Plot Synopsis

101 AMAZING THRILLS is a five-part series that counts down 101 of the best thrills and attractions in the world -- from roller coasters and water slides to zip lines and whitewater rafting adventures. Each one-hour episode features 20 (or 21) different adrenaline-filled experiences, including: a 149-mph roller coaster in Abu Dhabi; a moving glacier rock-climbing wall in Alaska; a military-style paintball battle in England; 'boarding on the tallest sand dunes in Oregon; a vertigo-inducing coaster in St. Louis; roaring lions in Tanzania; a half-ton tank at Armourgeddon in England; a gravity-defying coaster in Taiwan; a biplane in California; a slide that goes 163 feet straight down in Brazil; the world's fastest wooden coaster in Illinois; the tallest waterslide on the planet in Kansas City; and many more hair-raising adventures. As part of its fourth annual "We Are Summer" programming event, Travel Channel premiered all five episodes back to back on Sunday, May 24, 2015 from 4-9pm ET/PT during Memorial Day Weekend.