

The newest coaster at Anaheim’s Disneyland Resort is a sequel of sorts: It is a makeover of the former California Screamin’, now given an Incredibles theme with the recent debut of Incredibles 2 and the opening of the park’s Pixar Pier. This is the only inversion-loop ride at Disneyland Resort, and the added enclosed “scream tubes” add a fun thrill at 55 mph. For a Disneyland classic, don’t miss a spin on the indoor coaster Space Mountain, which will temporarily morph into the Halloween-themed Ghost Galaxy starting September 7. County theme park is arguably California’s nerve center for super-thrill rides, but the 160-foot loop of The Throttle throws down the gauntlet by being the tallest and fastest looping roller coaster in the world-it features three launches, one of which blasts off at 70 mph. Head next to Tatsu, which feels like flying as you ride face-down over a steel mountainside by way of a corkscrew, a zero G-roll, horseshoe, pretzel loop, and inline twist. Or, try Superman: Escape from Krypton, which climbs to 415 feet and takes you-in reverse-up to 100 mph. “Fifth-dimension” coaster X2, meanwhile, gets rave reviews for spinning you 360 degrees while also sending you both backwards and forward, all against a booming heavy-metal soundtrack. This classic coaster counts as both a thrill ride and a historic site at the old-fashioned, seaside amusement park.
