Best Roller Coasters at Disney Parks

1 Star Wars Hyperspace Mountain

Where? Disneyland Paris

Formerly named Space Mountain: Mission 2, this version at Disneyland Paris is the fastest one among the five around the world, and the only one to include inversions! It seems more roller-coaster-like than its siblings and even has a part outside the mountain when you're shot through an open tunnel.

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2 California Screamin'

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Where? Disney California Adventure

California Screamin' is by far the scariest ride among both Disneyland and its neighboring California Adventure park. It's a classic roller coaster that features major drops and a stomach-dropping inversion around Mickey's head that makes it one of the top thrilling Disney rides.

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3 Rock 'n' Roller Coaster

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Where? Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios

Hop into a superstretch limo that takes you through Los Angeles at night. On the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, Aerosmith blasts while you're taking off at 60 miles per hour on your way to see the band in concert. Expect three inversions, two loops, and a corkscrew as you weave through traffic.

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4 Tron Lightcycle Power Run

Where? Shanghai Disneyland

Riders get to experience the world of Tron for themselves while riding motorcycles through the Grid. On the Tron Lightcycle Power Run, expect a high-speed race on a twisting and turning track plus adrenaline-pumping music and 3D graphics. This Shanghai favorite is also set to come to Walt Disney World in 2021!

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5 Space Mountain

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Where? Every Disney park

Riders take off on a rocket-ship vehicle zipping through the galaxy and back. The fact that Space Mountain is completely dark only makes it more fun because you can't see where you're going.

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6 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

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Where? Tokyo DisneySea and Walt Disney World's Hollywood Studios

Though the beloved Twilight Zone Terror of Terror has recently transformed into Mission: Breakout!, the ride still exists in its original form at other parks. Riders enter the Fifth Dimension on this creepy elevator-themed ride and drop 13 stories down the Hollywood Tower Hotel.

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7 Expedition Everest — Legend of the Forbidden Mountain

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Where? Walt Disney World

On a thrilling ride through the Himalayan Mountains, you'll hurl 80 feet down and in and out of caves to get away from the Yeti. When your beaten train comes to a halt before going off on a broken track, you're unexpectedly taken backward into the darkened mountain.

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8 Mission: Space

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Where? Walt Disney World

Though it's not technically a roller coaster, Epcot's simulated ride allows park-goers to experience authentic NASA-style training. You're now able to choose the level of intensity from family-friendly to astronaut-approved. The Orange Mission offers G-forces of a spacecraft launch as well as crazy spins and tilts.

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9 Raging Spirits

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Where? Tokyo DisneySea

This high-speed roller coaster races through excavated ruins of an ancient ceremonial site. The 360-degree loop and beautiful design make this attraction worth adding to your list.

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10 RC Racer

Where? Disneyland Paris

Located at the park's Toy Story Playland, RC Racer gives movie fans the chance to ride one of Andy's favorite toys in real life. The 25-meter half-pipe attraction takes you through steep ups and downs.

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11 Matterhorn Bobsleds

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Where? Disneyland

Matterhorn is slightly less terrifying than Expedition Everest (no going backward) but fun nonetheless. Board your bobsled and race through Switzerland's 80-foot-high snow-capped mountain where the Abominable Snowman lives.

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12 Big Thunder Mountain (Paris)

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Where? Disneyland Paris

Though Big Thunder Mountain is found at Disneyland, Disney World, and Tokyo Disneyland, the one at the Paris park is arguably the best version. You're taken through an underwater tunnel to an island, and it's beautiful.

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