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STEEL ROLLER COASTERS

TALLEST

Kingda Ka

456 feet

Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA

2005

Top Thrill Dragster

420 feet

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

2003

Steel Dragon 2000

318 feet

Nagashyma Spaland, Nagoya, Japan

2000

Millennium Force

310 feet

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

2000

Thunder Dolphin

262 feet

LaQua, Tokyo, Japan

2003

Fujiyama

259 feet

Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan

1996

Titan

245 feet

Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA

2001

Silver Star

240 feet

Europa Park, Rust, Germany

2002

Goliath

235 feet

Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, USA

2000

Nitro

230 feet

Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey, USA

2001

Pepsi Max – The Big One

214 feet

Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, England

1994

 LONGEST

Steel Dragon

8,134 feet

Nagashyma Spaland, Nagoya, Japan

2000

Daidarasaurus

7,677 feet

Expoland, Osaka, Japan (was a dual coaster until 2000 when tracks were joined to make one single track)

1970

The Ultimate

7,498 feet

Lightwater Valley, Ripon, England

1991

Fujiyama

6,709 feet

Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan

1996

Millennium Force

6,595 feet

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

2000

California Screemin

6,072 feet

Disney California Adventure, California, USA

2001

Desperado

5,843 feet

Buffalo Bills Casino, Primadona, Nevada, USA

1993

Gao *

5,692 feet

Mitsui Greenland, Kumamoto, Japan

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FASTEST

Kingda Ka

128 mph

Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA

2005

  Top Thrill Dragster

120 mph

Cedar Point, Sandusy, Ohio, USA

2003

 

Dodonpa

107 mph

Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan

2001

 

Steel Dragon

95 mph

Nagashyma Spaland, Nagoya, Japan

2000

 

Millennium Force

92 mph

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

2000

 

Goliath

85 mph

Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, USA

2000

 

Titan

85 mph

Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas, USA

2001

*Gao (Unknown Height,  & Speed)

WOOD ROLLER COASTERS

  TALLEST

 

Son Of Beast

218 feet

Paramount Kings Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

2000

 

Colossos

197 feet

Heide Park, Niedersachsen, Germany

2001

 

El Toro

181 feet

Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA

2006

 

The Rattler

179 feet

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA

1992

 

Voyage

163 feet

Holiday World, Indiana, USA

2006

 

Mean Streak

161 feet

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

1991

 

Texas Giant

143 feet

Six Flags Over Texas, Dallas, Texas, USA

1990

 

White Cyclone

139 feet

Nagashima Spa Land, Nagoya, Japan

1995

 

Hades

136 feet

Mt Olympus Theme Park, Wisconsin, USA

2005

 

Le Monstre

131 feet

La Ronde, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

1985

 

American Eagle

127 feet

Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois, USA

1981

 

Colossus

125 feet

Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valancia, California, USA

1978

LONGEST

The Beast

7,400 feet

Paramount Kings Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

1979

Son Of Beast

7,032 feet

Paramount Kings Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

2000

Voyage

6,442 feet

Holiday World, Indiana, USA

2006

White Cyclone

5,577 feet

Nagashima Spa Land, Nagoya, Japan

1995

Mean Streak

5,427 feet

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

1991

Shivering Timbers

5,384 feet

Michigans Adventure, Muskegon, Michigan, USA

1998

Roller Coaster

5,249 feet

Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Norfolk, England

1929

Jupiter*

5,249 feet

Kijima Amusement Oark, Fukuoka, Japan

1992

The Rattler

5,084 feet

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA

1992

The Boss

5,051 feet

Six Flags St Louis, Eureka, Missouri, USA

2000

FASTEST

 

Son Of Beast

78 mph

Paramount Kings Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

2000

 

Colossos

75 mph

Heide Park, Niedersachsen, Germany

2001

 

El Toro

70 mph

Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA 

2006

 

Voyage

67.4 mph

Holiday World, Indiana, USA

2006

 

The Boss

66.3 mph

Six Flags St Louis, Eureka, Missouri, USA

2000

 

American Eagle

66 mph

Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois, USA

1981

 

Mean Streak

65 mph

Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA

1991

 

The Rattler

65 mph

Six Flags Fiesta Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA

1992

 

The Beast

64 mph

Paramount Kings Island, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

1979

*Jupiter (Unknown Height, Drop and Speed)