3.2: Roller Coaster Record Holders
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This article is from the Roller Coaster FAQ, by Geoff Allen geoff@eecs.wsu.edu with numerous contributions by others.
3.2: Roller Coaster Record Holders
Current Wooden Coaster Record Holders:
STEEPEST
1. 58.6 degrees: Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
2. 54 degrees: Cyclone - Riverside Park; Agawam, MA
3. 53 degrees: Cyclone - Six Flags over Georgia; Atlanta, GA
HIGHEST
1. 179 ft, 6 in: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
2. 160 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
3. 143 ft: Texas Giant - SF over Texas; Arlington, TX
LONGEST DROP
1. 155 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
2. 148 ft: Hercules - Dorney Park; Allentown, PA
3. 137 ft: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
FASTEST
1. 65 mph: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
2. 65 mph: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
3. 64.77 mph: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
LONGEST CIRCUIT
1. 7400 ft: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
2. 5530 ft: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
3. 5427 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
OLDEST (listing more than 3 because this is such a worthy category...)
1. 1902: Leap The Dips - Lakemont Park; Altoona, PA
2. 1912: Scenic Railway - Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia
3. 1915: Tivoli Rutchbanen - Copenhagen, Denmark
4. 1919: Jack Rabbit - Clemonton Lake; Clemonton, NJ
5. 1920: Jack Rabbit - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
MOST FAMOUS (yeah, it's subjective, but these coasters are somewhat
legendary...)
1. 1927 Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
2. 1927 Cyclone Racer - The Pike; Long Beach, CA
3. 1924 Bobs - Riverview; Chicago, IL
Current Steel Coaster Record Holders
STEEPEST
1. 90 Degrees: Ultra Twister - SF Astroworld; Houston, TX
2. 65 Degrees: Pepsi Max, The Big One - Blackpool Pleasure Beach;
Blackpool, UK
3. 60 degrees: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
4. 60 degrees: Excalibur - ValleyFair!;
HIGHEST
1. 209 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
2. 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
(This is a shuttle loop, and is the height of the highest car, rather
than the height the actual train drops, so it's kind of a bogus number,
unless you're in the seat the goes 207 feet high, I guess.)
3. 205 ft: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
4. 201 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
LONGEST DROP
1. 225 ft: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
2. 225 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
3. 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
(Again, this cheats and is the height of the highest car, rather than a
height that the entire train drops.)
4. 205 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
FASTEST
1. 80 mph: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
2. 79 mph: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
3. 76 mph: Pepsi Max-The Big One; Blackpool Pleasure Beach; UK
LONGEST CIRCUIT
1. 7450 ft: The Ultimate - Lightwater Valley; UK
2. 6100 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
3. 5500 ft: Dragon Mountain - Marineland; Niagara Falls, Ontario
TALLEST LOOPING COASTER
1. 188 ft: Viper - SF Magic Mountain; Valencia, CA
2. 173 ft: GASM - SF Great Adventure; Jackson, NJ
3. 170 ft: Shockwave - SF Great America; Gurnee, IL
BIGGEST (CIRCULAR, NOT JUST HEIGHT!) LOOP ON A COASTER
119 ft: Dragon Kahn - Port Aventura; Salou, Spain
MOST INVERSIONS - (8)
Dragon Kahn - Port Aventura; Salou, Spain
HIGHEST G FORCES - (+6.5g)
* Mindbender, Fantasyland, Edmonton, AB
* Drier Looping, Germany (Fairs)
* Moonslaut Scramble, Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
MOST TRAINS ON CIRCUIT
1. 5: Thriller; German Fairs
MOST DEMENTED SHUTTLE LOOP (yeah, another subjective one!)
* Wiener Looping, Flamingoland (UK)
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