***NEW EDITION RELEASED OCTOBER 2023!***
Mega roller coasters of today reach heights of over 400 feet and speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. While some thrill rides be content to simply tower over the landscape, the world's scariest roller coasters know how to tap into our deepest fears and emotions in the most creative of ways. Whether it's hurtling backwards through the darkness, navigating dizzying inversions, or braving unexpected surprises, the most terrifying coasters are a perfect storm of heart-pounding elements. One element alone may not make a ride terrifying but the sum of all of its parts does.
What make a roller coaster terrifying? It could be height, speed, inversions, backwards segments, unique track elements, darkness, unexpected surprises, and more all contribute to making your head spin and your knees tremble.
In
The 50 Most Terrifying Roller Coasters Ever Built
you'll explore a roller coaster...
...with an underwear dispenser
...that mimics a squirrel running on the underside of a tree limb
...tried to leap a gap in the tracks
...required an on duty nurse in the station
...airtime so extreme you'll swear it's trying to kill you
Where are the most terrifying roller coasters found? Who designs them? Which park builds the craziest rides? Find out by reading
.
**New 3rd Edition Updates**
Now with more than 50 Terrifying Roller Coasters
Updated stats and information
10 more scary roller coasters added
More pictures
More pages
Peak into the future of roller coaster including new for 2024 coasters
There are three versions of
Kindle: color pictures, automatic updates when a new edition is released
Paperback: black and white images to keep costs down
Hardcover: full color pictures
Nick Weisenberger is the author of
Coasters 101: An Engineer's Guide to Roller Coaster Design
,
Steam Trains and Monorails: The Best of America's Theme Parks
, and
Record-Breaking Roller Coasters
. Catch him on the Coaster101 Podcast.