dare-to-fly

I am a wooden coaster enthusiast who has a passion for the classics.  My profile name was inspired by my first wooden coaster, the now defunct Screechin' Eagle from Americana Amusement Park in Middletown, Ohio.  I have worked at a handful of parks, most notably Kings Island at The Beast in 2009 and 2011, as well as Dollywood at Tennessee Tornado and Blazing Fury in 2012.  When I'm not at amusement parks, I also love to spend time enjoying nature, and my life's work is teaching science.

Here is a list of my top favorites.

Last updated on February 14, 2016.

Current Top 10 Wooden Coasters: (Wooden mentioned first due to superiority by nature--and they came first.)
1. Screechin' Eagle @ Americana
2. Big Dipper @ Geauga Lake
3. Blue Streak @ Conneaut Lake Park
4. Grizzly @ Kings Dominion
5. Zippin Pippin @ Bay Beach
6. Skyliner @ Lakemont Park
7. Cyclops @ Mt. Olympus
8. El Toro @ Six Flags Great Adventure
9. Thunderhead @ Dollywood
10. Blue Streak @ Cedar Point

Current Top 10 Steel Coasters:
1. X2 @ Six Flags Magic Mountain

2. Kumba @ Busch Gardens Tampa Bay

3.  Nitro @ Six Flags Great Adventure

4.  Diamondback @ Kings Island

5.  Fury 325 @ Carowinds

6.  Steel Force @ Dorney Park

7.  Phantom's Revenge @ Kennywood

8.  Kraken @ SeaWorld Orlando

9.  Banshee @ Kings Island

10. Thunderbird @ Holiday World