Parks across the nation are beginning to announce their plans for the 2023 season, and many of those include new-for-2023 roller coasters. This a running list of those roller coasters that are slated to open in 2023. Of course, these are subject to change due to delays and other unforeseen circumstances.

Note: this list currently is limited to North America and does not include some smaller roller coasters.

These are the roller coasters that have been officially announced.

Six Flags Over Texas is planning to open Aquaman: Power Wave, a Mack “PowerSplash” water coaster in 2023.

Aquaman was originally scheduled to open in 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic.

In 2023, Dollywood will open Big Bear Mountain, a triple-launch family coaster that will be the longest in the park at nearly 4,000 feet.

Mattel Adventure Park will feature Hot Wheels, a Chance Rides Hyper GT-X coaster (think Lightning Run at Kentucky Kingdom) and Bone Shaker, a family-friendly Chance Rides coaster.

Adventureland in Iowa will open two new rides in 2023. A family roller coaster, Flying Viking, will be intertwined with Draken Falls, a flume ride.

Austin, Texas’ Circuit of the Americas (COTA), known primarily for racing, is about to pop up on the radar of more roller coaster enthusiasts (or at least your crazy relatives who tag you in Facebook posts asking “Would you ride this?!?!” COTALand will be home to North America’s first “Tilt” Coaster, Circuit Breaker, which is scheduled to open in 2023.

Canada’s Wonderland’s 18th roller coaster is a Snoopy-themed, family-friendly launch coaster featuring a 0-31 mph launch.

Cedar Point’s new-for-2023 coaster is a modern take on a boardwalk classic, a spinning Wild Mouse coaster that will be a flagship attraction in the park’s reimagined Boardwalk area.

Worlds of Fun’s new-for-2023 hybrid wood/steel coaster, Zambezi Zinger, features the same name as the park’s former Schwarzkopf coaster that closed in 1997. Although the original and the new Zinger are wildly different, they do share a unique spiral-style lift hill. The coaster will be a mix of Great Coaster International’s new steel Titan Track and traditional wood plus the new Infinity Flyer trains.

The following 2023 roller coasters that parks have teased or previewed but have not yet officially announced.

In June, SeaWorld Orlando released a relatively extensive preview for a Bolliger & Mabillard “Surf Coaster” prototype, which appears to feature riders in a standing position. Could this be a revival of the company’s standup coaster model?

Wildcat at HersheyPark is now closed but the park teased “Any suggestions on what we could do with 3,100 feet of wooden track?” Signs point to an RMC hybrid taking over the structure.

Lagoon Park in Farmington, Utah has been building a new, mystery roller coaster/dark ride combo for years, will 2023 be the year it finally opens to the public?

Roller coaster track manufactured by Intamin has arrived on site at Busch Gardens Williamsburg and SeaWorld San Diego but have not been announced yet.

Keep checking back as more parks announced their 2023 coasters!

What 2023 roller coaster are you most excited to ride? Let us know in the comments section below!

I think the underdog here is the surf coaster at Seaworld Orlando. Stand-up coasters never really caught on for good reason. But Seaworld and B&M are not dumb. I cannot wait to see how the news develops with this one. I have to assume they know something I don’t.

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