10 Tallest RollerCoasters in the World "Song: Upper West - The Rumpus Upper West's channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/UpperWest... " 1. Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ, USA - 456 feet Kingda Ka is the world's tallest roller coaster, and was the world's fastest until Formula Rossa opened in November 2010. The train is launched by a hydraulic launch mechanism to 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds. At the end of the launch track, the train climbs the main top hat tower, reaching a height of 456 feet (139 m) 2. Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point, Ohio, USA - 420 feet Top Thrill Dragster was the first "Strata Coaster", a complete circuit coaster that is more than 400 feet tall. It is the second tallest roller coaster in the world -- so tall that due to aviation safety regulations the tower is equipped with four dual strobes: three mid-way up, and one on the highest point on the coaster. Since 2007, the Top Thrill Dragster has reached at least one million riders in a year 3. Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain, California, USA - 415 feet The roller coaster has two parallel tracks. Riders are accelerated in reverse from 0 to 104 miles per hour in approximately 7 seconds. The track then pitches up 90 degrees to the vertical. Riders climb this vertical section facing directly downward, before slowing and following the same path back to the start. During the entire vertical section of the ride, riders are completely weightless for about 7.5 seconds, half going up and half coming back down. 4. Tower of Terror II, Dreamworld, Queensland, Australia - 377 feet At the time of opening, on 23 January 1997, the ride was the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. Up to 14 riders at a time are electro-magnetically accelerated to 100 mph in seven seconds along the extended, 676ft launch tunnel. The track then pitches up 90 degrees to the vertical, with the passengers pulling 4.5Gs. Riders are weightless during the entire vertical section of the ride for about 6.5 sec, 3.25 seconds going up and 3.25 seconds falling back down. The car then pitches back down to horizontal and enters the tunnel where an on-ride camera takes photographs of riders. The vehicle continues to hurtle back into the station where it comes to a fairly rapid stop. 5. Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Mie, Japan 318 feet The building of Steel Dragon 2000 required far more steel than other coasters for earthquake protection. This put the cost of the coaster at over $50 million. 6. Millennium Force Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio, USA 310 feet the longest steel roller coaster in North America. Millennium Force has been voted the number one steel roller coaster in the world in Amusement Today's Golden Ticket awards five times since the year 2001, and has never been ranked lower than number two since it opened in 2000. 7. Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia, USA 305 feet Intimidator 305 has a first drop of 300 feet, with a maximum descent angle of 85 degrees. The massive lift-hill structure for Intimidator 305 is unique in that the lift-hill and crest only have three points of support. The balance of the ride's track consists of Intamin's new double-spine track, which allows for longer spans with fewer supports, particularly on crest curves. The ride provides five air-time humps and three near-ground level high-speed turns. 8. Thunder Dolphin Tokyo Dome City Attractions Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan 262 feet Thunder Dolphin's 3,500 feet long course passes through both a hole in the LaQua building, and through the Big-O, the world's first centerless Ferris wheel. Thunder Dolphin's maximum speed is 81 mph. 9. Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan 259 feet When Fujiyama opened in 1996 it was the world's tallest rollercoaster at 259 feet, and had the largest drop in the world at 230 feet. Fujiyama was also the world's fastest roller coaster for a year of its operation, succeeded by Tower of Terror at Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, Australia in 1997. 10. Eejanaika Fuji-Q Highland Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan 249 feet According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Eejanaika is the roller coaster with the most inversions in the world. Throughout the ride, the riders go through 14 inversions.
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