I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m really not a fan of roller coasters. Never have been and probably never will. Thankfully my kids haven’t been too crazy into them… yet. They are starting to enjoy some of the more basic ones when they’re at an amusement park with their cousins. But they haven’t been clamoring for me or Allie to take them on any wild rides lately. Whew.
I do, however, love building roller coasters! I have to hand it to KNEX, these guys know how to seriously have a good time. I’ve put together a number of KNEX roller coasters before and had such a blast putting them together with my kids and then just turning the motor on and watching the coaster car slowly rise to the top before beginning its rapid fall! It’s like one of those perpetual motion machines you can stare at for hours. And hours. And hours…
Anyways, my next big conquest from K’NEX is a doozy. Jason, Ryan and I have put together a few big coasters before but never anything that comes close to the Thunderbolt Strike Roller Coaster Building Set!
Thunderbolt Strike Roller Coaster
Fasten your seatbelts! The Thunderbolt Strike coaster set includes over 800 fan-requested, American made, classic K’NEX rods, connectors, cross-ties, and tube-track for lightning striking fun. Set also includes a motor, vertical chain lift, 2 cars, 2 fully articulated K’NEXmen figures and comes packaged in an iconic K’NEX suitcase. Suggested retail price $119.99. Ages 9+. Available now on knex.com, HomeDepot.com, Toysrus.com, Amazon.com, and at toy retailers nationwide.
This sucker is over 3 feet tall and 5 feet long! There’s over 800 pieces! And it includes two cars to give even more of your K’NEXmen figures a real scare!
K’NEX sent us a set to put together, so I’m just waiting for a good few days free to work on it with the boys. But in the meantime, K’NEX is sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy’s Busy, Go Ask Daddy! Yes, one of my lucky readers will get a Thunderbolt Striker Roller Coaster Building Set of their own!
Talk about a great Christmas present, right? And no, assembly by yours truly is not included in this prize!
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I love the Jack Rabbit at Kennywood!
Space mountain at Disneyleand
One at disney world… I think called Expedition? … it was a an icy theme and went back and forth on track changes which I thought was really interesting.
The zambeze zinger at World’s of Fun!
Space Mountain at Disneyworld
My favorite is the Shock Wave at Six Flags over Texas
I used to love roller coasters when I was a kid but I haven’t been to an amusement park in years!!I love them all though!
Shooting star coaster is the set I want to build.
i like space mountain
I loved Test Track at Walt Disney World.
I really like Excalibur at Funtown in Saco Maine
my fav roller coaster is the children’s roller coaster because that is as high off the ground as I am going lol.
I really like the rollercoaster that go backwards! they are so scary and thrilling!
My favorite is the Intimidator at Carowinds
I haven’t been on one in years. The last one was at Dollywood.
aerosmith in disney world
My favorite is the old wooden coaster that used to be at the State Fair of Texas, The Comet.
The Batman Roller Coaster at Six Flags is my favorite
I have no favorite as I am scared of them and have never been on one.
The grizzley
Roaring Thunder
I like the bizarro in Six flags NE
I love the mouse trap
My favorite roller coaster was the Zippin Pippin
I love space mountain
I have never been on a roller coaster, so I’m not sure. Scared to death of them! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
My favorite one would be any coaster I’m NOT on!! 😀
My favorite is the Comet at Six Flags Lake George.
Space Mountain in Disneyland.
Mr Freeze @ Six Flags Over Texas
I love the Griffon at Busch Gardens Williamsburg.
Forget the name of it, but it is at Silver Dollar City in Branson Mo.
It is an old silly one called, The Super Dooper Looper. It is my favorite because it was the first one I was ever on.
The Golden Eagle at Dollywood is amazing
The Beast!
I loved Space Mountain.
The silver bullet in branson is great
ive only been to six flags in texas and the one i love in the texas giant i think that is what it is called
My favorite Roller Coaster is the Silver Bullet in Branson.
I love the Batman at 6 flags.
I like the Raptor at Cedar Point.
I haven’t been on a roller coaster in years so I really don’t have a favorite.
All of them at Busch Gardens in Tampa. LOVE EM
Before they tore down AstroWorld in Houston, they had a roller coaster called The Texas Cyclone and it was the biggest at the time anywhere!!
I like Space Mountain!
I love Roller Coasters in general but my most recent favorite is the Sesame Street one at Busch Gardens VA because it was my sons first roller coaster ever! Favorite big kid roller coaster is definitely the Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point followed by the Griffin at Busch Gardens VA =)
I am not a brave roller coaster rider, so my favorite coaster is the Blazin’ Buckaroo, family coaster at Elitch Gardens in Colorado.
Roller Coaster is not my thing but i like the Space Mountain
Everest at Animal Kingdom
I am terrified of roller coasters, so I’d have to say none, too!
i liked the zambi zi zinger but i believe it was moved to south america somewhere
I love Space Mountain!
the roller coaster at Buckroe Beach, Hampton, VA
Mamba at worlds of fun
The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio.
I don’t ride rollercoasters anymore, but my favorite is Space Mountain.
the old wooden coaster at paragon park
I like the Aerosmith Rockin Rollercoaster at Disney World
Wild Thing at Valley Fair in Shakopee, MN
Back in the day I loved Space Mountain.
I don’t have a favorite, because I don’t like roller coasters.
Snarf Fuzenbam sent me here!
Verbolten at Busch Gardens, Williamsburg!
I love the scream machine at Six Flags. I also like the K’NEX Thrill Rides Son of Serpent Coaster! Not real sure if you were asking about real roller coasters ot other K’NEX so I did both 🙂
the screaming demon
None! I’m too scared to ride them.
I am terrified of roller coasters, so I’d have to say none!
The Beast, Kings Island.
the one at boomers in fort lauderdale fl
Space Mountain will rank at the top.
I love Thunderation at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri
The thunderbolt at Kennywood Park
Probably the Twister II at Six Flags in Denver. Awesome old school wood monstrosity. haven’t been on it in years.
I can’t get enough of the Hulkcoaster at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.
The Matterhorn at Disneyland
the griffin at busch gardens europe
The one at the mall of America
I liked Space Mountain at Disneyworld
All of them!
Brookyln Cyclone
The Raptor at Cedar Point
Space mountain.
Are you kidding? I am afraid of roller coasters but I can handle Knex’s roller coaster!
The Beast at Kings Island!!!
My favorite is the Colossus at Magic Mountain.
The Beast, Kings Island.
The Amazing 8 Coaster looks like a lot of fun to build too. I like the wooden coasters at Knoebels in Elysburg, PA. The Boomerang and The Superman at Darien Lake are fun too. Thanks!
I love the roller coaster at California Adventure, at Disneyland.
I love being in the dark in Space Mountain!
I like Shiekra at Busch Gardens Tampa!
My favorite is the Verbolten at Busch gardens Williamsburg.
I like Space Mountain.
I can tell you that my least favorite is The Beast at King’s Island. My favorite would be any roller coaster I am NOT on! 🙂
It’s been a couple years since I have been on one but one of my all time favorites is Anaconda at Kings Dominion, it was the first coaster I got on that I liked.
I used tolove the old wooden-track roller coasters…they clickety-clacked and were so fun!
Now I like the Knex ones!
I am not the biggest fan of roller coasters. I like the Iron Dragon at Cedar Point.
I have only rode one and that was enough to me to know I don’t have a favorite … hahah!
i have no clue…
lol, used to love them (disney and six flags) but i have not been near a roller coaster in ages…
Rebel Yell
Its been a while I would say the Batman from six flags it was a long time ago don’t know if it even still exist!
We enjoyed the Raven!
My favorite is Space Mountain!
I love rollercoasters and X2 at Magic Mountain six flags!
I live in Utah… We have one real rollercoaster,, The Wicked.
The Matterhorn at Disneyland
I like Expedition Everest in Disney’s Animal Kingdom
I love the Beast at Kings Island
My favorite is the Hulk at Islands of Adventure
Millennium Force at Cedar Point is my favorite
The Blue Streak, at Conneaut Lake- It is a wooden coaster that was built in he 1930’s.
I LOVE rollercoasters!! Was just at six flags last night for their Holiday in the Park!! I love the Titan and the Mr.Freeze the most!!!
do not have a favorite roller coaster
I haven’t been on a roller coaster in over 20 years so I have no idea.
i do not ride coasters anymore…i am a wuss! when i was younger, space mountain was always a favorite
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Thunder Mountain Railroad.
Thanks for the chance.
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Batman at Six Flags
The Beast Roller Coaster.
My favorite roller coaster is space mountain at Disney World.
Everest at Animal Kingdom
My favorite is called PowderKeg at SDC!
Since I became a parent, I won’t ride coasters anymore. Maybe it has to do with a safety instinct. As a kid, I loved Space Mountain at WDW!
I dont go on roller coasters, but my grandkids love space mountain
Millennium Force!!!
i like the Batman ride.
My favorite roller coaster is Manta at Seaworld Orlando.
Last one I rode was Big Thunder Mountain at Disneyland was a lot of fun.
My favorite is The Boss at Six Flags St. Louis. Thanks.
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My fave coaster is the old Iron Dragon at Cedar Point
Space Mountain at Disney is my all time favorite!
I don’t care for roller coaster, but my grandchildren love.
disneys thunder mountain
Space Mountain.
The blue streak @ cedar point!
Um – I’m a chicken, so my favorites are the ones in the toddler sections of the park… 😉
I also really do like the ones like this that I can build with the kids… you get HOURS of family fun, and no trauma.
the beast
My favorite roller coaster is the Thunderbolt at Kennywood.
the one in disneyland 🙂 batman
I’m not a coaster fan, myself, but my husband and son like Big Thunder Mountain at WDW. Thanks for the chance to win!
My favorite roller coaster is the Big Dipper in Santa Cruz, Ca.
Space Mountain
The old Zypher at Ponchtrain Beach.
My favorite is Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point
I love Space Mountain at DisneyWorld, even though I lost all my change out of my pockets!
I love the white rollercoaster at lagoon
Big Thunder Mountain
The Corkscrew is the ONLY roller coaster (so far) that I will go on. I am terrified of most. Also the Iron Dragon I believe. Both from Cedar Point.
We like the Batman ride at Six Flags
Diamondback at kings island
Anything wooden is great
Space Mountain
love space mt.
I like the Amazin’ 8 Coaster.
Space mountain
My favorite is old school…the Big Dipper.
I am not much of a thrill seeker, so my favorite is The Racer at King’s Island.
favorite roller coaster is thunder road at carowinds
V3 at Six Flags Great America
Batman at Six Flags Great America
Aerosmith in Disney World 🙂
My favorite roller coaster is the Carolina Cyclone at Carowinds in Charlotte, NC.
Montezuma’s Revenge at Knott’s Berry Farm in CA
The GateKeeper at Cedar Point.
K’NEX Thrill Rides Son of Serpent Coaster
My very favorite roller coaster will always be Splash Mountain at Disneyland
I do not have a favorite roller coaster, I have never been on one. No theme parks around here. The Disney ones look pretty cool though.
Top Gun at Great America Parkway
The wooden one at Arnolds Park amusement park in Iowa.
A local theme park has a wooden roller coaster. I love it. It’s called the comet. It’s been a few years since I went on it not sure I would feel the same way about it. But the last time I rode it I LOVED it.
I am not to picky, I love all rollercoasters!!
I haven’t been on one in years but I still love Thunder Mountain at DisneyLand
i am not a fan of roller coasters in the real life
I don’t have a favorite I’m actually not a roller coaster fan but my niece would love this
I do not have a favorite roller coaster.
I use to like Thunder Mountain But I kinda like the Rockin’ Rip it or whatever it is called at Universal
I love the wooden roller coaster at Clementon Lake Park!
I do not actually have a favorite, I like most of them.
The wooden one at orney park I can’t remember the name of it
We used to go to Six Flags in Dallas all the time when I was a kid–the Fiesta Texas in San Antonio is closer to the family now. Both those parks have some awesome rides. For me, it’s more fun to build one than to ride 🙂
Millennium Force at Cedar Point!!
My favorite is the Beast.
A roller coaster I love is the Outlaw at Adventureland. Very small amusement park near our area =)
I have not been on a roller coaster in 20 years 🙂 Before that I liked coasters that went upside down ….
i’m not sure,i have never been on a coaster before.
i am too scared to try. lol
Coney Island
I rode one many years ago called the texas twister,,it just about twisted my guts out,,,I told my little girl,,I made that 2 experiences,,my first an my last for this ride,,that was over 20 yrs ago,,,lol,,,this grandma will still climb on a small one with the grandkids but I leave the big ones to their parents
The Beast at Kings Island!
There was a wooden roller coaster called The Comet and I also love Superman – Ride of Steel =)
I am not really fond of roller coasters. I am actually really afraid of roller coasters. I live a life full of roller coasters, so I don’t actually need to ride one for reals. But if I had o pick one, it would be the Scream Machine at Six Flags Over Georgia. That is where I found out that I really don’t like roller coasters at all.
I love the HULK Coaster at Universal in Florida!
I agree. The Hulk coaster at IOA is one of the best.