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Boulder Dash
Lake Compounce

Cannon Ball
Lake Winnepesaukah

Georgia Cyclone
Six Flags Over Georgia

Ghostrider
Knotts Berry Farm

Lightning Racer
Hersheypark

The Phoenix
Knoebel's Groves

Rampage
VisionLand

Raven
Holiday World

Shivering Timbers
Michigan's Adventure

Thunderhead
Dollywood

Batman The Ride
Six Flags (multiple)

Georgia Scorcher
Six Flags Over Georgia

Goliath
Six Flags Magic Mountain

The Incredible Hulk
Islands of Adventure

Kumba
Busch Gardens Tampa

Magnum XL-200
Cedar Point

MindBender
Six Flags Over Georgia

Superman: Ride of Steel
Six Flags New England

Superman-Ultimate Flight
Six Flags Over Georgia

Top Thrill Dragster
Cedar Point


Sam's favorite coasters
(changes regularly)
out of 310 ridden

Sam was featured in the July, 2000 National Geographic WORLD, "The Roller Coaster Kid Rides and Rates"

Here is a copy of the list published in the magazine - now updated to include current rankings.
  1. Flying Super Saturator, Paramount's Carowinds
  2. The Legend, Holiday World and Splashin' Safari
  3. The Beast, Paramount's Kings Island
  4. Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point
  5. Superman Ride of Steel, Six Flags New England (recently replacing the Six Flags Darien Lake version)
  6. The Raven, Holiday World
  7. Kumba, Busch Gardens Tampa
  8. The Racer, Kennywood
  9. The Incredible Hulk, Universal's Islands of Adventure
  10. Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce (recently replacing Jack Rabbit, Kennywood)

W O O D -

The Legend - Holiday World

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Nickelodeon Flying Super Saturator - Paramount's Carowinds

Photos courtesy of Holiday World and somekick


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