As the calendar flips to 2025, thrill-seekers have plenty to be excited about. From towering drops to record-breaking speeds and innovative designs, next year promises to deliver some exciting new roller coasters. Whether you’re a fan of heart-pounding launches, mind-bending inversions, or immersive theming, there’s something for everyone on the horizon. Buckle up as we take a closer look at the standout roller coasters debuting in North America in 2025!
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation:
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Siren’s Curse
Cedar Point surprised fans by announcing a new Vekoma tilt coaster opening in 2025. Following the bungled opening of Top Thrill 2, many fans were stunned to find that the park has another coaster opening so soon. With Top Thrill 2’s prolonged closure, this means that Cedar Point may have two new coasters operating in 2025.
Siren’s Curse is set to break records for the tallest, fastest, and longest tilt-coaster. It features a tilt-drop where riders are tilted to 90 degrees and held there before plummeting 160 feet. The coaster will include multiple inversions, 13 airtime moments, and a speed of 58 miles per hour. It is a unique addition to Cedar Point’s already stellar line-up.
Wrath of Rakshasha
A new dive coaster is opening at Six Flags Great America. Wrath of Rakshasha will be the world’s steepest dive coaster. The Bolliger and Mabillard coaster will feature a 96-degree and 171-foot drop. This welcome addition is the park’s first roller coaster in six years. Throughout the ride, riders will endure five inversions, the most for any dive coaster. Wrath of Rakshasha will be a great addition to Six Flags Great America’s line-up when it opens next year.
Alpen Fury
Alpen Fury is a Premier Rides dual-launch coaster opening at Canada’s Wonderland. This coaster will break records when it opens including being the tallest, fastest, and longest launch coaster in Canada. This first of its kind coaster will include a vertical launch as well as a menacing nine inversions, the most for any launch coaster. With over 3000 feet of track, speeds of 71 miles per hour, and a foot tall drop, Alpen Fury will bring the thrills.
Quantum Accelerator
An Intamin multi-launch family coaster, Quantum Accelerator will open at Six Flags New England in 2025. This will be Six Flags New England’s first coaster since The Joker opening in 2017. An addition the park as desperately needed. The coaster will feature straddle ride vehicles resembling motorbikes and will launch from 0-30 miles per hour at the first launch. At the second launch, the trains will reach a speed of 45 miles per hour. Over the two minutes of ride time, riders will enjoy eleven airtime moments. Fans who have been waiting for an exciting new addition to this park will finally be getting their wish.
Snoopy’s Racing Railway
Kings Islands’ successful Camp Snoopy expansion in 2024 lead the way for Carowinds to follow suit. Carowinds’ new and improved Camp Snoopy will include two new attractions, with one being a family coaster called Snoopy’s Racing Railway. This family launch coaster looks to be a close copy of Canada’s Wonderland’s Snoopy’s Racing Railway. It will be a great addition for kids with its 31 mile per hour launch.
Rapterra
Opening at Kings Dominion, Rapterra will hold the records for tallest and longest wing coaster. This Bolliger and Mabillard wing coater will include over 300 feet of track and a 145-foot-tall drop. Riders will launch from 0-65 miles per hour. The addition of Rapterra will be a great way for Kings Dominion to celebrate its 50th anniversary season.
United Parks and Resorts Inc.
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Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge
Busch Gardens Williamsburg will be ushering in a new era for it’s a big bad favorite. Big Bad Wolf: The Wolf’s Revenge will open next year. This inverted family coaster will feature speeds of 40 miles per hour. The Bolliger & Mabillard coaster will be the longest inverted family coaser in North America.
Epic Universe, Opening in May of 2025:
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Curse of the Werewolf
The first of four coasters opening with Epic Universe in 2025 is Curse of the Werewolf. This Mack Rides spinning coaster will be in the Dark Universe realm of the park. It will last over two minutes and reach speeds of 37 miles per hour while sending riders to escape the clutches of a pack of werewolves.
Hiccup’s Wing Gliders
Hiccup’s Wing Gliders will be a launched Intamin family coaster located in the Isle of Berk. This How to Train Your Dragon coaster will include a height requirement of only 40 inches and will be great fun for children and adults alike.
Mine-cart Madness
Located in Super Nintendo World, this revolutionary coaster will do what no coaster has done before: jump the track. While riders will actually be flying through the air, Mine-cart Madness will great the illusion that the mine cart vehicles are jumping the track, just like you might see in the Donkey Kong video game.
Stardust Racers
The final coaster opening with Epic Universe will be Stardust Racers. The coaster will be located in the Celestial Park area and will be a dueling coaster. The launched Mack rides coaster will include nearly a mile of track and reach speeds of 62 miles per hour. Additionally, the ride vehicles will be fully illuminated at night giving the illusion of comets shooting across the night sky.
Other Announced Coasters:
Yeti Trek
Yeti Trek is a Vekoma family coaster opening at Santa’s Village in Ontario. This standard family coaster will send riders on a fun, not scary, ride as the track dips and weaves through the trees. This will be Santa’s Village’s third coaster. It will feature only a 38 inch height requirement.
Fire Runner
Fire Runner is a Rocky Mountain Construction raptor track coaster opening at Lost Island in Waterloo, Iowa. It will include three inversions and reach speeds of 52 miles per hour. It will be the sixth Raptor coaster by (RMC) to in the US. The coaster includes three inversions and 1,950 feet of track.
Previously Announced/Delayed Coasters Opening in 2025
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Circuit Breaker at Cotaland in Texas may finally open in 2025. It was originally announced in 2022. This is a Vekoma tilt coaster and would have been the first tilt coaster in the US, however, it seems Siren’s Curse may beat it.
Flash: Vertical Velocity was originally set to open at Six Flags Great Adventure in 2024 but was delayed to 2025. This is a Vekoma Super-Boomerang coaster.
