited Charlotte, Carowinds was straight up closed due to inclement weather, and I still think about it to this day

How do you compare Freeze at Texas to St. Louis? I figured my home park wouldn't show up on this list then I saw that spike immediately pop up and my heart jumped for a second. I'd love to ride Texas sometime but it's so far down on my list of parks to get to, considering I haven't ridden a roller coaster outside of Missouri in my life.

Rode Mr. Freeze a lot in St. Louis, always fun. Lightning Rod was closed when I went to Dollywood :( Hoping to ride Iron Gwazi and Velocicoaster this year!

I haven't ridden nearly as many coasters (but I hope to) as you have. But , I would agree with Phantom's Revenge at Kennywood. Unpopular opinion but I also like Steel Curtain. Iron Gwazi, Cheeta Hunt (probably lame for some but I think it is fun and love a launch). Pipeline and Mako at Seaworld Orlando. My very favorite coaster is Velocicoaster. What a masterpiece!

Where do you put Wicked Cyclone? Airtime Thrills has it way higher than Wildcat's Revenge. But he also likes Hades 360 and Viper at Magic Mountain a lot.

I live 10 mins away from Busch Gardens and ride Iron Gwazi as often as possible! That and Velocicoaster and definitely my top 2!!

have you done steve night ride? the barrel rolls / wavy bits through the structure at night specifically is awesome, so disorienting. mad respect for picking personal favorites over it though.

Completely agree with your assessment of Millenium Force. The best coaster at CP is Steel Vengeance followed by Maverick, then Millenium Force. But I personally rank them Millenium Force, Maverick, Steel Vengeance

Lesss gooo! A new ETR video! Magnum xl-200 is obviously the best coaster, anyone who says otherwise is wrong

It’s i305 for me. Rode it for the first time this summer and that ride slaps. Some other rides are close but i305 is the big cheese.

My favourite coaster is montu because of its intensity, and I have not ridden many coasters. I do love nemesis aswell

Mean Steak! Mean Streak!!! Best ride ever!!! Can't wait to ride it again!!!!

Always look forwards to these. Top 5 (out of 75): 1. Velocicoaster 2. Iron Gwazi 3. Wildcat's Revenge 4. Skyrush 5. El Toro Every year it's a surprising yet great list!

ElToro should make an April Fools video with his 25 favorite and least favorite block zones on a ride

Millennium Force is the best ride I have been on and my favorite. I have not been to CP since 2014 so I have not been on the replacement of Mean Streak, which our host loves, Steel Vengence.

Liked video because of twisted timbers being your favorite small scale RMC very based and good opinion thank you Ryan

I strongly disagree with so many of your choices, but I always look forward to your unique lists!

I'd love to see a proper video on Time Warp. I rode it a couple times when it was new and it was awful. Aside from the ride experience being rough and jerky, the restraints didn't do their job. My foot slipped out on one of the rolls at the top. Thankfully nothing bad came of it but it was terrifying

I love that you have my favorite wooden coaster above fury, Millennium Force and Steel vengeance proving cedar fairs best coaster is in their worst park.

Hi! Hershey Park Season Passholder here... YES, the new Skyrush restraints are AWESOME. Reride it to be amazed!

Gwazi is one sick ride. nice.

It's crazy how balanced Great America is that it doesn't have a coaster on this list but is still widely regarded as one of the best SF parks.

Happy to see Time Warp finally getting the recognition it deserves. Golden Ticket awards here we come

ETR - What a great list. I am a huge Intamin mark, so I definitely enjoyed this list. That pink Gwazi shirt was f**king sick bro. That by far, is the coolest looking ride tee ever.

This hyped me up to go to Busch Gardens even more in a few weeks!

Interesting video with some interesting picks. I'm curious - I noticed there are no UK coasters on your list. Is that because you've not visited any UK theme parks, or because you don't think any UK coasters are worthy of being in your top 25 list?

Love the list! 😊 Also I went on F.L.Y. in Phantasialand (summer 2023), it is a really good coaster but the seats are so incredibly uncomfortable. My legs and back hurt so much (I am 5'11 around 185lb) and its very unfriendly towards people with breasts as mine got squished to high heaven. I could only ride it twice, and riding it at the end of the day was a big mistake lol as it requires some strength to brace in the seat.

I just beat my fear on mako. Absolute no1 and I am looking to get all the credits at seaworld orlando and busch gardens tampa (my home park) but i think for me, the only ride topping mako is velocicoaster

Not having SteVe in the top 10 is insane 🤣 but I respect it because there's so many heavy hitters in your top 10. I knew Superman would be top 10 for you too. Heres my current top 10: 1. Velocicoaster 2. SteVe 3. IG 4. Maverick 5. Wicked Cyclone 6. Millie 7. Montu 8. Mako 9. Raptor 10. Hagrids Ive only been on 45 coasters so far, cant wait to ride more!

I currently put Kingda Ka as my number one ever since Top Thrill Dragster closed for good because I’m obsessed with hydraulic launches. I hope Top Thrill 2 becomes my number one again.

Feeling very lucky to live in FL. 2 coasters in the top 5, and a third within reasonable driving distance (AF1) in the top 10

Another Ryan coaster enthusiast here and I have ridden many coasters in your top 25, I need more credits, though.

Great list but please head down to utah and ride cannibal, my home park just experience it other than that nice video always love eltororyan videos

4:58 was not expecting my local theme park on this list

I get to Silver Dollar City pretty frequently, I think I went 4 times this year, and I always hear people complaining about how rough Outlaw Run is now. I don’t really get the complaints but I haven’t gotten the chance to ride another RMC

Great list! My top 25 has a lot of similarities! I’ve been on 423 coasters. 1. Zadra 2. Iron Gwazi 3. Steel Vengeance 4. El Toro 5. ArieForce One 6. VelociCoaster 7. The Voyage 8. Wildcat’s Revenge 9. Fury 325 10. Intimidator 305 11. Expedition GeForce 12. Untamed 13. Taron 14. Lightning Rod 15. Pantheon 16. Maverick 17. Shivering Timbers 18. Mamba 19. Skyrush 20. F.L.Y. 21. Hyperion 22. Twisted Timbers 23. Shambhala 24. Lech Coaster 25. Outlaw Run

being a jersey native-ive ridden the batman side of batman & robin the chiller at sfga, would you say that side is equivalent to mr freeze, if not what makes freeze better. i loved the chiller and was heart broken (despite all of its issues) they took it down and replaced it with that mouse track dark knight

I recently went to Japan and while the focus wasn't roller coasters and I ended up getting sick at the start so I didn't do Fuji Q a big thing to help with Flying Dinosaur at Universal Studios Japan is trying to get an express ticket for it.

I haven’t rode nearly as many coasters as you, so I have a top 15 list. The only thing I don’t understand is why you ranked SV as 11 with the description you gave it, to me it’s the perfect ride. I never mind waiting in a long line for it, the whole experience of it makes it having so much airtime that it’s almost painful over a long ride time is amazing to me. I am a fan of airtime myself, I don’t care much for laterals, otherwise Wildcats Revenge would have potential to be higher if it was for the extreme laterals on it. I’m sure our number ones would be the same if I could ever make it to Japan, I had always wanted to ride X2 since I was a kid, and visiting MM last year was worth it for that alone. Our feelings on Millennium Force are very much the same, it’s not the best coaster but something about it is special, and the first drop is amazing with the trains it has. When I visited Kings Dominion it was an empty park, so intimidator had no one on it and the trim brake slowed the train down so much the end of the ride wasn’t that great. It honestly was a big let down. I feel like Superman The Ride would be much higher if it wasn’t for the restraints. When I visited a few months ago for the first time the layout was exactly like you described and I loved that part of the ride. Being 6 foot 2 and 240 pounds the restraints came down in a bad spot on my legs that made the ride extremely uncomfortable. If it had MF’s trains it would be amazing!!! 1. Steel Vengeance 2. X2 3. El Torro 4. Twisted Timbers 5. Wildcats Revenge 6. Skyrush 7. Maverick 8. Millennium Force 9. Intimidator 305 10. Ghostrider 11. Stormrunner 12. Wonder Woman Flight of Courage 13. Jersey Devil 14. Twisted Colossus’s 15. Superman The Ride

nice list i agree with most of it

shoutout to always bein able to see the main homie alpengeist on every vessi b-roll. you should get some roller coaster themed colorways. "alpengeist white"

Im from Europe so haven't ridden a single ride from those 25. That said if you visit Europe in future i think some rollercoasters here will definitely be on your top 25. Some examples Hyperion (Energylandia) - Zadra (Energylandia) - Taron (Phantasialand) - F.L.Y (Phantasialand) - Ride To Happiness (Plopsaland de Panne) - Taiga (Linnanmäki) my №1 - Untamed (Walibi Holland) my №2 - Batman gce (Parque Warner) - Toutatis (Parque Asterix) - Kondaa (Walibi Belgium)

Great list, my personal number 1 is Viper at Magic Mountain, but Iron Rattler and Time Traveler arent too far behind

I think the key to getting the best ride possible on El Toro is to ride it in the second to back row.

My Christmas present came early!

My favorite coasters are 1. F.L.Y. at Phantasialand DEFENITLY, will never be passed 2. Ride To Happiness at Plopsaland 3. this is a fight between Kondaa at Walibi and Taron at Phantasialand I really wish you can ride and love F.L.Y. soon too! It's AMAZING!

El Toro is in ElToroRyan's top 3? Never saw it coming, I am SHOOK.

so cool to hear the names of the people who designed the coasters

I cant wait to totally come up with my own rollercoaster opinions after watching this.