Steepest roller coaster drops
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^ | 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.
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Rank | Angle | Name | Park | Location | Manufacturer | Record Holder |
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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 | 101° | The Monster | Adventureland | Altoona, Iowa, USA | Gerstlauer | N/A |
** | 101° | Toutatis | Parc Astérix | Plailly, Hauts-de-France, France | Intamin | N/A |
9th | 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 | ||
** | 100° | Ice Breaker | SeaWorld Orlando | Orlando, Florida, USA | N/A | N/A |
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Rank | Angle | Name | Amusement park | Location | Manufacturer/ Builder | Record held |
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1st | 87° | Switchback | ZDT's Amusement Park | Seguin, Texas, USA | Gravitykraft Corporation | October 2015 - Present |
2nd | 85° | Goliath | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois, USA | Rocky Mountain Construction | June 2014 - October 2015 |
3rd | 83° | Wildfire | Kolmården Wildlife Park | Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden | Rocky Mountain Construction | N/A |
4th | 81° | Outlaw Run | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri, USA | Rocky Mountain Construction | March 2013 - June 2014 |
5th | 77° | T Express | Everland | Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | Intamin | March 2008 - March 2013 |
6th | 76° | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | Intamin | June 2006 - March 2008 |
7th | 73° | Lightning Rod | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA | Rocky Mountain Construction | N/A |
8th | 70° | Balder | Liseberg | Gothenburg, Göteborgs-Bohus, Sweden | Intamin | April 2003 - June 2006 |
9th | 66° | The Voyage | Holiday World | Santa Claus, Indiana, USA | N/A | N/A |
10th | 65° | The Cú Chulainn Coaster | Tayto Park | Ashbourne, Meath, Ireland | Gravitykraft Corporation | N/A |
Hades 360 | Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park | Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA | N/A | N/A | ||
Mine Blower | Fun Spot America | Kissimmee, Florida, USA | Gravitykraft Corporation | N/A |
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Roller coasters | Tallest (Worldwide • Africa • Asia • Europe • North America) Fastest (Worldwide • Africa • Asia • Europe • North America) | ||||||||
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