Tallest roller coasters

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Key Meaning
^ Currently in storage
* Currently standing but not operating (SBNO)
** Currently under construction
Current record holder

The tallest roller coaster in the world is Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure standing at 456 feet, but it will soon be surpassed Falcon's Flight at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia standing at 531 feet, which is currently under construction. The tallest operating wooden roller coasters are T Express at Everland and Wildfire at Kolmården both standing at 183.8 feet.

Rankings

Steel

Rank Height Name Amusement park Location Manufacturer Record Held
**1st 531 feet Falcon's Flight Six Flags Qiddiya
Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia
Intamin N/A
2nd 456 feet Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Intamin May 2005
*3rd 420 feet Top Thrill 2 Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Intamin May 2003 - May 2005
4th 415 feet Superman: Escape From Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia, California, USA
Intamin March 1997 - May 2003
5th 367.3 feet Red Force Ferrari Land
Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Intamin N/A
6th 325 feet Fury 325 Carowinds
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
7th 318.3 feet Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spaland
Nagashima, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Morgan N/A
8th 310 feet Millennium Force Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Intamin N/A
9th 306 feet Leviathan Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
10th 305 feet Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion
Doswell, Virginia, USA
Intamin N/A

Wood

Lightning Rod at Dollywood also technically goes up 206 feet, but the actual highest point relative to the ground is only 80 feet.

Rank Height Name Amusement Park Location Manufacturer Record Held
1st 183.8 feet T Express Everland
Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Intamin June 2009 - present
Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park
Nörrkoping, Östergötland, Sweden
Rocky Mountain Construction June 2016 - present
3rd 181 feet El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Intamin N/A
4th 165 feet Goliath Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Rocky Mountain Construction N/A
5th 164 feet Colossos - Kampf der Giganten Heide Park
Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany
Intamin N/A
6th 159 feet The Voyage Holiday World
Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
The Gravity Group N/A
7th 136 feet Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park
Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA
The Gravity Group N/A
8th 131.2 feet WODAN - Timburcoaster Europa-Park
Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great Coasters International N/A
9th 130.9 feet Le Monstre La Ronde
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Martin & Vleminckx July 1985 - March 1990
10th 127 feet American Eagle Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Intamin May 1981 - July 1985

History

Steel

Wood

  • 50 feet - Gravity Pleasure Switch Back Railway (1884 - ?)
  • 20 feet - Island Roller Coaster (1891 - 1892)
  • 25 feet - Switchback Railway (1892 - 1894)
  • 80 feet - Toboggan Slide (Menlo Park) (1894 - 1917)
  • 98 feet - Giant Coaster (Paragon Park) (1917 - 1924)
  • 110 feet - Giant Skyrocket (1924 - 1937)
  • 110 feet - Giant Racer (Saltair) (1932 - 1937)
  • 125 feet - Lake Placid Bobsled (1937 - 1946 (demolished))
  • 110 feet - Giant Racer (Saltair) (1946 - 1957 (demolished))
  • 100 feet - Cyclone (1957 - 1964)
  • 110 feet - Montaña Rusa (1964 - June 28, 1978)
  • 110 feet - Screamin' Eagle (April 10, 1976 - June 28, 1978)
  • 125 feet - Colossus (June 29, 1978 - May 23, 1981)
  • 127 feet - American Eagle (May 23, 1981 - July 19, 1985)
  • 130.9 feet - Le Monstre (July 20, 1985 - March 16, 1990)
  • 143 feet - Texas Giant (March 17, 1990 - May 10, 1991)
  • 161 feet - Mean Streak (May 11, 1991 - March 13, 1992)
  • 171.9 feet - Rattler (March 14, 1992 – May 26, 2000)
  • 218 feet - Son of Beast (May 26, 2000 – June 16, 2009 (demolished))
  • 183.8 feet T Express - (June 16, 2009 – present)
  • 183.8 feet - Wildfire (June 28, 2016 - present)


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