Tired of the same old, rickety wooden roller coasters? Crave more thrills than the typical vertical loops and camelback hills found at every local amusement park? Fortunately, roller coasters come in a mind-blowing profusion of styles, shapes, and sizes. From innovative track designs to unusual seating configurations, from ridiculous locations to bizarre theming, the experience never gets old. In
The 50 Most Unique Roller Coasters Ever Built
you'll explore a roller coaster...
...powered by people
....inspired a popular computer game
....uses a Ferris wheel as a lift
....requires an on-board brakeman
....where the louder you scream the faster you go
....built on top of a skyscraper
....known as the "dog fart" coaster (yes, you read that right!). The
50 Most Unique Roller Coasters Ever Built
is a list comprised of unusual, rare, and hard to find scream machines.
New 3rd Edition Updates
Now with more than 50 unique roller coasters!
Updated stats and information
10 unique coasters added
More pictures
Peak into the future of roller coaster including new for 2023 coasters
There are three versions of 50 Unique Coasters:
Kindle: color pictures, automatic updates when a new edition is released
Paperback: black and white images to keep costs down
Hardcover: black and white images to keep costs down
Nick Weisenberger is the author of
Coasters 101: An Engineer's Guide to Roller Coaster Desig
n and
Steam Trains and Monorails: The Best of America's Theme Parks
. Catch him on the
Coaster101 Podcast.