By intent
Best Theme Parks for Thrill Seekers, Ranked
If your day is measured in coaster credits rather than parades, this is your list. These parks score highest on thrill intensity: the depth of the coaster roster and the severity of its headline rides.
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The thrill ranking
Every park below carries the index's thrill flag, ordered by its thrill score out of 10. Each park's global rank is shown alongside.
- 1
Cedar Point🇺🇸 United States#12 worldwide66 rides$60–$959.7 - 2
Six Flags Magic Mountain🇺🇸 United States#10 worldwide40 rides$60–$1109.6 - 3
Universal Islands of Adventure🇺🇸 United States#11 worldwide22 rides$119–$1999.6 - 4
Phantasialand🇩🇪 Germany#9 worldwide19 rides$44–$909.4 - 5
Fuji-Q Highland🇯🇵 Japan#27 worldwide50 rides$38–$509.4 - 6
Nagashima Spa Land🇯🇵 Japan#6 worldwide60 rides$389.3 - 7
Six Flags Great Adventure🇺🇸 United States#17 worldwide47 rides$45–$909.3 - 8
Europa-Park🇩🇪 Germany#1 worldwide100 rides$78–$959.2 - 9
Universal Studios Japan🇯🇵 Japan#14 worldwide32 rides$53–$699.0 - 10
Energylandia🇵🇱 Poland#18 worldwide72 rides$59–$629.0 - 11
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay🇺🇸 United States#22 worldwide28 rides$55–$609.0 - 12
Canada's Wonderland🇨🇦 Canada#23 worldwide68 rides$33–$649.0 - 13
Alton Towers🇬🇧 United Kingdom#25 worldwide40 rides$46–$929.0
Frequently asked questions
- Which theme park has the best roller coasters?
- The parks at the top of this list hold the deepest and most intense coaster rosters in the index.
- Which parks hold roller coaster world records?
- Record-holding parks are flagged throughout the index; the records leaderboards list the tallest and fastest by category.