| Description | A roller coaster that is 200 to 299 feet tall. |
| First | Magnum XL-200 - 1989 |
| Newest | Iron Gwazi - 2022 |
| Manufacturers | Arrow Dynamics Bolliger & Mabillard Gerstlauer Giovanola Intamin Mack Rides Morgan Rocky Mountain Construction RCCA S&S-Sansei Technologies Togo |
A hyper roller coaster, or hyper coaster, is a full-circuit roller coaster that is built for height, speed and airtime. These coasters are between 200 feet and 299 feet tall, and typically feature an out and back layout. The term "hyper coaster" is a term invented by Cedar Fair in 1989, in order to advertise Magnum XL-200.Citation needed "Hyper coaster" is not an official definition by law, as most of the world uses the metric system. The same applies for giga coasters and strata coasters.
To date, all hyper roller coasters have had steel track except for the now-defunct Son of Beast at Kings Island, which also featured a steel vertical loop
The tallest hyper roller coaster currently operating is Thunder Dolphin at Tokyo Dome City, reaching 262 feet tall. Hyperion at Energylandia has a taller drop however, at 269 feet.
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Son of Beast, the only wooden hyper coaster ever built. It was 218 feet tall.
Titan, the longest, tallest, and fastest roller coaster in Texas, at 245 feet.
Mako, a steel hyper coaster at SeaWorld Orlando. It is exactly 200 feet tall and narrowly passes as a hyper coaster.
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