
It’s time for FEBRUARY FAVORITES!
Once upon a time, I used to rush and scramble to pull my favorite images from the past year together in time to post in January. But in 2019, I said: “NAH” and decided it was completely fine to wait until February to post my favorite images – and it just stuck.
February is (traditionally) a fairly quiet month around my blog anyway – not too much is going on, it’s the “off-season”, so waiting until February to post my favorite images from the previous year is the perfect way to fill in the gaps and get us through this cold, grey, dreary month and onto brighter, warmer days.
And, four years ago while I was writing this series of posts, I realized that I even had a perfect name: FEBRUARY FAVORITES (duh)!
I always break my favorites down into FOUR main categories: roller coasters, portraits, engagements and weddings – and this year, we’re kicking things off with ROLLER COASTERS!
In 2025, we visited 12 amusement parks, explored 8 different states, and stepped foot in one international country!
If you’d like a sneak peek into what our days at amusement parks look like – you’ll want to hop on over to my YouTube channel and check out our “Adventuring Abbey” vlogs!
Just in case you aren’t familiar: my husband is a roller coaster NUT (to put it lightly) and I’ve been taking photos of roller coaster for him since 2009. With the (explosive) growth of his Instagram and YouTube channels, my photos have taken on a whole new role – they’re not just a fun hobby anymore, but a way to continually aid his growing content library.
Of course: I absolutely love it. Roller coaster photography is unlike anything else – it’s challenging, requires a lot of patience, and makes me see amusement parks in an entirely new light. I’m always looking for a new, unique angle on a ride (and I get upset when a train flies by filled with riders who don’t look super thrilled – I LOVE when a train is filled with hands up & screaming faces!)
This is the 9th year that I’ve published specifically my favorite “roller coaster” photos!
If you’d like to see my previous “favorite roller coaster” posts, you can find
2024’s favorite roller coasters here,
2023’s favorite roller coasters here,
2022’s favorite roller coasters here,
2021’s favorite roller coasters here,
2020’s favorite roller coasters here,
2019’s favorite roller coasters here,
2018’s favorite roller coasters here,
2017’s favorite roller coasters here.
In year’s past, I’ve randomized my images (because seriously, putting them in any sort of ranking order is straight up impossible), but a few years ago, I decided to group my images by park. That way, if you see a specific ride, you would simply be able to look up at the header to see where it is located (plus, let’s be honest: Google likes when things are labeled with headers!)
Kicking things off with our home park – the park we visit the most..
Kennywood Park in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
















Busch Gardens Tampa in Tampa, FL






Busch Gardens Williamsburg in Williamsburg, VA











Canada’s Wonderland in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
























Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH





















Epic Universe in Orlando, FL












Hersheypark in Hershey, PA





Kings Dominion in Doswell, VA








Sea World Orlando in Orlando, FL






Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, NJ


Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell, GA





This is just the beginning! February Favorites will return with much more!



