Top 25 Roller Coasters in Florida | Is Iron Gwazi or Velocicoaster Number One?



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.

Video Credits

Dragon Challenge (Coaster Thrills)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7gIvQTR2Kk

Dueling Dragons Off-Ride (Coaster Jeff)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hp6CdtgdNA&t=179s

Gringotts (Universal Orlando Resort)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_KkH48UCFY

Hulk POV (Universal Orlando Resort)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lJ-hBUtuXA

Revenge of the Mummy, Florida (Universal Orlando Resort)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYI4ljAx4lk&t=2s

Starfall Racers (Universal Orlando Resort)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4u83ncMjuE&t=170s

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38 thoughts on “Top 25 Roller Coasters in Florida | Is Iron Gwazi or Velocicoaster Number One?”

  1. 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?"

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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!

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  4. 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

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  5. 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.

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  6. 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.

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  7. 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

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  8. 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!

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  9. 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

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  10. 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.

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