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^ | Currently in storage |
* | Currently standing but not operating (SBNO) |
** | Currently under construction |
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Kingda Ka has the tallest roller coaster drop in the world at 418 feet. The tallest operating wooden coaster drop is Goliath's drop at 180 feet.
Rankings
Steel
Rank | Drop height | Name | Park | Location | Opened | Record Held |
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** | 606 feet | Falcon's Flight | Six Flags Qiddiya | Qiddiya, Saudi Arabia | N/A | N/A |
1st | 418 feet | Kingda Ka | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | May 21, 2005 | May 2005 – present |
2nd | 400 feet | Top Thrill 2 | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | May 4, 2003 | May 2003 – May 2005 |
3rd | 344.5 feet | Red Force | Ferrari Land | Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain | April 7, 2017 | N/A |
4th | 328.1 feet | Superman: Escape From Krypton | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia, California, USA | March 19, 1997 | March 1997 – May 2003 |
5th | 320 feet | Fury 325 | Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina, USA | March 28, 2015 | N/A |
6th | 306.8 feet | Steel Dragon 2000 | Nagashima Spa Land | Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie, Japan | August 1, 2000 | N/A |
7th | 306 feet | Leviathan | Canada's Wonderland | Vaughan, Ontario, Canada | May 6, 2012 | N/A |
8th | 300 feet | Millennium Force | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio, USA | May 13, 2000 | N/A |
Intimidator 305 | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia, USA | April 2, 2010 | N/A | ||
Orion | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio, USA | July 12, 2020 | N/A |
Wood
Rank | Drop height | Name | Park | Location | Opened | Record Held |
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1st | 180 feet | Goliath | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois, USA | June 19, 2014 | June 2014 - present |
2nd | 176 feet | El Toro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | June 12, 2006 | June 2009 – June 2014 |
3rd | 165 feet | Lightning Rod | Dollywood | Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA | June 13, 2016 | N/A |
4th | 162 feet | Outlaw Run | Silver Dollar City | Branson, Missouri, USA | March 15, 2013 | N/A |
5th | 160.8 feet | Wildfire | Kolmården Wildlife Park | Norrköping, Östergötland, Sweden | June 28, 2016 | N/A |
6th | 159.1 feet | Colossos - Kampf der Giganten | Heide Park | Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany | April 13, 2001 | N/A |
7th | 154 feet | The Voyage | Holiday World | Santa Claus, Indiana, USA | May 6, 2006 | N/A |
8th | 150.9 feet | T Express | Everland | Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea | March 14, 2008 | N/A |
9th | 150 feet | The Boss | Six Flags St. Louis | Eureka, Missouri, USA | April 29, 2000 | N/A |
10th | 147 feet | American Eagle | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois, USA | May 23, 1981 | May 1981 - May 1989 |
History
Steel
- 12 feet - High Speed Thrill Coaster (1955 - 1972)
- 80 feet - Excalibur (1972 - May 20, 1976)
- 90 feet - Turn Of The Century (May 20, 1976 - 6 June, 1978)
- 90 feet - Turn Of The Century (May 29, 1976 - June 6, 1978)
- 114 feet - Loch Ness Monster (June 6, 1978 - 17 June, 1978)
- 118 feet - Gemini (June 17, 1978 - 1985)
- 127 feet - Mindbender (1985 - April 11, 1987)
- 138 feet - Vortex (April 11, 1987 - June 3, 1988)
- 155 feet - Shockwave (June 3, 1988 - May 6, 1989)
- 155 feet - Great American Scream Machine (April 1989 - May 6, 1989)
- 194.7 feet - Magnum XL-200 (May 6, 1989 - January 23, 1991)
- 225 feet - Steel Phantom (January 23, 1991 – July 1996)
- 225 feet - Desperado (1994 – July 1996)
- 229.7 feet - Fujiyama (July 1996 – January 23, 1997)
- 328.1 feet - Tower of Terror (January 23, 1997 – May 4, 2003)
- 328.1 feet - Superman: The Escape (March 15, 1997 – May 4, 2003)
- 400 feet - Top Thrill Dragster (May 4, 2003 – May 21, 2005)
- 418 feet - Kingda Ka (May 21, 2005 – present)
Wood
- 9 feet - Leap The Dips (1902 - 1914)
- 50 feet - Big Dipper (Roton Point) (1914 - 1920)
- 70 feet - Jack Rabbit (1920 - 1921)
- 85 feet - Coaster Dips (1921 - 1928)
- 85 feet - Bobs (Riverview Park) (1921 - 1928)
- 90 feet - Thunderbolt (Kennywood) (1924 - 1928)
- 95 feet - Wildcat (Rocky Springs Park) (1928 - 1965 (demolished))
- 90 feet - Thunderbolt (Kennywood) (1965 - April 10, 1976)
- 92 feet - Screamin' Eagle (April 10, 1976 - June 28, 1978)
- 115 feet - Colossus (June 29, 1978 - April 14, 1979)
- 141 feet - The Beast (April 14, 1979 - May 23, 1981)
- 147 feet - American Eagle (May 23, 1981 - May 6, 1989)
- 151 feet - Hercules (May 6, 1989 - March 16, 1990)
- 155 feet - Mean Streak (May 11, 1991 - March 13, 1992)
- 166 feet - Rattler (March 14, 1992 – 1990s)
- 155 feet - Mean Streak (1990s - May 26, 2000)
- 214 feet - Son of Beast (May 26, 2000 – June 16, 2009 (demolished))
- 176 feet El Toro - (June 16, 2009 – June 19, 2014)
- 180 feet - Goliath (June 19, 2014 - present)
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