Height rankings
[edit]Tallest steel roller coasters
Rank Name Park Location Height Manufacturer Record Holder
1. Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ, USA 456 feet (139 m) Intamin May 2005 – Present
2. Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 420 feet (130 m) Intamin May 2003 – May 2005
3. Superman: Escape from Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 415 feet (126 m) Intamin March 1997 – May 2003
4. Tower of Terror II Dreamworld Coomera, Queensland, Australia 377 feet (115 m) Intamin January 1997 – March 1997
5. Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Mie, Japan 318 feet (97 m) Chance Morgan
6. Millennium Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 310 feet (94 m) Intamin
7. Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 305 feet (93 m) Intamin
8. Thunder Dolphin Tokyo Dome City Attractions Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 262 feet (80 m) Intamin
9. Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan 259 feet (79 m) TOGO July 1996 – January 1997
10. Eejanaika Fuji-Q Highland Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan 249 feet (76 m) Arrow
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[edit]Tallest steel roller coaster drops
Rank Name Park Location Drop Height Manufacturer Record Holder
1. Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ, USA 418 feet (127 m) Intamin May 2005 – Present
2. Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 400 feet (120 m) Intamin May 2003 – May 2005
3. Superman: Escape from Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 328 feet (100 m) Intamin March 1997 – August 2003
Tower of Terror II Dreamworld Coomera, Queensland, Australia 328 feet (100 m) Intamin January 1997 – August 2003
4. Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Mie, Japan 307 feet (94 m) Chance Morgan
5. Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 300 feet (91 m) Intamin
Millennium Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 300 feet (91 m) Intamin
6. Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 255 feet (78 m) Giovanola
Titan Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas, USA 255 feet (78 m) Giovanola
7. Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan 230 feet (70 m) TOGO July 1996 – January 1997
8. Phantom's Revenge Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA 228 feet (69 m) Chance Morgan May 1991 – July 1996
9. Desperado Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino Primm, Nevada, USA 225 feet (69 m) Arrow
10. Bizarro Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts, USA 221 feet (67 m) Intamin
[edit]Tallest wooden roller coasters
Rank Name Park Location Height Manufacturer Record Holder
* Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 218 feet (66 m) RCCA May 2000 – June 2009
1. Colossos Heide Park Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany 196 feet (60 m) Intamin June 2009 - Present
2. T Express Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 183 feet (56 m) Intamin
3. El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA 181 feet (55 m) Intamin
4. Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas, USA 179 feet (55 m) RCCA March 1992 – May 2000
5. The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana, USA 163 feet (50 m) The Gravity Group
6. Mean Streak Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 161 feet (49 m) Dinn Corporation May 1991 – March 1992
7. White Cyclone Nagashima Spa Land Kuwana, Mie, Japan 139 feet (42 m) Intamin
8. Hades Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA 136 feet (41 m) The Gravity Group
9. Le Monstre La Ronde Montreal, Quebec, Canada 131 feet (40 m) William Cobb & Associates July 1985 – May 1991
10. American Eagle Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois, USA 127 feet (39 m) Intamin May 1981 – July 1985
[edit]Tallest wooden roller coaster drops
Rank Name Park Location Drop Height Manufacturer Record Holder
* Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 214 feet (65 m) RCCA May 2000 – June 2009
1. El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA 176 feet (54 m) Intamin June 2009 - Present
2. Colossos Heide Park Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany 159 feet (48 m) Intamin
3. Mean Streak Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 155 feet (47 m) Dinn Corporation May 1991 – May 2000
4. The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana, USA 154 feet (47 m) The Gravity Group
5. T Express Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 151 feet (46 m) Intamin
6. The Boss Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri, USA 150 feet (46 m) Custom Coasters International
7. American Eagle Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois USA 147 feet (45 m) Intamin May 1981 – May 1991
8. The Beast Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 141 feet (43 m) Charles Dinn/Al Collins April 1979 – May 1981
9. Hades Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA 140 feet (43 m) The Gravity Group
10. Montezum Hopi Hari Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil 139 feet (42 m) RCCA
[edit]Tallest roller coaster inversions
Rank Name Park Location Height / Loop Type Manufacturer Record Holder
1. Volcano, The Blast Coaster Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 155 feet (47 m) Sidewinder Intamin August 3, 1998 – present
2. Abismo Parque de Atracciones de Madrid Madrid, Spain 152 feet (46 m) Sky Loop Maurer Söhne
Mystery in Clouds World Joyland Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China 152 feet (46 m) Sky Loop Maurer Söhne
Sky Wheel Skyline Park Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany 152 feet (46 m) Sky Loop Maurer Söhne
X Coaster Magic Springs and Crystal Falls Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA 152 feet (46 m) Sky Loop Maurer Söhne
3. Mr. Freeze Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas, USA 150 feet (46 m) Inside Top Hat Premier Rides
Mr. Freeze Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri, USA 150 feet (46 m) Inside Top Hat Premier Rides
4. Griffon Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia, USA 146 feet (45 m) Immelmann B&M
5. Superman: Krypton Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas, USA 145 feet (44 m) Vertical Loop B&M
6. Sheikra Busch Gardens Tampa Tampa, Florida, USA 140 feet (43 m) Immelmann B&M
Viper Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 140 feet (43 m) Vertical Loop Arrow April 7, 1990 - August 2, 1998
7. Dominator Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 135 feet (41 m) Vertical Loop B&M
8. Medusa Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California, USA 128 feet (39 m) Vertical Loop B&M
Scream! Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 128 feet (39 m) Vertical Loop B&M
9. Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia, USA 126 feet (38 m) Immelmann B&M
10. Jubilee Odyssey Fantasy Island Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, UK 124 feet (38 m) Vertical Loop Vekoma
The Riddler's Revenge Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 124 feet (38 m) Vertical Loop B&M
Tatsu Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 124 feet (38 m) Pretzel Loop B&M
[edit]Tallest vertical loops
Rank Name Park Location Height Manufacturer Record Holder
1. Superman: Krypton Coaster Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas, USA 145 feet (44 m) B&M March 11, 2000 – present
2. Dominator Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 135 feet (41 m) B&M
3. Medusa Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Vallejo, California, USA 128 feet (39 m) B&M
Scream! Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 128 feet (39 m) B&M
4. Jubilee Odyssey Fantasy Island Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, UK 124 feet (38 m) Vekoma
The Riddler's Revenge Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 124 feet (38 m) B&M
5. Green Lantern Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, USA 121 feet (37 m) B&M
*. The Time Machine (SBNO) Freestyle Music Park Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA 120 feet (37 m) B&M
6. Bizarro Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, USA 119 feet (36 m) B&M
Dragon Khan Port Aventura Salou, Catalunya, Spain 119 feet (36 m) B&M May 2, 1995 – March 11, 2000
Kraken SeaWorld Orlando Orlando, Florida, USA 119 feet (36 m) B&M
Mantis Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 119 feet (36 m) B&M
7. Kumba Busch Gardens Tampa Tampa, Florida, USA 114 feet (35 m) B&M May 20, 1993 - May 2, 1995
8. Tennessee Tornado Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA 110 feet (34 m) Arrow
9. Alpengeist Busch Gardens Williamsburg Williamsburg, Virginia, USA 106 feet (32 m) B&M
10. Montu Busch Gardens Tampa Tampa, Florida, USA 104 feet (32 m) B&M
[edit]Speed rankings
[edit]Fastest steel roller coasters
Rank Name Park Location Speed Manufacturer Record Holder
1. Formula Rossa Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 240 kilometres per hour (150 mph) Intamin November 2010 – Present
2. Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA 206 kilometres per hour (128 mph) Intamin May 2005– November 2010
3. Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 190 kilometres per hour (120 mph) Intamin May 2003 – May 2005
4. Dodonpa Fuji-Q Highland Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan 172 kilometres per hour (107 mph) S&S Power December 2001 – May 2003
5. Superman: Escape from Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) Intamin March 1997 – December 2001
Tower of Terror II Dreamworld Coomera, Queensland, Australia 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) Intamin January 1997 – December 2001
6. Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Mie, Japan 153 kilometres per hour (95 mph) Chance Morgan
7. Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 151 kilometres per hour (94 mph) Intamin
8. Millennium Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph) Intamin
9. Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 137 kilometres per hour (85 mph) Giovanola
Phantom's Revenge Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA 137 kilometres per hour (85 mph) Chance Morgan May 1991 – March 1997
Titan Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas, USA 137 kilometres per hour (85 mph) Giovanola [2]
10. Furius Baco Port Aventura Salou, Tarragona, Spain 135 kilometres per hour (84 mph) Intamin
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[edit]Fastest wooden roller coasters
Rank Name Park Location Speed Manufacturer Record Holder
* Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 126.2 kilometres per hour (78.4 mph) RCCA May 2000 – 2009
1. Colossos Heide Park Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany 120.1 kilometres per hour (74.6 mph) Intamin
2. El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) Intamin
3. The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana, USA 108.5 kilometres per hour (67.4 mph) The Gravity Group
4. The Boss Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri, USA 106.7 kilometres per hour (66.3 mph) Custom Coasters International
5. American Eagle Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois USA 106 kilometres per hour (66 mph) Intamin May 1981 – May 2000
6. Mean Streak Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) Dinn Corporation
Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas, USA 105 kilometres per hour (65 mph) RCCA
7. The Beast Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 104.3 kilometres per hour (64.8 mph) Charles Dinn/Al Collins April 1979 – May 1981
8. T Express Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 104 kilometres per hour (65 mph) Intamin
9. Montezum Hopi Hari Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil 103 kilometres per hour (64 mph) RCCA
10. White Cyclone Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Kuwana, Japan 102 kilometres per hour (63 mph) Intamin
[edit]Length rankings
[edit]Longest steel roller coasters
Rank Name Park Location Length Manufacturer Record Holder
1. Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Kuwana, Mie, Japan 8,133 feet (2,479 m) Chance Morgan August 2000 – present
2. The Ultimate Lightwater Valley Ripon, North Yorkshire, England 7,442 feet (2,268 m) Big Country Motioning July 1991 - August 2000
3. Formula Rossa Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 7,217 feet (2,200 m) Intamin
4. Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan 6,708 feet (2,045 m) TOGO
5. Millennium Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 6,595 feet (2,010 m) Intamin
6. California Screamin' Disney's California Adventure Park Anaheim, California, USA 6,072 feet (1,851 m) Intamin
7. Desperado Buffalo Bill's Primm, Nevada, USA 5,843 feet (1,781 m) Arrow
8. Gao Mitsui Greenland Arao, Kumamoto, Japan 5,692 feet (1,735 m) Meisho Amusement Machines
9. Mamba Worlds of Fun Kansas City, Missouri, USA 5,600 feet (1,700 m) Chance Morgan
Steel Force Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA 5,600 feet (1,700 m) Chance Morgan
10. Supermán: el Último Escape Six Flags México Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico 5,577 feet (1,700 m) Chance Morgan
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[edit]Longest wooden roller coasters
Rank Name Park Location Length Manufacturer Record Holder
1. The Beast Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 7,359 feet (2,243 m) Charles Dinn/Al Collins April 1979 – present
* Son of Beast (SBNO) Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 7,032 feet (2,143 m) RCCA
2. The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana, USA 6,442 feet (1,964 m) The Gravity Group
3. White Cyclone Nagashima Spa Land Kuwana, Mie, Japan 5,577 feet (1,700 m) Intamin
4. Mean Streak Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 5,427 feet (1,654 m) Dinn Corporation
5. T Express Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea 5,384 feet (1,641 m) Intamin
6. Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure Muskegon, Michigan, USA 5,383 feet (1,641 m) Custom Coasters International
7. Jupiter Kijima Amusement Park Beppu, Oita, Japan 5,249 feet (1,600 m) Intamin
8. Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas San Antonio, Texas, USA 5,080 feet (1,550 m) RCCA
9. The Boss Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri, USA 5,051 feet (1,540 m) Custom Coasters International
10. Hades Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA 4,726 feet (1,440 m) The Gravity Group
[edit]Poll rankings
[edit]Golden Ticket Awards – Top 10 Steel Coasters of 2010
Rank Name Park Location
1. Millennium Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA
2. Bizarro Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
3. Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ, USA
4. Apollo's Chariot Busch Gardens Williamsburg James City County, Virginia, USA
5. Goliath Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia, USA
6. Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
7. Diamondback Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA
8. Magnum XL-200 Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA
9. Phantom's Revenge Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA
10. Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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[edit]Golden Ticket Awards – Top 10 Wood Coasters of 2010
Rank Name Park Location
1. The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
2. El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ, USA
3. Phoenix Knoebels' Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
4. Boulder Dash Lake Compounce Bristol, Connecticut, USA
5. Thunderhead Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA
6. Ravine Flyer II Waldameer Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
7. The Beast Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA
8. Hades Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA
9. The Raven Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
10. Lightning Racer Hersheypark Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA
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[edit]Best Steel Roller Coaster Poll 2009
Rank Name Park Location
1. Bizarro Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts, USA
2. Eagle's Fortress Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
3. Expedition GeForce Holiday Park Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
4. Diamondback Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA
5. Goliath Walibi World Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
6. Piraten Djurs Sommerland Nimtofte, Denmark
7. Nemesis Alton Towers Alton, Staffordshire, England
8. Katun Mirabilandia Savio, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
9. Kawasemi Tobu Zoo Saitama, Japan
10. Millennium Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA
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[edit]Best Wooden Roller Coaster Poll 2009
Rank Name Park Location
1. The Voyage Holiday World Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
2. El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ, USA
3. T Express Everland Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
4. Boulder Dash Lake Compounce Bristol, Connecticut, USA
5. Ravine Flyer II Waldameer Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
6. Prowler Worlds of Fun Kansas City, Missouri, USA
7. Balder Liseberg Gothenburg, Sweden
8. Phoenix Knoebels Amusement Resort Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
9. Fireball Happy Valley Songjiang Songjiang, Shanghai, China
10. Aska Nara Dreamland Nara, Japan
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[edit]Amusement park rankings
[edit]Number of roller coasters
Rank Park Location Opened Coasters Owner Notes
1. Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 1870 17 Cedar Fair [9]
2. Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 1971 17 Six Flags [10]
3. Canada's Wonderland Vaughan, Ontario, Canada 1981 15 Cedar Fair [11]
Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 1975 15 Cedar Fair [12]
Kings Island Mason, Ohio, USA 1972 15 Cedar Fair [13]
4. Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 1973 14 Cedar Fair [14]
5. Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois, USA 1976 13 Six Flags [15]
Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas, USA 1961 13 Six Flags [16]
[edit]Number of inversions
Rank Park Location Opened Inversions Owner
1. Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA 1971 35 Six Flags
2. Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina, USA 1973 20 Cedar Fair
3. Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, NJ, USA 1974 19 Six Flags
Six Flags Over Georgia Austell, Georgia, USA 1967 19 Six Flags
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