Monday Top 10: The World's Best Shooter Rides

By Robert Niles: With Knott's Berry Farm introducing a new shooter ride for 2015, let's take a look at its competition as we honor the Top 10 shooter rides at theme parks around the world.

10. Wonder Mountain's Guardian

Canada's Wonderland

Cedar Fair's combo shooter and roller coaster might be "version 1.0" of what we can expect next year on Knott's "Voyage to the Iron Reef," with a Triotech-animated screen shooter.

9. Reese's Xtreme Cup Challenge

Hersheypark

Hersheypark's "Chocolate vs. Peanut Butter" competition is the first of many Sally Corp. shooters on the list.

8. Justice League: Alien Invasion 3D

Warner Bros. Movie World

Not only will Knott's be getting a new shooter next year, Six Flags Over Texas and Six Flags St. Louis will be getting "Justice League: Battle for Metropolis," a DC Comics-themed Sally Corp. ride. For a preview of what visitors will find next season in Texas and Missouri, take a trip to Australia's Warner Bros. Movie World, where this DC-themed shooter debuted in 2012.

7. Boo Blasters on Boo Hill

Canada's Wonderland, Carowinds, Kings Dominion, Kings Island

This Sally shooter is a refurbishment of the Scooby-Doo shooters that entertained fans at the old Paramount theme parks.

6. Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

Disneyland, Disneyland Paris (as Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast), Hong Kong Disneyland, Tokyo Disneyland, Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom (as Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin)

Disney popularized the shooter ride with the original Buzz Lightyear ride at Disney World in 1998. Today, though the original version lags its successors in popularity, this interactive battle against the Evil Emperor Zurg has become one of Disney's most popular global theme park franchises, one of the few that appears in all five resorts.

5. Gobbler Getaway

Holiday World

With Thanksgiving coming up next week in the United States, you might think it time to go turkey hunting. So get out your turkey callers and try to round up all the runaway turkeys in this Holiday World attraction. Funny, though, no matter how many turkeys we manage to call, we always end up with pizza for Thanksgiving dinner here.

4. Lost Kingdom Adventure

Legoland California, Legoland Florida, Legoland Malaysia, Legoland Windsor

Legoland's shooter franchise sends you into the temple of the Lost Kingdom to stop evil Sir Sam Sinister from plundering the treasurers within. (This is the top-rated Sally production on our list.)

3. Monsters Inc. Ride and Go Seek

Tokyo Disneyland

Join Mike and Sully as they play a game of flashlight tag with Boo in the Monsters Inc. Laugh Factory.

2. Men In Black Alien Attack

Universal Studios Florida

Enter the Men in Black headquarters for training in identifying and neutralizing space aliens that have invaded New York City. A high top score earns you "the suit" as an MIB agent. A low score? Just look here for a moment, okay?

1. Toy Story Midway Mania

Disney California Adventure, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Tokyo DisneySea

Disney takes the top spot with its wildly popular collection of 3D video midway games, hosted by and starring the characters from the beloved Pixar Toy Story movies.

Which game is your favorite?

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