Tallest roller coasters

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Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world.

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

The tallest roller coaster in the world is Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in the United States standing at 456 feet. The tallest operating wooden roller coaster is Lightning Rod at Dollywood in Tennessee standing at 206 feet.

Rankings

Steel

Rank	Height	Name	Amusement park	Location	Manufacturer	Record Held
1st	456 feet	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey, USA	Intamin	May 2005 - present
2nd	420 feet	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	Intamin	May 2003 - May 2005
3rd	415 feet	Superman: Escape From Krypton	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	Intamin	March 1997 - May 2003
4th	367.4 feet	Red Force	Ferrari Land	Salou, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain	Intamin	N/A
5th	325 feet	Fury 325	Carowinds	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	Bolliger & Mabillard	N/A
6th	318 feet	Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spaland	Nagashima, Mie Prefecture, Japan	Morgan	N/A
7th	310 feet	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	Intamin	N/A
8th	306 feet	Leviathan	Canada's Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	Bolliger & Mabillard	N/A
9th	305 feet	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	Intamin	N/A
10th	287 feet	Orion	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	Bolliger & Mabillard	N/A

Wood

While it uses wooden track, the tallest section of Zadra at Energylandia uses a steel structure, so whether it should be included in this list is debatable.

Rank	Height	Name	Amusement Park	Location	Manufacturer	Record Held
1st	183.8 feet	T Express	Everland	Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Intamin	June 2009 - present
		Wildfire	Kolmården Wildlife Park	Nörrkoping, Östergötland, Sweden	Rocky Mountain Construction	June 2016 - present
3rd	181 feet	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey, USA	Intamin	N/A
4th	165 feet	Goliath	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois, USA	Rocky Mountain Construction	N/A
5th	164 feet	Colossos - Kampf der Giganten	Heide Park	Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany	Intamin	N/A
6th	159 feet	The Voyage	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	The Gravity Group	N/A
7th	136 feet	Hades 360	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA	The Gravity Group	N/A
8th	131.3 feet	WODAN - Timburcoaster	Europa-Park	Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany	Great Coasters International	N/A
9th	130.9 feet	Le Monstre	La Ronde	Montréal, Québec, Canada	Martin & Vleminckx	July 1985 - March 1990
10th	127 feet	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois, USA	Intamin	May 1981 - July 1985

History

Steel

• 32 feet - Montaña Suiza (1928 - 1953)
• 36.1 feet - Roller Coaster (Hanayashiki) (1953 - 1955)
• 41 feet - Wild Chipmunk (1955 - 1959)
• 80 feet - Matterhorn Bobsleds (1959 - 1966)
• 131.3 feet - Giant Coaster (1966 - 1977)
• 137.8 feet - White Lightnin' (1977 – May 21, 1978)
• 137.8 feet - King Kobra (1977 – May 21, 1978)
• 137.8 feet - Tidal Wave (1978 – May 21, 1978)
• 148 feet - Montezooma's Revenge (May 21, 1978 – June 24, 1983)
• 229.7 feet - Moonsault Scramble (June 24, 1983 – July 1996)
• 259.2 feet - Fujiyama (July 1996 – January 23, 1997)
• 377.3 feet - Tower of Terror (January 23, 1997 – March 15, 1997)
• 415 feet - Superman: The Escape (March 15, 1997 – May 4, 2003)
• 420 feet - Top Thrill Dragster (May 4, 2003 – May 21, 2005)
• 456 feet - Kingda Ka (May 21, 2005 – present)

Wood

• 50 feet - Gravity Pleasure Switch Back Railway (1884 - ?)
• 20 feet - Island Roller Coaster (1891 - 1892)
• 25 feet - Switchback Railway (1892 - 1894)
• 80 feet - Toboggan Slide (Menlo Park) (1894 - 1917)
• 98 feet - Giant Coaster (Paragon Park) (1917 - 1924)
• 110 feet - Giant Skyrocket (1924 - 1937)
• 110 feet - Giant Racer (Saltair) (1932 - 1937)
• 125 feet - Lake Placid Bobsled (1937 - 1946 (demolished))
• 110 feet - Giant Racer (Saltair) (1946 - 1957 (demolished))
• 100 feet - Cyclone (1957 - 1964)
• 110 feet - Montaña Rusa (1964 - June 28, 1978)
• 110 feet - Screamin' Eagle (April 10, 1976 - June 28, 1978)
• 125 feet - Colossus (June 29, 1978 - May 23, 1981)
• 127 feet - American Eagle (May 23, 1981 - July 19, 1985)
• 130.9 feet - Le Monstre (July 20, 1985 - March 16, 1990)
• 143 feet - Texas Giant (March 17, 1990 - May 10, 1991)
• 161 feet - Mean Streak (May 11, 1991 - March 13, 1992)
• 171.9 feet - Rattler (March 14, 1992 – May 26, 2000)
• 218 feet - Son of Beast (May 26, 2000 – June 16, 2009 (demolished))
• 183.8 feet T Express - (June 16, 2009 – present)
• 183.8 feet - Wildfire (June 28, 2016 - present)