National Roller Coaster Day: 3 Wild Ways to Celebrate a Jackpot

August 16 is National Roller Coaster Day, the perfect excuse to celebrate the rides that make your stomach drop and your heart race. But what would the day look like after hitting a major Powerball jackpot? We imagined a version with no long lines, no tight schedules, and no worrying about the budget.

Rent a Theme Park for Your Friends

Why share the rides with thousands of visitors when you could have parts of the park almost to yourself?

Major resorts such as Universal and Disney offer private event experiences in selected areas and during certain hours. Imagine exploring a park at night with your closest friends, riding your favorite attractions again and again, then ending the evening with music, food, and a party beneath the roller coaster lights.

No crowds. No endless lines. Just one more ride whenever you feel like it.

Take the Ultimate Roller Coaster VIP Tour

A jackpot could also turn National Roller Coaster Day into the start of an unforgettable trip.

You could begin in Ohio aboard Steel Vengeance at Cedar Point, head south to Orlando for Jurassic World VelociCoaster at Universal Islands of Adventure, and then cross the Atlantic to Spain to face the huge drop of Shambhala at PortAventura World.

Add private flights, luxury hotels, and VIP experiences, and suddenly your only real decision would be simple: which roller coaster comes next?

For thrill seekers, it could become the ultimate roller coaster bucket list.

Build Your Own Private Theme Park

And then there is the option that takes the dream even further: bringing the amusement park home.

With enough space, the right permits, and a team of specialists, you could imagine your own private roller coaster alongside bumper cars, carnival games, an arcade, or even a small Ferris wheel.

It might sound like something out of a movie, but that is part of the fun of imagining what a life-changing jackpot could make possible.

After all, the only limit is how big you dare to dream.

And with another Powerball drawing ahead in TuLotero, it leaves us with one question: what would your National Roller Coaster Day look like if you hit the jackpot?