STEEL ROLLER COASTERS This page features information about steel roller coasters that hold world records. To qualify for this category the Roller Coaster must be designed with steel tracks and form a complete circuit. The record categories for steel roller coasters are: Angle of Descent | Drop | Height | Length | Speed

Largest Drop The drop is measured by taking the vertical difference in feet from the top of the largest drop to the bottom. Roller Coaster Drop Location Year Kingda Ka 418 feet Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey 2005 Top Thrill Dragster 400 feet Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2003 Steel Dragon 2000 306 feet Nagashima Spaland Mie, Japan 2000 Millennium Force 300 feet Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2000 Goliath 255 feet Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California 2000 Titan 255 feet Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas 2001 Fujiyama 230 feet Fujikyu Highland Park Japan 1996 Phantom's Revenge 228 feet Kennywood Park West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 2001 Desperado 225 feet Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino Primm, Nevada 1993 Superman Ride of Steel 221 feet Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts 2000  Return To Top Tallest The height is measured in feet from the tallest point of the track to the ground below. Note, some coasters use tunnels or ravines to increase the drop, but this does not increase the height. Roller Coaster Height Location Year Kingda Ka 456 feet Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey 2005 Top Thrill Dragster 420 feet Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2003 Steel Dragon 2000 318 feet Nagashima Spaland Mie, Japan 2000 Millennium Force 310 feet Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2000 Thunder Dolphin 262.5 feet Tokyo Dome City Tokyo, Japan 2003 Fujiyama 259 feet Fujikyu Highlands FujiYoshida-shi, Japan 1996 Eejanaika 249 feet Fujikyu Highland Park Japan 2006 Titan 245 feet Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas 2001 Silver Star 239 feet Europa Park Rust, Germany 2002 Goliath 235 feet Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California 2000  Return To Top Longest The length is determined by measuring the entire track length of the complete roller coaster circuit. Roller Coaster Length Location Year Steel Dragon 2000 8,133 feet Nagashima Spaland Mie, Japan 2000 Daidarasaurus 7,677 feet Expoland Suita, Japan 1970 The Ultimate 7,450 feet Lightwater Valley UK 1991 Fujiyama 6,709 feet Fujikyu Highland FujiYoshida-shi, Japan 1996 Millennium Force 6,595 feet Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2000 California Screamin' 6,072 feet Disney's California Adventure Anaheim, California 2001 Desperado 5,843 feet Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino Primm, Nevada 1993 Gao 5,692 feet Mitsui Greenland Arao-shi, Japan Mamba 5,600 feet Worlds of Fun Kansas City, Missouri 1998 Steel Force 5,600 feet Dorney Park Allentown, Pennsylvania 1997  Return To Top 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 Kingda Ka 128 mph Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey 2005 Top Thrill Dragster 120 mph Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2003 Dodonpa 106.8 mph Fujikyu Highlands FujiYoshida-shi, Japan 2001 Steel Dragon 2000 95 mph Nagashima Spaland Mie, Japan 2000 Millennium Force 92 mph Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2000 Goliath 85 mph Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California 2000 Titan 85 mph Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas 2001 Phantom's Revenge 82 mph Kennywood Park West Mifflin, Pennsylvania 2001 Xcelerator 82 mph Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 2002 Fujiyama 81 mph Fujikyu Highlands FujiYoshida-shi, Japan 1996 Thunder Dolphin 81 mph Tokyo Dome City Tokyo, Japan 2003  Return To Top Angle of Descent The steepness is determined by measuring the steepest angle of descent on any part of the roller coaster. Roller Coaster Angle Location Year Vild-Svinet 97 degrees BonBon Land Holme-Olstrup, Demark 2003 Typhoon 97 degrees Bobbejaanland Family Park Lichtaart, Belgium 2004 Speed: No Limits 97 degrees Oakwood Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom 2006 Rage 97 degrees Adventure Island Essex, United Kingdom 2007 Mystery Mine 95 degrees Dollywood Pigeon Forge, Tennessee 2007 Maverick 95 degrees Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2007 HyperSonic XLC 90 degrees Paramount's Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia 2001 Dodonpa 90 degrees Fujikyu Highlands FujiYoshida-shi, Japan 2001 Gravity Max 90 degrees Discovery World Taichung, Taiwan 2002 Xcelerator 90 degrees Knott's Berry Farm Buena Park, California 2002 Top Thrill Dragster 90 degrees Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio 2003 Storm Runner 90 degrees Hersheypark Hershey, Pennsylvania 2004 Kingda Ka 90 degrees Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey 2005  Return To Top

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