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<span class="travelcolor">50 Best ...</span> White knuckle rides

"Woodies", "airtime" "inversions", "G-roll": the language of coasters is as fraught as the business of riding them. So let Emma Haughton and her panel of experts experience the best rides going ? so that you don't have to...

Friday 16 June 2000 19:00 EDT
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Best other thrills
Spiderman, Florida
Ice Blast, Blackpool
Vertigo, Wales
Tidal Wave, Surrey
Bounce, Wales
Dropzone, Ohio
Apocalypse, Staffordshire
The Giant Drop, Queensland
Best steel coaster
Nemesis, StaffordshireMagnum XL-200, OhioSuperman: Ride of Steel, MarylandMillennium Force, OhioIncredible Hulk, FloridaMindbender, CanadaAlpengeist, VirginiaSuperman: The Escape, CaliforniaSteel Force, PennsylvaniaMontu, FloridaMedusa, New JerseyVolcano: The Blast Coaster, VirginiaDragon Khan, SpainRaging Bull, IllinoisBig Thunder Mountain Railroad, FranceApollo's Chariot, VirginiaTexas Tornado, TexasThe Ultimate, North YorkshirePepsimax Big One, BlackpoolOblivion, StaffordshireKumba, Florida
Best wooden coaster
Tonerre De Zeus, France
Phoenix, Pennsylvania
The Beast, Ohio
Megafobia, Wales
Son of Beast, Ohio
Texas Giant, Texas
Coney Island Cyclone, New York
Stampida, Spain
Grand National, Blackpool
Comet, New York
Big Dipper, Blackpool
Raven, Indiana
Timber Wolf, Missouri
Wild Mouse, Blackpool
Thunderbolt, Pennsylvania
Cyclops, Wisconsin
Wild One, Maryland
Giant Dipper, California
Viper, Illinois
Riverside Cyclone, Massachusetts
Shivering Timbers, Michigan
The PanelSteve O'Brienwww.rollercoaster.comJustin GarvanovicFirst Dropwww.coasterclub.orgAndy Hinewww.rccgb.co.ukChris Cox

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