thrill ride

noun

: a very exciting ride (such as a roller coaster) at an amusement park

—often used figuratively

The campaign has been a thrill ride from the beginning.

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Roller coaster enthusiasts and thrill ride junkies are already salivating as 2025 is shaping up as a very good year for new rides and attractions at theme parks around the world. —

Brady MacDonald, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 The cars broke off the swing-like pendulum ride, according to Jam Press Vid. Video shows the thrill ride appearing to become unstable with a loud horn going off. —

Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2024 With its kinetic performances and genre-pushing structure, Novi’s 75-minute thrill ride lands like a high-stakes fever dream. —

Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2024 Artimus Pyle, the 76-year-old former Lynyrd Skynyrd drummer who has survived multiple plane crashes and motorcycle accidents, visited Daytona International Speedway for a thrill ride around the high-banked, 2.5-mile-long oval. —

Jim Clash, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for thrill ride