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Home > Roller Coasters > Record Book > Shuttle Coasters

SHUTTLE ROLLER COASTERS

This page features shuttle coasters that hold World Records. To qualify for this category the Roller Coaster track must be an incomplete circuit requiring the train to travel both forwards and backwards.

The record categories for shuttle roller coasters are:
Angle of Descent | Height | Length | Speed

Tallest

The height is measured in feet from the tallest point of the track to the ground below.

Roller Coaster	Height	Location	Year
Superman The Escape	415 feet	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	1997
Tower Of Terror	377 feet	Dreamworld Gold Coast, Australia	1997
Speed The Ride	224 feet	Nascar Cafe Las Vegas, Nevada	2000
Mr. Freeze	218 feet	Six Flags Over Texas Dallas, Texas	1998
Mr. Freeze	218 feet	Six Flags St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri	1998
Wicked Twister	215 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2002
Deja Vu	196 feet	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	2001
Aftershock	196 feet	Silverwood Athol, Idaho	2008*

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Longest

The length is determined by measuring the track length from one end of the shuttle coaster to the opposite end.

Roller Coaster	Length	Location	Year
Mr. Freeze	1,480 feet	Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas	1998
Mr. Freeze	1,382 feet	Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri	1998
Speed The Ride	1,361 feet	Nascar Cafe Las Vegas, Nevada	2000
Superman The Escape	1,315 feet	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	1997
Tower Of Terror	1,235 feet	Dreamworld Gold Coast, Australia	1997

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Fastest

The speed is determined by the roller coaster's maximum speed in terms of miles per hour (mph) at any point during the ride.

Roller Coaster	Speed	Location	Year
Tower Of Terror	100 mph	Dreamworld Gold Coast, Australia	1997
Superman The Escape	100 mph	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	1997
Wicked Twister	72 mph	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2002
Mr. Freeze	70 mph	Six Flags Over Texas Dallas, Texas	1998
Mr. Freeze	70 mph	Six Flags St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri	1998
Speed The Ride	70 mph	Nascar Cafe Las Vegas, Nevada	2000
Possessed	70 mph	Dorney Park Allentown, Pennsylvania	2008*
V2 Vertical Velocity	70 mph	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	2001

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Angle Of Descent

The steepness is determined by measuring the steepest angle of descent on any part of the roller coaster.

Roller Coaster	Descent Angle	Location	Year
Tower Of Terror	90 degrees	Dreamworld Gold Coast, Australia	1997
Superman The Escape	90 degrees	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	1997
Mr. Freeze	90 degrees	Six Flags Over Texas Dallas, Texas	1998
Mr. Freeze	90 degrees	Six Flags St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri	1998
Speed The Ride	90 degrees	Nascar Cafe Las Vegas, Nevada	2000
Possessed	70 mph	Dorney Park Allentown, Pennsylvania	2008*
Deja Vu	90 degrees	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	2001
Aftershock	90 degrees	Silverwood Athol, Idaho	2008*
V2 Vertical Velocity	90 degrees	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	2001
Twister	90 degrees	Warner Bros. Movie World Spain	2002
Wicked Twister	90 degrees	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2002

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* Year ride was relocated, but ranking is based on the ride's original opening year.

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