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| 1. || [[Six Flags Magic Mountain]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Valencia, Santa Clarita, California|Valencia]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]] || 1971 || 17 || [[Six Flags]] ||<ref>{{RCDB|coaster_name=Six Flags Magic Mountain|rcdb_number=4532|accessdate=July 1, 2011}}</ref> |
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[[Cedar Point]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Sandusky, Ohio|Sandusky]], [[Ohio]], [[United States|USA]] || 1870 || 17 || [[Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|Cedar Fair]] ||<ref>{{RCDB|coaster_name=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=4529|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref> |
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| 2. || [[Canada's Wonderland]] || {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Vaughan, Ontario|Vaughan]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]] || 1981 || 15 || [[Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|Cedar Fair]] ||<ref>{{RCDB|coaster_name=Canada's Wonderland|rcdb_number=4539|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref> |
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|rowspan=2 | 4. || [[Kings Dominion]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doswell, Virginia|Doswell]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] || 1975 || 14 || [[Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|Cedar Fair]] ||<ref>{{RCDB|coaster_name=Kings Dominion|rcdb_number=4544|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref> |
|rowspan=2 | 4. || [[Kings Dominion]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doswell, Virginia|Doswell]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|USA]] || 1975 || 14 || [[Cedar Fair Entertainment Company|Cedar Fair]] ||<ref>{{RCDB|coaster_name=Kings Dominion|rcdb_number=4544|accessdate=October 22, 2010}}</ref> |
Revision as of 03:07, 26 October 2011
This list of roller coaster rankings includes data for several categories including height, speed, steepness, and length, as well as the results of public polls.
Height rankings
Tallest steel roller coasters
Tallest steel roller coaster drops
Tallest wooden roller coasters
Tallest wooden roller coaster drops
Tallest roller coaster inversions
Tallest vertical loops
Speed rankings
Fastest steel roller coasters
Rank | Name | Park | Location | Speed | Manufacturer | Record Holder |
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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. | Millennium Force | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | 150 kilometres per hour (93 mph) | Intamin | — |
8. | Intimidator 305 | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia, USA | 145 kilometres per hour (90 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 | — |
Fastest wooden roller coasters
Rank | Name | Park | Location | Speed | Manufacturer | Record Holder |
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* | Son of Beast (SBNO) | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio, USA | 126.2 kilometres per hour (78.4 mph) | RCCA | May 2000 – June 2009 |
1. | Colossos | Heide Park | Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany | 120.1 kilometres per hour (74.6 mph) | Intamin | June 2009 – Present |
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) | CCI | — |
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 | — |
Steepness rankings
Steepest steel roller coasters
Steepest wooden roller coasters
Rank | Name | Park | Location | Max. Vertical Angle | Manufacturer | Record Holder |
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1. | T Express | Everland | Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | 77° | Intamin | March 14, 2008 – Present |
2. | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | 76° | Intamin | June 11, 2006 – March 13, 2008 |
3. | Balder | Liseberg | Gothenburg, Sweden | 70° | Intamin | April 12, 2003 – June 10, 2006 |
4. | The Voyage | Holiday World | Santa Claus, Indiana, USA | 66° | The Gravity Group | — |
5. | Hades | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA | 65° | The Gravity Group | — |
Length rankings
Longest steel roller coasters
Longest wooden roller coasters
Amusement park rankings
Number of roller coasters
Rank | Park | Location | Opened | Coasters | Owner | Notes |
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1. | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia, California, USA | 1971 | 17 | Six Flags | [23] |
2. | Canada's Wonderland | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada | 1981 | 15 | Cedar Fair | [25] |
4. | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia, USA | 1975 | 14 | Cedar Fair | [26] |
Kings Island | Mason, Ohio, USA | 1972 | 14 | Cedar Fair | [27] | |
5. | Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, Fort Mill, South Carolina, South Carolina, [USA] | 1973 | 13 | Cedar Fair | [28] |
Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | 1974 | 13 | Six Flags | [29] | |
Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois, USA | 1976 | 13 | Six Flags | [30] | |
Six Flags Over Texas | Arlington, Texas, USA | 1961 | 13 | Six Flags | [31] |
Number of inversions
Rank | Park | Location | Opened | Inversions | Owner | |
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1. | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia, California, USA | 1971 | 35 | Six Flags | [32][33] |
2. | Thorpe Park | Chertsey, Surrey, England | 1979 | 22 | Merlin Entertainments | [32][34] |
3. | Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | 1973 | 20 | Cedar Fair | [32][35] |
4. | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, NJ, USA | 1974 | 19 | Six Flags | [32][36] |
Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia, USA | 1967 | 19 | Six Flags | [32][37] | |
5. | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia, USA | 1975 | 18 | Cedar Fair | [32][38] |
Kings Island | Mason, Ohio, USA | 1972 | 18 | Cedar Fair | [32][39] | |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas | San Antonio, Texas, USA | 1992 | 18 | Six Flags | [32][40] |
Poll rankings
Mitch Hawker – Best Steel Roller Coaster Poll 2010
Rank | Name | Park | Location | Manufacturer / Type | Debut Year |
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1. | Bizzaro | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Agawam, Massachusetts, USA | Intamin Hyper Coaster | 2000 |
2. | Expedition GeForce | Holiday Park | Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Intamin Hyper Coaster | 2001 |
3. | Intimidator 305 | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia, USA | Intamin Giga Coaster | 2010 |
4. | Kawasemi | Tobu Zoo | Saitama, Japan | Intamin Mega-Lite | 2008 |
5. | Nemesis | Alton Towers | Alton, Staffordshire, England | B&M Inverted | 1994 |
6. | Piraten | Djurs Sommerland | Nimtofte, Denmark | Intamin Mega-Lite | 2008 |
7. | Goliath | Walibi Holland | Biddinghuizen, Dronten, Netherlands | Intamin Hyper Coaster | 2002 |
8. | Millennium Force | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | Intamin Giga Coaster | 2000 |
9. | Katun | Mirabilandia | Savio, Emilia–Romagna, Italy | B&M Inverted | 2000 |
10. | iSpeed | Mirabilandia | Savio, Emilia–Romagna, Italy | Intamin Blitz Coaster | 2009 |
Mitch Hawker – Best Wooden Roller Coaster Poll 2010
Rank | Name | Park | Location | Manufacturer | Debut Year |
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1. | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, NJ, USA | Intamin | 2006 |
T Express | Everland | Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | Intamin | 2008 | |
2. | Boulder Dash | Lake Compounce | Bristol, Connecticut, USA | CCI | 2000 |
3. | Phoenix | Knoebels Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA | Philadelphia Toboggan Company | 1985 |
4. | Ravine Flyer II | Waldameer | Erie, Pennsylvania, USA | The Gravity Group | 2008 |
5. | The Voyage | Holiday World | Santa Claus, Indiana, USA | The Gravity Group | 2006 |
6. | Balder | Liseberg | Gothenburg, Sweden | Intamin | 2003 |
7. | Colossos | Heide Park | Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany | Intamin | 2001 |
8. | Aska (SBNO) | Nara Dreamland | Nara, Japan | Intamin | 1998 |
9. | Fireball | Happy Valley Songjiang | Songjiang, Shanghai, China | The Gravity Group | 2009 |
10. | Troy | Toverland | Sevenum, Limburg, Netherlands | GCI | 2007 |
Golden Ticket Awards – Top 10 Steel Coasters of 2011
Rank | Name | Park | Location | Manufacturer / Type | Debut Year |
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1. | Millennium Force | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | Intamin Hyper Coaster | 2000 |
2. | Bizarro | Six Flags New England | Agawam, Massachusetts, USA | Intamin Hyper Coaster | 2000 |
3. | Nitro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, NJ, USA | B&M Hyper Coaster | 2001 |
4. | Goliath | Six Flags Over Georgia | Austell, Georgia, USA | B&M Hyper Coaster | 2006 |
5. | Phantom's Revenge | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA | Arrow Hyper Coaster | 1991 |
6. | New Texas Giant | Six Flags Over Texas | Arlington, Texas, USA | Hybird Coaster | 1990 |
7. | Apollo's Chariot | Busch Gardens Williamsburg | James City County, Virginia, USA | B&M Hyper Coaster | 1999 |
Expedition GeForce | Holiday Park | Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | Intamin Hyper Coaster | 2001 | |
8. | Top Thrill Dragster | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | Intamin Strata Coaster | 2003 |
9. | Magnum XL-200 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | Arrow Hyper Coaster | 1989 |
10. | Diamondback | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio, USA | B&M Hyper Coaster | 2009 |
Golden Ticket Awards – Top 10 Wood Coasters of 2011
Rank | Name | Park | Location | Manufacturer | Debut Year |
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1. | The Voyage | Holiday World & Splashin' Safari | Santa Claus, Indiana, USA | The Gravity Group | 2006 |
2. | Phoenix | Knoebels' Amusement Resort | Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA | Philadelphia Toboggan Company | 1985 |
3. | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, NJ, USA | Intamin | 2006 |
4. | Boulder Dash | Lake Compounce | Bristol, Connecticut, USA | CCI | 2000 |
5. | Thunderhead | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA | GCI | 2004 |
6. | Ravine Flyer II | Waldameer | Erie, Pennsylvania, USA | The Gravity Group | 2008 |
7. | The Beast | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio, USA | Charles Dinn / Al Collins | 1979 |
8. | Hades | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA | The Gravity Group | 2005 |
9. | Shivering Timbers | Michigan's Adventure | Muskegon, Michigan, USA | CCI | 1998 |
10. | Prowler | Worlds of Fun | Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri, USA | GCI | 2009 |
See also
References
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Record Holders – Height". Roller Coaster Database. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ http://www.sixflags.com/overtexas/rides/titan.aspx
- ^ Marden, Duane. "Record Holders – Steel – Speed". RCDB. Retrieved November 4, 2010.
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- ^ Marden, Duane. "Record Holders – Steel – Length". RCDB. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
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- ^ "Steel Roller Coaster Poll 2010". Best Roller Coaster Poll. 2010. Retrieved May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Detailed Wood Roller Coaster Poll Results 2010". Best Roller Coaster Poll. 2010. Retrieved May 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Amusement Today – Top 10 Steel Coasters of 2011