Colorado

Colorado

Statistics
Parks	Operating: 4 Defunct: 1
Coasters	Operating: 15 Defunct: 6
Rides	Operating: 27 Defunct: 7
Water slides	Operating: 0 Defunct: 0
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This page displays data held by Coasterpedia for the state or territory of Colorado in the United States. If anything is missing, please create or update the relevant ride or coaster article and it will be automatically updated here.

Multitrack coasters are currently excluded from this page.

Amusement parks

Operating

Name	Location	Opened
Elitch Gardens	Denver	Unknown
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	1999
Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	30 May 1908
Santa's Workshop	Cascade	1956

Defunct

Name	Location	Opened	Closed
Heritage Amusement Park	Golden	1988	30 June 2018

Roller coaster records

Tallest

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from height rankings.

Steel

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
109.3 feet	Mind Eraser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	2 June 1997	Vekoma
75 feet	Defiance	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	1 July 2022	Gerstlauer
60 feet	Cliffhanger	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	15 June 2012	SDC
41 feet	Wild Chipmunk	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	1955	Miler Manufacturing
10.8 feet	Wild West Express	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	25 May 2012	Zierer

Wood

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
100 feet	Twister III: Storm Chaser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Hensel Phelps Construction

Longest

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from length rankings.

Steel

Length	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
2260.5 feet	Mind Eraser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	2 June 1997	Vekoma
1150 feet	Wild Chipmunk	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	1955	Miler Manufacturing
197.5 feet	Wild West Express	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	25 May 2012	Zierer

Wood

Length	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
4640 feet	Twister III: Storm Chaser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Hensel Phelps Construction

Fastest

Steel

Speed	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
56 mph	Defiance	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	1 July 2022	Gerstlauer
49.7 mph	Mind Eraser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	2 June 1997	Vekoma
47 mph	Boomerang	Elitch Gardens	Denver	30 April 1999	Vekoma
45 mph	Sidewinder	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Arrow Dynamics
43.5 mph	Half Pipe	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 2004	Intamin
21 mph	Wild Chipmunk	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	1955	Miler Manufacturing
16.2 mph	Wild West Express	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	25 May 2012	Zierer

Wood

Speed	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
55 mph	Twister III: Storm Chaser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Hensel Phelps Construction

Inversions

Shuttle roller coasters are excluded from length rankings.

Steel

Inversions	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
5	Mind Eraser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	2 June 1997	Vekoma
2	Defiance	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	1 July 2022	Gerstlauer

Wood

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Oldest

This section combines steel and wooden coasters. Keep in mind that retracked coasters do still enter the list.

Opened	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
1955	Wild Chipmunk	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	1955	Miler Manufacturing
1995	Twister III: Storm Chaser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Hensel Phelps Construction
1995	Sidewinder	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Arrow Dynamics
1997	Mind Eraser	Elitch Gardens	Denver	2 June 1997	Vekoma
1999	Boomerang	Elitch Gardens	Denver	30 April 1999	Vekoma
2000	Dragon Coaster	Mile High Flea Market	Henderson, United States	2000	Wisdom Rides
2004	Half Pipe	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 2004	Intamin
2005	Alpine Coaster	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	2005	Wiegand
2012	Cliffhanger	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	15 June 2012	SDC
2012	Wild West Express	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	25 May 2012	Zierer

Ride records

Tallest

Height	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
210 feet	Tower of Doom	Elitch Gardens	Denver	1997	Intamin
160 feet	XLR8R	Elitch Gardens	Denver	1996	Sky Fun 1 Inc.
110 feet	Crystal Tower	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs	31 July 2017	Unknown
72 feet	Brain Drain	Elitch Gardens	Denver	2014	Larson International
56 feet	Pharaoh's Fury	Wrights Amusements	Travelling	2018	Chance Rides
52 feet	Star Flyer	Elitch Gardens	Denver	29 April 2017	Funtime

Longest

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Fastest

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Oldest

Opened	Name	Park	Location	Opened	Manufacturer
1950	Rock-O-Plane	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	1950	Eyerly Aircraft Company
1957	Tilt-A-Whirl	Elitch Gardens	Denver	1957	Sellner Manufacturing
1958	Satellite	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	1958	Kaspar Klaus
1958	Scrambler	Lakeside Amusement Park	Denver	1958	Eli Bridge Company
1969	Spider	Elitch Gardens	Denver	1969	Eyerly Aircraft Company
1980	Sea Dragon	Elitch Gardens	Denver	1980	Chance Rides
1984	Troika	Elitch Gardens	Denver	1984	HUSS
1987	Hollywood & Vine	Elitch Gardens	Denver	1987	HUSS
1995	Disaster Canyon	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Hopkins
1995	Tea Cups	Elitch Gardens	Denver	27 May 1995	Zamperla