Your cost to visit the best new theme park rides and attractions of 2022

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Each year, theme parks across the country roll out new roller coasters and attractions to entice thrill seekers and ride-goers to visit. But the cost of the ride can vary greatly depending on the park.
Here’s a look at how much it will cost to visit these highly anticipated new rides and attractions.
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ArieForce One
- Location: Fun Spot America in Atlanta
- Cost to ride: $20 for a day pass
The ArieForce One roller coaster – slated to open later in 2022 – features 16 moments of airtime, four inversions and a first-ever crow dive. It will also feature the largest zero-G booth in America.
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Challenge
- Location: Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park in Glenwood Springs, Colorado
- Cost to ride: $39 to $49 for a “Caves & Coaster” ticket
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park officially opened its next Defiance roller coaster in August 2021. The record-breaking roller coaster will feature a 3-degree freefall – the steepest freefall in the western United States – and will be at 7,160 feet above sea level, making it the tallest looping roller coaster in America.
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Cliffhanger from Dr. Diabolical
- Location: Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio
- Cost to ride: $34.99 and up for a day ticket
With a nearly vertical drop of 75 feet, the newly opened Dr. Diabolical’s Cliffhanger is the steepest diving roller coaster in the world. Six Flags rated the thrill level of this roller coaster as “maximum”.
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emperor
- Location: Sea World San Diego in San Diego
- Cost to ride: $99.99 and up for a day ticket
This emperor penguin-inspired roller coaster will be the tallest, fastest and longest diving roller coaster in California when it opens on March 12. It will feature a 14-storey face-down vertical drop.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Return
- Location: EPCOT at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
- Cost to ride: $109 for a day ticket
The attraction, slated to open this summer, will feature a planetarium-like exhibit and Disney’s first-ever reverse-launch roller coaster.
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Icebreaker
- Location: SeaWorld Orlando in Orlando, Florida
- Cost to ride: $29.99 and up for reserved seat + Quick Queue Unlimited + 1 Ice Breaker ticket
The newly opened icebreaker is SeaWorld’s first launch coaster. It features the steepest drop beyond Florida – a 93-foot peak with a 100-degree angle.
Gwazi Iron
- Location: Busch Gardens in Tampa Bay, Florida
- Cost to ride: $121.99 and up for a day ticket
Iron Gwazi will be the tallest and fastest hybrid roller coaster in North America when it opens on March 11.
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Pantheon
- Location: Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia
- Cost to ride: $94.99 and up for a day ticket
When it opens on March 25, Pantheon will be the world’s fastest multi-launch roller coaster with four launches and a top speed of 73 miles per hour. It also features two reversals, five airtime hills, and a 95 degree drop.
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Speelunker Pirate Cave
- Location: Six flags over Texas in Arlington, Texas
- Cost to ride: $34.99 and up for a day ticket
This boat ride attraction will feature 17 stages that combine cinematic projection with immersive sets and animatronics.
Wonder Woman’s Flight of Courage
- Location: Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, California
- Cost to ride: $55 and up for a day ticket
Scheduled to open this summer, Wonder Woman Flight of Courage will be the tallest and longest single-rail roller coaster in the world. The roller coaster reaches heights of 13 stories and accelerates up to 58 miles per hour.
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