Top 10 New Coasters for 2013

I am going to post a list of the new-for-2013 roller coasters that I think will be must-rides. Here it is:

10: Flying Over the Rainforest at Ocean Kingdom


Flying Over the Rainforest is a B&M wing coaster currently under construction in China. Not much information about it is available, although we do know how tall it will be (164ft) and what elements it will have: a Dive Drop, a Zero-G Roll, and an Inline Twist.
Fast facts

• Height: 164.1 ft
• Inversions: 3
• Elements: Dive Loop, Zero-G Roll, Inline Twist

9: White Lightening at Fun Spot Action Park


Many of us know about Fun Spot Action Park; it is a go-kart park. This year it is opening two roller coasters, White Lightning is one of them. It will be a small woody that should provide plenty of airtime.
Fast facts

• Length: 2,000 ft
• Height: 75 ft
• Speed: 48 mph
• Duration: 1:15

8: Storm at Etnaland


Storm is not a very famous new roller coaster, yet it looks like it could be fun.
Fast facts

• Length: 2,624.7 ft
• Height: 105 ft
• Inversions: 1
• Max Vertical Angle: 70 degrees
• Elements: Inline Twist

7: Gold Striker at California’s Great America


CA's Great America has not had a new roller coaster since 2000, so this ride had better be fun. It's a wooden roller coaster, built around the park's WindSeeker.
Fast facts

• Length: 3,917 ft
• Height: 108.2 ft
• Speed: 53.7 mph
• Duration: 2:30

6: Hades 360 at Mount Olympus


Hades has been around for 8 years, but since inversions are getting so popular on woodies, Mount Olympus just decided to get it in style by adding an inversion that will turn riders 360 degrees!
Fast facts

• Length: 4,726 ft
• Height: 136 ft
• Drop: 140 ft
• Inversions: 1
• Speed: 60 mph
• Max Vertical Angle: 65 degrees
• Elements: 136ft tall lift hill w/140ft drop at 65 degrees, 800ft long tunnel, Corkscrew, 135 degree overbanked turn

5: Smiler at Alton Towers


Smiler has been known for a while, since the blueprints leaked a year ago. It looks like a crazy and awesome ride!
Fast facts

• Length: 3,838.6 ft
• Drop: 98.4 ft
• 52.8 mph
• Duration: 2:45

4: Outlaw Run at Silver Dollar City

Outlaw Run is a woody opening on March 15. It will have 3 inversions, the most for any woody!
Fast facts

• Length: 2,937 ft
• Height: 107 ft
• Drop: 162 ft
• Inversions: 3
• Speed: 68 mph
• Duration: 1:27
• Max Vertical Angle: 81 degrees

3: Iron Rattler at Six Flags Fiesta Texas


Iron Rattler is a Rock Mountain Iron Horse coaster, which has wooden supports and steel track. It’s only the second of these rides ever to be built and the first to include an inversion. The ride will also have four overbanked turns and loads of airtime.
Fast facts

• Length: 3,266 ft
• Drop: 171 ft
• Inversions: 1
• Speed: 70 mph
• Max Vertical Angle: 81 degrees
• Elements: Lift hill w/171ft drop at 81 degrees, 110 degree overbanked turn, 95 degree overbanked turn, Zero-G roll, 98 degree overbanked turn, 93 degree overbanked turn, tunnel

2: Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain


Thanks to Full Throttle, SF Magic Mountain now has 18 roller coasters! Full Throttle will have an airtime hill over the world's biggest vertical loop, not to mention 3 unexpected launches (including a backwards launch)!
Fast facts

• Inversions: 2
• Speed: 70 mph
• Elements: 160 ft tall vertical loop, dive loop

1: Gatekeeper at Cedar Point

GateKeeper is my top pick and the most famous coaster opening this year. It is a wing coaster, and it's elements include the world’s tallest inversion, five other inversions, two keyhole elements, and a helix.
Fast facts

• Length: 4,164 ft
• Height: 170 ft
• Drop: 164 ft
• Inversions: 6
• Speed: 67 mph
• Duration: 2:40
• Elements: Dive drop, Immelmann, corkscrew, Zero-G roll, inclined dive loop, in-line twist, block brake 

I hope that you enjoyed! Thanks for reading!