Our Hosts' Favorite Roller Coasters

Hosts share the thrill rides that still make them feel like a kid.

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Travel Channel hosts share the thrill rides that still make them feel like a kid, from a Coney Island classic to major Disney attractions.
1. Don Wildman, Off Limits
Coney Island

Coney Island

Photo by: Sasha Charoensub

Sasha Charoensub

"At Coney Island you can still ride the great-granddaddy of them all, The Cylcone -- an old-fashioned thrill-ride without the motion sickness." It's also a favorite of Adam Richman, Anthony Melchiorri and Andrew Zimmern, who calls it "creaky fun."
2. Mark Meyer, Baggage Battles
King Da Ka

King Da Ka

Photo by: Dusso Janladde, Wikimedia Commons

Dusso Janladde, Wikimedia Commons

My favorite coaster is … "the King Da Ka, because it’s more of a rocket ship than a coaster. [The] nighttime launch is a must."
3. Laurence and Sally Martin, Bagge Battles

Photo by: Coasterman1234, Wikimedia Commons

Coasterman1234, Wikimedia Commons

My favorite roller coaster is … "Corkscrew, the first roller coaster Laurence went on. Sally doesn’t do roller coasters … they are too scary for her."
4. Samantha Brown
Rock'n Roller, Disney Studios

Rock'n Roller, Disney Studios

Photo by: Courtesy of Disney

Courtesy of Disney

My favorite roller coaster is … "Rock’n Roller [at] Disney Studios -- high speed and rock and roll, need I say more?"
5. Nick Groff, Ghost Adventures
Disney's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Disney's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Photo by: Courtesy of Disney

Courtesy of Disney

My favorite roller coaster is … "Disney's Big Thunder Mountain Railroad." We bet he can't wait to take his daughter on the indoor/outdoor mine train when she's old enough.
6. Sue McGrew, Sand Masters

Photo by: Courtesy of the Puyallup Fair

Courtesy of the Puyallup Fair

My favorite roller coaster is ... "the old wooden roller coaster at the Western Washington Puyallup Fair."

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