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Steel Roller Coaster Records

List of record breaking steel roller coasters. To qualify for the steel category the roller coaster must be designed with a steel track and the layout needs to form a complete circuit.

The record categories for steel roller coasters are:
Drop | Height | Length | Speed

Largest Drop

The drop for a roller coaster is determined by measuring the vertical difference or elevation change from the top of the largest drop to the bottom. Some roller coasters use ravines or tunnels to increase the drop.

Roller Coaster	Drop	Where to Coast™	Year
Kingda Ka	418 feet	Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey	2005
Top Thrill Dragster	400 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2003
Fury 325	320 feet	Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina	2015
Steel Dragon 2000	306.8 feet	Nagashima Spa Land Mie, Japan	2000
Leviathan	306 feet	Canada's Wonderland Ontario, Canada	2012
Millennium Force	300 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2000
Intimidator 305	300 feet	Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia	2010
Shambhala	256 feet	PortAventura Salou, Tarragona, Spain	2012
Goliath	255 feet	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	2000
Titan	255 feet	Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas	2001
Fujiyama	230 feet	Fuji-Q Highland Japan	1996
Phantom's Revenge	228 feet	Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania	2001
Desperado	225 feet	Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino Primm, Nevada	1993
Bizarro	221 feet	Six Flags New England Agawam, Massachusetts	2000

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Tallest

The height of a roller coaster is measured from the tallest point of the track to the ground directly below. While some roller coasters may use tunnels or ravines to increase the drop, this does not increase the height.

Roller Coaster	Height	Where to Coast™	Year
Kingda Ka	456 feet	Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey	2005
Top Thrill Dragster	420 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2003
Fury 325	325 feet	Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina	2015
Steel Dragon 2000	318 feet	Nagashima Spa Land Mie, Japan	2000
Millennium Force	310 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2000
Leviathan	306 feet	Canada's Wonderland Ontario, Canada	2012
Intimidator 305	305 feet	Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia	2010
Thunder Dolphin	262.5 feet	Tokyo Dome City Tokyo, Japan	2003
Fujiyama	259 feet	Fuji-Q Highland FujiYoshida-shi, Japan	1996
Eejanaika	249 feet	Fuji-Q Highland 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 of a roller coaster is determined by measuring the entire linear track length of the complete circuit.

Roller Coaster	Length	Where to Coast™	Year
Steel Dragon 2000	8,133 feet	Nagashima Spa Land Mie, Japan	2000
The Ultimate	7,450 feet	Lightwater Valley UK	1991
Fujiyama	6,709 feet	Fuji-Q Highland FujiYoshida-shi, Japan	1996
Fury 325	6,602 feet	Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina	2015
Millennium Force	6,595 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2000
Formula Rossa	6,562 feet	Ferrari World Dubai	2010
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

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Fastest

The speed for a roller coaster is determined by measuring the maximum speed the train or vehicle travels at any point during the ride.

Roller Coaster	Speed	Where to Coast™	Year
Formula Rossa	149.1 mph	Ferrari World Dubai	2010
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	Fuji-Q Highland FujiYoshida-shi, Japan	2001
Steel Dragon 2000	95 mph	Nagashima Spa Land Mie, Japan	2000
Fury 325	95 mph	Carowinds Charlotte, North Carolina	2015
Millennium Force	93 mph	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	2000
Leviathan	92 mph	Canada's Wonderland Ontario, Canada	2012
Intimidator 305	90 mph	Kings Dominion Doswell, Virginia	2010
Goliath	85 mph	Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California	2000
Titan	85 mph	Six Flags Over Texas Arlington, Texas	2001
Phantom's Revenge	85 mph	Kennywood West Mifflin, Pennsylvania	2001

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