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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| Mamba |
5,600 feet |
Worlds of Fun Kansas City, Missouri |
1998 |
| Steel Force |
5,600 feet |
Dorney Park Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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 |
| 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 |
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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 |
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 |
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