Caleb Brown

2023 was an amazing year for coasters. I was able to visit 7 new parks across 7 different states, I attended my first winter chill out, and met several new friends as well. Here are some of my coaster stats from this year (data from rcdb.org):

Total rides: 476
Unique rides: 64 (54 new credits)

Distance traveled on coasters: 372.8 miles (1971215 feet)
Time spent riding coasters: 17hr 18min 12s
Height climbed on lift hills: 12.8 miles (67271 feet)

Total # of inversions: 882
0g rolls: 352
Dive loops: 143
corkscrews: 130
0g stalls: 89
vertical loops: 74
Immelmans: 61
Other: 25

Total # of launches: 144
LSM launches: 113
LIM launches: 16
Compressed air launches: 11

Days spent at parks: 24 (8 unique parks)

Most visited parks:
Cedar Point (10 visits)
Kings Island (6 visits)
Six Flags Great America (3 visits)
Six Flags Over Texas, Silver Dollar City, Holiday World, Kentucky Kingdom, Michigan’s Adventure: (1 visit)

Most ridden coasters:
Steel Vengeance: 61
Mystic Timbers: 43
Maverick/Millennium Force: 35

Most rides in one day:
Six Flags Great America (10/29): 55 rides
Silver Dollar City (06/17): 40 rides
Kings Island/Kentucky Kingdom (08/03): 29 rides

Most rides on a single coaster in a day:
Goliath: 24x
Time Traveler/Raging Bull: 20x
Storm Chaser: 15x

Average max speed: 67.0 mph
Average height: 164.8 ft
Average year opened: 2007

Most ridden manufacturers:
B&M: 117 rides
RMC: 116 rides
Intamin: 75 rides