There's lots of them that's for sure. Especially at Six Flags, which is by far the best place to go locally if you want to go on some great rides. X is by far the best of the bunch. It's been an unnerving experience at times not to be able to see a track, a car or anything other than yourself falling towards the ground. Unnerving, but totally awesome. Ride in the back car ... regardless of what they say about the ride being the same anywhere on the train. The visual may be the same it's true, but the g's and everything else are better at the back. If the lines weren't always so damn long (more than four hours at times), I'd keep going on it until I threw up. Goliath is a kick, but is too short (you spend most of your ride climbing the first hill). Ride it in the front, it's worth the wait, believe me. The back offers no advantages other than being bumped around needlessly; seeing that first drop from the front of the train and catching ALL the air on the ride makes the front the best spot to be. Superman sucks, don't waste your time on it. The acceleration is kind of neat, but once that's over, it's up and back down. The other rides are better choices for standing in line. Viper would get my #2 vote for Six Flags, it's long, fun and fast, even if it is a little bumpy. The front is no good and you tend to get beat up, so the back's definitely the place to be. Batman is a good coaster, but lately they only seem to have one train running, and the line moves interminably slow. If they had two or three trains running it would be a hell of a lot better. Riddler's Revenge is a great ride. You stand up, it's fast, smooth, and there's lots of inversions. You don't really get the feeling of air on this ride, but it's still a kewl adventure. The line also seems to move a lot faster and better than Batman. DeJavu is an interesting coaster. The line tends to take forever since it's one of those one car up and back coasters like the Revolution or Boomerang at Knott's. It is worth the wait, and hanging face down makes for an interesting sensation at the beginning of the ride. You don't get to pick where you sit on this ride, but the back seems to be fun enough. Ninja is still fun, although it's showing it's age. A good choice for a shorter line as long as the trains are all running (one train equals a short line with a very long wait). Ride it in the front, it's better there. Scream is currently the newest coaster at Six Flags. There's no floor on this ride, which is kind of neat, but to really appreciate it, you have to sit in the front. Watching your feet as they fly over the rails with nothing below them is a total kick. The ride also seems to be a lot better up front as well. The line moves relatively quickly compared to the other rides at Six Flags, so all-told this is quickly becoming one of my favorites there. Sad to say, but Revolution is definitely showing it's age ... it's extremely bumpy now and not that much fun in comparison to the other coasters in the park. Gold Rusher, the park's original coaster is still there, with newly refurbished wheels so it rides smooth again, but it is really, really tame. Disneyland, of course, has Space Mountain, which was a classic and was lots of fun. It's been closed for the longest time and only recently reopened. I haven't been on the new one just yet. Big Thunder Mountain is also still a fun ride, but is now closed because it killed someone. Knott's has two coasters that just go forward and reverse, the classic Montezooma's Revenge, which is still fun, and Boomerang, which leaves something to be desired. I've always liked riding Montezooma's Revenge in the back for some reason. The new Accelerator is a kick in the pants, although it could have been one of the best rides around if they had made it longer (lord knows the park has the room!). The takeoff and that first up and down drop is fun. The back is pretty fun, and you don't have to wait forever for the front car! Best bet here actually, is to ride the second car back ... No waiting per se and you get almost the same rush as the front. Jaguar still blows by the way and always will. Silver Bullet, the latest coaster at Knott's can be pretty wicked, but only if you ride in the front. Not much fun in the back since this ride seems to need the visual as well as the physical to get you off. Still, it's a fun ride so check it out.

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride ... still my favorite.