Fastest roller coasters

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Formula Rossa, the fastest roller coaster ever built
Key Meaning
^ Currently in storage
* Currently standing but not operating (SBNO)
** Currently under construction
Current record holder

Steel

Rank Speed Name Park Location Manufacturer Record Held
1st 149.1 mph Formula Rossa Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Intamin November 2010 – present
2nd 128 mph Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Intamin May 2005 – November 2010
* 120 mph Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Intamin May 2003 – May 2005
3rd 111.8 mph Red Force Ferrari Land
Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain
Intamin N/A
4th 100 mph Superman: Escape From Krypton Six Flags Magic Mountain
Valencia, California, USA
Intamin March 1997 – December 2001
* 99.4 mph ring°racer Nürburgring
Nürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
S&S Worldwide N/A
5th 95 mph Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land
Mie Prefecture, Japan
Morgan N/A
* 95 mph Fury 325 Carowinds
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
6th 93 mph Millennium Force Cedar Point
Sandusky, Ohio, USA
Intamin N/A
7th 92 mph Leviathan Canada's Wonderland
Vaughan, Ontario, Canada
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
8th 91 mph Orion Kings Island
Mason, Ohio, USA
Bolliger & Mabillard N/A
9th 90 mph Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion
Doswell, Virginia, USA
Intamin N/A
10th 88.2 mph Hyperion Energylandia
Zator, Malopolskie, Poland
Intamin N/A

Wood

Rank Speed Name Park Location Manufacturer Record Held
1st 73 mph Lightning Rod Dollywood
Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA
Rocky Mountain Construction June 2016 - present
2nd 72 mph Goliath Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Rocky Mountain Construction June 2014 – June 2016
3rd 70.2 mph Wildfire Kolmården
Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden
Rocky Mountain Construction N/A
4th 70 mph El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure
Jackson, New Jersey, USA
Intamin June 2009 – June 2014
5th 68 mph Colossos - Kampf der Giganten Heide Park
Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany
Intamin N/A
Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City
Branson, Missouri, USA
Rocky Mountain Construction N/A
7th 67.4 mph The Voyage Holiday World
Santa Claus, Indiana, USA
The Gravity Group, LLC N/A
8th 66.3 mph The Boss Six Flags St. Louis
Eureka, Missouri, USA
Custom Coasters International, Inc. April 2000 – May 2000
9th 66 mph American Eagle Six Flags Great America
Gurnee, Illinois, USA
Intamin May 1981 – April 2000
10th 64.8 mph The Beast Kings Island
Kings Mills, Ohio, USA
Charlie Dinn April 1979 – May 1981


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