Calling all theme park enthusiasts today, August 16, celebrates National Roller Coaster Day!
Whether you are a thrill-seeker or adrenaline lover, riding a rollercoaster while screaming to the top of your lungs is a feeling all park guest look forward to. This year, the Disneyland Resort Parks is celebrating a whimsical day of fun by highlighting its most popular high-speed thrills.
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This impressive lineup of coasters are perfect for the whole family and its sure to elevate your next visit to the Disney Parks!
Featured Thrill Attractions Include:
Incredicoaster
Help The Incredibles save the day on the Incredicoaster attraction at Disney California Adventure Park, Baby Jack-Jack’s powers are wreaking havoc at Pixar Pier, and aspiring superheroes will encounter Mr. and Mrs. Incredible, Violet and Dash in a high-speed chase with twists, turns and an inversion. Located in the Incredibles’ Park neighborhood of Pixar Pier, the Incredicoaster boasts enclosed tunnels, special effects, scenes and a musical score by “Incredibles 2” composer Michael Giacchino for even more super-fied fun!
Matterhorn Bobsleds
The Matterhorn Bobsleds opened at Disneyland Park in 1959 as the first tubular steel roller coaster in the world, setting the standard for modern-day roller-coaster design. Guests board a six-person bobsled and ascend 80 feet up into an icy cave, taking in sweeping views of Disneyland Park before embarking on a high-speed ride.
Chip ‘n’ Dale’s GADGET Coaster
For kids and families wanting to get a little “nutty,” Chip ‘n’ Dale’s GADGETcoaster is a one-of-a-kind, fun-sized coaster in the recently reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park. In this zany attraction, guests zip around Mickey’s Toontown in an acorn built by the inventor mouse, Gadget Hackwrench, from the Disney animated series “Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers.”
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Legend has it that after gold was discovered in the 1850s, eerie incidents took place in the mine. Trains would take off and race through tunnels… by themselves. As you enter the cursed cavern, your train speeds up along the rickety track. Shoot under a booming waterfall and dodge a falling boulder from an unexpected landslide as you swoop around sharp turns and drop into desolate canyons.On this rip-roaring adventure, you may learn that some legends turn out to be true…
Space Mountain
Navigate through a vast futuristic space station as you make your way to Mission Control. Board a sleek flight vehicle and prepare yourself for a high-flying adventure to the furthest reaches of space. Ascend slowly through a swirling solar field as your rocket powers up. Plunge through a spectacular spiral nebula and then, when the countdown ends—hang on tight!
As you hurtle forward into infinite darkness, your rocket darts and twists in the void, speeding faster and faster. Feel the g-force as you careen into the unknown! Immersive sound effects and evocative music add to the intense sensory experience.
Brave the most epic journey of your Earthbound life and accept your mission—to conquer Space Mountain.
Goofy’s Sky School
Climb aboard your flight-training vehicle and hang on tight as you take off 3 stories in the air. Zip along 1,200 feet of track on a zany roller coaster ride up, down and all around.
