"Rick Mathews has spent most recent weekends driving thousands of miles. Sometimes he flies somewhere and then drives. Sometimes he has several flights in a weekend between all that driving. This was what was required during the home stretch of his years-long quest to ride every roller coaster in the United States. On Sunday, Mathews hit his goal. His ride on a kiddie coaster at Yesterland Farm in Canton, Texas, was number 1,091."
"Mathews' ride on the Road Trip Rollercoaster was not supposed to be where he finished his mission, but plans change on a journey of this size and scale. Mathews wanted to end in Texas, where his project began; he did, but not the way he'd planned it. Austin's Circuit of the Americas is building an amusement park adjacent to the race track, and unexpectedly announced that a roller coaster in that park, Circuit Breaker, would open for ticketholders during the F1 race last weekend."
"Mathews always knew his quest, if completed, would end in the fall. Places like Yesterland Farm are why: Its fall festival is open just 28 days this year. There was just a brief window in which Mathews would be able to ride this and other seasonal coasters. He'd gotten the farm's three other coasters in earlier Texas swings, but Road Trip opened in 2023. He'd have to go again."
Rick Mathews spent recent weekends driving thousands of miles and taking multiple flights to pursue a years-long goal of riding every U.S. roller coaster that allows adult riders. He reached a total of 1,091 rides when he rode the Road Trip Rollercoaster at Yesterland Farm in Canton, Texas. He had intended to end his quest in Texas and briefly rode Circuit Breaker at Circuit of the Americas during an unexpected F1-weekend opening. Many kiddie and seasonal coasters operate only during short fall windows, such as Yesterland Farm's 28-day festival, making final rides difficult to schedule.
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