The 7 Best Roller Coasters Within 6 Hours of Rockford [LIST]

Ladies and gentlemen, we've entered roller coaster season.

We made it guys. It's un-officially summer and that means tan lines, flip-flops and roller coasters.

But please don't wear your flip-flops on roller coasters, it's dangerous and I don't want to promote danger.

When I was little, my brother and I were really weird. We were planning a trip to Great America and I had never been on a roller coaster before. It was my brother's mission to get me on one, and in order to do that, he nerdily developed contracts for me to sign.

I swear he made six or seven individual contracts based on the specific roller coasters at Six Flags, and what I "would earn" depending on which one I rode.

There were a lot of financial possibilities on those contracts, apparently my brother was a baller.

I can't even remember if I rode any of those rides when we went that year, but thinking back I definitely should have. I could use an extra $100 and having him empty the dishwasher for a week right about now.

Since it's roller coaster season, I thought I'd tell you that story and also give you a list of awesome coasters that you should visit this summer, and/or make a contract for your little sister to ride her first roller coaster.

This list comes to us from Thrillest, and while I have been to Great America and to Cedar Point, I can't give you an opinion on all of these rides, but I will send this post to my brother as soon as I'm done writing it, I'm sure he could give you an insider rider's perspective.

The 7 Best Roller Coasters Within 6 Hours of Rockford, According to Thrillest