In 2022, I took 1275 laps on 288 different roller coasters. Many I rode once. Others I kept riding
over-and-over. So in this video, I rank my top 10 most ridden roller coasters in 2022.
This video will discuss my 2022 experiences with the ride specifically,
rather than detailing the overall ride experience. If you want to know my more
in-depth thoughts on any 10 of these coasters, I have individual reviews already posted.
10) Shambhala at PortAventura with 20 Rides- This is one of the most reridable coasters in
the world. Between the massive amount of floater airtime, incredible views, and glass-smooth ride,
it’s hard not to love this coaster. I had 2.5 days at this Spanish theme park and on the day
we had Express Passes, we spent the last 2 hours of the day lapping this coaster.
My final ride ended with an evacuation off the brake run since it was too cool
for the park to send the other train out empty. 9) Fury 325 at Carowinds with 21 Rides- I attended
the opening weekend for Carowinds. Passholder preview night was cold and rainy, but I was more
than willing to marathon Fury 325. With this ride’s relentless speed, it was a tad painful,
but I wasn’t going to squander the opportunity when this B&M giga was a walk-on. The ride barely
ran the following day due to colder temperatures and wind, but we still snuck in a few laps.
Even with the lower temperatures, the ride still felt plenty fast and had some impressive airtime.
8) Phoenix at Knoebels with 22 Rides- I made two visits to this Pennsylvanian park in 2022.
My second visit was quite busy, so I only got a few laps. But my first visit was on a May weekday
when I quite frankly was surprised the park was open. It was a ghost town, so I spent a large
chunk of my day riding this PTC wood coaster. By the end of the day, my thighs hurt from being
continuously launched a foot into the air into the buzz bars on the finale. But I have zero regrets.
7) Ravine Flyer II at Waldameer with 24 Rides- This is my go-to park on days with
inclement weather. The forecast had a 100% chance of torrential downpours.
This kept crowds away, so I was able to lap this coaster to my heart’s content.
Several of my rides took place in heavy rain. This number would have been higher, but the park closed
an hour early due to severe thunderstorms that made their way across Lake Erie.
6) Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens Tampa with 25 Rides- I made it down to this SeaWorld
park for passholder previews. It also coincided with Spring Break. So while every other coaster
in the park was at least an hour wait, Iron Gwazi was a near walk-on. So it was a no-brainer where
I spent a majority of my day. This is easily the best ride at this Florida theme park and
one of the best coasters in the world. It’s an aggressive blur of ejector airtime and intensity.
5) Boulder Dash at Lake Compounce with 27 Rides- This is ride’s wooded mountain setting makes it
one of the world’s best night rides. So I made sure to attend Phantom Fall Fest a few
times to accrue as many rides in the dark as possible. This proved harder than anticipated
due to the coaster having a lot of downtime towards the end of the year, but we finished
the year on the ride’s last 3 public trains. While it can ride a bit rough in wheel seats,
front row rides are still incredible between the smoother ride and abundance of airtime.
4) Wicked Cyclone at Six Flags New England with 36 Rides- There were a few years when this was
my favorite ride at Six Flags New England, but it now plays second-fiddle to another
coaster at this park. That being said, I still get multiple laps on this coaster each visit.
If I arrive at opening, I often start my day with a marathon on this coaster.
This is because of the slower operations and not too many people going there at opening.
While it’s not a top-tier RMC, this coaster still has some awesome hangtime
filled inversions and plenty of airtime pops. 3) Lightning Rod at Dollywood with 40 Rides-
This is my favorite coaster and I was in for a treat in my late March visit.
The ride had zero downtime, which is a miracle in itself. And the crew was firing on all cylinders.
They hit an hourly capacity that hadn’t been done since the ride’s inaugural season. How could
I not keep getting in line? I think I spent my final 4 hours of day getting right back in line.
This is my dream ride between the unique setting, crazy speed, and insane airtime.
2) Jersey Devil Coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure with 44 Rides-
Because El Toro decided to take the second half of the season off, this RMC single
rail coaster was the coaster I marathoned in two specific visits. Once during an October
Power Hours and then during a super cold Holiday in the Park day in late December.
On the latter, they had to strictly front-load the train due to the temperatures,
so I kept reriding until I got my coveted back row rides. That first drop is sublime back there.
1) Superman the Ride at Six Flags New England with 85 Rides- This park had very low attendance in
2022. I visited this park several times and Superman was almost always a station wait.
Add in an extremely efficient crew and it was super easy to get double digit laps in
each visit. And I most certainly wanted to. This Intamin hyper coaster is running like a dream.
It’s running much better than it did during the Bizarro years. The layout was always special,
but the ejector airtime is back to its glory days.
I am extremely fortunate to have this ride at one of my home parks.
So those were my top 10 most ridden roller coasters in 2022. What was your most ridden
coaster this past year? Let me know down in the comments. If you enjoyed this countdown, I’d
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