Italy quietly has one of the largest roller coaster lineups in Europe. As of the end of 2022, they have just over 130 operating. So in this video, I will rank the country’s top 12 roller coasters.
Video Credits
Altair (Coaster Idiot)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbDvUitqtl0
Cagliostro (Incrediblecoasters)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrr3wG-Aa64
Catapulta (Osteria Ai Pioppi)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq9YIowYo5Y
Desmo Race (Maurer Rides)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSMDGKW0P9U
Diabolik (Coaster Idiot)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reyznxZ1FLc
Divertical (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adDIdwkvKYE
Inferno (Cinecitta World)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSgEmJNn3G8
iSpeed Off-Ride (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UztDBor7sjo&t=1s
iSpeed POV (Mirabilandia)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQTNNCgOrbA
Katun (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it-mM7nHOOo
Mammut (Enrico Bigi)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSfvIhrsjx0
Oblivion (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P35xvDwcVZ0
Raptor (Soltau Cruiser)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCVkvFediMM&t=63s
Shaman (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-ZAHlREMvA
Shock (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0uYH48E_1I
Skyrider (Canada’s Wonderland)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaTA8YpuZJw&t=1s
Storm (Mack Rides)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFIcmAUqnw
Vertigo (Parco Zoomarine)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWsR_QZ9bf4
Background Music
Cinematic Trailer Dramatic by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / New Era- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR8LYtTpUp8
32 Comments
Canobieeeeee
I m italian and i loved this list (i just personally like Katun better than Ispeed). Keep going like that 🔥
Storm is probably my most curious coaster I have been on Alpina Blitz in which my one complaint is the restraints do come down tight, also can Isped compete with likes of Taiga or Velocicoaster or even Cheetah Hunt or Taron
I have been to Italy at the end of October in 2022 (Movieland Park and Gardaland) and here's my ranking:
5) Shaman
Shaman is a great coaster that has a very classic feel, it has great inversions and some fun turns. That one transition indeed tries to break your neck, other than that it's really smooth.
4) Blue Tornado
Ah yes most enthusiasts hate Vekoma SLCs, I found a way to enjoy it. Great layout with awesome forces, great inversions and good pacing.
3) Diabolik Invertigo
This ride is definitely very good and surprisingly smooth. Very intense, great ride.
2) Oblivion TBH
This dive coaster definitely is great, awesome drop and a good layout afterwards.
1) Raptor
Even thouh it's a prototype, I think this ride is fantastic. Awesome theming, and near-misses, great and fun layout with decent forces. Great ride.
Top!
Nice Videos waiting for Top 20 in Germany 😊
The theming around Oblivion The Black hole is such eye candy.
Diabolik is actually much smoother than the others, it has no headbanging and the views are great, i rank it higher than shaman, freestyle and blue tornado by a long shot
Freestyle runs pretty bad btw
I'm so happy, as an italian, seeing you upload this list. I belive our country needs more rollercoasters, but parks are really stupid except a few family-managed parks. Speaking of family run parks, you need to go to Movieland. Absolutely. It's almost the best park in the country. It may not be big, with large theming areas like Gardaland, full of coasters, but it packs a punch. It has amazing shows and unique attractions that really immerse you more than a lot of Gardaland's. Plus, i've founded Diabolik a lot better than a standar clone, due to its location and on-board audio. It is also very smooth if you avoid the center of the train. I agree with Oblivion being better than Raptor. At least Oblivion does provide great floater airtime, and i'm obsessed with the first drop in the 3rd row. Thank you for the video, was nice to see!
Top 50 coasters in Germany comming soon?! 😀
I'm italian and you're my favourite coaster Youtuber, so imagine my happiness when I saw the notification of this video😅😍
I've ridden all of the major italian coasters except Eurofighter, Vertigo and Desmo Race (It was closed during my visit too🙄)… Anyway, here's my list:
10) Diabolik
9) Freestyle
8) Inferno
7) Altair
6) Raptor
5) The Storm
4) Oblivion The Black Hole
3) Shock
2) Katun
1) ISpeed
That overbank in Shock looks very intense
I would die for a clone of iSpeed here in the states
Finally someone who talks about this country coaster collection
I love Schwarzkopfs so the Schwarzkopf in the intro got me in a good mood. I rank Schwarzkopf over b&m and intamin
Great video! I enjoyed learning about this county's coasters!
I thought #1 was gonna be Blue Tornado 😩
I saw u wrote back to someone in the comments on I think the minnesota coaster ranking saying that the minnesota ranking would be the last state ranking for a while. But now ur whipping out these other rankings that are countries, and I'm not complaining at all because they're fun to watch
Yes! Mammut is awesome and totally underrated.
Diabolik is just fine, btw — nothing special. But Movieland has memorably crazy rides.
It is extremely rare for Desmo Race to be open.
Wow, that vekoma looper is an exact copy of python at efteling, retracked by the exact same company. Funny
One thing that goes underappreciated from your reviews are the tips and tricks you give on how to ride the rides to get the best possible experience, such as when to brace, and what elements to look out for
Isn't katun a clone of raptor at cedar point…the layout looks very similar to raptor..
So I was on the inverted boomerang at sfa when it was two face and my harness came undone only the seatbelt was left holding me in.
Scared the piss out of me
They all look like so much fun.
Ispeed is just intamin rewind
Desmo Race is my #1 coaster in Italy based on a ride on the right side and with not altering the vehicles speed at all but ispeed is probably the best overall coaster as even though it has reliability issues, they are not near those of Desmo Race and if you attempt to use the speed control on Desmo Race (a key feature of the ride) then well… the ride kinda sucks… it just feels so sluggish, struggles through each element and doesn’t seem to ever recover it’s speed. As for Shaman, I’ve only been on since the re-track and that transition is brutal, I loved the coaster up to that point but since it left me hurting for days after that one transition, it currently sits as one of my bottom 5 coasters in the world. Also Mammut is low key the best coaster at Gardaland for me 😂
I was in Italy for my anniversary and couldn't convince my husband to go ride any coasters. So disappointed. He likes coasters, but not anywhere near as much as his coaster fanatic wife. Maybe I'll go back one day and bring a friend lol.
Eurofigther*
I'm shook that Italy doesn't fave a Ferrari-based theme park yet, it just seems wrong 🤣
Face off (now Diabolik) at SFA was glass smooth. Zero headbanging and we were shocked how smooth it was for a vekoma. Hopefully it's retained that in the move and the years have been kind to it.
Next time you go to Italy…
Check out Miragica. There’s NEVER any lines and the have this Intamin accelerator, called Senza Fiato. They also have this wild mouse coaster called Spacatempo. There’s this cool drop tower where you get launched out of a wine barrel called Per Bacco!
It’s DEFINITELY not abandoned, and Senza Fiato DEFINITELY isn’t getting LSM’s from Zamperla and rerouted to Canada. Definitely not.😅