Tis the season! Our bonus episode arrives just in time for the holidays. On today's episode we discuss some of the best holiday parks out there that don't rhyme with "Whisney" and "Whuniversal". Ranking parks into several categories we'll explore what other regional parks have to offer to holiday visitors.

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It's the season 5 finale of Once Upon a Coaster! Join Lizzie as she discusses a roller coaster she swore she'd never cover on this podcast - the Matterhorn at Disneyland. There is so much history surrounding this ride, not only in how it came to exist but also how it changed the roller coaster industry forever. This is a can't-miss episode to end our season!

Coasterversary: Space Mountain at Tokyo Disneyland

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We're off to St. Louis today to look at a classic Arrow Dynamics looper that has survived so much since it was originally built in Canada in the 1980s. Listen in as we take a look at the life and history of this one-of-a-kind ride that has developed some strong rider opinions over the years. Love her or hate her, there's no denying that Ninja is a unique roller coaster!

Defunct Park: Euclid Park in Cleveland, Ohio

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Our second - and final - international episode of Season 5 takes us to Montreal, where we're visiting La Ronde and it's enormous dueling wooden coaster Le Monstre. There's nothing quite like Le Monstre anywhere else in the world, and we'll be checking out what makes this ride so unique. And also, we'll be chatting about how many people really hate this wooden roller coaster, and what can be done to revive her.

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It's our first international episode of season 5, and we're jumping the pond to take a look at a quirky and off beat roller coaster that featured an asteroid-shaped building, a stolen Han Solo, and glow in the dark stickers that weren't for your childhood sticker collection. This roller coaster is truly one-of-a-kind, and we break down all the oddities in todays episode.

Coasterversary: Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe Park

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Matt Day is back to guest host this entire episode as we head to Six Flags America to look at Wild One, the oldest roller coaster in the entire Six Flags chain. Wild One's story of survival is honestly one for the record books, and this jam-packed episode will take you on a crazy journey over 100 years in the making.

Coasterversary: Dragon Mountain at Marineland Park

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It's our first defunct roller coaster of season 5! Since being removed from Magic Mountain over 15 years ago, Flashback has earned the reputation of being one of the weirdest rides that Intamin ever tried to create. Today we're taking a look at this unique disaster, and why maybe we should give it more credit than we have in the past for its innovative design.

Defunct Park: Joyland Park

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We're traveling to Rye, New York today to look at Dragon Coaster, a wooden roller coaster that is 94 years young and as famous as any roller coaster could possibly be. Listen in as we look at what makes this coaster so great today, almost a century after she first premiered.

Coasterversary: Batman the Ride at Six Flags Great Adventure

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