2023 is a fantastic year for coasters. There are two new RMCs, multiple Intamin launch coasters, and some new-generation Vekomas. But which rides should we be the most excited for? Find out in this countdown for the best new coasters to open in 2023!
Video Credits
Air Loop (Ride Engineers Switzerland)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KHzF_wF2aU
ArieForce One Off-Ride (Coaster Thrills)- youtube.com/watch?v=wfg1rPvxlc4
Big Bear Mountain Off-Ride (CoastersRUs)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfT3Ka6bDsQ
DarKoaster POV (V O R T E X C R E A T I O N S)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EiL__7UXTA
Firestorm POV (Vekoma)
Flying Coaster (Jinma Rides)
Fuji-Q Motocoaster (Intamin)
Gotham City Escape (Parque Warner Madrid)
Gozimba (Serengeti Park)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcLNAVovDgw
Hyper Space Warp (Vekoma)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JOIxoMdLEc
Kanonen Off-Ride (Soltau Cruiser)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIIAxoUbxR8
Launch Coaster (Jinma Rides)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DbsTC6MJq4
Mandrill Mayhem (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUGQXRil4ig
Maximus (Smooth Coasting)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoBSR5QFifM
Mission Ferrari (Ferrari World)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfDhD_xi_w4
Pipeline Off-Ride (AmusementInsider)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdwqDcHawoQ
Quimera (Savage Coasters)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gQg_o_l6ew&t=81s
Storm Off-Ride (tisell)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0G2MPrCxmc
Top Gun (Vekoma)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv5thV20GUY
Toutatis POV (Theme Park Worldwide)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fgJfHrynZ4&t=1s
Tron POV (Coaster Thrills)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGZhOqwthTU
Uncharted (PortAventura)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Mn3-4SgVU
Wildcat’s Revenge (The Coaster Spot)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DD6Ay76QTU
Wild Mouse (Cedar Point)
Zambezi Zinger POV (Worlds of Fun)
Background Music
Upbeat Travel Event by Infraction [No Copyright Music] / Feel The Sunshine- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBobxWvK2nU
Thumbnail Credit- Intamin
41 Comments
Glad that this is the final year Mission Ferrari will be on an anticipated opening list lol. Very excited to hear your thoughts on so many of these coasters after you get your rides on them.
I've rode Arie Force One already and it is my #5 overall coaster, and I will be hitting 500 credits this summer. It is the real deal. I think I would put it #1 slightly ahead of Toutatis. I think I may put Wildcat's Revenge 3rd (Planning on riding it in July), and I would put the new Batman ride in Spain 4th. It appears to have shorter trains similar to Maverick. Not sure how that will impact the experience. 1/2 are pretty close and 3/4 are pretty close in my mind.
I'm offended that you called Uncharted a film franchise
Awesome list. AF1 has been getting nothing but positive reviews so far.
Big Bear Mountain at Dollywood and Gotham City Escape at Prague Warner Madrid are both Incredible IMO.
I am super excited for wildcats revenge this summer
Gotham and Toutatis look 10x better than Arie
I had the chance to ride Toutatis 6x times so far, the funny thing with this coaster is how everyone is laughing during the whole experience, I had never experience a ride where everyone has the exact same reaction, which was laughing heavily from beginning til end
the small wing coaster has a backwards row! it doesn't look like you go very high up the spike on batman escape. it will be interesting to see if the train goes higher then it looks
I think you mean that Jinma Rides was formerly known as "Golden Horse". Crazy Horse was a Lakota war leader.
I've already ridden the first and last coasters on this list 😅
I've ridden Wrath of Zeus and the two Polish coasters you comped it to. And it's definitely much closer to Abyssus then Lech.
Uncharteeeeeed
I visited Parque Warner Madrid on the last day of 2022 and I’m gonna visit Parc Astérix this fall. I’ve never been on a Intamin New-Gen so I’m very excited!!
First and foremost, GO CELTICS!!! I hope you get to be downtown to celebrate or better yet, TD Gardens for a game or two – if they play LAL, that will be a Coaster Ride like no other.
As a sportsman, there are definitely a lot of dope coasters in the 2023 draft class. Wild Mouse at Cedar Point seems like a bust as every time I see a video from there, it's broken down and people are in tears because they got stuck or can not ride cause other riders got stuck #EpicFAIL.
I look at this list and I think this draft class of coasters has lots of sleepers from 18-25. I can see some sleeper hits here.
You did great research on these. I didn't know about many of them overseas. I am planning to get on the U.S. ones on your list before the end of the year, except for Wildcat's Revenge (planning 2024).
I honestly don’t think you’re hyping up Pipeline enough. I rode it 12 times last weekend and the airtime on it is better and more plentiful than Mako.
rode Toutatis yesterday and damn that is one good coaster. You were ejected from your seat so many times (felt almost like 30% of the ride). Certainly one of Intamin's best rides
ArieForce is amazing. Thy burning for sure at the end.
Gotham City Escape gotta be number 1
I rode Batman Gotham City escape on Friday
Insane coaster
Airtime is aggressive
Zero G Stall offers crazy Hang time
Pretty much on the Same level als Velocicoaster
I don't understand how Arie force one is considered a hybrid? It's a RMC steel I box. The only material used on the frame and the track is All Steel.
I hear a lot about how the quad down is too much. Music to my ears!
Arie Force One is NOT a hybrid coaster as stated in the video. I thought some wood was used in the support structure, but it's apparently all steel. Thank you @ramarlette for pointing that out!
Arie Force One is NOT a hybrid coaster as stated in the video. I thought some wood was used in the support structure, but it's apparently all steel. Thank you @ramarlette for pointing that out!
Rode Arie Force One, with mixed feelings. To be fair, I had a stomach issue the day I visited, so take that with a grain of salt. Fighting Atlanta traffic to get to this location didn't help. Nor did it seeming like such an odd fixture being in this strange park. But overall? It was fun, it had all the signature RMC elements. However, I think its lacking unique "style." It's almost as though they said, "give me each signature RMC element", and cut-and-paste each in there and stuffed it full like a laundry list. Its all there, they're all fun elements with incredible pacing. But, somehow the sum is not greater than the parts, its just the parts. Their best coasters in my view are when the whole thing works as a distinctive package. Outlaw Run, Lightning Rod, Iron Rattler, all these excel in theming and the setting. Others like Iron Gwazi have a really distinctive profiling (i.e. big swooping fast turns). Maybe its just the context that's missing and somehow reflects on the experience. Or it could have just been an off day for me, totally possible. On the other hand, if you love the coaster purely for its elements, it can't get much better. The bonus here is that you can ride it 40 times in a row if you want, with zero-low crowds (unlike all other RMC's)…so that alone makes it enthusiast's dream.
nice video
“Dutch-Lund” huh?
Uncharted film franchise, huh?
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I rode Toutatis a few times, and while it's a very good ride it IS imo overrated. The trim does hit too hard and that's a shame. Curious about Gotham escape.. (september) 🤭
I wouldn't ride any coaster made with Chinese steel.
I rode Toutatis earlier this month and it is 100% worth the hype. It’s incredible.
the tron coaster is a copy of the one in shanghai
Matugani and American Drier Looping don’t count cuz those are relocations from other parks!
I love the paint job on Wildcats Revenge.
Wildcats Revenge at Hershey is June 2nd for opening. My gosh, it will be my 3rd RMC, Steel Vengeance and Iron Gwazi.
I rode DarKoaster last weekend and it was great.
Toutatis is insane
ok so fuck exodus right.
Loved watching this vid! Maybe next year also mention the country where the parc is situated, not all of us know all the parcs, yet 😅
Please don't underestimate Abyssus at Energylandia: it was our biggest surprise in Poland. I guess some critics did the ride too early: rides need some time to provide their full potenhial.