A “dive coaster” has a vertical — i.e., 90-degree — drop after you climb that first hill. And thanks to Dorney Park, the Mid-Atlantic finally has one. But the engineers pushed it to 95 degrees. Plus, when you get to the top, you don’t just drop. They put a brake on it to dangle you up there before you plummet face first down to earth. Read More »
4000 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA Website
We can’t even watch the YouTube POV videos from the front seat of this brand-new ride — the tallest, fastest and longest single-rail roller coaster in the world. You’re on your own. Read More »
One Six Flags Boulevard, Jackson Township, NJ Website
It's not the biggest. It's not the fastest. But this new ride is absolutely terrifying. Your car rolls backward and forward on a 360-degree looped track, slowly building up enough momentum to send you hurtling upside down over and over again. Read More »
1 Six Flags Boulevard, Jackson, NJ | 732-928-2000 | Website
Opened this past Memorial Day weekend, Hershey Park's Skyrush is a blue-and-gold behemoth-200 feet high, 3,600 feet long, top speeds up to 75 mph, five zero-G hills, lift speed of 26 feet per second. What sets it at the pinnacle of our list, though, are the "wings": While the two center seats of each four-seat row sit securely on the track, the ones on either end are floorless, leaving riders' legs dangling 20 stories up. Eeek! Read More »
100 West Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA | 800-437-7439 | Website