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Wood Roller Coaster Records

Information about world record breaking wooden roller coasters. To qualify for the wood track category the roller coaster must be designed with wood layered tracks and form a complete circuit.

The record categories for wooden roller coasters are:
Angle of Descent | 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
Goliath	180 feet	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	2014
El Toro	176 feet	Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey	2006
Outlaw Run	162 feet	Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri	2013
Colossos	159 feet	Heide Park Soltau, Germany	2001
Mean Streak	155 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	1991
The Voyage	154 feet	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana	2006
T Express	151 feet	Everland South Korea	2008
The Boss	150 feet	Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri	2000
American Eagle	147 feet	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	1981
The Beast	141 feet	Kings Island Cincinnati, Ohio	1979

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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
T Express	183 feet	Everland South Korea	2008
El Toro	181 feet	Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey	2006
Colossos	170 feet	Heide Park Soltau, Germany	2001
Goliath	165 feet	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	2014
The Voyage	163 feet	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana	2006
Mean Streak	161 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	1991
Wood Coaster	147 feet	Knight Valley Shenzhen, Guangdong, China	2011
White Cyclone	139 feet	Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Japan	1995

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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
The Beast	7,400 feet	Kings Island Cincinnati, Ohio	1979
The Voyage	6,442 feet	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana	2006
White Cyclone	5,578 feet	Nagashima Spa Land Nagashima, Japan	1995
Mean Streak	5,427 feet	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	1991
Shivering Timbers	5,384 feet	Michigan's Adventure Muskegon, Michigan	1998
T Express	5,384 feet	Everland South Korea	2008
The Boss	5,051 feet	Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri	2000

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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	Where to Coast™	Year
Goliath	72 mph	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	2014
El Toro	70 mph	Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey	2006
Colossos	68 mph	Heide Park Soltau, Germany	2001
Outlaw Run	68 mph	Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri	2013
The Voyage	67.4 mph	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana	2006
The Boss	66.3 mph	Six Flags St. Louis Eureka, Missouri	2000
American Eagle	66 mph	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	1981
Mean Streak	65 mph	Cedar Point Sandusky, Ohio	1991
T Express	65 mph	Everland South Korea	2008
The Beast	64.8 mph	Kings Island Cincinnati, Ohio	1979

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Angle of Descent

The angle of descent of a roller coaster is determined by measuring the steepest slope angle of the track on any part of the ride.

Roller Coaster	Angle	Where to Coast™	Year
Goliath	85 degrees	Six Flags Great America Gurnee, Illinois	2014
Outlaw Run	81 degrees	Silver Dollar City Branson, Missouri	2013
T Express	77 degrees	Everland South Korea	2008
El Toro	76 degrees	Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey	2006
Balder	70 degrees	Liseberg Gothenburg, Sweden	2003
The Voyage	66 degrees	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Santa Claus, Indiana	2006
Coaster Thrill Ride	63 degrees	Puyallup Fair Puyallup, Washington	1935
Colossos	61 degrees	Heide Park Soltau, Germany	2001
Cyclone	58.7 degrees	Coney Island Cyclone Brooklyn, New York	1927
Thundercoaster	57 degrees	TusenFryd Vinterbro, Norway	2001

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