Top 25 Roller Coasters in Florida | Is Iron Gwazi or Velocicoaster Number One?
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- Florida is one of deepest states when it comes to roller coasters. A lot of that can be attributed to Orlando, which is often considered the theme park capital of the world. You have Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, and SeaWorld. Then about an hour drive away, you also have Busch Gardens Tampa. As of this recording, the state currently has 61 different roller coasters. And that number is only growing. In recent years, all these parks have been adding exciting new roller coasters, so in this video, I will rank Florida’s top 25 roller coasters.
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I saw the thumbnail and I thought Iron Gwazi was pointing a gun at Velocicoaster. Why is florida shaped in such a way?😂
Ask the continental plates
😂😂
It does have an interesting shape.
Here's my top 5:
1. Velocicoaster
2. Iron Gwazi
3. Mako
4. cosmic rewind
5. Hagrids
Always enjoy your videos. 🙂
Great list!
Oft this is a big one - I was just there last week at Disney World & Universal & managed to get two rides on Tron & a ride on Guardians in the same day. It was insane!
Nice! That's hard to do with the VQ.
From Miami but live in Oregon. Been on every major FLA coaster except Tron. My Top 5.
1. Velocicoaster
2.Iron Gwazi
3. Hulk
4.Hagrids
5.Manta
Give Velo the edge due to the full experience, although Gwazi has a bit better layout
I actually think veloci has the better layout even if I do think its overrated
Nice list! I can see putting Velocicoaster at one.
Great video! I really enjoyed watching this!
Thanks!
@@CanobieCoaster You're welcome!
My favorites in America's wang in no order
Pipeline the Surf Coaster, I hope more of these show up. The airtime is something that must be experienced
Kumba, I love the display of power
Montu, I love B&M inverts, combine great force and visuals, and you got a winner.
Iron Gwazi, RMC was at it again. The drop is wicked and the death roll is awesome.
Velocicoaster, this is my number 4 overall, and for good reason. This is a diverse ride, mixing a little of everything.
Mako, very smooth and reridable
Great rides!
I absolutely agree with your top three. Iron Gwazi is just insane and has no boring section.
It's epic.
Awesome video. Visited from the UK back in October 23 and rode nearly all of them with my 9 year old. We missed out on Kraken as it was shut for refurb and space mountain as the queues were crazy, although we have ridden the Disneyland Paris version. Can't wait to go back. My favourite 5 were Iron Gwazi, Tigris, Velocicoaster, Mako and Kumba. Kumba I first rode in 1994 when I was 11, went back 29 years later and it's still incredible! Thanks for the great video.
Sorry you missed Space Mountain. That ride is always popular.
Honestly Montu is my favorite ride in Florida.
It's one of the bettet ones.
I have yet to ride Guardians, Tron and Iron Gwazi. I'm hoping when I come back down for the opening of Epic Universe, I can knock those 3 off my list. Great vid, BTW!!
Thanks!
Slinky over Rock 'n' Roller is crazy. One thing you didn't mention is Slinky's horrible queue outside in the blistering hot sun with little cover. Waiting for this ride which usually has wait times pushing 2 hours, is pure torture.
Slinky's queue is awful, but I do like the ride.
Just had my last day at BGT today! Awesome to see how all of the state's coasters stack up to one another :) [except cobra's, sadly closed for my visit]
Cobra's had a lot of downtime for me a few weeks ago as well.
I’ve lived in the Orlando area for 26 years now and still do like the parks overall, despite having a lot of objections to their changes. I absolutely love coasters, and grew up in the Midwest going to Cedar Point. Nothing has ever been fast enough, high enough, or intense enough for me…. If I feel secure and safe. Which I honestly always have until just over a year ago on one of these. Mako was the culprit at Sea World. For that ride’s extreme height, speed, etc, the only thing securing you is one restraint that, for me as a slightly taller person, only covered the top 6 inches or so of my upper legs, just above me knees. There was no secondary belt securing the restraint either. I really felt like I was slipping out of the restraint the entire ride and had a death grip on whatever I could get a hold of. It’s been THE only time that I have not felt safe on a coaster. I really don’t know if I’ll ever go on it again, and I never ever say that of coasters. I’ve ridden some as many as 21 times in a row on really slow days.
Mako has a perfect safety record and those hypers are safe from B&M.
For me my top 5 in Florida are:
1. Velocicoaster
2. Mako
3. Hagrids
4. Expedition Everest
5. Revenge of the Mummy
I haven't been to Busch Gardens Tampa yet.
Mummy is underrated!
Nice list! BGT is well worth experiencing.
I can’t wait for starfall racers
Me neither!
Funny thing, I have an airport a few hundred feet away from my house, and I can fly to Orlando from there. It's very easy to get to Orlando, albeit a bit expensive. Despite being 20 years old, I've never been to Florida yet lol. Can't wait to hit Universal, IoA, BGT, and Seaworld in June!
Have a great first visit!
Great video.. my top 5 is veliocoaster, iron gwazi, mako, montu and kraken
Nice list!
You've been posting a lot of videos from Florida recently. Did you just visit there recently, and if so, did you return to Legoland or visit any new waterparks like Adventure Island?
I'm waiting to go back to Legoland Florida when the new indoor coaster opens. I did not get to Adventure Island this trip. We could have, but it would have eaten into a full day at Busch Gardens.
Can’t wait for my vacation to Orlando in 2 days, plan on hitting 28 coasters with 23 of them being new, it’ll be my first time on iron gwazi and I don’t see how it can be better than velocicoaster
Have fun!
In your other video of top 25 roller coasters in Florida, made in 2020, Canobie Coaster said:
Number 11: Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa. One of the B&M's earliest roller coasters is still one of their most intense. Kumba is a positive G-force machine. Every single inversion on this coaster is incredibly whippy and I found myself starting to greyout at several points along the course. You may be wondering why this coaster isn't any higher, but I did find it to be a bit...
I used to find it a bit rough.
Idk how 20 coasters are better than the immersive experience of expedition Everest
Everest may be more immersive than most coasters ahead of it, but I prefer the thrills many of those rides offer.
@@CanobieCoaster In my opinion, it is not all about thrills. It is mainly about how good the ride is themed and how smooth it is.
1. Velocicoaster
2. Iron Gwazi
3. Mako
4. Rip Ride Rockit
5. Hagrid's
🧐
Great list!
Rip ride rocket is so bad. The mummy is better.
@kmccurdy21 the forces are great though you seriously can't look past it?
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od the positives are only ok to me. At this point universal has the money to replace this with something superior. Its just not good.
If I had to choose between iron gwazi and velocicoaster, I'd probably would give the edge to iron gwazi. Velocicoaster is great and the theming is well done. But I love the relentless and chaotic nature of iron gwazi, That's a ride that shows no mercy and when I came off my first ride, I was like "What the hell just happened?"
I agree with you 100%. I rode in the second to last row on Iron Gwazi for the first time and I was speechless when I got off. I still am every time I ride it. It doesn’t get old
@@spenym14 Those back row rides are unreal. When you're in the back during that first drop, you're coming out of your seat all the way down at full speed.
Both are epic rides.
A water park version would be welcomed. In between the 6 main water parks in Orlando, as well as Adventure Island and a couple other local parks in south Florida, there's plenty of competition.
I made a video on the best water slides in Orlando. I can't do one for water parks in Florida since there are a handful that I'm missing.
Kraken after the MCBR is now almost like Alpengeist after they slowed down the 2nd 1/2. I think Krakens is less noticable than Alpengeist, that is if you got on Alpengeist soon after initial opening date due to it's nuetering being waaaay sooner than Kraken. Kraken's 2nd loop (personally) WAS the most intense B&M loop (that I've been on), now it's just good. The corkscrew is slower but still great.
I think kraken's second half is overrated the vertical loop offered no forces (like basically all vertical loops) and the corkscrew was just okay
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od Present day I agree with you, but not as it used to be. That 2nd loop was one of the few elements I have been suprised by with positive g's. When I rode it after the refurb, it wasn't even as good as Montu or Hulk's second loop. I am not a verticle loop die hard, just what I felt.
@GregBatte I'm talking about kraken even before it was trimmed heavily
Alpengeist opening year looked amazing in the 2nd half.
3:25 espesh got me crying😂
It's a fun helix.
2:54 wish I knew that going in lol
Surprise!
VelociCoaster and Iron Gwazi are truly a duo to be reckoned with, might be the best 1-2 punch of any US state.
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I think they are.
For me until January iron gwazi was over velocicoaster but now it’s veloci over iron gwazi, idk if I got bad rides on it and really good rides on veloci or what but they flipped. However both are phenomenal both in my top 3
My rides on Gwazi last December were a tad slower than what I remembered (still amazing though), but it was hauling a few weeks ago. I suspect you maybe had a bad ride.
Haven’t ridden Iron Gwazi and some other notable coasters but here are the top 20 I’ve experienced
20. Scorpion
19. Journey to Atlantis
18. Big Thunder Mountain
17. Space Mountain
16. Cobra’s Curse
15. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
14. Escape From Gringotts
13. Revenge of the Mummy
12. SheiKra
11. Hulk
10. Manta
9. Kraken
8. Cheetah Hunt
7. Montu
6. Kumba
5. Cosmic Rewind
4. Tron
3. Mako
2. Hagrids
1. VelociCoaster
Great list!
@@CanobieCoaster thanks!
I loved Iron Gwazi, but Velocicoaster takes the crown for sure.
Both are elite, but I prefer Gwazi.
Florida is home to My favorite and least favorite coaster! Velocicoaster and Slinky Dog, I think you could probably guess which one is my favorite and least favorite lol
Slinky is just a family coaster.....
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od I’m aware but I haven’t ridden too many coasters so that kind of narrows down my choices and I’m not really sure why I’ve just always had hate for that ride ever since my first ride. I don’t really know why but I also think the theming it has is super ugly imo but just remember it is my opinion
@AmusementProductions ironically the theming is one part of slinky i really like
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od I can see why for some reason but I’m not really sure why but it just doesn’t sit with me for some reason
Poor Slinky. I am biased towards that character though.
My list (NO DISNEY) as a Florida native coaster enthusiast:
1. Velocicoaster
2. Iron Gwazi
3. Hagrid’s
4. Mako
5. Montu
6. Cheetah Hunt
7. Sheikra
8. Hulk
9. Kumba
10. Pipeline
Only complaint about your list is no cobra’s curse, that blows the water out of some of your bottom choices.
That one was in the next 5.
Did you ever come off something in Florida with a headache? For example:
Kumba at Busch Gardens Tampa
SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa
Montu at Busch Gardens Tampa
Cheetah Hunt at Busch Gardens Tampa
Expedition Everest at Disney's Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket at Universal Studios Florida
White Lightning at Fun Spot Orlando
Mine Blower at Fun Spot Kissimmee
Yeah Mine Blower before the recent work.
Having lived in Florida for the past 6 years, I have ridden almost every coaster in the state, alongside a handful of defunct ones. Here's my personal top 25:
1. Iron Gwazi
2. VelociCoaster
3. Kumba
4. Montu
5. Incredible Hulk
6. Hagrid's Motorbike Adventures
7. Pipeline the Surf Coaster
8. Cheetah Hunt
9. Mako
10. TRON Lightcycle Run
11. GOTG Cosmic Rewind
12. Kraken
13. Manta
14. Ice Breaker
15. SheiKra
*Dragon Challenge Chinese Fireball & Hungarian Horntail
16. Mine Blower
17. White Lightning
18. Revenge of the Mummy
19. Expedition Everest
20. Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
21. Space Mountain
22. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
23. Rock n Roller Coaster
24. Tigris
25. Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
Mako that low is a crime against everyone who has ever existed
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od I've ridden Mako a lot, and I just find it to be a mid-tier B&M hyper, a ride model which I've never been the biggest fan of. The first drop is excellent, but I'm a much bigger fan of positives and ejector airtime rather than the floater airtime Mako offers.
@mackenziefritz8169 that's fair I guess
Yay! I'm not the only one who gives Tron the edge over Cosmic Rewind!
Great list!
I find it ironic both the best coaster at Disney and the best coaster at Universal are launch coasters that feature Chris Pratt.
It's quite funny.
Love you videos. But putting Space Mountain and Rip Ride Rockit in the top ten is crazy. I don't even know if I would have them on the list at all. Space Mountain always hurts my back. Rip Ride Rocket gives me serious headaches and pain. I do appreciate your love for White Lightning. Very underrated coaster. And I hope you are right about Mine Blower getting more topper track. It would be so nice if RMC retracked the entire ride.
Space and Rockit are janky, but neither hurt and I like the forces they offer.
It’s a shame that you can’t access the secret song input on some of the cars on HRRR anymore. I can’t ride that ride without listening to Limp Bizkit
It took longer than the past when I used the secret playlist a few weeks ago, but I was able to use it.
Did you ever leave something in Florida breathless?
Yes, Iron Gwazi.
Gwazi for the win!! But hmmm, my FL top 5...
5. Scorpion ( gotta respect the classics)
4. Mako/Montu (cheating 😅)
3. Pipeline
2. Hagrids
1. Iron Gwazi
Nice list!
Interesting to see how high you place White Lightning, and kumba over hulk.
White Lightning is one of my least favorite coasters (its my 3rd least favorite woodie in general)
White Lightning has run great the past few years.
My man woke up on the right side of the bed this morning finally putting IG over VC. Most people that disagree either don't live in FL or just visit Universal when they visit and maybe go to Sea World or Busch gardens once every couple of years. It's really too bad that is the case as people are really missing out on two of the best parks in America. Most people who have VC ranked higher are those who fall into the "ride is themed" category. Theming is nice, but has never pursuaded me one way or the other on the actual coaster. I've had night rides on Mako that blew me away and I would rank Mako above VC on those, but I have never had a ride on IG and thought it might not be as good as VC. I actually like the first half of VC more than the second half and I only go to universal if I'm going to an Orlando Informer event because that's the only way I could actually enjoy going to Universal. One criticism I have is calling the "second half" of Mako losing steam is a little unfair. It is more like the final 20% of the ride and the mid course was only put in because Sea world is in Orlando and needed (almost required) due to potential capacity needs. The one trim after the turnaround hits, but I've been on plenty of times it hasn't hit and if it does, it doesn't take away from the ride or airtime at all. That particular airtime hill is one of the best moments, but gets over looked because too many enthusiasts are focused on the "trim". The ride still powers thru the next airtime hill and full ejector on the speed hill. I know because I was just on it Sunday night for about 6 rides and it was hauling and incredible. Great video as always!
I have always had Iron Gwazi ahead of Velocicoaster, but both are elite. I agree Mako's "2nd half" is really more like a final 1/3-1/4. I use the mcbr to separate the bits.
@@CanobieCoaster my bad, I swear you had VC ahead of IG on one of your rankings. My apologies if you didn't, but still glad we both agree 💯 on your comment 😂
Am I the only person who doesn't care about theming at all
@@HugeRMCFanBoY-bx3od ✋....that's me too. Was the point of my initial comment. People place too much emphasis on theming over the actual ride
florida is such a nice state for country's
Great state for coasters.
@@CanobieCoaster i ment rollercoasters lol
Imagine leaving:
with a headache
breathless
What are the differences between the two? What do you think?
Headache is throbbing head pain. Breathless is when a ride is so wild it leaves me speechless.
My number one coaster is Velocicoaster but I have not ridden iron gwazi yet
Those are the top 2 in the state.
In this video, Mine Blower at Fun Spot Kissimmee was placed at number 20. But in your older video of top 25 roller coasters in Florida (US States Ranked), made in 2020, Mine Blower at Fun Spot Kissimmee was placed much higher, at number 4.
Seriously number 4?
Yes, that was before a lot of new rides opened and before the ride got rougher.
I went on 17 roller coasters at all the major Orlando parks in January. My top 10 were
1 Hagrids Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure
2 Mako
3 Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
4 Pipeline The Surf Coaster
5 Revenge of the Mummy
6 Velocicoaster
7 Expedition Everest
8 Incredible Hulk Coaster
9 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts
10 Tron Lightcycle Run
This is based entirely on the quality of the rides I got and not an objective ranking of which coaster has the best elements and theming. Velocicoaster was hurt by the ops stapling me the 1 time I rode it, which hurt the airtime and my thighs, but it was still great. If not for the bad luck of the unusually tight restraints it probably would have been #1. Hagrids would probably be #5 if I hadn't gotten such a magical night ride. These are all great rides and it was a great trip in Orlando.
W velocicoaster placement I do think mako should have been no1 though
Nice list! Evwryone will rank them differently.
All these rides look like a lot of fun. I'd like to ride stuff at the Harry Potter area. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
The best section at IOA imo
It's an amazing area.
Hollywood rip ride rocket #8? It’s not in my top 30 😂, I’ll still ride it
It's janky, but I enjoy the elements and music aspect.
Velocicococococococococococoaster, or Iron Gwatter?
Gwazi
Top 5 should be…
1) Velocicoaster
2) Gwazi
3) Mako
4) Montu
5) Rocket
…..
Nice list!
How much more intense is Iron Gwazi vs VelociCoaster?
10x more intense imo velocicoaster isn't try most intense Coaster
I don’t know. It’s more intense I guess.. but the mososaurus roll with a nice loose restraint is absolutely nuts.
A TON! Velocicoaster is in my overall top 10, but in regards to intensity alone, it's probably closer to # 35-45 in the country. It's everything else it does, and being a complete package, that makes it so great.
Iron Gwazi goes full throttle start to finish. There are a few elements on Velocicoaster where you can catch your breath.
“Moo”
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7:59 :)
Whoops lol
There both so good but IG tore me a new but hole. The death roll feels like it shouldn't exist
It's an epic inversion.
WHERE IS DADDY PIG'S COASTER 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
This isn't USA Today.
@CanobieCoaster "Mako is the best coaster in the country!" (I swear to you that's a real ranking from USA today from 2023 💀)
I hate slinky dog 😂
Too long of a wait?
Iron Gwazi is pverrated in my opinion
I think it's amazing.
61. Mine Blower (have not ridden it since the trackwork, and I won't unless they do it all.)
35. Pipeline (barely tops the E&F kiddie coasters & Barnstormer for me)
34. Flight of the Hippogriff
33. Daddy Pig's
32. Dragon
31. Seven Dwarfs
30. Galaxy Spin
29. Freedom Flyer
28. Scorpion
27. Slinky Dog Dash
26. Expedition Everest
25. Tigris
24. Cobras Curse
23. Journey to Atlantis
22. Escape from Gringotts
21. Cosmic Rewind
20. Tron
19. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
18. Hurricane
17. Space Mountain
16. Mummy
15. Rock n Roller Coaster
14. Hulk
13. Ice Breaker
12. White Lightning
11. Rip Ride Rockit
10. Hagrids
9. Kraken
8. SheiKra
7. Cheetah Hunt
6. Montu
5. Kumba
4. Manta
3. Mako
2. Velocicoaster
1. Iron Gwazi
I'm not surprised someone could hate Mine Blower, but I'm stunned Pipeline is so low for you.
@@CanobieCoaster A big part of it is the landings after the airtime. My groin slams down onto the perch. It truly felt like getting kicked in the groin. I learned how to manage it, but I have to be vigilant every single second. With the old stand-ups, I didn't have to do anything after locking the perch down low. And those vests are not good. I'd rather have the headbanging restraints.
Florida is not something that matters to many....
It's a loved state.
Wsjsydye pap did fr kia2 it’s a33 higher
What?
@@CanobieCoaster oh oops I didn’t even know I typed that wth
The log flume is so much better then the water coaster.... I wouldn't call Gringotts a good "coaster"...
Splash Mountain is the state's best water ride.
@@CanobieCoasterI was referring to Dudleys as it's coaster like.
My Rankings
1 Iron Gwazi
2 Mako
3 Velocicoaster (one of the most overrated coasters in America imo)
4 Montu
5 Kumba
6 Pipeline
7 Cheetah Hunt
8 Sheikra
9 Incredible hulk (I think the intensity on this coaster is extremely overrated)
10 Kraken
11 Icebreaker
12 Manta
13 Mine Blower
14 Space Mountain
15 Guardians of the Galaxy
16 Expedition Everest
17 Cobra's Curse
18 Tigris
19 BTMR (one of the most pure fun coasters ever)
20 Tron
21 Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit
22 Revenge Of The Mummy
23 Scorpion
24 Rock N Rollercoaster
25 Escape From Gringotts
I forgot hagrids btw it would rank 8th
Overrated my ass...Velocicoaster deserves all the praise it gets. Good rankings, though. As for Hulk, the only really intense moment is that upward launch out of the tunnel.
@Hydra_X9K_Music I agree velocicoaster is a great ride but its definitely not close to my number 1 in fact its not even in my top 10
Nice list! I don't find Velocicoaster overrated. I love it.
Slinky Dog Dash deserves a place on this list just because of the supercute train.
It's adorable.
You lost all credibility when you put space mountain over Kumba, Hulk, Kraken, and Rocket….. number 7? That’s a joke right?
I love Space Mountain.
Rock n roller>>>> slinky dog cmon buddy
Personal preference (and I'm admittedly biased since Slinky is a favorite character of mine).
I love coasters and Iron Gwazi had my heart racing and I was shaking afterward. I was like holy CRAP that was intense.
Such an intense ride.
im first pls pin
Nice!
Unpopular opinions:
Ig is way overrated
Positives >> negative gs
Airtime is overrated
Definitely some hot takes there.
I just don't get how people could like greying out more than the feeling of your about to be ejected from your seat
I'm sorry, but Slinky Dog Dash is just a terrible ride.
It's a fine family coaster.
No Daddy Pig's Roller Coaster? Horrible list. LoL. /s
This isn't USA Today.