Steepest roller coaster drops

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

This table contains the roller coasters with the steepest drops, or the greatest drop angle measured from the horizontal.

Steel

Rank	Angle	Name	Park	Location	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1st	121.5°	TMNT Shellraiser	Nickelodeon Universe American Dream	East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA	Gerstlauer	October 2019 - present
2nd	121°	Takabisha	Fuji-Q Highland	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan	Gerstlauer	July 2011 - October 2019
3rd	120.5°	Green Lantern Coaster	Warner Bros. Movie World	Gold Coast, Queensland, Austrailia	S&S Worldwide	N/A
4th	120°	Crazy Bird	Happy Valley Tianjin	Dongli, Tianjin, China	S&S Worldwide	N/A
5th	116°	Cannibal	Lagoon	Farmington, Utah, USA	Lagoon	N/A
6th	113°	Timber Drop	Fraispertuis City	Jeanménil, Lorraine, France	S&S Worldwide	July 2, 2011 - July 15, 2011
7th	112°	Mumbo Jumbo	Flamingo Land	Malton, Yorkshire, England, UK	S&S Worldwide	July 4, 2009 - July 1, 2011
8th	111°	Steel Hawg	Indiana Beach	Monticello, Indiana, USA	S&S Worldwide	July 5, 2008 - July 3, 2009
9th	102.3°	Defiance	Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park	Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA.	Gerstlauer	N/A
10th	101°	Monster	Adventureland	Altoona, Iowa, USA	Gerstlauer	N/A
	101°	Toutatis	Parc Astérix	Plailly, Hauts-de-France, France	Intamin	N/A
11th	100°	Abyss	Adventure World	Perth, Western Australia, Australia	Gerstlauer	N/A
		GaleForce	Playland's Castaway Cove	Ocean City, New Jersey, USA	S&S Worldwide	N/A
		Saw - The Ride	Thorpe Park	Chertsey, Surrey, England, UK	Gerstlauer	N/A

Wood

Rank	Angle	Name	Amusement park	Location	Manufacturer/ Builder	Record held
1st	85°	Goliath	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois, USA	Rocky Mountain Construction	June 2014 - Present
2nd	83°	Wildfire	Kolmården Wildlife Park	Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden	Rocky Mountain Construction	N/A
3rd	81°	Outlaw Run	Silver Dollar City	Branson, Missouri, USA	Rocky Mountain Construction	March 2013 - June 2014
4th	77°	T Express	Everland	Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Intamin	March 2008 - March 2013
5th	76°	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey, USA	Intamin	June 2006 - March 2008
6th	73°	Lightning Rod	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA	Rocky Mountain Construction	N/A
7th	70°	Balder	Liseberg	Gothenburg, Göteborgs-Bohus, Sweden	Intamin	April 2003 - June 2006
8th	66°	The Voyage	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	Template:Gravity Group	N/A
9th	65°	The Cú Chulainn Coaster	Emerald Park	Ashbourne, Meath, Ireland	Gravity Group	N/A
		Hades 360	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA	Template:Gravity Group	N/A
		Mine Blower	Fun Spot America	Kissimmee, Florida, USA	Gravity Group	N/A

History

Steel

• 85° - Ultra Twister (June 6, 1986 to 1988)
• 85° - Ultra Twister (December 20, 1986 to September 15, 1997)
• 85° - Ultra Twister (June 3, 1988 to October 30, 1988)
• 85° - Ultra Twister (1989 to March 13, 1998)
• 85° - Ultra Twister (August 1, 1989 to March 13, 1998)
• 85° - Ultra Twister (1990 to March 13, 1998)
• 85° - Ultra Twister (July 19, 1991 to March 13, 1998)
• 85° - Ultra Twister Megaton (March 19, 1994 to March 13, 1998)
• 87.5° Oblivion (March 14, 1998 to March 23, 2001)
• 90° - HyperSonic XLC (March 23, 2001 to March 22, 2002)
• 87.5° - Oblivion (March 23, 2002 to June 19, 2002)
• 90° - HyperSonic XLC (June 20, 2002 to May 16, 2003)
• 97° - Vild-Svinet (May 16, 2003 to July 4, 2008)
• 97° - Typhoon (April 10, 2004 to July 4, 2008)
• 97° - Speed: No Limits (April 13, 2006 to July 4, 2008)
• 97° - Rage (February 10, 2007 to July 4, 2008)
• 97° - SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge (March 15, 2008 to July 4, 2008)
• 111° - Steel Hawg (July 5, 2008 to July 3, 2009)
• 112° - Mumbo Jumbo (July 4, 2009 to July 1, 2011)
• 113° - Timber Drop (July 2, 2011 to July 15, 2011)
• 121° - Takabisha (July 16, 2011 to October 24, 2019)
• 121.5° - TMNT Shellraiser (October 25, 2019 to present)

Notes

There are some roller coasters that are widely contested on having the steepest drop, such as coasters with no official measurements and ones that surpass 135°, the 135° figure comes from adding 90° and 45°, or in other words, closer to upside-down than to vertical.

Coasters like this include Sequoia Magic Loop which has a Saxophone element, this is essentially a 180° hairpin drop which leaves riders upside-down, therefore more than 135°.

there is also Sky Explorer or other coasters of the same model, and Fear Coaster, with drops of around 130°, but neither have official measurements. also Fear Coaster is usually not considered to have a beyond-vertical drop because the entirety of the beyond-vertical portion of the drop has trim brakes.

Though Switchback at ZDT's Amusement Park technically reaches 87°, it is actually a vertical rollback.