The 25 best roller coasters in America (and Canada)

Every coaster in our 47-park dataset carries a grade. These are the 25 that earn the top of the list — from world-beating hybrids to the launches worth building a trip around. Height requirements included, because a ranking your kid can’t ride is just homework.

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1 Jurassic World VelociCoaster Universal Islands of Adventure 51"+
2 Iron Gwazi Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 48"+
3 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point 52"+
4 Phoenix Knoebels 42"+
5 Fury 325 Carowinds 54"+
6 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City 48"+
7 SUPERMAN The Ride Six Flags New England 54"+
8 Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure Universal Islands of Adventure 48"+
9 Stardust Racers Universal Epic Universe 48"+
10 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure 48"+
11 Lightning Rod Dollywood 48"+
12 Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind EPCOT 42"+
13 Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Bay 54"+
14 Pantheon Busch Gardens Williamsburg 52"+
15 Millennium Force Cedar Point 48"+
16 Pantherian Kings Dominion 54"+
17 Tormenta Rampaging Run Six Flags Over Texas 48"+
18 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce 48"+
19 Mako SeaWorld Orlando 54"+
20 Maverick Cedar Point 52"+
21 Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mountain 54"+
22 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland 54"+
23 Wildcat's Revenge Hersheypark 48"+
24 Expedition Everest Disney's Animal Kingdom 44"+
25 Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts Universal Studios Florida 42"+

Rankings come from Rideable's ride-by-ride grades: every attraction is judged against the best of its own kind, with Florida parks graded first-hand and national parks by research consensus. Disagree? Tell us why.