Rank the 9 roller coasters at Walt Disney World

[ThemeParkHistorian]

The Barnstormer

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Slinky Dog Dash

Space Mountain

TRON Lightcycle / Run

How do you rank the 9 roller coasters at Disney World and why? Which is the best ride, how do they rank?

 

[Matt N]

Of the options given, I voted Rock'n'Rollercoaster, but I admittedly have not done Tron or Guardians yet. My last visit to Walt Disney World was in 2019, so they're now some of the parks I've gone the longest without visiting, and I only got 1 ride on many of the coasters.

If I were to rank all the WDW coasters I've done, I'd go with the following (defunct in italics):

1. Rock'n'Rollercoaster - Disney's Hollywood Studios: I did really like this one! For an LSM launch, I think the initial launch has a surprising amount of kick, the inversions are nice and intense without being too intense and the ride isn't too rough either. I only got 1 ride on it, but based on those attributes; what's not to like? 8/10, #27/134
2. Slinky Dog Dash - Disney's Hollywood Studios: I went into Slinky Dog with pretty low expectations and actually came off very pleasantly surprised! The launches are not the most intense, as is par for the course with Mack Rides, but I think that's perfectly OK on a family launch coaster. And when you put aside the launches, I was very happy with what was there on this coaster! The ride has some very fun little pops of airtime, and some of the turns are really good fun as well! All in all, I thought Slinky Dog was punchy, smooth, dynamic, had some good airtime, and was overall a very fun family launch coaster that I very much enjoyed! 7/10, #35/134
3. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad - Disney's Magic Kingdom: I don't remember this being quite as good as the Parisian version, based on 1 ride on this and a very vague memory of 3 rides on the Parisian version as an 8 year old, but Florida's Thunder Mountain was still very good fun, with some fun moments of speed and surprisingly strong moments of airtime! The ride does have a few dead spots, and is also not the smoothest, but I still very much enjoyed it, even if it isn't quite as good as the Paris version, from my very vague recollection of it. 7/10, #38/134
4. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train - Disney's Magic Kingdom: Similarly to Slinky Dog, I went into Seven Dwarfs Mine Train with quite low expectations and came off rather pleasantly surprised! It's a very fun family coaster; while it's not the most intense, it has some fun turns, and the swinging cars add quite an interesting dynamic, in my view! 7/10, #43/134
5. Expedition Everest - Disney's Animal Kingdom: Of the WDW coasters I've ridden, many would put this on top, but I've never quite gotten the hype myself. I've ridden Everest on 2 separate Florida holidays 5 years apart, and I've come off it having found it fun enough, with some cool elements, but also having found that I feel a tad cold towards it. Something about it doesn't quite click with me, and I don't know what it is. Maybe it's that the trick track sections seem to take ages and delay proceedings. Maybe it's that the ride layout, while faster than most WDW coasters, isn't hugely dynamic or exciting compared to some of the others. I don't really know. For whatever reason, though, Everest has never gone beyond "fun enough" for me; I've always found it to lack a certain something. 6/10, #53/134
6. Space Mountain (Alpha) - Disney's Magic Kingdom: From the 1 ride I had on this, I remember it having quite good speed and some surprisingly forceful airtime in places, but I also remember it being quite rough and hurting my back a bit. 5/10, #73/134
7. Barnstormer - Disney's Magic Kingdom: I remember this being weirdly rough and jolty for a children's roller coaster... other than that, it is what it is, really. 3/10, #116/134
8. Primeval Whirl - Disney's Animal Kingdom (both sides): I don't care for these Reverchon spinning wild mice at all, and the Primeval Whirls were possibly two of the worst I rode. They were hideously rough and uncomfortable even compared to others of the genre, and I think Disney could do a lot better than these two coasters. 2/10, #125/134 and #126/134

I have a strong suspicion that Tron and/or Guardians would likely top this list if I were to revisit Walt Disney World!

 

[ScottLann]

1. Cosmic Rewind
2. Space Mountain
3. Expedition Everest
4. Tron
5. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
6. Big Thunder Mountain
7. Seven Dwarfs
8. Slinky Dog Dash
9. Barnstormer

 

[spicy]

1. Cosmic Rewind
2. Tron
3. Space Mountain
4. Expedition Everest
5. Rock 'n' Rollercoaster
6. BTM
7. Seven Dwarfs
8. Slinky Dog
9. Barnstormer

 

[Howie]

1. Cosmic Rewind. Easy winner. Tons of fun.
2. Tron. Very flashy, but surprisingly short.
3. Expedition Everest. Good.
4. Rock n Rollercoaster. Getting rough nowadays.
5. Big Thunder Mountain. S'alright.
6. Space Mountain. Not a fan. Janky and horribly outdated.
7. Barnstormer. +1.

8. Slinky Dog Dash. Never rode it, but it looks kinda lame. Bailed on it due to an agonisingly slow queue.
9. Seven Dwarfs. Never rode it. Queue was ridiculous.

 

[LiveForTheLaunch]

Everest- Always a hoot!
Space Mountain- Always a coaster I look forward to riding. Decent sensation of speed and an overall fun coaster.
Rock n' Roller Coaster- Kind of a mediocre layout but the music is fun and the fact it's indoors makes the "meh" layout kind of negligible. Decent launch.
Slinky- I loved it! My kid and I had so much fun riding this one.
Cosmic Rewind- Good, but I was disappointed given the hype surrounding it.
Snow White- Good in the back, kind of mediocre in the front but I find it a cute and fun coaster.
Big Thunder Mountain- A classic, but broken up by too many lift segments.
Tron- I was pretty underwhelmed by it, to be honest. And it also made me very dizzy.
Barnstormer- It's a kiddie ride, not much else to say.

 

[ECG]

There's Cosmic Rewind...

... and then there's everything else.
+1

 

[Dan Nguyen]

1. Expedition Everest - I think the theme and the ride length puts this over the top. Single rider line makes this so easy to ride on most days but I love the standby queue too.
2. Cosmic Rewind - This would be the best coaster on property if it wasn't for the reservation system
3. Big Thunder - Probably the most fun coaster. The double dip is one of the best airtime moments around.
4. Space - The lines are always super long and the ride is rough, but I love that it packs a punch for its size and age. I hope it gets a proper refurb in the future.
5. Tron - Its a great coaster but the ride is short for the lines it commands. I wish the theming was a bit more immersive too. I can't believe it took the company 5 years to build this.
6. RNRC - Its rough but I love the concert theme. Not as intense as Premier's spaghetti bowls
7.Seven Dwarfs - Its not really worth the long lines it always gets. I love the theme though
8. Slinky - Its a Wacky Worm with a launch. Nothing too notable for me.
9. Barnstormer - its a kiddie coaster. What more do you need?
10. Primeval Whirl - Garbage! Good riddance its gone

 

[JustLarry]

I never comment on these kind of posts.... a week ago I had the most Zen ride of my life on Cosmic Rewind! So it (for me) is leaps and bounds the number one at the parks... and I have ridden, happily, every coaster at WDW multiple times!